The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-13
The New Flat coiffure.

Surely the hairdressers have their in
Iings this season as well as the dress
makers. They have had 20 learn more
new ways of dressing the hair than for
decade.
The coiffuTe swung from one epoch to
another like 4 compass needle in q
storm. No sooner was one style settled
than another appeared.
The problem of the hairdressers is
also the problem of the women them
solves If they would be fashionabiy
coiffured they spend hours before the
mirror. There are enough styles from
which TO choose a becoming one, but it
is not always easy to know how 20 ar
range even the becoming couture.
p HairdressinE is exceedingly difficult
and as important as in the colonial days
of pompadour puffs. powder and curls.
The knot first dropped from the top OF
head TO nape Of neck. This set every
woman to work to change her coiffure
because her hat wouldn't lit with her
hair in the old way.
Then masses of Duffs gave way to
three: then these changed TO one I'M
nense loose one.
AS girls learned 10 arrange this one,
the knot abruptly left the nape of the
neck and followed the First Empire
lines by being placed at the crown of
the head. three inches from the nape Of
the neck.
The verdict then went out that there
must be no sagging behind the ears or
ri the back The fiat. tight line from
the edge of the hair TO three inches
above it must be observed.
This was the law in hairdressing in
the Drectoire period, and il came hack
in fun force. IT had to be secured in
place with a hidden comb, and this was
now trick hard to learn after years
Of letting the hair droop at the back.
The pompadour went out ct the be-
ginning Of the season. It was 1attened
beyond recognition. 1t remained I'M
parted for some time, and then the side
parting came in with j rush.
The rat" entirely disappeared from
the top of the head, but it is q mistake
u put il around the back of the nape
If the neck as is too often done. 1t
must be about three inches above the
line of growth. and upon Il rests the
mass of hair over ears and at back.
The next step was to ripple the hair
in the old-fashioned way ana bring X
down over the tip of the ears. Few
faces could stand this, 50 it is only 4
rare couture.
Tho next step is by far the most Diff
r,ist al all. False puffs. curls and rolls
arc "a eliminated. The hair is fiattened
ra &c head over the whole surface. IL
ported at the side and brought around
tl,c head in loose strands that are held
70 place with sheel hairpins. Often the
hair is loosely plated and hattened
against the head with pins.
There is no knot. Not a puff obtrUdes
itself from the fat surface, and there
is no way Of seeing how the hair is ar
/
ginning.
Il is rot possible that the majority
can wear such a coiffure. but il is
strongly probable that it will put The
Psyche and the coronet OF puffs out Of
fashion The Roman braid, false or
real. viii be wound around the head
and pinned I'm place.
Just how far the fat hair over the
forehead VIII be occupied cannot be told
lust vet. The fashionable have accept
81 It without question. and they wear
heir hair parted at the side and drawn
well down over the forehead, then lifted
over the ears.
IN the evening double and triple filets
are worn across the front of the hair
TIE wide crowned hats now hide the
half when one is in the open. 50 the test
at this coifture's grace VIII come in the
evening.
Whether OF not ii is adopted il has
brought about these conditions:
The outstanding knot must be re-
Juced.
The pompadOur must be fiattened
The hair must be tightly drawn UP
~ 7be back.
There must be vide fuiines5 above
-hc ears.
T. puns are worn they must be placed
a tho crown of the head.
r. the hair is Marcelled me waves
must be loose and heavy and look $
though they We're natural.