The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-09

| IM n front and JnaC at the pack
L Z%J there should be considerable
! 4 fulness. In fact, for those
ehD women who wear frizettes,
or hair pads, it is necessary
that reversal of the usual order of
things should. be achieved. 1t is the
hair at the back which must now be
pulled out over the frizette, while the
front is softly waved and arranged in
as natural style as possible.
A number of our leading society
women are now adopting the Grecian
knot, low down on the back of the
neck, writes Idalia de Villiers, Paris
correspondent of the Boston Globe.
This style demands regularity of fea-
lures and perfection in the shape of
the head, and it cannot be said to be
universally becoming, but when 1T is
becoming it is a specially distin-
guished headdress.
In all cases the hair is now dressed
close to the head, and in many cases
the side parting is seen. One or two
fashionable beauties have adopted, ap.
parently permanently, the all-round
plat, which was introduced a little
while ago by Mile. Norma Della. This
again is a style which demands pref
ty and regular features, and even in
the best circumstances such plaits
have a tendency to make their wear
ers look rather prim. / have recently
! seen at the opera several headdresses
Ut purely Greek outline, with cunning
! little curls behind the ears and full
| coils of hair jutting out at the back.
And then again 1t Is no unusual
thing to see grown-up women adopting
| the girlish cadogan, which is finished
off with a large watered ribbon bow
and a heavy coil of hair at the back,
low down on the neck. This very be-
coming style used to be adopted by
Mrs. Brown-Potter, the actress, and
she accompanied it by a side parting
and heavy flop of hair falling over
the center of the forehead.
have lately noticed a revival of
the large aigrette as hair ornament
in the evening. In several of the new
plays gigantic aigrettes have been
worn in the hair by leading actresses,
and with good effect.
A little while ago ribbons passed
through the hair were considered
| rather old-fashioned, but the pretty
style has been revived and at the
present moment we find at the opera
and other fashionable theaters many
| girls and young women wearing the
greuze ribbon twisted in and out Of
carelessly waved curls or coils.
Since we have done away with the
alter hats it has become necessary to
invent some decoration for the hair
which could not be called head
Dress" for in several of the Partisan
theaters there is a notice put up to the
effect that neither hats nor head
| dresses are admitted to the stalls or
| dress circle. This became necessary
because of the exaggeratedly large al
grettes which were such rage few
months ago-as hair decorations.
The corsage fashioned in Japanese
style Is more popular than ever and
this, in conjunction with the new cor
set and with the modified waist line
gives very natural and picturesque
outline. The whole idea of Madame la
Mode just now seems to be to create
gentle curves and to modify ungrace-
| full lines. Nearly all the new corsages
seen in the best show rooms are made
In the cross-over Japanese style and
they are of the most supple material
and frequently transparent. Every
second corsage is yelled with crepe de
chine or silk muslin and the under
bodice is frequently made of the most
gorgeous embroidery, which shows
through the fine meshes Of the crepe
or muslin.
Then the ceinture is arranged to
give a slightly short-waisted effect,
and it is as a rule arranged in the
most careless style and tied at one
side, the ends falling loose and fin
ished off with ,tassels or fringe.
AS to the skirts, they are short and
skinny, but nevertheless they are
fashioned so cleverly that they sub
due the hips and fall in graceful lines
to the anklets
Paquin, Rouff and Redfern are all
turning out directoire dresses and in
some cases these are cut up in a point
directly in front to expose the whole
of the feet. This style is purely direc-
toire and it is smart, If rather unduly
remarkable.
Yesterday afternoon, at the Palais
do Glaze, saw an original velvet
gown made in the soutane style. It
was black and semi-tight fitting. 1t
was buttoned down one side from
throat to feet and there was a short
sash of purple silk and buttons of the
same. The sleeves were very long
and quite tight and the toque. worn
was composed Of astrakhan, with
mass Of black aigrettes on the crown.