The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-31
[Harper's Bazar.]
Hair-DreSSing.

There is great variety and individuality of
tastes shown in the styles of addressing, yet
three kinds of coiffure most generally prevail.
First among these is the chatelaine of two
loops, which is so becoming to slender oval
faces This is made of two very thick braids,
plated each in three tresses, and after being
tied very high, allowed to fall in two loops be-
hind. This is accompanied by waved bang
on the forehead usually, though some ladies
find straight bang like a fringe, more easy to
manage in the hot days of midsummer A
cluster of three to five small puffs or else two
long loops of hair are placed at the top of the
chatelaine. To make this coiffure more dressy
a serpentine knot of hair is used instead of the
puffs that have been worn so long This is
made of a small switch of hair simply tied in a
loose knot and worn directly on top of the
head. For variety's sake a bow of hair may be
made of this switch, or else gay Alsaeian bow
of ribbon may be used. Ladies with full,
round faces use the high coiffure, The back
hair is combed straight up from the nape of the
neck, that about the temples is carried back to
meet it, and the whole is massed in two or
three long puffs or in serpentine knot, into
which comb, or dagger, or trident of tortoise
shell, or silver, or gold is thrust so that both
ends show. The front hair shows the
parting down to the forehead, and falls in little
creveceur half rings on the sides, or else is
parted on the left side and thrown up in Pom
padour fashion in the middle. Gold-headed
pins are worn stuck in dark coiffures to the
extent of six or eight. There are also many
side combs worn; when these are of gold with
beads for heading they are as often stuck in
the front of the dark puffs as in the sides
when of shell they are worn on the sides to
keep the hair back A great deal of bandoline
is used to paste down the curves and locks
about the temples. Invisible nets are also very
useful for botlFthe front and the back hair
The third fashion is the simple classic coiffure,
with the Greek coil very low at the back while
the front is plainly parted and perhaps slightly
waved, or else the hair just above the forehead
and temples is allowed to fall in short curves
The low coil is first braided in plait of three
tresses. This requires very little hair; but the
head should be finely shaped, as this severe
style discloses its entire outline. Ladies with
blonde hair use dark tortoise-shell pins in st ar
or Marguerite shape, while the Silver orna-
ments are preferred by brunettes Flowers so
elaboratey worn ON ball dresses are very slightly
represented in the coiffure. A small bouquet
is stuck ON one side, or perhaps on top and Just
in front OF the puffs and trife toward the
left. If the flowers are artificial they are
sometimes set in a rosette of lace; but this
must be carefully done or it will look too much
like cap. The silk turbans are no longer
worn, or at least they are laid aside until win
ter. Natural flowers are more worn than arti-
ficial ones, and each young girl adopts a flower
and introduces it into every toilette with which
she wears flowers. Daisies are worn by many;
mignonette in large clusters accompanies every
costume worn by pretty blonde; and pansies
are chosen by refined demi-blonde who de-
lights in ecru, mauve and mastic gray dresses.