Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-06-23

book that should give the full his
tory OF the feminine headdress would
pe q COOK iuil OF interest. How many
long and patent researches Its author
would nave 70 make TO give even Q
glimpse q the thousands on thousands
ol transiormatlons that the natural
ornament OF the human skull has un-
dergone a. the bidding of taste and OF
caprice
during the epoch OF paganism the
prlestess q bacchus appeared IN public
Win moving tresses, while Dlana and
her nymphs are represented as knottlng
their hair on the top OF their heads The
coiffure Of the ancient Greek ladies, as
also Of the Roman danes, was Of an ex-
treme simplicity they parted the hair
on the top OF the head and braided it in
long plalts falling down the shoulders.
Very often they made with these plaits
twist behind the head, which was kept
In place by means OF bandelet. The
Roman ladies, whose slaves were counted
By thousands, employed many Of these
solely in dressing their hair. Woe to
the slaves It the couture became dis
arranged Patience was not one OF the
virtues OF the fashionable women OF
those days. They diverted themselves
BY thrusting long pincers into the flesh,
OF their improvised bairdressers.
Even ct that time the hairpin was al
ready IN use; for we know that Flavia,
by way OF insulting the corpse OF Cicero,
drew halrpln from her locks and thrust
1t through the tongue OF the illustrious
orator, as though thus taking vengeance
for the sarcasms that tongue had hurled
at her. The use OF hair powder was
also known, since Poppea, the second
Wlie OF Nero, never allowed nerseH 20
pe seen py ner loru ana master until
sne mad nrst covered ner locks With Q
powder OF goid.
Durlng the middle ages fashion dld
not get any further than the pialts and
Danoealx until the Crusaders lett an
Orlen1al lmPflnt on lAe art Oh nalr-
dresslng toward looU 2 revolution
suuaeniy DroKe OUT among tne iaoies
VINO SCI tns pa.tern OF elegance. Curls
became sne lasnion ana graciously
snaaeu tne charming Iealures oI the lie
" allleLes, une Sey.gnes, une Mslneenons,
the Ninon de fEncios ana the other
UaT Dsau'les VINO adorneq Inc reign q Lonls
Als. 4 httie iater tne pyramlaai mead
dresses came INTO vogue ana grew 70
rloicuious nelgnts. 90 aosurdiy mgn
were tney tnat iadles gong 70 tne Dali
we're iofced 20 Kneei down IN their car
rlagss or 70 lnfusl tnelr neads OUT OF me
~inuo"s- n calicature u sle period
nai,uresserS On bhe way 70 the houses
oi lnelr patrons are represented as carry
ing 2,i ladders upon tnelr nacks.
Inc revolutlon oI lfcS was terrible
oioW TO the artlrts OF the profession,
shu .ne dlsuse on powder aLa OF wigs
IoTeed them 20 sensiply modny tnelr
arr. ~ was AZ Inns Time lnat = nalr-
dresser nameo Micnaion lhvenled ana
DIougns lnIo 1ashion tne practice OF ex-
niol.lng dl1efenl Styles Of neaoafesses
On the neaos OF the wax ngures winch
still ofnament the windows o. MS sue
cessors. Inc relgps OF Louis Avll.,
onarles =. ana Louis fnlllppe con-
srlou.eo notnln8 20 the history OF nalr-
dressing, e1ceps fashions tnat nowadays
would be considered eccentric.
with the advent OF the second En-
pure we enter the domain OF modern
nalroresslng feilx Escoiler' halrdress-
q so me empress Eugene, composed
tor sno %euuin8 Oh sna1 sovereign
coinurt - 4sis.lhg OF Two Danoeaux IN
'front.', tne ecne IN tne Marie stuart style,
the other rolled, beginning at the top
OF the head and falling gracefully down
the neck IN little curls. This dresser