Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-04
MEGLoMANIA THE FASHION.
BIowsing mud FIumng and Ponipn-
Jourinu the Hair.

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NEW YORK, June 2.-Meglomania is the
a%fniction Of all well-dressed women at pres
Ont, and this abnormal development of head
ia brought about by a system Of blowsing
and putting and stufing and pompadouring,
the like Of which has not been seen since
the days Of George III.
Unfortunately, the prevailing coiifure Is
very difficult to build gracefully and stately
without the aid of a skillful maid or a hair
dresser's art, and too sadly often Is the nat
of the times popped upon an elaboration OF
silky locks that more nearly a
last years crows nest than a sweet
woman's head. The end and aim of all eff
fort In hair arrangement is to have the
hugest frowning ~frontlet of a pompadour
possible, and a deliberate balloon-like effect
behind. A series of combs and a system OF
rats are the necessary apparatus for the
erection OF such studied artifciality, and
few women bother any longer to wave and
curl. The pompadour is best when 1t rolls
back quito smoothly, but the back hair Is
occasionally crimped a little and then what
ia left of hair ends for coiling is drawn
IN into a small roll or close psyche knot on
the crown
No Doubt of Its B~ccomingness.
Untidy, as ninety nine out of a hundred
of these puffy heads are, the effect OF loose
b~illowing hair about the face is almost sure
TO be becoming. Then both blouse and
pompadour rolls are used as pin-cushions
in a small way for more or less ornamented
hair brooches. These brooches were first
used in Paris two years ago, and at that
time women drew back their wells and with
little jeweled pins fastened the ends in a
small rosette bow to the back hair. Now,
however, that jewel bordered combs are
waning to disappearance, we have taken
lIalI,, onH rtttn rniVnrGnllV IN tho hair
brooch.
During the day when shopping and call
ing, a little wreath of gold set with colored
stones, the whole affair no bigger than q
25-cent piece, Is considered sufficient, but at
night, really splendid ornaments glitter and
CLEAN in the fluffy globe Of back hair.
Perhaps the ]prettiest and most popular
form of hair clasp is a very long, very
slender crescent of pearls; another new de-
sign Is a long archer's bow of fine fllagree
gold, strung with a gold thread, on which
a few small pearls or brilliants are gath
cred. An extensive arrow with barb and
feather of jewels is ailother novel pattern,
and not content with adjoining the rear OF
their heads, the women who reign at the
top OF the fashion have adopted the unique
fancy for fastening flowers or jewels or
both, simultaneously in their rolling POM
DdNuuIS' i nlo 10 a. GIN VI -hdi iS nm
toinette's court, and seems fairly to demand
the addltictl of patches and powder.
Hack and White FrocI<s.
White Swiss muslin, trimmed with black
lace or delicate black point esprit, gives al
all the first summer festivities abundant
proof of it's great and growing popularity,
A moro frostily delicate and more sug-
gcstively cool combination it is quite i'm
possible to devise, and all the gay, fash
ionable matrons have claimed it in prefer
ence to the colors and bright ribbons of the
younger generation. At the garden parties
and early lunchcons, for driving and after
noon calls, there are literally hundreds OF
these Swiss and black net dresses in evil
dence. They are hung over black, or white
or violet under-dresses, worn with black
grenadine ribbon touches and hats OF grey
tulle dotted in black and ornamented with
long plumes OF dotted tulle, the bones OF
centers of which are fine lines of sparkling
black spangles.
Originally this combination was designed
as second mourning by a Partisan modiste
for the princess of Wales, who has not yet