The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-22

be some way decorated other than with its
own braids and coils.
A new and beautiful way of dressing the
hair is to arrange it first in the old form of
the figure eight, which was fashionable
three or four years ago. The eight should,
however, be rounder than it was then, and
should actually stand forth as if it were
an independent arrangement. When this
is done piece of satin ribbon is coiled in
and out of the eight, and is finally tied in
bow at the top of the head.
DO you dress many peoples hair in
this way" was asked of a certain fashion
able hairdresser who has the reputation
of having done more fashionable heads
than any other woman in New York.
NO." said she, Il do not. But it would
be better for my customers if l did Very few
people are pretty enough to have their hair
dressed in the plain, regular style, and if
women could know how much more becom-
ing their coiffures would be to them if they
would permit them to be arranged in some
fancy manner, we should see no more of
plain braids and twists. Homely women
would have every possible help which can
be secured to make them better looking.
The most valuable one is the hair, and
woman should go to a good hairdresser
once or twice week, and let that digni-
tary arrange her hair just as she see fit.'
And what would be the result?"
The woman would gradually grow bet
ter looking. She would become holder in
her style Of wearing her hair, and her
friends would begin to notice the pretty
shape OF her head, and would soon compli-
she dressed her hair"
If the advice of the fashionable hair
dresser be worth following or not,
woman who has a desire to make herself
as good looking as possible, would do well
to give her hairdresser carte blanche for
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entirely satisfactory to herself and her
friends.
The fashion of cutting house dresses
pointed front and back continues. If you
have seen Sarah Bernhardt you will re-
member that many of her gowns were cut
low in theback and high in front. By
this mereiful little scheme woman who
has not pretty throat and neck, but who
is endowed with pretty back, may show
off her good points without exposing her
bad ones.
An exceedingly pretty house dress of
pink foulard was cut high in front and
rather low in the back. The back came
down to point. and all around the
point there was deep fiounce of
spots. The sleeves were of the
same material, and were pulled to the
elbows. The body of the waist and the
skirt were of blue foulard, with a large
conventional black design upon it. A belt
of blue ribbon was crossed round the waist
and was tied in very large bow upon the
back. Around the neck there was worn a
band of black velvet, upon which were
Jewels of various colors.
The effect of this house dress was ex-
tremely Frenchy; the pink and the blue
and the black gave a true Paris air to
dress of rather plain material
For house dresses the old black lace
gowns which have done duty for street
wear for the past two seasons. NAV be
transformed and rendered 81 for duty. In
deed, they may be made very beautiful if
properly treated. Rip the old lace dresses
all apart and cut out the best parts of the
lace. OF course the dress is dreadfulIy
torn-all lace dresses are-but little
darning and mending will make it so
that it will pass muster: Get guam
tity of bright goods of any kind
challie will do nicely, although foulard
or some of the other grades of light
silk are better. Use the lace for draining
the front of the gown and for putting upon
the shoulders and upper half of the sleeves.
Make a lace tiounce deep enough to fall
over the shoulders, and fasten it with
ribbon round the neck, so that it has the
appearance of deep lace collar.
If enough of the lace yet remains, treat
the bottom of the skirt to as deep a fiounce
as the material on hand will permit. and
when you have done this you will find that
your new dress will be more admired than
some of the gowns for which YOU have ex-
pended great deal of time and money.
The Cleopatra girdle is the regulation
thing for house dresses. II NAV be made
of any material. provided the material is
on the jewel order. A black Jet girdle.
thickly sprlnkled with jewels, is the ia,
vorite. The girdle is too frail to be tied
each time the dress is put on, and so it
knot. and should then be fastened on the
side with hooks and eyes. White pearl
Cleopatra girdles are exceedingly beautiful
and may be worn with dresses OF any color.