El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-04
MODES OF HAIRDRESSING.
Dress the Hair In the Style That Is Most
Becoming.

Dress the Hair In the Style That Is Most
| Becoming.
| What becomes woman's face SO wei
| as a 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 g
place?
| The hair should be trained to lend all
it's 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
cOitfure 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 re-
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 il
is only her straighthaired sister who
understands what anguish of spirit
means, as she wrestIes with curling
tongs, "bandoline," kid rollers and
reeds, in a deep, desperate frame of
mind that at times almost borders on
lunacy.
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 their
ears, completely concealing them. after
the manner of the BotticelIi coiffure in
Paris. At the back it is caught up in a
soft knot. The hair is merely waved
for this style, curls being more in
vogue when the coiffure is high on top
of the head
Great care should be taken to keen
the hair clean and glossy. and. the scalp
in healthy condition. Every three or
four weeks the ends should be sfnged
off and the hair thoroughly washed
Quinine is an excellent tonic, promot-
ing its growth more satisfactorily
than almost any other remedy. But it
has a tendency to darken the hair and,
unless you want the gold shaded" off
your locks, you would best be very care
full as to its too frequent use.
Brushing the hair regularly at night
is good. 1t grows glossy from this
treatment, since the oil cells are in
duced to freer action by a vigorous
brushing. When you have finished,
plait it loosely before you go to bed
Red hair is, at present, extremely
fashionable, and it seems a pity that we
cannot keep all stylish colors ION tap"
as it were, so we could appear in the
prevailing vogue on a moments notice
But place red hair next to the majority
of eyes and compleNions, and-picture
the result! The freak museums would
get the most of US,
Do not "friz" the hair. 1t not ONLY
ruins it in time, but it is rarely becom-
ing to anyone. Indulge in curls and
waves to your hearts content, but draw
the line on ''frizzing"
The small combs are still worn. but
not so much few months ago-N.