The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-08
A Few Remarks About Making
the Hair Curl.
Not Necessary to Use Fluids or
" Papers"
THE PAQUIN SKIRT.
It Is the Latest Thing in New
York.
New Things in Coats Seen in
Topeka.

1T is my theory that any ones hair
will curl" The speaker was young
Topeka matron whose lovely curling
brown hair is the envy of every woman
not similarly blessed. Her hearers star
ed at her in amazement well. if you'll
tell me what to do to make my hair curl
naturally III do it if it kills me. SAID
one of them.
NO reason why it should kill you"
said the woman with the theory Gut
my hair was as straight as yours orlgl-
nally l never use curling tongs nor
curling fluids nor papers nor kids eth
er. Don't you know how when you
shampoo your hair. even If its very
straight it hangs in waves? Wen IN
stead of combing or rubbing those ring
let's straight l let them dry curly. Every
time my hair is washed 1 press it into
waves with my fingers and comb,
fasten il with side combs and let the
waves dry in BY the time it is dry it
is as curly as if l had used heated
tongs and the curls don't come out in
the moisture either. At first it is adj
visable to wet the hair and curl 1t e.
cry day but after a while at shampoo
ing time is often enough. If there is the
least natural curl to your hair you
should treat it in this way and not
straighten as well as deaden it with hot
irons"
Every line on fashions from New
York mentions the new PaGuin skirt
which shows moderate fullness and
plaits all around the hips and says 1t
is the latest thing but adds that it has
not yet been taken up to any great ex-
tent The fashionable importers are ex-
hibting it but smartly gowned women
continue to appear in skirts that fit
their figures closely from the waist to
below the knees, even though it is tuck
ed and plated The yoke skirt is one
of the most popular models the yoke
fitting the hips as closely and carefully
as possible but fashions are varied
enough to suit any fancy and the oc
Gordon plated skirt has blOssomed out
again recently to add another mode to
the list of possibilities in fashionable
wardrobes. This style Is not confined to
the very thin, light fabrics, either. since
street gowns of walking length are
made in this way of any fancy or plain
wool material. The skirt is cut circular
and then plaited.a hem finishing the bot
tom. 1t is hung over a drop skirt.
Shirrings. tuckings and cordings are
seen on all the thin fabrics but an aC-
Gordon plated skirt in clumsy wool is
a, novelty indeed. In strong contrast to
this is the gored skirt in seven, nine or
eleven cores with close fitting habit
back. The seven gore skirt with one or
tpvOs DlaitS added at each seam below
the knee in a graduated line shorter in
front than in the back is a good model
for plain heavy material. Some little
oFnamentation at the head of these
plaits IS necessary and it may be
diamond SHAPED stitched piece of the
material, or three short straps of vary
ing widths fastened at either end with
cloth covered buttons.
Skirts are surely growing shorter The
skirt which rests about two inches on
the ground all around is the popular
length for dressier street wear and the
palmer ones clear the ground.
One of the prettiest of the young
saleswomen employed in a Kansas ave
nue. shop, girl of a striking Oriental
type, is wearing this fall a very becom-
ing hat. the work of her own deft
fingers. 1t is one of those tucked taffeta
affairs in black and the entire price of
the hat. she assures her frinds was
only a few pennies She accounts for
the Responsiveness by explaining that
the trimming was all left over from
former seasons and thar the material
of the hat was an old silk umbrella COW
er which she rescued from the rag bag
and utilized so that her only outlay on
her fall street hat was for the wire of
which she made the frame. Talk about
Inventive geniusi The resources of the
girl who dresses on nothing a year,
are positively marvellous.
There are some swagger new winter
coats being shown in the Kansas ave-
nue. shops just now. The most popular
style is of course the Monte Carlo and