The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
HIDING THE LADY'S EARS
PEACH BASKET HATS KEEP
BEAUTY CULTURISTS BUSY.

sons kfilInery-Bows, Gold Roaes
Cascades OF. Curis and Devices to Max
Woman Earless-Some M0dish Ears
Hiding defects is part Of our business,
said a woma who makes women pref
tier. Il am thinking just now Of ear
and the problem which the airs OF tn
season present to us. Never in the his
tory Of the world have ears been as i'm
portant as now and never have they beef
60 difficult to handle.
"Helen Of Troy was fortunate, for sht
could wear two bits Of gold lattice ovel
her ears. Her jeweller doubtless made
them for her, and they were Of fine golc
wire so adjusted that they set of hel
ooiifure and at the same time concealed
her ears. You have seen them In hsl
pictures, those classic ear blinkers, one
at each side Of her head.
.The woman OF to-day cannot put
bllnkers on her ears, though she woulc
be glad II she could. Instead Of wear
ing gold ear shields she must resort to
other devices--to coverings OF velvet
and silk, to sprays Of flowers and curla
OF hair and to bows Of gilt wire.
THE hats Of to-day have made carr
With q basket hat coming
down over her head a woman presents
queer appearance. az though her hat
rested upon her ears.
sOpe OF our best customers came into
our shop the other day wearing a hat OF
the variety sometimes known as q dog
basket. 1t had . depression in the top
OF the immense crown and the whole
structure rested upon her head jauntily
or at least the eject would have been
jaunty except for the woman's ears.
Her ears were Of the outstanding variety
and the hat rested upon them as though
supported by brackets.
''Isn't it AWFUL said she. surveying
herself in the glass. I didn't realize II
until / came to study the back Of my
head. The ears look like pink wings
we agreed that they did indeed look
like pink wings, but the important
question vas how to remedy their ap-
pearanoe. The hat had cost go and to
throw II away would be q orime.
"It would look better II your ears were
hidden ventured ! at q guess.
Hide them quiokl' said the customer,
DO something; do anything: only don't
let me 60 out Of this ahop with my ears
standing out like this
aAs there was no time for treating the
ears l merely pulled the hair over them
Then, lest the effect be too stiff. I VEN
tured to add q pair Of earrings the exact
color Of the woman's hair.
WAS the effect good2 Well, l should
say Il was. The hair was black and the
earpuffs brought out the wilderness Of
the neck and temples. Then came the
dull black sorew earrings. just peeping
out from the puffs and curls OF hair. 1t
was really wonderful.
Il wish l could impress upon women
the artistic value Of hiding the ears. and
particularly when wearing h tall
drowned, wide brimmed scrap basket
hat. There may be oars that are small,
pink and perfect. There may he cara
set close 70 the head in q classical q
.er at just the right slope and with
Just the right curve. but personally !
have never seen more than a few pairs
Of such ears
MOST eers would be prettier il you
we're not compelled TO look at them in
heir entirety. The French are working
. wonders in covering up ears that ought
not to be seen. / have been studying
methods Of treating ears and
I wal not surprised when .
customer walked In here n day. and
herself said:
II beg pardon. msdamT said my
assistant.
That is all right said /. Then turn
np to my customer / said, Have you q
pair of ears with your .
YES. but I'm afraid they are worn
,ut.'
AT this abe opened her pigskin bag and
,ook out two pink velvet ears. They were
together with a little strip OF pink
felvet ribbon.
You see they are pretty we'll worn
,aid abe, though the jewels are good
u took the two loops OF pink velvet
n my fingers and smoothed them out.
There was a tiny bit Of jewelled embroid-
,ry on each ! slipped them over the
7oung woman's ears, stood them out
n perky fashion and secured them in
with loops OF hair. Finally | ar.
the back hair in a very broad
30 that the loops or ears Of pink
were partly hidden.
BY way OF q finishing touch l IN
the tip Of each Q lobe and.
it until IL was pink. ] made IL
IT'LL pinker within touch of rouge.
Now for my earrings said she.
From her bag she brought out
OF the loveliest ocnch shell earrings
,ned them in fer eaf lobes and pinned on
Ter head scarf. for the couture was for
and she had merely come early
10 as 70 be sure OF having her ears ad-
Iusted In time.
Il have had many requests for French
,ars and they vary greatly. One OF my
customers came In and said:>
.'Cover my ears; l don't care how.
I'm going to a dance and my ears look
hideous.'
.The ears, / may remark. were nat.
rally long. not at all pretty in color and
outstanding.
FIn fix you said l. for only that
morning / had been studying ears in the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art, IN make
hem prettyV
fastened a pale yellow silk rose. It
lad a velvet heart with a tiny topaz
bead in the centre. ] placed 1t quite ]
over the ear so that it rested
Utmost upon the young woman's cheek.
The effect vas quantity Spanish and
Iuggested Rancho Rose. Over the other
! set ten dancing little curls.
when the young woman looked in the
ode wa the big soft yellow rose and on
he other, to give piqusncy, the tripping
oh, I'm so happy she muir
nured.
THE next day she came into my
hop on q ran.'
Make ears for me again said she,
like those you made last night.
The fact is that he proposed to me and l
him; and he admired my
'ars oh. 30 muchi He didn't realize
hat they were hidden. but he said l had
cutest, n uciest little carr in the
world. We are going driving this after
loon, 30 please hide them again
Il explained to her that gold roses
a,ld not ha vprn IN tho Aavfina Arivipr