, 1879-01-05
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The preference this season is for low coiffurcs
in the daytime and for the street, while full
dress coinures for evening are high and low ut
the same time. Two loops. each made of a
broad plaited braid, droooing low on the uapo
Of the neck, form the present modification Of
the chatelaine coiffure which has so long been
popular Earh OF these braids is plated iu five
tresses, making what is commonly known Is
''fye plait;" an effort has been made to intro
duee the still broader basket braid, which con-
sists Of many fine tresses passed back and
forth as in weaving, but this does not adapt
itself readily to the shape cf the head, and
hence has not met with favor. The ends
Of the chatelaine brails are reversed across
the top to make the hair high enough on
the crown. aud to conceal the string that ties
the back hair. The front hair is parted in the
middle, and this parting is shown provided the
hair is thickly set; the hair is then smoothly
brushed and crtmped very slightly, or else worn
in waves, or perhaps there are water scalloDs
On each side; if these scallops arc used they
must be large. as the small ones look too still
and unnatural to be becoming to most faces. Al
though it is an object once more to display the
white parting in the middle Of the hair, many
ladies cannot do this, as they have shortened
the front hair By crimping it, SO thc7 brush the
natural hair as tlatly as possible, and wear over
it scalplette of Short invisible curls and
creped hair made On an Invisible foundation.
the scalplrtte is made Of hair that curls and
waves naturally when moistened slightly, and
costs from 81 to SO.
Grown braids are very fashionable again, and
there are many double brads in crowns; these
are liked by short ladies, as they add TO their
height, especially when made Of the light fluffy
crimped braids; tail ladies' use the heavy smooth
braids that lie close to the head. Hair-dressers
arrange crown braid of hair slightly crimped,
and finished on each end with little cluster OF
five or six short Curls that meet low at the back
making the pretty Psyche coiffure. The crimpcd
braids remain permanently crimped after having
been plated when moist and baked dry in an
oven. Such a crown braid with Psyche curls
costs $50
Finger pulls arc not much used; they have
been arranged in stiff set rows, or else stuck
about on the head so negligentIy and IN such
impossible places that they have lost favor, Iu.
their stead are knots of hair, or else bow, or
single long loop; for instance, instead of
filling up the crOwu braid with puffs, the
wearer's own hEir is tied very high, and brushed
forward to form single long loop that fills up
the crown. A tuft OF small curls that are little
more than a bunch Of the short creve-cgur locks
In rings and halt rings is sometimes used inside
the crown braid. OF COURSE there is no chatela1ne
with the crown braid: the back hair is conlbed
short Greek curls complete the back. Several
pretty ornamental pieces to take the place of
nnger pulls may be made OF q short switch of
halr Thus it NAV be tied in knot with round
ends somewhat like the figure S, and is then
seuck on one side Of the head; or else it may be