Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
Couture Decorations.

Pretty, fluffy hair ornaments of ribbon.
gauze and tulle are now taking the place OF
the more expensive decorations demanded
by the elaborate toilets considered an es-
sental part of winter festivities.
| Possibly the fashion of going without
hats during the summer Is responsible for
the many pretty novelties, for certainly
these show an increase in variety as well as
improvement in design.
Heavy pins. jeweled combs and immense
aigrettes have been worn so much during
the long winter that the array OF light.
dainty hair accessories holds one with an
especial fascination.
A bow of pale blue ribbon gauze contain
ing a feathery spray is pretty decoration
for youthful matrons. and will be seen very
much al summer dances. Now that lin
gerie frocks so popular for these In
formal functions, the fancy for giving
touch of color to the toilet through hair or
naments is a pleasing one. For instance, as
a princess frock in lingerie does not lend
itself well to a colored decoration but looks
its best entirely in white dainty touch or
color in the hair supplies double need. for
It gives adornment and character to the
costume. Less elaborate but equally pretty
Is the tulle rosette that comes in black.
white and all delicate shades. and now that
the Virginia curl couture is so much in evil
dence these little fiat puffs are really an aid.
where locks are scant. One or two as
found necessary, may be worn and VIII sue
cessfully take the place of curls.
Black is pretty an addition to fair hair,
and colors. either matching or contrasting
with the gown worn, will be in good taste.
Silver and gold butterflies fastened TO a pin
and held aloft on a spring stem will never
go out of fashion. and the fancy for ribbon
garnttures is ever on the increase Young
girls lust turning up their hair favor this
simple arrangement, so well in keeping with
their years, too.
Roses and buds looking as natural as the
growing ones are to be had; forget-me
nots mingled Swith maidenhair fern and
velvet pansies of ribbon, are strikingly at
tractive. There are, I know, many direc-
lions and much advice offered for the maxi
ing of ribbon flowers at home, but, In my
opinion, the money spent Is really value
less for 1t requires the utmost skill in pro-
ducing anything even satisfactory. to say
nothing of actual success. Far better to get
a pretty ribbon rosette tied at the counter
and add a spray of ferns. or buy half a
dozen buds and arrange prettily: bow or
pink ribbon may be made to look almost
like a real rose once the buds are COM
bined and a bit of fern added.
A pretty ornament for the girl who wears
her hair rolled back from the face and
dresses it low in the back is to tuck a
and a few buds behind each and con-
meet them in looping fashion with narrow
ribbons.
Another decoration suiting the hair
dressed pompadour with roll puffs a back
arrangement IS to pin roses at the top of
the head and again quite low in the nape OF
the neck. taking care TO set them on so that
the front and the side view Is good, then
connect them with a band of network some
thing after the Juliet cap style. The mesh
may be of chenille the color of the flowers
of gold and silver thread. OF course this
more elaborate ornament Is only fitted for
some formal occasion, but the single rose or
simple forget me-not is appropriate at all
times.
Long. fiat combs no longer considered
smart, the newest Coiffures calling for light
er decoration. A bar of tortoise Shell IN
laid with traceries of silver or stones and
attached to the hair pin is new idea, and
pins the Virginia curls down to the head.
Short daggers. also of tortoise shell, both
plain and jeweled, answer the same pur-
pose and hair pins topped with fancy
knob not unlike an elaborate hat pin are
variations of the new comb or hair pin. The
high Spanish comb is still worn. usually
a support to a figure eight arrangement OF
the hair and these exhibit some of the most
exquisite traceries Carvings representing
lilies of the valley and dainty empire
wreaths Of tiny flowers are among the de-
signs that ornament them.
Now that bandeauX have almost dsap-
peared from the back of the hat. new
comb has been devised in order TO keep the
hat properly in place. 1t is ordinary
shaped long comb with wavy teeth-iu order
to better hod-with five outstanding pear
s,ha ped knobs. that quite ornamental as
we'll as useful. The crown of the hat or
the bandeau sets on these and thus pre-
vents slipping.