Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-18

\ From the Kaf
Are we going to look like Indians in
war dance costume before the winter
ends? Barbaric splendor is the orily
manner in which the present ball and
opera costumes may be described. Too
bad the invention of spangles came so
late, for Poor Lo" no longer finds oc-
casion for his most splendid parapher-
MALTA. But the modern woman's glad
rags put the gorgeousness of the In
dian to shame. Especially I'm her head
decorations does she seem to have
reached the very limit of elaboration
No Indian chief who ever wore a
tiara" of tail feathers ever looked
more bristling than she.
The woman of medium height Is the
only one who safely wears the up-to-
date elaborate coiffure. The tall woman
who wears her hair and head orna-
ments so high causes observers TO Won
der how she escapes chandeliers and
door facings. a little woman looks as
IL she were carrying more than her
share of this worlds burdens when she
appears with a load of braids, puffs
and curls, to say nothing of wreaths,
wings and plumes.
The discomfort of heavy rats and
heavy switches has been done away
with by tie use of curly pieces which
are made to go all around the head
under a pompadour of ones own hair
The hair is seved to a piece of net
about a half inch wide, the length of
the hair often being not over seven
inches. This piece completely circles
the head and is pinned together at the
back With the hair of the head IT Is
drawn high to the crown and left loose
in kind of pompadour all around,
then coled in a figure eight or arranged
in puffs-part of the ends being rolled
over the fingers in frisky little curls.
Besides this some one of a variety OF
ornaments is used.
Wreaths Sprinkled with Silver
There are for the hair the popular
half-wreaths of tiny roses. These are
not so new, however, as the wreaths
of 1atter looking flowers like double
violets. bachelor buttons or pinks. Such
flowers are crusted and sprinkled in
silver or gold. Single flowers in gold
or silver are combined with silver or
gold maidenhair ferns and worn in the
hair. Bows of narrow satin ribbon
wired and arranged to look like butter
flies with spangles sewed on their ends
are very pretty and becoming. The but
terflies themselves are not so popu-
lar. There are gauze wings, prettily
spangled and -wreaths of leaves,
either of silver or gold, which are also
prettily spangled. There are pretty
little ostrich tips which glisten with
silver and the marabout pompons also
sparkle with it. Tulle is still used,
sometimes twisted within a white satin
ribbon and having a chou of marabout
pompons for finish Women who go
in for elaborate coiffing wear a crown
made of ostrich with a long plume
trailing eff at the side. These women
also wear coque feathers and tulle coro-
nets, combined with bird of paradise
plumes.
To Be Worn with Gorgeous Gowns
OF course this gorgeousness of head
covering Is only the fit accompaniment
of gowns of great splendor and rich
ness. Many of the costumes at the
opera not only scintillate with spangles,
but those of gauze frequently have un-
derslip made of gold or silver cloth, so
that every turn Of the wearer reveals
a CLINT.
Copper color is very good with white
or black and even with pinkish yell
low. The copper colored spangles are
among the very prettiest. The colors
of the iris combined with silver is one
of the newest conceits.
1t must not be supposed that all this
glitter and CLINT means a crude spec
tacular effect. The combinations are
made with the utmost delicacy and
care; here and there touch of tulle
or chiffon to soften, with a bit of hand
work to add distinction, all of these
things make the difference between a
really artistic creation and one that is
cheaply put together. The gold and
silver cloth is not the glaring, gaudy
article one associates with military
dress and circus costumes, 1t is refined
to a dainty glisten. In the daytime
the tarnished effects are mostly used.
1t Is the first time that anybody has
ever known what to do with tarnished
tinsels and that one could buy them
without rueful thought of the short
time they would stay bright.
Wraps with Gitterins Innings