The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-23

used. These cushions are covered with silk
and stuffed with hair. and have n haIrpin a.
zach end for fantcning them In place.
The now colffurc. which is mass Of IT.
tie puts. Is called the Sappho. To nttemp,
I, the services OF maid are necessity.
In front the hair is parted In the middle.
and instead OF being drawn down plainly at
each side in Madonna fashion. I, Is ar
ranged In puns--tiny puffs, which ripple
ovev both sides OF the head from the center
OF the forehead TO the papc OF the neck
The puts In this colffure entirely cover the
cara, At the back the hair is dressed In
two coils. One, which is long, is pinned
closely to the head. and another at the
top Of the head which stands very nearly
erect. Through this latter coil fancy
pins are thrust, whom completed the Sap
pho co!ffure Is exceptionally effective, but II
is entirely too elaborate to be worn at
any time other than fill-drcss occasions.
Now for the new .pompadour. This cniff-
ure combines tho pompadour ana the very
latest bang. II is radically different from
the pcmpadour which the American girls
are now wearing. Instead OF the hair being
drawn straight back from the forehead. II Is
| first waved end then brushed back. Tho
waves are so deep and undulating that they
have almost the effect OF email puffs. This
wavy hair at the sides In drawn over tho
ears In a loose. careless fashion. II Is
much puffed out. owing to the presence Of
the small cushion beneath. and also to the
assistance OF the pompadour comb at the
back. Ultra fashionable young women have
these small cushions delcately perfumcd
becoming feature of this new pompa.
| dour coiffurc consists OF the curls which
rest on the forehead. They form a be-
witchingly careless bang, and so make tho
coifYurc possible to tho woman with deep
| intellcctuel brow. This couture. which Is y
l mi al Nd gpft and graceful
rather than severe. fills long felt want.
| II also shows the bang which Will bc high
| in favor this fall and winter.
| II Ia a strange within OF fashion which
sanctions the very bouffant effect OF tho
hair at the sides at the same time that II
f, says down with the big sleeve. However
| tho new fashion In hair dressing may have
| beea sent to pacify the women who arc
mourning the loss OF their hounan, sleeves
| Whether the hair Is drawn over the cars
| or not tho special characteristic OF all the
now fall co,fYures is their broad effect. a
prosusion OF puffs will also he worn The
back dressing of the hair IN the most up.
| to-date coiffures is a mass OF puhs. Bu
the new puffs have lost much OF their con
vept,onalisn. They arc now moro care
| lesslv and loosely rolled, and are alsC
smaller than in other years.
Co!ffures TO harmouize with the costume
will be a novelty introduced this fall by I
Fifth avenue hair dresser sho Will mrs
e,udy her customers gowns and then de
sien different coirfures FOR them. VIII
tailor made suits the hair at the back vii
be arranged IN long braids. No danglinj
:arls will be allowed, and couture rathe
smart and severe will be recommended
With evening gowns particularly the pic
, -uresque Marie Antoinette creations. tn
. new pompadour will DO suggested TIL
J. Sappho couture will be worn with yer
o aesthetic and artistic costumes, In ever