The evening times., 1898-05-20
CONSIDER YOUR
HEHDGKHR.
Gap Lore1Dedicated to Maids,
Wives and Widows.
Fluffy, .L9xht and COquettish Mar.
Sels to Entrance the Susceptible
Hearts Of All Mankind.


head of maid. wife. and widow these
every well regulated feminine wardrobe.
| Two years ago the cap was regarded as a
, badge of seryitude, or confession OF old
age. Housemaids groaned under its ig-
nominious yoke and a few dear old la
dies clung to its dainty protection: but
| as it Is lovely woman's blessed prerOga-
| tive to change her mind. the cap has sud-
denly been whisked up to n dizzy height
in fashionable estimation.
Just now there are about a dozen diff
ferent brands of caps on the market,
ranging all the way from an airy snow
| flake of lace and silk muslin, that the
debutante wears for breakfast. to the
lawn-crown and snowy streamers. that
is the especial consolation Of the Wild
| owed soul. Each and every one. though.
has its especial mission to fulfill, and IL
you are sweet eighteen. and your tresses
are sheeny and curly. you wear IN the
morning a fold of muslin, crossing the
head from ear to ear. AT the ends OF the
muslin fold, lappets of finest lace and the
narrowest pale tinted ribbon are fastened
and let fall completely over the ears
a cap is meant to conceal nothing, as. for
example, theeinvaiid's hood does. Every
woman knows that when laid low on a
pillow OF anguish her hair cannot be put
ir apple pie order against the visits of
consolirg friends and the merciful man of
medicine. This is just where the invalid's
hood fits in. and by the victims of ner-
vous prOstration II is worn with an anaz-
ing degree of effect
hau haa Ia v1nada nf the
softest white. or pale rose. or heavenly
blue batiste. and is quite plain. save for
4 quilted ruffle that runs about its edges.
1t does not tie under the chin. but two
hair pins viii make it fast to the sadly
tousled tresses that should be allowed
10 fall out loosely behind the shoulders
and curl fully Upon the brow and cheeks.
very great many OF these caps are
made to harmonic in color and the lace
trimming with the deliciousiy pretty little
easy lawn sacques with which invalid
femininity mitigates its woes: and the
law, as it is codified with relation TO caps.
does not permit a woman to make any
mistakes as to the especial style. trim
ming shape and size that is suitable for
every occasion. age and purpose.
If YOU are a young married creature.
dimpling behind Johns coffee urn in the
blissful first four weeks of welded life.
you must wear a honeymoon cap. 1t is
made of Swiss muslin. with pun crown,
light as n bubble, surrounded by grad
uated double frills of gophere point d'es-
prit Through the center of the last ruff
fe runs a thread OF blue ribbon. to knot
in front. and the crisp coronet should be
cooked rather rakishly back on the own
er's curls. 1t seems q simple thing. this
honeymoon cap, but it is nevertheless one
of those triiies. light as air. that helps TO
make innocent minded John wonder if
any man ever had such luck as his, and II
also helps to condone the strong temper
ance quality of the little wife's coffee.
Now just as long as a woman wears
the sort of cap described above, and
its crisp immaculateness never falters,
an ever-watchfui and auspicious coterie
of friends may rest assured that the
true joys of honeymoon life are extend
ing beyond the usual limits. When how
ever. the first quarrel and reconciliation
takes place. the honeymoon cap usually
is replaced by a wired bow of black lace,
drawn through buckle of brilliants.
That is the matron's breakfast cap and
it alternates with an exceedingly pretty
thing of mop shape. made of starched
net This last is very small, just large
enough to fit. like an inverted water lily.
over the high pinned knot of hair and its
fulIness is gathered by a white satin rib
bon.
II john should suddenly prove the truth
of the saying that all flesh is grass. his
incOnsola bic relict must proclaim her loss
by very comforting cap of the most
coowebby white crepe lisse. folded in a
Marie Stuart shape. From this in the rear
should fall. to a little below the waist
line. pair Of ruffled muslin streamers or
a narrow veil of white net. edged with a
band of crepe Isle. Such a cap is a men,
orial to the lost one and is worn indoors
at all hours. and out of doors provided |
the widow desires.
Those versed in cap lore shake their
heads sympat thetically when a woman |
takes to a switch. A lovely muslin |
Scotch cap. that can be trimmed with |
crisp embroidered Swiss ruffles and fast
ened under the chin. that falling tresses |
or grizzling locks can be almost totally |
concealed. The switch has found larg. |
favor in feminine eyes, but she who takes
to this popular fashion must recollect that
the chief charm of a cap is in its flower
like freshness. A cap must appear TO
have drifted onto the head and rest there
by magic not placed by clumsy fingers |
and caught down with conspicuous pins |
A cap must also not glare with coIors l
and be worn at improper times and places. |
and many women who have adopted the |
good custom of covering their heads in |
doors resort to a little shop in New York
city to study cap lore. There they are
taught to trim and make caps and fur
thermore to iaunder them, with their
own fair hands. as our grandmothers
used to do.