St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-12
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ably informing her female friends that
it is ''all her own" and in dressing it to
the best advantage that the prevailing
fashion will admit.
Unfortunately, of late years the fash
ions have been so simplified that, how
ever abundant and beautiful the hair,
its owner could not, without rendering
herself conspicuous, display it in a man
ner consistent with its beauty or her
own good taSte-a deficiency which. it is
to be hoped. the new regime in hair
dressing will speedily remedy.
The heavy plaits, puffS and flowing
curls in vogue seueral decades back en-
braced several varieties which gave
ample scope to feminine taste. and
ladies were thus enabled to arrange
their hair in accordance with the shape
of their heads and the cast of their feat
ureS. But these styles gradually de-
creased, each succeeding year banging
in simpler ideas, until nothing remained
beyond the plain back knot-or, as
some wretch has unfeelingly dubbed it,
the door knob twist" and shingled
bang shading the forehead.
This simple knot, popularity called the
Psyche" originated with the sculptorS,
form in the arrangement of the
hair; but it should be remem-
bered that they also observed the Greek
cast of features, and the two assimilate
well, particularly in marble. On the
human head, however, the effect is less
pleasing and is fashion which should
never have been accepted by American
ladies. Their features are not cast in
the Greek mould, nor do they possess
the repoSe of expression and beautiful
rigldity the sculptOr's chisel gives to the
marble head so much admired.
The American features may be and
are delicate, and the expression piquant
vivaciouS, and altogether charming in
youth and dignified later in life, but
never severe, and, i'll consequence, will
bear more elaborate style of hair
dressing. with manifest improvement.
The readiness, too, with which so
many young ladies accepted the freak
of cutting the back hair a short time
ago, is Somthing of a wonder and sad
mistake, utterly at variance with good
taste, and should never have been done.
This most deplOrable style has not
only detracted from the good looks of
all who have adopted it, but has pre-
cluded the possibility of appearing in
complete full dress.
with their accompanying flash of
jewels, which all full dress occasions
demand, call for corresponding, ele-
CANT and ornate couture, fact which
requires no great stretch of reason
to comprehend, nor is it diff
cult to imagine how much of
the effect of even Worth'S most
perfect creations must be lost in the alb
sence of couture becoming to the
wearer and in keeping with her cos
tune. And certainly neither the simple
Grecian knot nor the ''close cut" hair
lately favored have met-or ever can
| meet-the requirements OF perfect full
dress toilet.
Happily, fashion, which so often die
tateS the faStaStic and strange, relent-
leSSly Overruling good taste, has ruled
out short hair and decreed that long
hair, a couture more elaborate and bet
ter suited to the beautiful costumes of
the day, shall be worn, and it is to be
hoped the abbreviated and inartistic
styles of the past few years will fall
into the utter oblivion they deserve.
The new couture which now comes in
with all the freshness of a pleasing
variety, is as simple of arrangement as
it is graceful and becoming, and, it is
needless to add, has been universally
accepted.
70 ladies wishing to dress their hair
III liilo Sty 10. bliC ullCCUlOllS
will be found useful:
First, twist all the hair at the top of
the head almost close to the forehead,
place good-sized front piece" dressed
in loose, fluffy rings, pointed at the fore
head, over the twist, so as to raise it
high towards the crown; Second, the
back couture is dressed with the three
strands, viz: Take one of the strands.
make plain knot and place in
center, SO that the curly ends just
reach the neck; the two other strands
are twisted loosely in the shape of a
rope twist" and placed around the
knot in the center, just above the curls,
near the neck; shape them so as to give
a long and narrow effect to the
couture; the ends, which are eurled.
are divided in loose rings, and mingled
with the curls of the front piece. The
same couture can be done with an Ordi-
nary switch of-three strands, and the
little curlS above the necks and on the
top of the crown can be done with pin
curls, Ornamented with the new and
beautiful little shell combs devised ex-
pressly for this couture, or with any of
the numerous fancies in pins of amber.
jet, shell, or the more brilliant and
jeWeled ornaments adapted to evening
dress.