Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-08-19
ABOUT EMBARRASSING.
Nothing About the Toilette Is Of More
Importance Than the Way
hair Is Worn.

II your hairdressing is correct and
appropriate, your gloves may be badly
worn. your shoes may be rusty. vow
1odiste may have failed you. and s-fa
you viii present the appearance Of
tastefulIy dressed woman. writes
contributes TO the Boston Globe.
The reverse of this is plain. A large
square face may have TIE hair dressec
IN the crown of the head. provided the
lace is not too long & should be
well pulled out at the sides A round
short face must have the hair dressed
high, and an a5normally fat. broad
face should have the haif dressed as
high as possible and only slightly
pulled ct the sides.
The woman who is seeking for the
proper and effective way oe dressing
her hair should make Elany expert
ments. II is not until she has tried
carefully the different modes that she
VIII be able 20 pick the one which is
becoming. No matter what the shape
OF her face may be. there is one mode
which VIII suit il best. and TO that
mode she should cling having
found it.
For the plain girl. the question Of
hairdressing is of the utmost impor-
lance. II her hair is not becomingIy
dressed it viii not matter how becom-
ingly she herself may be attired. Elk
| peuditure of time and money on dress
viii be thrown away unless IL be ac-
companied with painstasing and taste
ful hairdrossing. The plain girl who
wants 10 make the most Of her attrac-
tons. must be absolute in her indie
Dendence Of fashions. SO far as her
couture is concerned she must be alb
solutely her own mistress Unless she
IS sure in her own mind that the pre-
vailing style viii suit her best. she
must discard il and pay no attention
TO the mode set by fashion.
When. as is frequently the case. the
made has been designed 20 set of
the attractions Of some great beauty.
the plain girl must fan back on one Of
the picturesque styles which have
passed. or she must be brave enough
70 take the prevailing style and adapt
IL 20 her own needs.
That all women who wish 90 De con
| sidered good drcssers must be neat
goes without saying The plain girl
especially must be neat A wisp Of
hair out Of place. which may only en-.
hance the beauty N a pretty girl. be-
cones Unudiness when seen on a
plain one
AS with the plain girl so with the
stout woman. She must look with a
careful eye 90 her hairdressing. The
mode she viii choose for her couture
depends somewhat on what is. or
what Is not fashion. bur that cannot
not be allowed 90 dictate. The fash
must be modified 10 suit II il does not.
She should dress her tresses so as 20
increase her apparent height
! Breadth should not be aimed at IN
less the face is, as sometimes happens
with stout women. extremely long and
narrow, With a forehead OF great
height but exceeding narrowness.
Taking the opposite type. the thin
girl finds herself Obliged 20 pay at
tention az once 90 her type OF face
and 10 her height. When the thin girl
has a round face. as sometimes hap
pens, the hair should Dee dressed high.
With thin face a broad dressing is
the most becoming.
The French say: III YOU are well
gloved. well shod and your hair nicely
arranged. YOU are we'll dressed. The
English-speaking experts leave out the
first two requirements The hair
dressing puts the gloves. the shoes
and the dress into insignincance.
Some Hair Hints.-When curling
the hair. II il is damped with a little
water in which small piece OF borax
has been dissolved IL viii retain its
curl much longer.
To arrange the hair fluffy and yet
securely is the despair OF the amateur
A woman who knows" says an in
fallible way OF keeping the hair in
position is this: Take a small strand
at the middle Of the crown, a tribe
higher or lower. according TO the style
required. Twist this closely and
make IL secure with hairpins; Their
brush and arrange the hair over thi.
little knot 4 strand OF perhaps two
fingers thickness should be used. L
furnishes a solid something upon which
10 fasten the loose. wavy superstruc
ture and make IL secure.
After hairbrushes have been washed
II the backs are damp rub with a lit
tie salad oil They will then keeI
their polish and look equal TO new.
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