The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-09
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for now Women haze begun to consider
other peoples feelings in the altrnistic
spirit, and nave commenced to study the
art of hair dressing as well.
In the days of our gr~andnothers, nay,
even OF our mothers. the couture was a
secondary consideration by the careless
ones. The iuxuriant or scant locks We're
twisted alike into an unattraetive knot
at the Lack of the head, while the UNI
thinking arranged the hair according TO
the mode affected by such fashion ar
biters as the Empress Eugene, Jennie
Lind or Fanny Kemble. without a
thought of its becomingness or suitable
ity 10 individual needs.
But, thank heavensi we have changed
all that. and rarely do we now see a
woman of taste becomingly gowned who
is not as well becomingly coiffed. A
careful study of Partisan fashions and of
our own features have taught us how
necessary is an individual mode Of hair
dressing. ard. consequently, today there
are almost q many fashionable modes
of couture as there are women.
49,
View fashion from the box of a fash
ionable theatre and you will realize that,
however closely women follow certain
lines in dress, there is a distinctive fea-
ture in the arrangement and decoration
of the hair. The hair. it is obvious, is
the GROWING point of beauty, and it is
an ~undoubted fact that a well-dressed
head will cover q multitude of sins of
omission in costume.
The present mode of hair dressing per-
mits so many notifications that it may
Sha adanfad IN olo,nct any faca IF n does
not harmonic with the features to puff
the hair out at the ears and the hape
of the neck after the fashion suggestive
of the outlines of the Goddess of Lib
erty, then it is an easy matter to SO
curve the p~ompadour roll that At y
slightly higher in the middle that at The
sides; or. if the face is somewhat thin,
the parted hair with the small rolls at the
sides. over which the hair is loosely
waved. adds much Of an appearance of
plumpness to the face of the wearer.
For evening wear the prettiest effects
are gained by an attractive ornament of
feathers and a jewel or two. Something
decidedly new for theatre wear is an
aigrette of black ostrich feathers, pow
dered with diamonds and fastened at
the base by a diamond brooch.
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A very chic and at the same time mex
pensive ornament may be made out of a
piece of black velvet ribbon, about an
inch in width. wired into the shape of a
Louis Seize bow, with a small ostrich
feather behind the upright ends. Trans
parent gauze bows are also very pretty,
and are extremely modish when set IN
front OF q white osprey.
For young girls pretty effects may be
gained by a bunch of small flowers. tiny
pink roses, or violets. mounted is osprey
shape and fastened at the left side of the
head.
However. beauty unadorned is adorned
the most, and for the jeune file nothing
is prettier than the loosely waved hair,
drawn carelessly back and knotted in a
thick eight-shaped twist at the neck,
which is held in place by several large
shell pins and the outline of the head
dchned by the useful and becoming curry
ed side-combs.
The rimar school is not the only
place nowadays where busy wock' is
employed to keep hands and brains out
of mischief. The wise mother knows
that her little ones must be given some
thing to do. and she catches at every de-
vice for employing the time and also for
training the intellect.
All children love TO cut PAPER and this
fact is full of suggestions. Let all pa
pers and old books containing pictures be
carefully saved. Get the child a pair Of
small, blunt scissors, and teach them to
cut out pictures we'll, with margins and
names preserved. This in itself is a
valuable lesson in neatness, and the little
pupil also learns to hoard up articles
which in many homes are consigned TO
the waste basket A shoe box will serve
nicely as a receptacle for these pictures.
Now take a tablet of good heavy pa
per, if possible ten inches III length by
six in width. Unfasten the leaves and
fold them in pairs crossways. Sew these
inside a strong manila cover cut the
same size. CThe unlettered parts of a
clean four sack make good covers.9 Pret-
ty little books containing ten pages are
thus made, and il sewn with bright col
ored silk or worsted are made still more
attractive.
Supply the child with smooth paste
and a small brush. and teach him to use
them neatly. Show him the importance
of placing the picture straight, and ex-
actiy in the middle of the page. He
knows more about playing than anything
else, therefore let his first book be a
Play Book" Decorate the cover fan
cifully trather let him do 1t under your
direction) and print the name and that
of the owner in ink. Allow him to exer-
else his taste and Judgment in selecting
the prettiest and most effective i~llustra-
tions; talking them over as they are
nasted in. and afterward. may incul-