The Caucasian., 1909-08-01

Is divided In the middle and the part
Ing left so that the forehead is ex-
posed, while the temples and ears are
covered.
The object seems to be to adapt the
best and most becoming of the various
styles of the last century to each wear.
err. There are some who wear the hair
puffed out widely at the sides, and In
the back Is an old fashioned twist such
as our grandmothers wore. Each per
son can try the different arrangements
until she gets the right one, and then
she can dress her bair Ia the most be-
coming manner aud feel that she Is.
III the fashion puffs are out of date
with the new STYLES, and long braiGs
are in Few women have long hair,
and so braids must be provided, but
''rats' or artificial means of lifting
the hair are passe.
Hats are stiil q yexed aud vexing
question. The so called peach baskets
have had their day. The AmerIcan
women discovered these, ugly crea.
| tions were first offered to the Parisian
women. who fatty refused them, ana
then the immense quantity on hand
was shipped to this haven of foolish
things We are sort Of dumping
ground for all the mistaken expert
| ments from abroad. Now 1t Is rare
to see one of those superlatively uglf
shapes. Sailor hats are often seen
with linen suits and are neat and
natty. especially for quite young ladies'.
The mushroom shape has one thing
to recommend it--it shades the face.
and this is well for those who tan and
sunburm easily. | saw mushroom
hat Of burnt straw with band and
| fat bow of scarlet velvet ribbon for
sole trimming. Velvet ribbon and vel-l
vet In bias bands make a rich trims
ming. better suited. however. for fall
than midsummer. In fact, there seems
to me to be no end to the varieties ef
shapes. Turbans with close or wide
hrimined effects are pretty and becou-
| ing to most women. The trimming Of
d hat may be ANYTHING or even moth
! ing save some sort of band or how
made OF the same kind OF straw Plaid
ribbons are seen on some hate. Polka
1 dots. where the spots are big as quar-
ters. are on others. There are hats
with wide brims and others with high
crowns aud narrow brims. but where
are the Merrow Widow" and the
peach bnsket? Echo answers. "Wheref"
One may mention the feathers now
most IN vogue. and they are really all
of the made variety. many being Of
skilfully manipulated ostrich plumes
There are many long and scanty fiued
ostrich plumes. and these are so cley-
erly cut. scraned and split that they
sell for aigrets or the plumes of the
| bird OF paradise. Some look as though
cut from O duster that has outlived Ifs
usefulness.
When doctors disagree how Is the
i lay person to know which IS right:
The foreign and a very few American
| fashion Journals show us pictures of
| ladies' in such very scanty raiment that
one begins TO wonder how one Is go-
ing to look in such garb. and then the
same seeker after knowledge goes to
the best stores IN this city and finds
scarcely a suspicion Of this seantiness
in the real garments. They mostly
have plaits In some places to relieve
| the scant appearance. or there are
tunies and many different arrange
ments Of garniture. all OF which look
well and do not look BIT Ike the
pictures. We bear so much about the
empire shat we come to believe Il.
but the reality Is far from being In
delicate. indecent or Objectionable in
any way There may be few women
OF fine figures who do not care what
is said OF them 90 long as they make
sensation. Fortunately the mass of
American women are not of that mind.
All the summer dresses are plated and
full In the skirts.
OLIVE HARPER