The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-10
COIFFURES SHOW
A CARELESS AIR
Hair Must Look as If Tossed
Up and Caught With
a Ribbon.

No matter how carefully the hair is
arranged. it must not look so. No mat
ter how many hours you spend mas
saying, shampooing, waving rebellious
locks. they must look TO the uniformed
beholder as though tossed up carelessly
and caught with a ribbon, or as II the
plenteous masses were held by big, art
fully placed pins. Theses two words.
''plenteous masses" however. must not
be overlooked. They express a consid-
Grafton of vital importance.
Only luxuriantly abundant tresses ever
look presentable when tossed anywhere
either over the shoulders en- neglige,
or abroad in the breeze after the sea
bath or arranged in a careless and IN
studied knot. The woman with thin
locks may never toss them. She ma
achieve an effect of unstudied careless
ness, but il will be with infinite pains
and an adequate nandglass.
In too many instances the hair is not
given a fair chalce. Day after day 1t
IS drawn over unWholesOme cushions
and at night 1t is relieved Of its rat
only to be sunk into a warm pillow. II
is covered from the sunlight by big hats,
often of unventilated fur, and seldom
do the lfe-giving sun and air get at It.
Care of the Hair.
A thorough airing and brushing at bed
time, strong sun bath once a week, a
different arrangement on alternate days
and the gentle stimulation of a good
hair tonic will often make the hair re-
spOnd surprisingly in vigor and beauty.
The rat" or cushion, has been aban-
doned by the better class of women
now, the exaggerated pompadour is fast
disappearing and the hair is worn drawn
back from the face or parted, arrange
ments which tend to show the contour
of the head.
The low couture will prevail the sum-
mer for daytime wear, though higher
arrangements Of the hair will be seen
in the evening. All the new spring hats
are shaped to fit down over the low
couture and with these hair dressings,
low at the neck, and the collarIess
bodices which are coming into such pop
ularity women promise to be exceeding
~ picturesque and artistic in appear
ance, even If something of trimness and
smartness is sacrificed.
The Madonna style of couture, with
meek parting over the brow and loose
waves drawn back into a knot at the
nape of the neck, is becoming to some
women-in fact, to all pretty women.
There are faces however which can
simplicity. The side parting is a bit
more coquettish than the demure
Madonna style, and in Paris this side
parting Is just now very popular.
Couture Illustrated.
A beautiful arranged couture showing
the side parting is illustrated on this
page today. This hair dressing gives
the effect OF a great luxuriance of
tresses, while, as a matter Of fact. the
hair is not at all heavy. It has been
made the most of and is pulled out be-
hind the ears in big waves that suggest
heaviness, the ends being gathered into
a knot at the back under a cluster of
graceful puffs. A strong pin of pearl
studded shell holds the mass OF hair
from slipping down on the neck.
This hair dressing owes its careless
grace OF arrangement TO the loose water
wave with which It has been dressed.
The water wave Is as much smarter
than the stiff and studied Marcel wave
as the Marcel wave, in turn, Is smarter
than the old-fashloned crimps. For the
wave the air IS 1rst wet thoroughly
with perfumed water. A narrow band
Is then placed around the head close 70
the forehead and ears. the hair is push
ed forward in a loose pun against this
band and another band Is tied farther
back Then another puff. another band,
and on.
Then. until every hair Is absolutely
dry. the victim must sit with the bands
tied about her head. Sometimes It takes
an hour, sometimes two, according to
the heaviness of the hair and the state
Ot the atmosphere. Any woman can
her own HAIR II she has the
patience 20 do so.
Billie Burke Style.
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