Evening star., 1904-02-27
THE QUEST OFIBEAUlii'
Suitable Decoration When the
Hair is Coiled Low.
WEARERS OF THE ROSE
TASTE AND BECoMINGNEss
SHOULD BE THOUGHT OUT.
Rosettes of Tulle or Chiffon May Be
Worn Either at the Left or
Right Of the Head.
WEARERs OF THE ROSE

Written for The Evening Star by Katherine Morton.
so long as woman clings to the rose or
the bow in her hair she has not lost her
sense of poetry. and so long as a woman
keeps her sense of poetry. just so long does
she hold man in the hollow of her hand
1t was gentleman of the old school who
said this He understands the fair sex from
to u. He began his study Of women in
the days when they wore hoopskirts, and he
has pursued his studies along the line of
years reaching to tailored cheviots.
1.-The laws have not changed he says to-
day. "A rose in the hair means now what
it meant fifty years ago-and will mean
fifty years hence"
A sense of poetry is a sense of beauty.
There is nthing In woman which has
more attraction for the other sex than this.
1t is so closely akin to beauty itself that
it is often mistaken for the much desired
gift. Few of the worlds greatest actresses
have regular features but they have
sense of beauty which prompts them to
graceful motions, artistic dressing and the
fascinating daintiness which is so potent
charm. Little touches OF coquetry in wo-
mans dress more dangerous to man
than a fiawlesS Grecian nose; and the old
gentleman was right in claiming what he
did for rose or a bow in the hair.
For several years we have been studying
by no means obsolete. and its aigrette and
rosette trimmings are still in favor. But
with the new year the low coil has a re-
newed popularity, especially with the
younger set" To enhance its loveliness all
sorts of novel ornaments must be devised.
The arrangement of these must depend
upon your own individuality. Study the
form of your head and neck and find where
the ornament is most needed.
For head inclined to b. fiat at the crown,
the ornament should be placed at the top
of the COIL thus filling out where there is
a tendency to fiatness Simplest of all is a
bow of crisp satin ribbon. The ribbon may
be much as three or four inches wide.
Tie it through the hair For street wear
fashion prescribes black bows, but all the
light and dainty colors may be worn in the
evening. The ends should be clipped in one
diagonal line.
A Pretty Arrangement.
If the hair is worn in long coil, a
dressy arrangement of ribbon is made in
this way. Take ribbon an inch and a half
wide. Pass it under the hair at the base
of the coil. Bring the ends up over the
coil, cross them, and pass them under
again at the top of the coil. This makes
long letter X of ribbon upon the hair.
The ends, which should be long are tied
in falling bow at the crown.
Another adornment for the long coli is
made by twisting a ribbon in such a way
that it winds about the hair from end
to end of the coil. 1t is fastened under
meath at the bottom with a lace hairpin
by a bow.
Velvet ribbon as well as satin is now
fashionable. Black hair is shown to ad-
vantage by these ribbon decorations in
scarlet velvet, turquoise blue satin white
satin or burnt orange velvet with hair
which has any CLINT of gold use lavender
VelVet, moss green velvet or baby-blue
satin ribbon. Red hair is most beautiful
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velvet ribbon. Pink is effective against
brown hair.
Combs of shell. gold silver and ivory
are worn IN every conceivable shape and
SIZE. worn at the top of the low knot
they are becoming to every one unless
the crown of the head is exceptionaJIv
full. Even so, the~hair can be raised or
lowered SO as to bring the comb at a be-
coming position.
For Yellow or Black Locks.
Let only the golden haired or black-bair-
ed girl risk the gold and ivory combs: and
the silver one is for the brunette alone. No
shade OF hair was ever born or invented
"hlch could not wear tortoise she'll Its
.lI IlLlIs ana hghts are universally becoming.
Ihose combs are all expensive for onlv the
genuine materials or the best jmitations
are worth buying. The handsomest ones arc
JeWeled, which frings them to a fabulous
price. But plain shell comb, uncarved
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In selecting any comb be careful to choose
one with long teeth curved SO that tbe
comb feels firm in the hair Tt is both
dangerous to the comb and embarrassing to
the wearer to have 1T fall
If you are within reach of anv Chinese
importer, he is the best one to furnish Won
an ivory comb. The Chinese have heen
quick to learn our desires and they have
adapted their handiwork accordingly some
of their shops display combs carved In ex-
quiste designs.
Plain and Decorated.
The shell combs, most popular of all, are
shown with plain tops and also with all
sorts of decorations. Bands of plain and
fligree silver and gold; carving settings of
various stones, all appear in the new de-
signs. Amethysts are in great demand Just
now, not only for the February girl whose
birthstone the amethyst is, but for every
one. Turquo1ses are shown in good relief
against the dark tint of the she'll Rhine
stones are giving way to pearls.
The rosette of ribbon, chiffon or NOUS
seline de sole is soft and dainty for evening