Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-03
W0MAN'S GLORY.
FASHIONS IN HEAD-GEAR NOW
AND LONG AGO.
Hair as Worn by the Egyptian, Greek
and African Bellies = Enormous
Head Dresses of English Danes.

Head Dresses of English Danes.
The ladies who eagerly watch for the
latest modes of wearing the hair will be
surprised to know that, in reality, they
are following the most ancient styles.
The Egyptians, according to a writer
in the Chicago Tribune, made a
marked contrast in the styles of hair for
men and women. The men shaved both
their heads and their faces, and wore
wigs and even false boards. There has
probably never been anything much
more foolish in the women's styles than
this. The ladies wore their hair long
and worked into myriads of small pleats,
part of which hung down their backs,
and the remainder descended on each
side of the face, covering the ears. They
generally had an ornamental fillet around
the head, with lotus bud in front by
way of ferroniere. Some of the ultra
fashionables INDUCED in headdresses rep
resenting peacocks, whose gorgeous plu-
mage set off their dark tresses. The
princesses were usually distinguished by
coiffures of extraordinary dimensions,
combining all the riches of the animal,
The Greeks, in the dressing of hair as
in other things regarding art and cul-
ture. have given us some of the best
models of the world. In ancient Greece
the hair of both sexes was rolled up into
a kind of knot at the top of the head,
which mode was called ''Krobylosn for
the men and ''Korymbosn for the women.
The greatest luxury of the latter at that
period was to ornament that knot with
golden clasp in the shape of a grasshop-
per. This simple ornament was discarded
in latter days and different fashions
adopted. Among these the most preva-
lent were the "Kekryphalos," the "Sak-
kos" and the "Mitra." The first was a
caul or network, which was borrowed
from the Jews and which is not new by
several thousand years. The "Sakkosn
was close bag made generally of silk
or wool, and the ''Mitrar which the
Greeks borrowed from Asia, was band
of cloth dyed in the richest colors and
bound in various ways around the head
as fancy or taste dictated. The Greeks
had various other modes Of wearing their
hair, to which they gave names, as we do
now.
The Romans borrowed largely from
the Greeks in the matter of hair dressing,
as we'll as they did from other parts of the
world; but they became very tasteful and
very expert and made some improvements
that entitle their styles to be called dis
tinct. Blondes being very scarce among
the Romans, the ladies, hearing of youth
full warriors praising the beauty of the
Grecian blondes, and being witnesses of
the great attractions the chance Greek
maiden in Rome had for the young men
of Rome, invented blondine. They
soon found that they could best acquire
the coveted blonde tresses by the use of a
soap obtained from Gaul or Germany. 1t
was called ''sapo, " from the old German
''sepe," and composed of goats fat and
ashes. 1t is, perhaps, very remarkable
that this is the first mention we find of
the introduction of soap in Rome or any
where else, and that it was solely used
for the purpose of dyeing the hair. Other
hair dyes were attempted, and many of
them proved very luxurious, causing the
hair to fall out. When the hair comes
out it must be replaced, and the Roman
ladies would replace their lost raven
tresses with the much coveted blonde
wig.
The Babylonians and the Assyrians
paid great attention to their hair, which
the ladies wore in long flowing ringlets
over their shoulders, confined by band
around the head, as may be seen worn by
young ladies at the present day at even
ing sociables where formality is dispensed
with.
The three styles of dressing the hair
used by the Chinese, indicate whether
the lady be maid, wife or widow. Up
to her marriage, the Chinese girl wears
the back part of her hair braided into a
tail, and the remainder combed over her
forehead, and cut in the shape of a
crescent. On her wedding day her head
is decorated with the crown covered with
tinsel paper, and on the next day her hair
is dressed for the first time in the we'll
known teapot style. On holidays and
grand occasions she ornaments it with
flowers, either natural or artificial accord |
ing to the season. When she is widowed, |
she shaves part of her head and pins
round it fillet, fastened with numerous
bodkins or long hairpins, which are some
times very costly.
japanese ladies pay more attention to
their hair than do the Chinese. To the
Japanese we owe almost altogether the
variety and beauty of combs, hairpins,
shell and other hair ornaments. Even
in Africa we find the women with
distinct styles of their own in hair
dressing, which is more than can be
said for their Caucasian sisters.
The Bushukulompus women work their
hair into cone like helmet, and some
of them do itup in the form of a cooked
hat, with curved pin jauntily stuck in
to it in lieu of a feather. This is
the case with the Londa wo-
men, which is copied by our ladies of
to-day. The Ashira bellies are very elab-
Drate. They make hoop of metal or
elastic wood and plat their hair into
points, radiating from the
surface and confined to this circle, which
gives them somewhat the resemblance of
IN ancient saint whose halo has spokes to
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