Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-21

"History repeats iteelf," it is said
Undoubtedly it doea, and 80 90 tbs fash-
ions.
Qlqint gowns which oul sr.ndmo.heTs
wore ars now being brought from their
long seclusion IN ancient box aud chest
And pressed into service ss models for
the modern tea gown aud tie ball crss5
OF the period.
The fu!l-gsthered, strait skirts and
other oddities CT past generation bids
fsir 10 again appear On our s:rests, sno
perdsps-who k1owe2-tbe j, diRgsie
and high ruff Ct tie time Il the good
Q ieen Bees msy yet be IN store fer as;
bot from the Two later may the fAtes aid
feminine good sense preserve US.
In the matter OF lair dressing Dame
fashion Is slso casting a retrospective
eye, and from the pictured heads OF the
BELIEF OF other days some pretty and
graceful coifuros-Dew TO the percent
generatiou-Will be designed, modiasd,
Ct course, to the requirements aad more
perfect ideas OF the existing time.
SipgulsTly enough, tbs art OF hair
dressing which not only for years but for
centuries occupied couspicuaCs piece In
the toilet Of the fair sex, has during the
past fifteen years gesdusliy declined to
such an extent that OF late IL has bsen
rather question OF how not to strange,
rather than how to arrange tie hair.
To wear IS little ss possible or none at
sill, sppesreo 10. time TO be the leadir 6
idea. L1d,es with heavy heads OF hair in
many cases caused 1t to be thiuned cut go
az 10 form the email regulation back knot
OF the Gay; others unwilling to part with
even & portion OF their tressee, adopted
the ipiurlous practice Of twisting 1t into
as tight back knot So the strength Of
their fair hands would permit. and nu-
merous class, SO II to out.do the rest,
employed the still more barren style OF
actually we.rlrg no hair st sill.
That'lsdies possessing even an cTd!nsry
head of hair should thus sacrifice 1t 10
passing wa'm OF isshior, is truly marvel.
oue, and with the fair danes Of to-day
occurs for the fffgt tine in toe history Of
hsir and hair dressing.
Hrhans some pf,opr gentle readers nsy
f.ucysusN history Of modern rather
than an ancient character; II SO, they are
mistaken; the subject of hair hss been
almost from time memorial, In some
shape, . question Of moment.
A. different periods 1t has been . source
| OI 0uuUy6uCo W bu0 SuuASht - SsASAs
Kings and Emperors have exercised theiI
authority as to how the hair should %
worn and the beard trimmed, snd ct q.
times ever the beautiful hair OF ser
women, men have ravsd.
II was however, in the manageSsht Of
ladies' hair that the art Of hsitafessine
became prominent, and during eiga,
teenth century it rose to q staten
tssvsgance without parallel beiorsS
since. 80
The hair Ct lady Of fashion ~ q
that time raised TO towering height
The body or support of the monstE0ut
structure WAS Of tow, over which All
was turned. To this was added ee1sra
pounds Of ialee hair, heavy curls en9fF
ricus hobs and ties. The whole NJ wa!
then literally powdered and e I'd OF
with large pearls or glass heAf TO dec
crate chandelier, and Q FUSION E
flowers, feathers and 9th Winery.
this STYLE consumed much time and ex
pense, heads were dressed ito keep fol
three weeks" And when they were takel
down for recorstruction-5ut We VIII no