The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-12-07
DONALDsONyIILE LA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER I 1907
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Christmas Display in the windows-Haek.
neyed Attractions at the Tulane-Fash-
ions in Hair. Wells and Dress.
stsfF corresnondence of The Chief.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 4, l9O1.
The Christmas stir has begun in
real earnest, and as that feast of gift
giving and good cheer approaches,
the holiday shoppers begin to throng
the streets and stores and business is
kept humming at a merry rate.
Holmes Christmas window is really a
delight to the eye, and grown-up ard
youngster alike are attracted by its
inviting assortment of toys and gifts
displayed amid an environment ofcot-
ton snow and tinsel ice. All the stores
are beginning to blossom out gatfy
under the deft hands of the decorators,
and every one presents most engag-
ing picture in holiday attire.
It is distinctly disappointing to To-
cal theatre goers to know that the bill
at the Tulane for Christmas week will
be "The Prince of Pilsen." While
this little opera easily ranks among
the most charming and original of
present, day musical comedies, it has
been produced here for SO many sue
cessiye seasons since its first introduce
tion to the public that it has decidedly
begun to pail and has lost much OF the
charm and freshness which character
ICED it in the beginning. The Tulane
management, however, never fails to
put in an old and hackneyed play for
Christmas week, knowing that no mat
ter what the bill happens to be, the
house would beaflled. Thank good
ness, the offering at the Shubert will
be worth while, as Blanche Bates has
been booked to appear in "The Girl
OF the Golden West
"Where are the locks of yester-
year?n It is more than possible that
nine out of every ten women would
like to know just WHERE, indeed, as
locks like our grandmothers used to
have seemed to have passed with them
into dim obscurity. Beautiful suits OF
hair apparently obtain today in fic-
tion alone, and as Fashion DEGREES
that the head must be most elabor ately
coiffured, false hair merchants are
reaping a harvest. know one girl
whose hair is always done exquisitely,
browning her head in wealth oi
putfs and coils that are beautiful
to behold and TO the inexperienced
eye might indicate the possession o1
an abundance of natural tresses; YET
the maiden in question frankly con
fesses to the employment OF two braids
two traits" and nine false putfs in the
construction Of her wonderful coiffure
| Dismantled and unbound, her haii
reaches only bit below her shoulders
and is really distressingly thin. Some
| of the new ways of dressing the hail
are lovely, and not only require lo
| of false 'sfronts'' and such, but plenty
OF patience and a decided knack q:
we'll. The row of pnffs worn at the
back of the head just below the sur
mounting coil look graceful and pretty
under the wide, curved brims OF th'
new hats, and indeed, are almos
a necessary adjunct as a space fillel
since maline, which formerly serveC
this purpose, has been abandoned
For evening wear the pufs are ar
ranged in 3 semicircle effect across
the front pompadour, while the hal
back and front and to the sides i
elaborately waved and rolled.
The difficulty OF having the net fac
veil fit closely over the face with th
present-day hat of huge proportion
has been overcome by the use of th
| long bar veil pin. The veil is ar
ranged around the rim of the hat i
the usual way, then the two sides ar
drawn snugly together at the back c
the head and secured with the veil pir
The newest veil is two yards wide an
perfectly square. It envelops th
entire hat, the four ends being fastene
with pin at the back.
Dame Fashion has set the seal OF al
proval upon messaline and libert
eauze as materials for evening gown,
One-piece dresses made up in the pale
shades and trimmed with the new al
overs and insertions picked out
gold thread or a color to harmonic
with the gown, are extremely chic an
effective. No dressy dress is compile
without ''frogs, tassels or ornamen
of like description. Evening wraps al
exceptionally handsome this seasol
and range all the way from simp
circular capes to elaborate and muc
braided broadcloth coats.
The active social season is upe
us and invitations for few of Il
earlier carnival balls have alrea(
been issued. E. B.
Difficult.
. a teacher il q certain eastern scho