The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-25
NAVY HAIR THE RAGE.
Consequently Women Who
Haven't Natural Cur1s
Must Call on Art
and Get Them.
DAINTY BUT tXPFN.IE UNDEHNA8
Spring and Summer Fashions
Odds and Ends Of Fine
Array.

1t is the ambition of almost every woni-
an nowadays to have curly hair. And
when a woman has an ambition she gen
orally satisfies it. If nature did not bless
her with it she will nave to call upon art,
which is sometimes more generous. If
nature had only been kin to all those
who long for curly ~tresses, how many
hours of crimping ana fussing would be
spared. What is more notifying
to q pretty woman than to be caught in
the rain and be seen with a straight bangs
No matter how pretty she might really
be, that bang will steal all her beauty and
make her miserable. So as the tendency,
not the nacural, but the fashionable, Is
for wavy hair, the girl of the period gets
large crimpers and n pressing IRON. She
dampens her hair before putting 1t up,
aud then presses it, oh, so tight. Then
she takes up q book or doges for about
half an hour, so that the hair will be par
ticularly wavy. She wouldn't like to be
photographed as she looks during this
process. When she takes her hair down
it sticks nut In all directions and looks
wild. 1t is very difficult to manage, and
she has learned by experience that it is
better to crimp NJ II day before an especial
CN TO IL XVI "
wavy. o, she is wise in her art, the girl
of this period.
STILES.
In regard to the style of wearing the
hair, | do not pretend to be able to tell
her anything. She knows it all. But TO
the less fortunate ones | ilditO the follow
ing:-
Fringes are unquestionably growing
smaller. and those worn quite pointed
over the forehead are the Kind affected
by ladies VINO want the correct style aud
who nave high foreheads and long. slim
faces. Not only is the fringe worn
pointed, but a coil at the back forms a
slightly pointed crown, which gives
height to the wearer.
If, however, you have a low forehead
aud a round face. and you want to be in
the very latest fashion, you must part
your hair in the middle. Do not make a
pronounced parting, and do not try to do
away entirely with your fringe. Wear
your hair waved on both sides and wear
a very slight fringe. 1t is almost impos-
sible to wear a parting If ones hair is not
thick on the temples. The Greclan style
seems to have almost worn itself out,
There are adaptations of it, however,
still worn,
UNDERWEAR.
The undergarments. stockings. and
shoes, displayed just now are truly be-
witching. l think pretty lingerie appeals
TO every WOHihuS Hedrt, anu sue Will
often expeDd more money upon her dainty
lace trimmed petticoats, ETC., than she
will upon her out-of- door "fxings." She
will get Il petticoat will some beautiful
lace on it-large patterns for some I'M
known reason striking her fancy. She
will wear the skirt two or three times,
and the lace will be in shreds at the
back. 1t will ave caught in her shoe
buttons. and she will just have saved her.
self from falling many times. But she
will get it again, it will always look so
tempting.
One needs a great deal of time If one
wishes to wear very dainty underwear.
Few laundresses are careful, and after
several washes one wonders how 80 and
so looks dilapidated when it has only
been in use a few weeks. 1t must be
mended when one gets time, and so
woman steals this precious time from
studies and recreations because she cam
not resist this fimsy underwear.