The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
MODES OF HAIRDRESSING.
Dress the Hair in the style That Is Most
Becoming.


Becoming.
What becomes a woman'S face so well
as frame of her own silken tresses, es-
pecially if they curl softly and lovingly
about her brow and ears and throat, as
though their end and aim in life was TO
cling and nestle about so fair resting
place?
The hair should be trained to lend all
its shining sickness and possibilities
TO the glory and attractiveness of mi
lady's face, and it should be careful
ly kept and coiffured with an eye al
ways to the most becoming style.
The Marie Antoinette mode of dressing
the hair is in full fashion this season,
and if the brow be smooth and low, and
the shape of the head and face inclined
TO be classical, it is an altogether beau
tiful and becoming arrangement.
Women should study their faces and the
shape of the head and neck, and find,
out, by repeated efforts, the style of
couture best suited to conceal deficien-
cies and to accentuate all good points.
Soft, clustering, fluffy styles are usu-
ally becoming to the majority of wom-
en-, the straight parting and perfectly
smooth drawing of the hair away from
the brow being very trying to any but
the pure Greek face And in these res
trousse, aquiline and mixed times
and styles of features, the goddess
types are few and far between. The
woman with naturally curly locks
should be grateful forever more. for it
is only her STRAIGHTFORWARD sister who
understands what anguish of spirit
means, as she wrestles with curling
tongs, ''bandoine," kid rollers and
reeds, i'll a deep, desperate frame of
mind that at times almost borders on
lunacy.
A sweet girlish face looks especially
lovely when the hair is curled loosely
and naturally, and held in position by
a plain bandeau. Soft curls about the
back of the neck are absolutely neces-
sary to women who are thin.
The English girls are wearing their
hair waved and drawn down over theil
ears, completely concealing them, after
the manner of the Botticelli couture, in
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soft knot. The hair is merely waved
for this style, curls being more il
vogue when the couture is high on tor
of the head.
Great care should be taken to keel
the hair clean and glossy, and the scall
in healthy condition. Every three o.
four weeks the ends should be singet
off and the hair thoroughly washed
Quinine is an excellent tonic. promot
ing its growth more satisfactorily
than almost any other remedy. But i
has tendency to darllen the hair, and
unless you want the gold shaded" OF
your locks, you would best be very care
full as to its too frequent use.
Brushing the hair regularly at nigh
IS good. 1t grows glossy from thi
treatment, since the oil cells are in
duced to freer action by a vigorou
brushing. When you have finished
plat it loosely before you go to bee
Red hair is, at present, eXtremel
fashionable, and it seems pity that w
cannot keep all stylish colors ION tap,
as it were, so we could appear in tn
prevailing vogue on moments motto,
But place red hair next to the maiorit
of eyes and compilations, and-pictur
the result! The freak museums woul
get the most of us.
Do not fri the hair. 1t not onl
r ruins it in time, but it is rarely becon
ing to anyone. Indulge in curls an
l waves to your hearts content, but dra,
, the line on ''frizzing."
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= not so much as few months ago
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