The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-06
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rats. mnd-colored rats, sober gray rats
and locks neatly turned hold them in
Rats more varied in color and size anc
greater in number than ever flowed The
Pied Piper of Hamelin. Not in cellar
not in garnet, nor YET in house
but caught in "woman's browning glory
in her mir. For what feminine fol
lower OF fashion does not know, at this
stage Of the season, that the pads over
which she must puff her hair this fal
go by the u~naesthetic ~pseudonym of rats
Plain hairdrcssing is quite as out OF
date as grass cloth. Women are growing
weary of severe styles in everything. A
complete evolution seems to have taken
place in feminine taste. and each new ar
ticle of wear or mode of garnish is best
described by the word elaborate.
The couture is no exception to the gen.
eral rule. For evening wear in particu-
lar the diameter of the head when dressed
win measure nearly double its natnca.
size.
P~ostiches (which sounds more agreeable
than false hair') will be worn abund-
antly in the shape of additional rolls and
rlnglets.
According to the hairdresser, women
who have merely ordinary heads of hair
are more fortunate than those who have
great quantities, despite the fact that
much hair is the fashion. This assertion
is accounted for in this way. A little hair
can be rolled beautifully over hair or
wire puffs, while thick hair does not al
low puff Insertions. but must be wound in
sfer itself, and is more apt to bungle
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Rats are made in every conceivable size,
from little side rats to rats nearly as big
as a small head. The latter are made af-
ter the EnglisgF mode. They are fas-
tened at the back of the head and the
hair loosely covering them forms what is
called the English bun. The whole bun
i; kept in place and prevented from part
ing by being caught up in an invisible net,
the exact shade of the hair. Before ar
ranging the back hair the front should be
brought forward, waved in big waves
and combed Town over the face. Then 1t
maj be pinned back Simply combipg
and curling it forward first gives it the
desired full ~pompadour effect. The front
is decidedly a la Anna Held, and the back
instead OF struggling down, is one neat
glorious puff. This style of hair dress is
most particularly adaptable TO the tall.
sfatuesque woman If the hair be tinged
with red no more exquisite mode could be
1t is suitable for street or even
ing wear. and its very simplicity suggests
the compliment of beauty unadorned."
Some rare blonde beauty must be near
ing the zenith of popularity judging by
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consequently light hair. For the last
year or more women have been cultivat-
ing straight dark hair. They have
stepped their fair locks in green tea; they
have washed them with tar soap and
" ever had % to dyes. Then
dark enough they pulled straight
rolls demurely down over their ears. They
were following a fashion. Suddenly after
they had all come in~nocently into the style
made themselves look as much as
possible like brunette madonnas-a pic
ture of great beauty was published all
over the country. and husbands, sweet
hearts and fathers were shocked to find
the fashion their women were follow
was-Cleo de Merodei !,
A very striking new mode is to puff
hair in FIVE puffs at the front sides
of the head. The puffs are of equal full
ness. and lie at right angles witt the
The front hair Immediately at
the top of the head is rolled over a sin
gle puff and the back drawn up, is sep
arated in two coils, that are plated
each other, in a cylindrical shape.
almost grotesauely high. This long, mar
r@-r ~ $40 s tr- a
md scold locks are
,uried in a pointed bunch at the nape of
the neck.
In anotheT novel hair dress the entire
is padden The hair is combed down
all around waved; a fiat c~ap-shaded pad
ling nearly as big as a wig is placed
over the hair and then the natural hair
IS drawn up over this putting and gath
cred in a soft knot This dressing gives
the effect of extreme thickness to. the
hair, but is hot and uncomfortable and
designed exclusively for evening wear. 1t
IS set oh. with a number of small jeweled
pins, that lie upon it like a scattering of
The English bun, when worn in the
evening, is placed low on the head, and
decorated with a bunch of flowers crush
ID in at the left of the neck. near the
so that they emphasize both the
of the skin and the color of the
aair. The proper flowers for brunettes
are crimson roses and for blondes pink
carnations.
If a part is discernible at all in the
this season it is not a straight one,
Tor in the middle of the head. but is a
short slanting one, coquettishly marked
1t one side.
It is really not difficult to dress ones
hair. With very little practice al
most any nimble-fingered woman can ac-
luire the knack of doing her hair in a
,roverb goes: ITO be served really well
me must serve oneself Instinctively,
n dressing her own hair any one with a
amount of feminine tact will select
he mode best suited to her own in
style. Waving irons are neces-
'ary for home hairdressing, as are also !
IN abundance of hairpins. a few rats of
sizes, and an alcohol lamp. Sit
ing comfortably before a dressing table, |
exercising a little patience. the most in
rieate styles can be initiated.
II you are thinking of preparing a
girls. let me give you a whole |
ONE Bit of advice. If you want your
lothes to last. 81 down and make all
our underwear yourself. Yes. | mean
Sew a happy thought into every tuck,
uffle and seam and in time toscome you
VII look back with great pleasure to the
many happy Hours spent with needle and
as your companions. A delight |