The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-15
THE WOMANO FFASHION
MoDIFIcATIoNsO THE COIFFUREA
GIRAFFB.
How II Can be Adapted to All Types-Ofher
Evening styles-The Latest Arrange
ment for the Day.
lconrrisht for The Times, iso }


The 1880 In dress Is still with US; put
Its correspondent in tresses, the couture
a In Giraffe, has not grown much III
favor OF course this is largely due 10
the fact that the parted hair suits so
small a fraction Of woman-hood. Ihat
Is 10 say, the straight, smoothing OF the
hair over each brow, from neat part
I'm the middle. Certainly the beautllui
broad brow. the perfectly shaped heau
IS reouisite for such severity as thiS
But the 1880 is not so, and can be nlaue
10 suit various types Of face by judicious
Modification. For after all, 1t is the wave
anon which everything depends
An 1880. showing some changes TOT
evening wear is very graceful Inc
narting does not extend back on the hedu,
hut simply consnsts in the DIVISION VI
n narrow bang. that yet elonsates IL
se,f almost to each ear, curling loosely
ond nrattiIv All the back hair iswayed,
and then caught up In sort or doupie
knot effect. That Is, a small loop stahas
nearer the back, and a broader, thicker
Ion leans forward; the two are connected
~ a twist of the hair that runs round
Tie base of the back loop. Two gold
ornaments and some Bird Of Paradise
aigrettes complete the couture.
There was a gathering Of artists and
musicians the other evening, and rather
YEA mixed company found 1t Fancy dress
was not the rule, but great hperty Oh
costuming was accorded. The fantasy
of drapery, however | passed unheeueu'
for | was on n search for orlglhelity IN
hair ARRANGEMENT. and that only. a slrl
Irfr al rph had
Gathered loosely at the back, waved and
narted in front. A big crown OF roses
vas set upon the waves, falling low AZ
the hack. At the front was acluster OF
three pink buds; then uneven clusters at
the side were connected with the front
by satin bands.
Another girl was evidently dissatisfied
with her tresses, for she had cohceait"
them almost entirely by a gauze scarf III
white that was wound Enthusiastically apou1
her head. Arabian fashion, ana then a.
lowed to fall i'm full folds about the frol'S
of her bodice Just few curls escapeu
over the forehead. H.
still arother was mOsh demure. tier
browning glory was arranged in long
narrow plait at the top. At the rlsnt
sid, was a delicate spray Of white flowers
Rut the latest STYLE for the daytime Is
again at the nape of the neck. we nave
caught our hair up for so long une that
II would be difficult TO get back 10 the
neck. particularly with such an arrange
metn as the present one. For the haiF'
after being lightly waved, Is brought To-
gether at the back, and then disposed IN
i'm ore OF those 1880 loops which we place
ON tho crown for evening. II requires
considerable ingenuity to get it Just right
and In a sufficiently low position, but when
he satisfied Unfortunately, the style Is
not so generally becoming as the higher
ARRANGEMENTS, therefore its popularity may
be short-lived
We are threatened with ringlets, those
delicious little curls that look so pretty
on erandmother's soft face, falling in
suoh snowy whittness from beneath the
correspondingly snowy cap, that look alas.
ridiculous and incongruous when matched
with youthfulress and roundness of cheek.
But we recall that this time last year we
were threatened with crinoHne; and these
idle rumors disturb our equanlmity not
one whit
But enough Of tresses; let us To our
gowns. Overskirt is the cry Of the times.
double skirt or gray redlngote style, cut
open i'm front over another skirt. And the
fall openings also show the gowns made
after this fashion. But strange to relate
It is only In fashion papers and In OPEN
ings that we see much Of this departure.
Few gowns are yet made after the new
cut There IS a slight halt in the buzz
OF dress designing, while mankind makes
| I'm its mind. Is the overskirt worthy or
| adoption? Does It promise anything at
| tractive? For the time is past when sim
gle woman or a single great modiste could
| send forth a mandate. and watch II be
| come a law II the innovation suits, wei
and good; Il not, there must be none OF II.
Now many nay most. Of the fall gowns
| are not made oversllirt fashion. What the
winter may bring forth It IS not easy TO
predict. Still overskirts are slowly gain
ing more ground, and it Is possible that
they may come so be the rule. In the
meantime, the fve-gOred skirt, fitting
closely in front, with full back, than when
nothing can be prettier or more graceful
is still worn.
The midest form the overskrt taxes
and the form which Is likely, therefore,
TO take foremost rank. Is the long SKIRT
that stopsorly a few inches above the one
that falls beneath. Sometimes the lower
one IS a rufile, and the upper one hangs
plainly over. Sometimes the upper Is
cut into points But, I'm any event. neither
has any suggestion Of fulness peyohu
what may be at the edge