The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-04

and for the evening"
But is 1t for yourself2' he persisted.
with an unmistakabIe glance. this time.
al my few locks.
I went through my little formula again.
When ones knowledge OF language is
limited. 1t is difficult 10 express the same
thing in other fashions.
He shrugged his shoulders. turned 10
a block. and said, We'll. I will show you
first the couture for a lady who has only
q small amount Of hair. and you must
take another lesson for one with a great
deal.
This style is for the evening. After
you have waved the hair well on top
ana a little at the sides. comb II well
together at the crown. Now twist it
softly, Ike this,"-and he held It out and
deftly swung it until the long locks were
twisted in one shining curl
NOW catch It up. like this, in long
loop. with one finger. and give the loop
two twists at the bottom Now take the
end, pass It around the twist, to give
proper 'hrmness. you understand, curl the
END. well, and carry 1t up on the crown,
letting it spread out gracefully. Catch
your long loop down at the top. and firmly
at the base, Put comb in each side. n
aigrette or a pearl ornament, and that Is
the simple evening couture.
The 'front.' where it has been so well
curied that 1t stands up almost like
pompadour, has few curls dropping over
the forehead. But the center Of the fore
head must be left free. always.
"Wave. as / said. only slightly at the
side. Now you may try it."
And so / did. It didn't look pretty
enough for a Fifth avenue belle, ana
therefore it was taken down, and once
more built up, this time with his assis--
ance. The last one he pronounced eN-
cellent., He had twisted IL himself and
didn't wonder at his commentator.
Now we viii go on to the day coiffure.
That is W ry similar TO the other except
that you : tart 1t very much lower, down
here at the neck. Then, instead OF running
the end alb, ut the twisted base and after
wand spreG ling il out, you pass IL about
the center of the long loop, SO that bow
effect is given. This is exceedingly soft
and graceful. Try il, Will you not?
''Ah, yes, 1 see that you are wen ac-
customed to arranging coiffures'-with
a glance at his watch. Very well done,
you viii learn the others l spoke Of"
And he bowed me out complacently. My
lesson had lasted just eight minutes.
So far the second lesson has not been
taken. concluded that a visit to the
opera might result in more cOiffures than
he would show me. and be far less eX-
pensive. But first l visited another swell
shop.
Here they showed me a graceful even
ing style. 1t was simply three puffs a
the top Of the head, the center one a little
larger than those nesting close TO the
sides, and little curls escaping from each.
A pretty ornament in paillettes stood more
at the side than the top. and madame ex-
planned that everything in coiffures is now
much lower and more simple.
Nothing stands up directly at the
top All the ornaments come from the
sides, and there are very few Of them.
The part is a thing of the past, abso-
lutely. Now we puff the hair well on top.
and comb il straight back. with only a
few ringlets over the forehead. 1 can
show you a very dressy effect, for day
wear"
found it difficult to analyze, and so
begged a sketch of it from her You
will see that loop rises out of a twist.
and that two long puffs raIl at the side
In the upper pun is a small cornucopia Of
fine lace.
Another sketch she gave me was. first,
q standing loop. twisted once on top of
the head, back of it a fiat roll; then an
other standing loop. and sttll farther back.
10 finish it, firm, fiat coil. This looked
extremely pretty.
But after all. l found Tannhauser much
more satisfactory. There there We're
styles in very truth. Such an audience.
at such a season. in New York. would
be out of the question. But the great
place was well filled and Their was no
Il ri Of afaA.F
All the boxes around the first balcony
were a source of delight to the lover of
delicate colOrng and rare combination
But what need to talk of the satin and
lace and chiffon and pompadour; to de-
scribe combinations of pale rose with
deep, glowing American beauty of water
green velvet, with sea-shell pink. of a
peculiarly delicate yellow, with equally
delicate pink, Of lavenders and puppies. of
corn and purple-what need. even though
there We're compliments in the way OF
Equally beautiful trimmings OF pearls
and brilltants, of gold and silver, OF span.
giles and crescents of bows and baby
puffs on bare shoulders? What need?
Are they not written in the annals Of
all the writers that have given us styles
for the summers evening wear? The
styles have not changed, but the gorgeous
ness, the loveliness the rare delicacy, the
richness, have heightened, until one
whether there is any limit to woman's
fancy or caprices.
But l came to study coiffures; and as
the curtain fell on the second act 1 fol-
lowed the multitude out into the foyer
The exodus is quite general. 1t is a lit
tie surprising at first TO see how. general
the movement is here, Immediately the
curtain rises. Scarcely a man or woman
remains during the interim. Everybody
goes outside and strolls drinks and eats.
Is there ever time. wonder, when the
Frenchman does not have an opportunity
to drink his glass, or the Frenchwonan
20 nibbIe her little cakes ?-unless she,
too, assists at the drinking. which is not
seldom.
But it was pretty sight, the prom
enade along the foyer of the great opera
house. The mirrors at the ends and
sides took up the tale and repeated it
over and over. Others strolled out on
the cool, open balcony that looked up
on the quiet city. turned resolutely from
the gowns. from the pretty little capes
some had thrown over them, or the small
scarfs that others had wound about their
heads, and looked for the new in coiffures.