The evening world., 1890-04-24
THE FASHIONS IN HAIR.
Nell Nelson Tells Something About
the Coloring Of Tresses.
One SIsy Have Any Shade She Wants
she Only Tells the Hairdresser.

make white hair popular. An effort was
made to bleach hair that vas turning gray
. pure white. but this foolish notion hap
PLY did not meet with approval. and hair.
dressers have had to revert TO the old
method OF powdering in order to produce
the desired effect. To most faces pow
dered hair is distinctly becoming. while,
ON the other hand, tho majority OF COM
plexions are too uncertain to bear he
strong contrast, as may he evidenced at n
bal poudre.
However, some device must b proyided
for the giddv grand DANES who die hard
and dye worse. The fact Is the women
OF the age nro nverse to the iron that
steals awny the brown or black Of their
tresses. Amy thing else" is the will
heard in the Embarrassing parlors. and IL
Is to keep them from using gold wash.
bleach water and bronze liquid that
duplicate the tressos OF childhood that tho
white hair movement has been deter
mined upon.
For tho one reddish brown hair Ia In
the lead. Indeed, there hos mover been q
time when IL was not fashionable.
History Is filled with rod-hnired women.
Titan painted nothing but bunburnt
beauty. The lovely Sylvia had hair that
wns q halo Of gold in the sunlight Anne
Of Austria's tresses were described bv tho
historians o. her day ns carrot color;
Catherine oc Russia had hair OF flaming
red; Ninon de pEnclos was so proud Of
her warm colored tresses that she wore
skull-caps when she drove out and allowed
her hair 10 float on the breeze and fame
In the sun. Indoors she delighted to
throw herself against u bright yellow,
green or blue screen to bring out the
warm tints of her copper curls.
Mary Siuart's wig was az red as ma
hognny. and the im~passionate Leah
seemed q daughter Of the sun. Jnno
Hnding has reddish brown hnir. Mrs.
Kendnl's tresses are u few shades lighter.
though too dark to be called golden, and
oil the world has admired the copper
hued wig of Cora Urcuhart Potter. Even
Worth went into raptures over II and got
permission Ito do" a toilet that
would match the coppery hair. Cloth,
silk, fur and Suede feathers for gloves.
aud low shoes were dyed the required
shade, and the trunk that preceded tho
cleopatra" coStumes was also brown.
In her glory the Empress Eugene Ind
the real bright-rsd hair hat goes with
freckles and n quick temper. Her Court
went wild. and 50 did the fashion of her
time. Every trick was resorted to in
order to get the red tinge. Red flowers
were basted sll over the chiGnon n close
fitting cap of red net was worn, about
which red feathers mt red shell orna-
monts were fastened. Bleaohes and DIVES
were tried that burned the hair to the
roots and enforced the use Of wigs. and
not until tho star Of E~ugonic-- she who
has known the extreme OF happiness md
sadness -had.set did the hair dealers leave
Of striving for the famous shade OF en-
press rcd.
Now fashion seats herself in n bnrber's
chair, takes q book or n paper for q three
hours rest, and Rs she reads IN expert goes
over her hair, tress by tress. with q tooth
brush and bleach,s il the desired tint.
The first dressing costs 50. aud subse-
Quent touches are applied to the roots
and about the temples for 81. II ia not
the easiest thing in the world to wear
Z" made up" red hair for the reason that
eyelashes and eyebrows do not match
and there IL always something queer
about the eyes themselves. At night the
opposition disappears, for candles are
kind; but in the glare OF day a woman
wants TO lie well brimmed and we'll yelled
her millinery.
In some of the beauty shops where ex-
elusive goods are q special feature OF the
trade red powder, known Us poudre
%aeAjou. Is sold to ladies' who are restrained
by husband or father from using n bleach.
The powder is mahogany in shade, and is
blown into the hair with a miniature bel
lows after the couture has leen dressed.
Under gnslight the effect is as red as red
hair ave grows. The stuff il rare aud
costly and very highly priced by Cuban
ladies, who, with red powier for their
hair and ecG.shell powder for their COM
pleI'ons' are beautiful beyond COMPARE
son
was surprised TO know the abundance
OF Nine. PATHS hair, faneiei her wig
about like Lillian Russell's in color and
quantity, whereas il is a bright chestnut
and magnificent in weight and length.
She sat IN her toilet.room IN the Hoffman
House having a massage treatment Of her
face aud neck. Her back was towards
the door and her hair fell about her
shoulders, completely covering them aud
reaching to the seat Of the chair in which
she Teclined. Those who saw her
in LAkIne" with suit of what seemed
TO be bright brown hair in tho glare Of
the foOtlights may have faneied that the
diva wore a wig, whereas il was really
her own hair. While delighted with the
warm tint of her made-over raven ~tresses,
Mime. Patti regrets the beautiful gloss
that originally belonged to them.
Il may interest tho ladies' 10 know that
the queen of the opera rolls her hair into
Ave puhs about the crown Of her head
and dresses the front in loose nnglets.
She is her own eoiheuSe on aud on the
even to the extent Of putting her