Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
Proper Couture With Easter Hats.

For the first time since the early Victor
ian era Of fashions. the couture or chignon
and not the Easter hat Is the absorbing
question of the moment. You may touch
the top notch OF prices in millinery, and yet,
neglecttng to pay your devotions to the
hair dressers altar. be hopelessly out OF
style. In fact, It is the hair dresser and
not the milliner who will set the seal Of sue
cess on your Easter get-up.
For more than half century women
have been permitted to dress their hair in
a manner which, despite many extremes OF
bangs and pompadour, has still suggested
naturalness. Today the end and aim OF the
hair dresser seems to be the suggestion OF
wig, and It matters little whether the effect
is accomplished by a womau's own hair or
the multiplicity OF hiTsute devices which
nimble- fingered hair workers now evolve.
And mark you, the smartest woman has
these evolved from her own combings and
not from the hair supply Of the shop. No
combings are too small to command the
attention OF the modern maker OF trans
formations, curls fringes. bangs, etc.
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Pre-supposing that you have just ordered
from your mlliner one OF those chic and in
describably trying chapeaux that resemble
a lid ten inches in diameter or less. tip
tilted on the left side with feathers and
flowers. make your very next duty visit
TO an expert coiffeur. Above all things do
not let your husband or your sweetheart
catch glimpse OF you In the new creation
until the dspper Frenchman in your favor
tie hair-dressing ests blishment has used his
skill in the becoming arrangement of your
coiffure The average man Is strongly pref
udiced against the new hat. and you should
only let him see you wearing It when you
are at your best.
Therefore, tuck the hat back IN the band
box soon as II arrives, and HE you 10
the aforementioned builder of coiffures. III
your hair has been shampooed and Is full
of electricity and disporting ends. his
first act will be to oil It with a preparation
whose secret Is his own. This will smooth
down the Objectionable ends and give the
entire head OF hair packed appearance
that reminds you Of the locks In bronze
work D
Now the greatest part of your hair is
drawn forward or away from the center Of
the scalp in thick fringe back and front
and sides, and the mere whisp left at the
crown of the head is knotted or twisted
into a little mat. Then with infinite care
the fringe Is MARCHED If you have a SINAI
amount OF hair, the coiffeur fastens on the
crown of your head wire cushion and
this. By the way. is wonderfully light ana
y
coarse hair or hair cloth once used for this
purpose. 1,
Over this cushion is drawn the whisp OF
hair left on the crown. after which Il is
padded with the ends of the fringe rolled
and fastened with innumerable invisible
hat pins. Very few large hair pins are en-
ployed, and the marcel at the back Is pro-,
nounced. but not baggy. 1t is allowed to-
drop enough 10 give the chignon effect, yet
not fall on the neck and give an untidyl
look.
Now IL you are fortunate enough to pos
sess a handsome switch made from your.
own combings, this is braided in four
streams instead OF three. and Is Laid around
the cushion standing up like coronet. the
higher the better. II you are dressing for
| the street no ornaments are used save jew
eled combs. If for the evening, the ostrich
feather or sparkling aigrette is employed
And lastly the entire coiffure is touched
up with brillantine and is ready for the
| dinky little hat, for which II has been espe-
cially built and which will now find favor
| in the eyes of any man not wise TO HAIR
dressers' wiles