The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24

New York, February 90. The advent Of
Lent has by no means put quietus upon
the fashionable world. Each season has its
enjoyment and Lent is no exception
Church work and church Attendance crowd
ont, for the most part, the large and fash
lonahlc balls. but the little informal dance
still continues and the dinner, with covers
carefully limited to twelve are In order
In some ways Lent Is liyclier than the
other seasons. With the Immensely heavy
and formal functions out Of the way one
can euioy ones own little world In man
Der and to an extent Impossible when the
great affairs of the early winter are on.
The little charity dapce-by no means a
ball-is one of the occasions of Lent The
number Is limited and the affair is wholly
by gubscrlption. Il is Cinderella bail
While there is not so much attention paid
10 the costumes that are worn during this
season Of self-abnegation' much care u
given the couture for in many cases the
elegance of the toilet depends wholly upon
It. The gown may he simpl" uttle ait
one-color thing, hut TO the dressing OF the
hair one looks for the touch Of beauty.
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The dinners of Lent follow Lenten lee
ture, or are to be followed by n charity
muscale-another subscription afair--and
though one may be decollete. one must not
couture depends the style Of the wearer.
The woman who dares Ia these days. no
mater What the excellence Of her character,
TO wear her hair uncurled, plainly pulled or
'swiped back from her forehead, Is one
'Uf two things, either she Is very daring or
She is raying beauty woman so hand
some that she needs no aid to her good
looks. With the ordinary run of woman
kind the hair Is frame. surrounding the
face and setting 1t on and making pic
ture of 1t.
The English coIffure builders iusist that
" the hair be abundant and well dressed
II needs no other ornament than It's own
gloss An adjournment Of any kind, tiara,
an aigretie, flower, q pompom, anything
even though II be only bow Of rihhon,
detracts from the natural gracr-@ nd beauty
of the contour OF the head.
The French, on the other hand, are Just
as positive that the hair should be deco
sessions and demonstrate TO how great au
extent art assists nature. Why, then,
should the hair be left plainf they ask.
French hair dressers have Il reputation
of their own for chic. They can take q
head not very beautiful and make Il shape
~. They can handle bunch OF dull, luster
forth shining and lovely; They have th'
art of waving and coillng down TO I
science and they know, almost by intut
ton, what style OF coiffure best suits eact
Individual head. The English, on the othe
hand. are little more conservative II
the treatment of the hair and hesitate Il
take advantage OF the uttle arts tnat ar,
the pride OF the French. The Lnngtry kno
Is the best example of English coiffur,
building.
SO much depends upon the hair before 4
reaches the stage at which II Is ready To-
decoration that talk, even though II he
fashion talk, is not properly started unless
II begins at the beginning.
looking at the completed coifrurcs al
they are done up this winter 1t is safe I,
say that unless you treat the hair correct
" from the start, your work Will not be
success Tho shampoo and the drying, th,
pertaining and the brushing 20 wlthou
the hair dresser. Dame Fashion steps Ii
Just when the hair has been parted or tin
front and thrown forward and the nlmbi
tongs begin their work.
DAME Fashions first voiced sentiment |
that waves this year shall he very loose
This means large. The little tight close
ali compact wave Is out of style and ~
this most successfully the hair must b
long II Is not even necessary that the ne
tie forehead fringe be cut in front. Mos
women. however, have this fringe an
therefore It has TO be dealt with.
Fashion says that the fringe may b
curled upon the ends, but not all the wa
TO the roots OF the hair In other words
Il must not crinkle, as too many fringes dc
Let the ends be turned under and the
lightly lifted with the comb but do nor al
tempt the lRnt curl. " the hair he lone
so much the better. for then there IS n
fringe with which to he bothered whe
the hair has been curled In big, loose wave
Their comes the coil, aud fashion SAYS
must be pitched well forward.
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To see some OF the new coils you woul
think that the owners were trying to I'M
tate the styles that are in vogue In IN bet
where the women knot thelr hair upor
their foreheads and allow Il 70 hang ore
the face. Some Of them are twisted 10
tight knot and pulled way front Ike IN
new style toques with their noddlng fore
head how or the front.heayy rose,
j L IL prettier far 10 choose a medium nm.
to locate the knot just back Of She plae
where the pompadour used to CONF. -
deed. where 1t cscnes BOW, for 1t Is %
entirely gone out
The different styles OF EMBARRASSING ar
eeen In the manner In which this Coli I
trimmed. You can nor stick tribe OF
something In the hair AMI think you hay'
II fully dressed any moe. The coll mus
Be- acfunily trimmed and trimmed in an ar