The morning times., 1896-04-26
BEAUTY'S NIGHTCAP.
How She Does Up Her Hair in
Scented Silk.

ancient poets and sung by the modern ones.
1t must exhale that peculiar fragrance
that comes from the scented locks of q
woman who understands the secret OF a
crown of glory"
The ways to accomplish this are many.
The simplest way of getting immediate re-
suits is 10 sprinkle perfume extract upon
handkerchief and bind the hair with it
until the handkerchief dries. But there
are better ways, and one OF these takes the
summer woman back to the days when
grandmamma wore a nightcap.
nightcap is absolutely necessary for
the seeming of the hair properly. But u
glorified nightcap il may be. The hair is
drawn down lightly TO The nape OF the
neck and knotted loosely, not pinned,
until it lies in a coil 1T the back of the
| neck. The front is brushed plain.
This is done when the summer girl is
| getting ready for the sweet repose which
summer bellies enjoy when they are con
SciouS that they are Siaughtering hearts by
| the thousand.
The hair all smoothly knotted at The back
| of the neck, the nightcap is drawn on. But
| such little love of a Dightcap it is! The
outside is fitted closely, like baby's hat,
| but it is thinner and gives ventilation, and
shows the color OF the hair at the same time.
| 1t is very ornamental little bit OF lace
| that's drawn down over the hair.
The secret of the cap is, like the pretti-
ness of the summer gown in the lining.
| This is a loosely quilted cap OF pink satin,
| stuffed with violet sachct powder. DID
| mund-shaped holes are cut in the satin TO
match those in the cap, and the lining is
| tackled snugly in place inside the pretty
| lace thing that is drawn so snugly over the
| hair.
There are small pins that catch the cap
| at the top OF the head and at the ,sifies.
| These are shielded pins to keep the points
| from touching the head of the girl whose
| dreams must be as sweet as her locks.
There is tiny lace ruffle setting around
the face to give becominSness TO the cap;
| and, all in al, the summer girls nightcap
| is a very becoming thing. In the morning,
| when the little pins are taken out, the hair
| falls full of sweetness.
To perfume the locks by day, in the same
process that makes the hair shine, there are
small pillows, highly scented. upon which
| the hair is spread to dry. These pillows
have covers, which are removable, and can
| be dried and restuffcd with scent and used
| again.
Mrs. Langtry, who will go down in history
| as one OF the worlds famous beauties. was
| the first woman TO discover the value Ot
| shining locks. Before her day dark haired
women used TO do everything they could tt
| take the gloss off their hair, and when they
could not do il they hid it beneath sG-called
diamond" powder, which was only pow
| dered glass and Which cut the hair OF the
| bellies cruelty.
The Langtry gloss was obtained BY
| brushing. But there are some whose hair
| is so fine that even the softeSt brush in
| jures 1t, if used too much. To these is
| recommended the good diet OF the health
| foodist and the good air of Bernhardt.
1t has been proved TO certainty that
| the Venus de Medici, had she been a woman
of the present fashionable world, would
have mpinned her hair md let it fall loosely
| When her hair all hung down regularly
she would have caught I up in the nape OF
| the neck and have twisted il until it
| lay low and full a tthe back of the head.
| The front she would have either brushed
I straight back or have parted and carried
over the ears, without drawing it more
! than enough to gather it with the neck coil
This style is called the Medici and will
! be much worn by the summer girl. who vii
J gather at the hack of her head and, con
/ filming their fragrant lengths in the big
/ gest knot she can summon to her aid. Will
/ sally out TO piazza or beach TO do her dead
! liest heart thrusts. HELEN WARD.