Evening star., 1909-07-17
DressY blouse Worn with Coat Suit

the moment in its faShioning. remain IN
good style for two seasons AT least. Such
a suit. for general street wear. viii haNa
a skirt sufficiently full at the bottom and
just escaping the ground. lt Will have a
long, graceful semi-iitting coat, easily put
and off. and richly lined
Such suit may be built for summer
wear of diagonal serge. cheviot or light
weight cloth Mohair in the darker neu-
trail shades makes an excellent suit fabric
for summer street and travelling wear, Tor
il is light and cool and sheds dust read
lily. In summer wool suits many or the
graceful princess models are we'll suited
to older women these models being nota-
bly, graceful and distinguished in line.
There are no hats for old ladies any
more" complained an elderly woman.
after hopeless survey OF mushrooms.
peach baskets and dashing cavalier mod
els. all absurdly Inappropriate for gray
heads. mo. madam, rejoined the tact
full milliner. because there are no more
old ladies'
The still attractive woman Of Fifty or
sixty nowadays refuses 10 adopt that
badge of old ladyhood-the homeland
for her wear there are hosts of charming
toques and small hats. some of the latter
with decided brims. and as everybody
knows. decade or so ago no woman past
middle age considered il proper to wear
q hat brim.
The headsear tried on I'm the shops -
rarely becoming to older women. because
it demands more coiffure than they pos
seSs. Unless a woman has enough halr
to make the conventional coiffure rather
full a the sides and back she VIII ne
wise to have a competent milliner build
her hats to accord with the lines Of her
face and hair dressing. Charm of line IS
the indispensable quality in the elderly
womans head covering-that and RICH
soft-colored materials. Flowers, unless
those in soft conventional tints, are
rarely becoming to aging faces. SOFT
bows of satin or velvet wings gracefully
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aigrettes and ostrich feathers are all sat
isfactory trimmings. Paradise aigretes
with their delicate colorinG and graceful
droop, are particularly becoming 10 older
women, and there is an air of elegance
about these rather expensive .piunes
matched by not even ostrich feathers
themselves.
After fifty the coiffure becomes try
ing problem. Hair that has lost its color
and luster, and that, instead OF being
thick and fluffy, has become thin and
lifeless takes a deal of thought and study
to arrange becomingy. But infinite
study and pains given to this detail or
the toilet are well worth while for while
womans hair is one Of her greatest
beauties. it's obvious loss is as great
Disagreement: and there is no excuse for
spending hours of time selecting and
planning attractive raiment while the
tresses are hopeiessly neglected and
twisted up in the easiest way.
Nine out of ten women over nifty re-
sort to the kindly aid of q switch" vet
look with dsapproving eyes ca anything
artificial puffS a false pomDa
dour. The thinning locks OF Older middle
age almost invariably reed some help
around the face and temples, and if the
hair be softly waved and drawn back
over one OF the invisible all-arcurd POM
padours OF natural hair the coiffure Will
prove infinitely more becoming. Such
hairdressng is shown. the wearer's own
gray hair being softly waved and puffcd
: out over the invisible pompadnur. the
ends forming the coils and braids at tie
back If the natural hair is not plent-
full enough fcf' this. the little pufs may
be added by the hairdresser.
The other hairdressing shows how the
locks may be arranged to give height and
dignity TO the short figure. No artificial
pompadour has been used in this ease.
but the puffs on top pinned on alter
the wearers own hair has been puffed
out to form the coiffure waves.
amount of hair rolled into puffs will cover
the pad once it is securely fastened -
the head. The cup also makes a good
foundation for the numerous hat pins
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