The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
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tistic way. Thank Dame Fashion that,
since such has been her iccrae, she mas
provided an abundan e of material with
which 10 do the work.
The most stately couture of oil Is tile
queens couture. This consists of n high
coll around which Is cllspc1 the big III.
cnlar pin This passes around tho coil
and holds 1t firm; ,mge cross Pin Is
stabbed through the hoie5 in the circular
pin, thus supporting th1 entire u'uct"rc.
AZ the front Of the qIai1's couture here
Is small alerette with tiny silver leaves
rising among the feaCh ~ waite thlDSs
For drcssy OCCASION one Of dignity Ike
2 charity ball. or eotninl wedding. th's
Is to he highly recommended, or for tho
opera or any such occlssIn.
~
neat little couture, most becoming
and chic one, is the Alsatian bow. 1t con,
sists of two loops of black velvet caught in
the middle through two round buckles
These may be of silver or they may show
tiny turquoise or garnets, according 60 the
style of the wearer, gnrnets being for the
brunette. turquoise for the blonde.
To make the Alsatian bow a little stiffen
ing Is required inside the velvet, II thin
wires can be used. The loops must stand
out well. The bow receives additional chic
II It be planted directly in front of the
coll instead Of back or Mt one side, as II
glEes a certain demure expression which Is
very attractive. IL should be worn only
by those with rather sweet features, as
il Is too severe for the girl with uncertain
features and the hardness that generally
goes with irregularity of mouth and nose.
The hair with the Alsatian should he
| pulled at the sides, and It Is far more he.
coming II 1t be puffed until 1t is ut least
the width of the how. This makes The
head q much prettler shape and Is move he.
coming than though the hair were dressed
narrow on the sides. Ths side puff Is
! easily managed, merely by waving the hair
and then Pulling It out with the fingers.
| Very few hair pnds, or, as our grand
mothers called them, rats" are now
worn. Only women with very thin hair
need resort to them. The majority can de
! pend upon the waving process and the
! lightncss Of the hair TO lift II from the
| head, Women who have been In poor
health and from whose constitution all the
natural sickness seems to have departed
better use stlffener underneath the waves
| hut the healthy young person will lnd
more success In the big, soft, loose puA
~
| The rose colffure Is Mt the moment the
most popular of all. being so immensely
becoming. 1t is built In various ways, brt
the most successful is found In the high,
round, soft top coil shaped like big
semlclrcle. A Gotham hairdresser builds
this coll SO that 1t looks exactly like the
half of an orange, slightly exaggerated
1 For the decoration of this coil roses are
made out Of ribbon. Ribbon of satin or of
velvet, of liberty or OF panne can be taken
and Topped and arranged so that II closely
resembles rose. Fashion, upon this
point, Is not arbitrary and allows the
widest latitude on the matter of re,
semblancc. If the center consist of small
slightly twisted ribbon and the outside OF
loose loops the result win be ''rose"
In the affair of color, TOO, Dame Fas- ON
is lenient Black aud white are used about
equally and blue Is prime favorlte,
though for evening II is never as pretty
ms pink. Pink Is the evening color par ex.
ccllenee and YOU can not do better than
select 1t in the pale shades II 1t Is at all
becoming. Blue, while universally becom-
welded
One rose may be used or two. II two
are employed they are caught together
with a strap of ribbon and are set one al
each side Of the coil the ribbon acting as
q bandeau In between.