St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-28
AN EVENING CHANGE

n girl as [ have described. Her nut
brown hair hung in single braid down
her back, her cap and cloak were child
ish, her shy little feet we're below the
hem of her dress. and her pretty face
had the wondering eyes OF perfect
innocence. In her hand she carried
a music roll, as though she were
onaler way to or from lessons. Wasn't
she a school girl? Nav, she wasn't.
Last evening party of us went mildly
Summing to Roster Il Bial's garden.
We screened ourselves behind the cur
tains of box, and peering thence down
upon the main and mixed assemblage L
saw that identical same girl. She was
coolly drinking beer with table
companion. But the most Jealous OF
the officers of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children wouldn't
have molested her. She wore on this
occasion, as you can see by the picture.
the fashionable costume of an adult
woman, and her age was just about a
quarter of century.
Whatever may be ones individual
opinion of the relative beauties of
THE BLONDE AND THE BRUNETTE.
The hair-dressers have their own
ideal of perfection. For the production
of artistic effects they cling fondly to
the various shades of fair hair. The
Venetian blonde. so loved Of the great
painters in Italy's day of glory, is the
most priced. partly because it is really
beautiful to look upon and partly
because it is so rarely found. a
rich auburn lends itself admir-
ably to artistic treatment, but
very fair hair-"the lint-white locks" of
Scotland-is not so easy to deal with.
AS for dark or black heads, they may be
made to look charming in ensemble, but
they do not, and cannot, show Off the
delieacies of manipulation. l had the
recent privilege of witnessing a sort of
hair-dressing competition by the six male
experts of a hair emporium. These
hair dresSers claim that their trade is
elevated to the dignity of an art. That
this is SO must be evident to every one
who gaZes upon the marvellous struc-
ture on the WaXen heads displayed in
the various windows. The word "ar-
tistic" is often abused nowadays. but in
the case of the hairdreSSer it certainly is
well deserved. There were six pretty
girls seated in high chairs, and
all adorned by nature with a
profusion Of that Silken wealth
the chief glory of woman. Each dressed
in becoming white peignoir, and
seated before a looking glass, made
quite a pretty picture in herself. After
a professor" had finished one head as
a model for the competitors to work up
to, these commenced their work. They
were all young men, and apparently en-
thusiastS in their art. One hour was
given in which to complete the elabor-
ate edifice; and ladies who know any
thing of the
MYSTERIES OF THE TOILET
will understand the deXterity which
must be forthcoming to secure sue
cess in that time. Certainly the ''sub-
iects" themselves lent all the assistance
possible. While sitting apparently i'm
movable, they did what ever was re-
quired in handing up his necessary inn
plementS-the curling tongS, combs,
brushes. hairpins, and so forth. l
watched the race with increasing inter-
est. The model act by the boss was
pronounced charming; prOfuse ringletS
on the temples and forehead ending in
point between the brows, behind sew
eral puffs, divided by a folded tress,
which ended in WantOn curl on the
neck. When the deft hands of the young
men had finished their work my difficult
and delicate duties as a jury COM
mences. If it were possible, | should
not like to have been a juryman. The
responsibility was too great. Each had
seemed perfect. But l had to award
the prize to one of those very heads of
light hair. And when the fair wearer
stepped down and removed her peig-
noir, revealing the fact that she was
dressed in asimple costume of black
silk the contrast was perfect.
An interview with Lady Bankstone
Morgan, of the London aristocratic
circle, was this week. by chance, made
possible to me. She is visiting here in
New York with the family of Mrs.
Paran Stevens. and her in
tellectual brightness made her a
desirable taker to publish. I
wasn't prepared for the ocasion,
but found in a journal at hand an ar
ticle by a man who knows England
quite as well as the States, and has been
publishing his impressions of the
s'American grip as she appears taking
up prominent position
IN ENGLISH LIFE.
He is of opinion the one secret of the
success of the American girl in Eng
ish society is that she catches at once
its prevailing note-equaIity." I
placed the article in the hands OF Lady