The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-25
NOTES ABOUT HAIR.
The Accepted Design OF Evening Colfure
for the Winter Season.


for the Winter Season.
This Is great day for hairdressers In Paris
For the creation OF o new fashion OF the
couture for the winter season the Syndical
Chamber OF Master Hairdressers proposes to
have grand soirSe dS col 6ire mt tho Academic
de Coffurc. 1t has appealed to oil the hair
dressers OF Paris to compete In this creation
OF 4 universal fashion-a semi-long coiffure Of
the Directoire. or any other French style.
Three prizes OF 100 francs each are to be giyon
to those who produce styles absolutely new.
and tho successful competitors will also re-
ceiTe the professors cross. One prize Is to BIO
for tho best front couture, another for the most
novel back couture. and third for the best
shaped heads. The three creations will be-
long to the Academic exclusively. and will
serve as n basis for tho fashion for tho season.
Although Dondel. the celebrated professor
OF hair dressing in Paris. says that the low and
semi-long coiffures will surely DO introduced
the committee on fashion at the annual meet
ing OF the German Wigmakers and Hardness
ers' Union. In Cologne. fixed upon tho Greek.
couture as the fashion for the coming winter
season. The union has decided that the prize
conc9urs for liking tho fashion shall be abol-
ishcd, and that the committee on fashion
shall. instead. DO empowered to pay for such
designs Of coiffures as they may approve. and
y Sec TINT the designs approved DO inserted In
This is ths description of tho latest style Of
Issr that aas been SSs sws by hs hr
winter: Wave tho hair around the. head to-
ward the crown. about two inches deep from
the line Of growth. and fasten in fiat twist on
the top OF the head; place u fluffy bang on the
front; take three waved trcsses with curled
ends, one ounce Of hair twesnty-four inches IN
OF the head and with the third form o bow
Knot on top. ornlinented with shell pins. 1t
can DO dressed high or low to suit the shape OF
tho head. and the arrangement 81 the tresses
ments. It has been selected ms a good type OF
the Greek style ut present worn for evening
Bangs are all tho style in tho West. and the
CITY IL 30 great that women can have their
bangs cut Tor five cents each.
. One hairdresser says In tho Hairdressey:
Don Don't wash tho hair, believe the average
frequent washing In hot and cold water. We
pin our faith to good brush. and prefer
short-brlstlel. narrow. brush. We use the
brush not only on the hair but on tho scalp,
IL to loosen itby lightly tossingi IT about In
stead of beginning at the scalp the first comb
ing should start at the ends of tho hair Comb
upward to avoid tagging, breaking, and tear;
Try inc hpir out Tho scalp should bo brushed
Other hairdressers believe In using water on
the hair. Proyided there Is thorough drying
afterward. When y Is possible the hair should
must learn 70 brush kert hair II ke ttRi;: Divide
tho hair at tho back OF the head and then brush
1t gently from each side. II entangled, 1t
should be- freed from knots by beginning II lit
tie way up from the ends OF the hair and grad
taloR not to break the. hair. which should DO
brushed for. twenty minutes every night and
morning. A course comb should DO ufed con-