The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-11
from the eyes downward. Is now m;

from the eyes downward, Is now the
fashion in Constantinople. In Damascus
the veil Is dark in color and covers the
entire face, which Il fully conceals. In
Constantinople many Of the women wear a
white veil drawn back and bound behind
the head. Some Of them dress in Paris
| ian costume and wear dainty Turkish
caps. II the veil is misery to the young
and fair, II is solace to the ugly, whom
il puts on par with the attractive. We
noticed that the latter class were strict
conformists to the law. There is a grow.
ing freedom in the use of the veil which
every few years calls forth fresh order
from the palace ordering rigid observance
Of the Mohamedan law. Polygamy pre-.
walls, and, although the public slave
market is suppressed, the harems must be
supplied from dealers who carry on the
traffic clandestinely. Some Turks like
Vefik Pasha, Ambassador to France for
many years, confine themselves to one
wife, but human nature is not noted for
living above the precepts and pesmissions
Of its religion ON the Bosphorus any more
than anywhere else. But degrading as
polygamy is, those who are competent to
judge by reason of being on the ground
pronounce the utter facility with which
divorce is secured a greater evil. The
utterance of few words by the husband
constitutes divorce. The theory of the
Koran aud the practice of its followers
are to keep woman as n slave. Her con-
dition is pitiable one, but in her pres
ent state of ignorance it is doubtful
whether law emancipating her from the
! scclusion and inaueness Of harem life
would be benefit to the present genera
ton of womcn.-MH dad Erprt1,
LATEST STYLES or DRESSING THE HAIR.
The coiffure is at present in that de.
lightful state of transition which forbids
the making Of arbitrary laws and allows
a woman to dress her hair high or low,
according to her caprice. The one thing
the hair shall be loose aud fully. The
wise women barber up town with the
wicked eyes and the winning dimplos,
says that about one woman in one hun.
dred has the kind OF hair that by careful
washing will possess the requisite fluffy.
ness, aud that that one woman never
likes it, The effect is usually produced
with curling irons and with artificial ad.
ditions Of curly hair. The coils of braids
so frequently seen below reund hats, on
the street are very often put on and taken
of with the hats, for they are really be.
coming to few faces and more suitable foi
the street than for more dressy occasions,
and ladies prefer to dress their hair high
when it is becoming and pin on the braids
at need.
The two extremes of styles are the En-.
piro coiffure and the catogau braid. The
latter style is a simple loose plait looped
low in the neck and fastened with a rib.
bon or single long pin Of gold or silver.
The Empire hcaddress is mostly used
with evening gowns, and has three prom
inent features-curls, bunch Of ribbon
and flowers. The hair is combed very
high up on the head, and twisted in u
small knot to be completely covered with
short, soft curls falling toward the fore
head aud also toward the back. One
long curl is combed out aud covers the
back Of the head with waves, until Il lit.
tie way above the neck il twists into q
curl again. Flowers are to bc very much
worn with this coiifure, and fillets OF
gold and silver, diadems of precious
stones, or bunch of ribbon will be also
used on dressy occasions. Ultra fashion
able women adopt u style of headdress in
which the hair is worn very high. The
front tresses are parted in the centre to
form two crimped baRdeaux, over which
rests the Vatican wreath, cncircling tho
cluster Of loops of hair arranged on top
of the head.
Thore are some prophecies concerning
the abandonment of bangs, but their de.
cline will be slow, Us few faces are SO per.
feet in outline as to dispense with them.
Since Mrs.. Cleveland has lost the prestige
of her high place the style Of tossing the
bangs up in front in puff has been los
ing favor aud is rarely seen. The short
pointed or rather square bang are most In
favor loosely curled, aud for youthful
face. the light fringe of hair upon the
forehead, the rest Of tho wavy mass being
combed straight back, is very popular.
Now that the pretty Hading has sailed
away, leaving only delicious memory of
grace and loveliness, the style Of coiffurc
she inaugurated has fallen into desuetudc.
This consisted in combing the loose hair
over the tips of the ears and twisting it
in q loose knot at the back. A woman
with small, pretty ears could never be
prevailed upon to hide them, and the
size Of large or prominent ears was en-
phasiSed and rendered yet more notices
BILE by that style Of headdress. One of
the most effective and pleasing arrange
ments now worn is that which is neither
high nor low, but covers the back of the
head with loose, soft coils and folds
reaching from the crown OF the head to
the neck, style affected by Mrs. James
G. Blaine. Jr., and Miss Otis, the pretty
society star actress.