The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-17

becoming, 10 coquettish, and 50 cleanly as
some sortoF q cap should not be adopted
by the young. Fifty years ago, or even
thrty, girls were never seen without
cap In the morning, and very pretty
they looked, with the transparent halo
around their rosy faces, and o blue ribbon
ptefpYnts We y3
l shall now say a few words on the sub.
ject OF arranging the hair.
We are often annoyed by the incapacity
to sec what Is becoming 10 the lace or
the reverse, as well as tho utter disregard
OF anatomy, evinccl by the peruuulrers
and their pltably blind and thoughtless
victims. Worse than the stupid sheep
that fights 10 follow It's fellows 10 the
slaughter house, when q means Of escape
offers itself In another direction, Is the
woman who, never having studied any
rules OF art, wastes or deforms the per.
sonal advantages nature may have be.
slowed upon her, by following q fashion
which Is unsuited TO her because II 10 the
fashion. When the style, beautiful and
simple In Itself, but usually most trying to
the English face, Of wearing all the hair
crtped back and bound into circle az
close plaits behind, came In ten yeats ago.
every woman discarded the sloyenly Rel
that had been running the backs Of her
dresses Tor two years, and scraped her
hair tightto her skull. She was right TO
discard the net, bu: she was mad to force
the classic style upon herself, bon ore, NAL
gre. The consequence was obvious, hard.
" one woman In ten looked fit 10 he seen:
Tor the head must be exceptionally fine,
the features exceptionally regular, that
can stand this treatment Let every wo.
man study her face before she dresses her
hair, as she studies her feet before she
buys her boots.
II she finds her forehead narrowing
above the cheekbone, let her never fail to
insert pads In her hair at the side. II ii
be a broad forehead, while her face Is
narrow, let her avoid this style rigidly,
whatever be the fashion. II her head Il
slightly flat, plaits across 1t, or tho hair
turned over cushion, are the only al.
ternatives; but II naturally too high let
her give the fulness OF hair to other
parts; II the head be perfect in shape,
still let her disregard the fashion, and
make o point Of showing charm that
is exceedingly rare. 1t would be simply
waste and ruin to pad 1t into all sorts Of
shapes.
One word against the huge bundles of
false hair now worn. Far be it from Inc
to condemn the practice of wearing faIse
half. This fashion will meyer 20 OH
while hair is considered "glory" 10 a
woman, and while, through age and other
causes, the glory is liable 10 become "Ich.
abod" and to fall off.
Moreover, there are cases (sincc cans
are not in use) in which n few bands Of
extra tresses are more than an improve.
ment-even q necessity; witness, a very
scanty supply OF hair, or hair in patches,
on a young head. And the~practice Is
not q dirty one, as has been nnjustly rs.
serted, any more than wearing ones own
hair. Besides, If one is careful and
patient enough to collect it, one need
never wear anything but ones own hair,
But, 0 woman beware OF piling on
your heads greater mass of hair than
human head is able to grow. The huge
platts OF three, stuffed and padded, which |
are so obviously artificial; the mighty ca.
oles, hall as thick as ones arm, that rise
up aIott and swell out behind, ill the Of. |
feet OF them merely as a burden, not n |
beauty, is painful to the eye; in addition
to rows Of ringlets which in themselves
would require the whole head OF hair 10 |
form them, these debased fashions are a |
few OF the many that detract from the
beauty oil the head and face, instead off
enhancing 1t, imposed by foolish women
on themselves. The eye soon becomes
yiiated and does not perceive, in fact
the vulgar and painful effect that is in.
SANITY apparent TO another. 20,
. we are most anxious that women
should devote, not less time, less money,
less study, 10 the art of etf.adornment
but even more. We arc anxious that
pretty girl should make the very utmost
Of herself, and not lose one day of look.
Ing beautiful by dressing badly while her
fresh youth lasts. We are DESTROYS that
when the first freshness ispast, advancing
age should not grow slovenly as 1t Is spt
tQ;do, but that then the art which once
enhanced beauty should conceal its fading
away; we'want every woman to be at ali
tunes picture, an ensample, with no bar
between herself and her surroundings. as
there should be none between her c6arSc.
yer andits outward reflection dress. For
this reason, nature must not be desruye
but supportedi her beauties revealed, not
stihed; her weaknesses yelled, not cx-
posed her defects tendetly rernedicd:
and no fashion should be tolerated which
simply tends to burlesuue her. i.4qi M