The Jersey City news., 1901-09-25

htVrefS anu curling -4ults tkie,t II "oe'>.
seem as though the locks of the modern
woman should be beautiful. But the fact
remains that good hair IS the scarcest of
all feminine charms in this country, as all
hairdressers will testify.
This is probably the result of the IN
ferior preparations and. above ALL the oils
that were SO freely used years ago, when
frequent washing of the head was con-
sidered Injurious. Then, too, women piled
on chignons and wigs that did much to-
wards crushing the vitality out of the
scalp.
Prices for the work have gone down,
and many women have their hair sham
pooed and trimmed regularly while the
y scalp treatment or rubbing away Of the
dead hair is frequently resorted to by
hevery woman who has discovered in what
eal cleanliness consists Dandruff, that
Tliction of days gone by is almost un-
own to the present generation OF
althy people.
Ior the modern care of the hair the
bern woman who seeks to be beautiful
dozen brushes and combs, hard and
coarse and fine. The hair is brushed
h these every day and rubbed with the
hd while the scalp is massaged. one
the newest Of luxuriee for the hair is a
trfumed powder made in France, which
bmes In small boxes at high prices. 1t
must ,xactly match the hair in color.
Some w5men brush the hair in scented
waters, but nothing has been found which
is 80 delicate or which fingers so long as
the new Paris invention.
The Cuban women have a flower water
In which actual blossoms are distilled,
and in this they cleanse their hair. II IS
also used in the bath and is gradually
finding its way to our own perfumers.
In Cuba it may be bought for a song.
There are soaps for the hair in liquid
form and special sponges for the scalp.
The little velvet sponges for the eyes
are also a luxury. They come with bot
Ties of rosewater and other excellent
washes. and, used after day in the open
air or of hard travel, are deiieiousiy
soothing For the mouth and teeth wom-
en- must have many toilet articles Ihere
are pastes, washes, spools OF dental moss
and orris powder in tiny boxes, charcoal
tablets and creams for keeping the lips
s,naoth fresh and kissable The beauty
hooks give little face-to-face talks on the
subject of blackheads and candidly say
that no woman who uses soap and water
and a brush will be troubled with them.
Thev are simply accumulated dust, and
once the pores get the habit Of acquiring
these deposits they win keep on doing
So but proper face washing is all that
Is necessary for the determination OF the
little black pests. The camels hair
brushes are very businesslike; there are
different grades Of fineness, some being
smooth as velvet for very soft skins
Facial massage has flooded the market
with creams for use in rubbing Each
skin takes a different sort of cream;
what is suitable for an oily skin is bad
for dry complexion. There are benzoin
and rose water mixtures for application
after the massage and washes to take off
down that covers some cheeks. There are
freckle faders and mole removers and
dimple aceentuaters by the DOZENS
Perfumed baths, once luxury for an
empress, are now an everyday occurrence
and many women add a dash of violet
water to the tub or throw in one of the
1ozenges that melt in the water and send
forth delightful odor of these little
fiowers. The bath soaps as a rule are
not scented, the old CASTLE and olive
oil soap retaining their prestige. sponges,
desh brushes and rubber gloves are sold
bv the dozen. and there is a new toilet
powder that comes in a violet box with
a great powder puff to use after the bath.
The trig little tailor made jackets fash
ioned for morning and rainy day wear
have their tiny turnover collar and
revers that smack very much Of mannish-
ness.
There are coats, too, whose very design
seems to call for the tall military collar.
But for the more ceremonious wraps the
Medici collar holds sway. Its universal
becuiningness Is its chiefest charm. Then,
too. 1t is real protector against chilling,
wintry winds.
Best of all. 1t holds in place the now
popular boa which is part and parcel Of
all the up-to-dats toilettes. Boas Of os-
trich feathers and boas Of all the gatlzy
stuhs known are very much in evidence
now.
one notices that the Louis coats are to
be doomed this winter.
They are invariably close fitting in the
upper part. have iong-skirted basdues,
and their rolling collars and long haring
cuffs ere often of a contrasting shade Of
cloth, The tailors favor the Louis models
more in making their skirt and coat suits,
though there are good many of the
extra packets built on the approved
Louis lines.
The bolero is with us again, but 1t IS
quite evident that its popularity is now
on the decline The dressy velvet bolero
IS braided closely in black soutache braid
ana il affected generally by the young
woman in her teens or early twenties.
one of the new morning tailor gowns
has d delightful little hooded bolero that
is bound to find admirers II y built Of