The Washington times., 1906-02-17

French women pay tremendous
amount OF attention to their hair, which
they usually have in abundance They
don't give il many shampOos. but they
treat it with pomades. oils. tonics and
massage. and, with the exception of the
hot iron. which they insist upon using
TO produce Marcelle waves, they do
nothing to injure their luxuriant locks
Women of the poorer classes seldom
wear hats. but their hair is always beau
tifully and becOmingly dressed EXquis-
fte neatness is characteristic of French
hair dressing. II would be safe to say
that Sara Bernhardt has the only fTowsy
head in Paris.
Sara's hair is impossible. It is made
up of short ends and it is coarse in tex
turc and wild in appearance. Fifteen
years ago il was black, ten years ago
il was red. and today 1t is straw color.
To tell how she wears il would tax the
ingenuity Of the greatest coiffeur ever
known.
one IS simply aware of mass of friz-
zed color above and around small.
thin pale face. Sara's head is mentioned
in this instance as the great exception
that proves the rule OF neatness ana
order in tresses followed by her coun-
trywOmen.
English CoifuTes.
of English hair dressing, as of English
hats, the less said the better. The two
types of coi1ures are like their two types
of hats-severe, stiff and uncomprOmis-
ing and droOpy. esthetic and untidy In
nothing does the English woman prac-
tice immoderation as in her hair and her
hats. There is no happy medium in the
style of either.
This winter there are more elaborate
STYLES of wearing the hair (that have
been adopted as well as suggested than
for many years past. The soft and low
pompadour is in favor and the back hair
is worn low or high for day and evening.
The old fashion wSs to wear the halr
low IN the daytime and high at night.
but hair dressing depends much upon hats
now, and the tiptilted hat that BIDS talr
TO stay in fashion for some time to come
has necessitated the addition OF puIs
and cUTls to supplement the hlgh Dan
deaux.
In some cases the woman who wears
picture hats has part of her halr dress
ing done after her hat is on. Curis are
pinned on and long strands of the pom
padour are left loose and pinned up un-
der the hat brim TO get exactly the rlsht
effect on the brow.
The Coronet Braid.
The coronet braid has several versions.
TFA Dutch way is very Charming above
the right face The hair is parted and
drawn back softly from the brow with
out any fullness at the sides. Then the.
braid. which should be very thick. is ar
ranged around the crown Of the head.
not laid fat, but standing UP like cor
cnet.
Another version is the Greek statue
effect The braid twisted around the
head from nape to crown and drawn
close TO the forehead. This is pretty on
a well-shaped head. and If the wearer
be young and haze good features.
The third way IS to dress the hair in
the usual mode of the day with 4 low
pompadouT and with the back hair
drawn up 10 the top of the head. The
braid then forms a half coronet which
shows from the front only and is either
laid fat or Is made to stand up with the
aid of a little puff or some fancy pins.
II one has enough hair to make the
braid and switch has to he used-and
this is the great disadvantage Il the
cOronet styIe-one's own hair may be
laid in little coil inside of the coronst
or it may be braided in with the switch.
Parted hair is in favor, as it is so be
coming to the American type of face.
but ii is very bad for the hair, making
II thin on top. When the hair is worn