The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-25

wisps of hair escaping, and no symm etry
whatever was shown in arranging the back
| twist, which in some cases looked as II It
were just about to tumble down. could
see, too, that very little care was taken
TO- keep the hair clean ana IN COCO 1ht f6at
| called my husbands attention to 1t. lie
is a hairdresser, too.
Il find that the most fashionable Aneri-
cans take good deal Of pains with their
dressers, but the middle class woman here,
even though she has plenty OF money, is,
an rule, surprisingly Indifferent as to how
her hair looks. She will wear 1t In the
same old w6y for years at stretch, and
neglect it shametully all the time
Another hairdresser, who comes from
Vienna, went step further by declaring
that she could almost tell the social status
OF New York woman by looking at her
couture.
The most marked features Of this seasons
most taking couture are an elongated
back and q moderately high front arranged
in pompadour effeot-a soft, wavy, curly,
altogether charming pompadour effect, not
the least bit like the familiar stiftiy
rolled back affair 80 popular few months
outline, 1t droops more over one part OF the
forehead than another, and the hair must
not be stiff and straight nor must 1t be
frizzy
One variety has the. effect Of being parted
toward the side, another has two partings,
and third style has no parting at all. In
some cases the pompadour Ia fiuted to look
like a succession Of soft pufis. Again 1t Is
made to resemble loose curls laid side by SIDE
or arranged in big, loose waves which cross
1t from side to side or from front to back,
according to individual preference. One
very stylish pompadour almost surrounds
the face-that is, it droops low on the side
and stands out on either side or the ear
quite as much as it does above the forehead,
or even more. It also droops far over the
temples and discourages a broad expanse
of forehead.
For the time being, il a woman Is I'M
fortunate enough to have high, square
brow, she must conceal the fact. II hair
does not grow low on her temples, II must
be made to appear to grow there. For
that reason the most be witching OF the
pompadours-andt they are all bewitching-
are pinned on, really and truly made Of
false hair and pinned securely In place.
There was a time when to wear a false
front was to confess ones self almost bald.
1t is not so now. The fairest and youngest
women are taking eagerly to false POM
padours-women with an average quantity
of very pretty hair, which, however, does
not grow around the face III the newest
fashion required.
To make the false pompadour look ex
aotly like the real thing there is an artful
blending of the wearer's own hair with it
after it il pinned on. Sometimes few
locks are dragged forward to mingle with
the edge of the pompadour, or they are
topped up over the edge to form little
puff or puffs on top. Worn as 1t is above
plenty OF natural hair, the artificial pom
padour has this advantage 1t needs no
rat" to hold it up, to distend it, and conse-
uuently it is more becoming than the padded
sort.
None but a hairdresser can teach the art
of dressing the new style pompad our,
whether it be natural or false, after the
highly orna mental fashion shown in the
models. which include no end Of twists and
turns. of waves and soft curl rolls And
cream sodas must be sacrificed to gain this
knowledge it is well worth while
by their pompadour ye shall know them,
says the astute hairdresser,
As to the back hair unquestionably
the smartest designs are worn low on, the
all women wear their hair low with good
efrect?" a specialist answered:
with the present style Of dressing the
front hair say yes Almost any woman
looks well with an elongated couture,
provided it is wide enough or narrow enough,
as the case may be, to suit her style This
point she and a good hairdresser can easily
determine.
in the most artistic coiffures there is no
break between the front and back Bow
knots OF hair, punS ana SOU CWlStS III lnto
each other from the forehead to the nape
of the neck, and the very prettiest and
most effective arrangements are made with
false hair With few exceptions, we use
one thick switch anyway.
For the moment braids are practically
out of fashion. ! have a few elderly GUS
toners who prefer hack couture OF COM
pact braids arranged lengthwise. but more
Youthful women choose invariably the
softer, m ore fluffy styles,
One effective feature of the newer coifures
is the extravagant use Of tortoise shell
loop pins ornaments which have a single
stout shank and terminate in thick round
oval shaped loop one, one and half or.
two inches in diameter. These are Struggled
in between puffs and loops and used TO hold
in place artificial pompadours. When these
loops or rings are Of genuine shell, the
effect is exceedingly good on either light
or dark hair. At any rate they and shell
ornaments more elaborate in design have
almost taken the place OF the rhinestone
combs and pins so much used last winter.
For evening wear, it is learned, jewelled
ornaments will have the lead, whether they
are imitation or real, for the very good
reason that the couture il now too elabo-
rate to stand much dressing up with flowers
or feathers.