Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-07-31
WOMAN'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.

talr as w orn Dy inc EgypJlan, treek
and African Bellies Enormous
Head Dresses of English Danes.
The ladies who eagerly watch for the
Attest modes of wearing the hair will be
to know that, in reality, they
are following the most ancient styles.
The Egyptians, according to a writer
IN the Chicago Tribune, made
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 womens 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 tillet 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. Tho
princesses were usually distinguished by
coiffures of extraordinary dimensions,
combining all the riches of the animal,
vegetable and mineral kingdoms.
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
kind of knot at the top of the head,
which mode was called "Krobylos" for
the men and "Korymbos" for the women.
The greatest luxury of the latter at that
period was to ornament that knot with a
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.o 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 "a close bag, made generally of silk
or wool, and the ''Mitra" 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 well 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
Grecan 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. II
was called 'sapo,n 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 o.
the introduction of soap in Rome or any
where else, and that it was solely usec
for the purpose of dyeing the hair. Othel
hair dyes were attempted, and many o.
them proved very luxurious, causing thu
hair to fall out. When the hair come,
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. Tn
to her marriage, the Chinese girl wears
the back part of her hair braided into
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
tlnsel 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
spe shaves part of her head and pins
round it fillet, fastened with numerous
nodkins or long hairpins, which arc some
times very costly.
Japanese ladies pay more attention 70
,neir hair than do the Chinese. To the
Japanese we owe almost altogether tho
variety and beauty of combs, hairpins
smell and other hair ornaments Even
IN N Africa we find the women with
alstinct styles of their own in hair
dressing, which is more than can ho
sad for their Caucasian sisters
Inc bushukulompus women work Their
mar into cone like helmet and soma
OF them do itup in the form Of 4 cooked
nat with curved pin iauntily stuck in |
20 It IN lieu Of a feather. This i
especially the case with the Londa wo
men, which is copied BY our ladies ~
.o-aay, The Ashira bellies are vcrv elab
o o,t They make hoop Of metal A." o.
elastic wood and plat their hair ~ ~
muitlfarious points, radiatinp from ' tho
surface and confined to this circle wb ;n
gives them somewhat the resemhlanan 'e ~
an .: ancient saint whose halo has sn a - ~
IT., The hair Of nearly All III w spones 70