The evening times., 1898-09-28
HND NOW FOR
NIGHTCHPS
Beauty's Locks May Soon Be
Smothered in Frills.
This Quaint Headgear. Dear to Brit
ish Natrons' Hearts, Is One of
Fashions Latest Fads.

NightcapS are coming. That is the
rumor that has reached Chicago from
Paris, says writer in the Times Herald.
There is no particular reason assigned for
their revival. 1t is mere caprice of the
tickle Dame Fashion. The fashion nova
days seems to be to revive old fashions.
and perhaps that is the reason for the
newest freak.
Fair young women who have never seen
a nightcap are now wondering how they
will look The nightcap was familiar
enough to the people of a generation or
two ago, but there are few women that
are willing to admit that they have ever
seen one. The ideas of the majority of
the people OF today on the subject are
formed by the reference found in novels
of homely English life Mr. Pickwick
wore a nightcap. and so did the woman
into whose room he got by mistake one
night. Mrs Nickleby's nightcap was
much in evidence. She thought good
deal of 1t and gave her son her ideas
on the subject.
People may say what they like OBJ
served Mrs. Nickleby on one occasion,
but there is good deal of comfort in
nightcap, as / am sure you would con-
fess. Nicholas, my dear, if you would
only have strings to yours and wear IT
like a Christian, instead of sticking it
upon the very top of your head like
bluecoat boy. You needn't think 1t un-
manly or a QuizzicaI thing to be particu-
lar about your nightcap. for 1 have often
heard You poor dead papa and the Rev
erend Mr.. What's-his-name. who used to
n nj oh yx-if1 -
curious little Steeple that the weathercock
was blown off the night week before you
were bOrn-l have often heard them say
that the young men at college are I'M
commonly particular about their night
caps. and that the Oxford nightcaps are
quite celebrated for their strength and
goodness; so much so. indeed, that the
young men never dream of going to bed
without them, and l believe that is ad-
mitted on all hands, that they know what
is good and don't coddle themselves"
The kind of nightcap they used at Ok
ford is still in vogue among men. Any
woman who doesn't understand il can
ask her husband. But the other sort
like that the good, simple Mrs. NickIeby
wore, have been entirely out of fashion
until just now, when they are reported
to be about to regain their former
vogue.
1He cHleI tHlHS WOluen are
about nightcaps just now is whether
they are becoming. A group of girls
were discussing that phase of the ques-
ton the other day when one of them
declared her opposition to the new fad.
"Of course they are becoming. it was
agreed, or else no woman would think
of wearing them. One of those In the
party told that she had heard a report
that some one had recommended them
because they say it improves the hair
to sleep with covered head
The interested looks of the other girls
were intense until one of them declared
vigorously:
"Whoever said that was either some
old woman who leaves her hair on her
dressing table at night and wears caps to
conceal the fact from her pillow, or one
of those novelty seekers who doesn't
know anything of hygiene, hair culture
or the like. Why, you all ought to know
If you don't, that the worst thing in the
world is to smother your hair in COW
ering at night. A well-groOmed head Of
hair one would have if 1t were twisted