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Latest STYLES in Hair Dressing.

The variety of styles in eoiffures' 1--WE
mean hair dressing) is as great as ever.
While following the fashions in a gen.
eral way, the first thing to be consider
ed, whether in q dress or a couture, is to
consult ones own taste and sense Of
what is or is not becoming. It is impos-
sible to give rules for this purpose.
The eye must be the guide. After con
sidering whether your face is round,
long, or oval, gentle, gay, or, sad;
whether your stature is tall or short;
whether you are slender or graceful, or
stout of form or vigorous in carriage and
gesture; whether your complexion is
fair or dark, your hair blonde, or black,
or brown, curly, wavy, or straight, you
must make the question of becomingness
Or not the principal object in your &C.
lected style Of couture. Then take from
the fashions whatever may agree with
this sure rule, and you will look well, if
not beautiful. Leave eccentricities and
attempts at the introduction of new
styles to ladies whose beauty, marked
individuality, fortune, opposition. in So
ciety gives them authority for bringing
out new fashions and making innova-
tions. @''''.. ., a..
The prevailing idea in coiffures at
present is to make the head look as
small as possible. An abundant fringe
of hair covers the greater part of the
forehead and temples. This may be
curled, waved, frizzed, or arranged in
lovelocks to suit the peculiar style of
your face, whatever that may be. A
coquet of Mercedes can be made to form
the fringe. Another fringe falls on the
nape of the neck, and this may be curled
or waved or rough or smooth to suit the
fancy. Long curls dangling, from the
chignon are exploded in this style of
couture. All of the hair is then combed
together, with or without a parting, and
arranged IN a small knot just at the
back of the head, in such a manner as
t. round off it's shape as much as posi-
BILE, while not increasing its size. Such
is the general aspect of this "coiAure
Diana" as it has been named. By way
of ornament two Greek bands of gold or
silver fligree are added for evening
wear, and o few diagonal pufs on the
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when the face requires high dressing.
For dressy morning toilets tortoise she'll
bands are used instead of gold or silver
ones, and for full ball or reception cos
tunes a jeweled tiara or diadem in
Greek form is substituted. Nothing
droops or trails at the back with this
couture. Save the short fringe, the
nape of the neck is left entirely free.
But all ladies 10 not adopt this bare,
severe style of head-dress. Some are
even returning to the fiat, waved ban.
deau1 dropping over the upper part of
the ear, and quantities of back hair
flowing over the shoulders from under a
long, fiat chignon, tied with a fiat bow
of ribbon just above the nape of the
neck; but a woman must be young, ele-
CANT and exceedingly beautiful to adopt
so very trying a head-dress. As before
remarked, however, the latitude Of
choice in really fashionable coiffures is
as ample rs any n could desire, and
any quantity of false hair is added with
out increasing the apparent size of the
head. False fronts and false fringes FOR
the nape of the neck, false switches and
false pufs can be utilized to make up
any Of the fashionable head-dresses Of
the day, as well as the Diana couture de-
scribed above.