, 1881-05-28


A book That should give the full history Of
the feminine hcaddrcss wonlti ba n book full
OF interest. 1Iow many long and pntieMt re-
searches It's author would have to make to
EIya eycn n glimpse Of tic thousands OF,
thousands Of transformations tint the natural
ornament Of the lunar, skull has undergone
ut the Kidding Of taste ai1d Of caprice!
Our first pnrcnt, Adam, parted his llnFr In
the middle; Eyc, no tlOubt lazler, contentcd
herself with letting hers full over her shuul-
aers like yoil OF gold. But what changes
siil &C tlscnl
During the epoclt of paEnnfsm tho priest
csses OF Baccli,ls appeared III public with
flowing tresses, while Diana and her nylnphs
are represented rs knotttng their hair Oh tllo
top Of their heads. The c0itfure of tie an
cfent Greek lnuies, Us also OF the Roman
tlnn,cs, was Of an extreme simplicity; they
parted the hair on tho top Of tho head and
braided 1t In long plntts falling down tho
shoulders. Very often they made with these
plptts twist behind the head, which was
kupt III place by means OF II bal1dclet. Tile
lsolnan la,tles, whose slaves were counted
by thousands, employed many of these solely
~ dressing their halr. Wo to the slaves II
ths culiftlru became dtsarrauyeal Patience
was not ono Of the virtues of the faslli0na-
bio women OF thosu days, They diverted
tIle ilpsil q their lmprov sed i.aIftressers.
Evc': at that time tl,e latrpln was already
ys S ;ah tie ws eorss Rsw Il f Gcera x' " VIZ a1
rlil from her locks and thrust It through the
tongue Of tho lllnstrious nrntor. MS though thus
had hurle.i 1t hSr. Tho use o. Of hilr-rowter sas
Ss5o. asyer aIawod hsEsSlf * e e se,:a Sy her POI
lord aud !laser until she t!ud first covered her
locks with pDWt1Gc of gold.
Dnr!nH tho middle aEcs fashion did not get
my further thnn ,hS pla!t,s 9t!d nandSaux
luton s,,Ilesily 0roke ut among tho t..slios, who
fast,ion 'un and graoiansy M shaded tho oharu,ins
Futures Of the In vnslloros, tho H6yirn6., tho
Mnsntenons, tho Ninon 10 lIuelos, nnl tho
| o,her beauties who ,a!nrnct Tho reHn OF Luns
XIV. Il little later tho pyrsmiaal hcadtlressus
| game intn vogue und tsrc" 70 rtd!cnous liIghts.
o En e Rso aow ~ .or s
| r,ngcs or To thr,ist thor hoads out Of tho win.
dt,Ys. III carcnturea at tho period hnrtlEessers
represented us carrying !addcru upon their
bucks.
tho irtists Of NY profession. and tue dsl,ae ni
la'wer aud ot wigs fnrecd thom to snnsthly
nudity tholr nrt: II wis ut this tIo that hnIr.
MT, fnshnn tho prnotlco uf exhtb!tiug dlIerriit
| styles Of hradslresseR On tho bends ut tho whx
figures which still armament INC win!i9ws Of bis
sllcuess0rs. Tho relx,,s Of Louis XVIII. Dharlus
r., md Losiis Philippe contributed ilnthillx to
tao history Of ists.lrassinE. except iasos that
viii tic aivetit of tho seeotrl g,npiru VIC en-
| tcr Tho domain OF modern har.lrcsslng. EtIlx
Esealters hnlrslresser 70 tho Elnpress EnF6Mlc.
cotnposesi fur tho wetlsltnE of that soyarexn d
cUi!ruro consisting Ut two bnNdeAlx in frant; the
0Hu III tho MasIe Stuart stylo, tho other ro!ci
psco e aown a0 he TOP esk q h9 u i'o 'a er s! h:
drussur Ut crowne't beads ws,a h1foEe uvgryttIn8
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