The Washington bee., 1911-04-15

softly over her brow the hard, uncom-
promising line would be lost and the
woman would look ten years younger.
If your features are regular take
advantage of the simple peasant hair
arrangements popular and swathe the
hair closely and bring out the classical
lines to advantage, but be shy of any
thing along this line if your nose is
stubby and your face is round. Softly
curling locks will suit your style. A
large nose will prohibit an exaggerat-
ed knot at the back Of the head.
Before trying to arrange the hair
curl it softly either on a warm iron or
on curling papers or rags. These make
softer and prettier curls than any OF
the patented hair curriers'.
When the hair is curled brush it
well, even though some of the waves
come out. \ stiff wave suggestive Of
tight curriers' worn all night is never
pretty. When the hair is oily and can
not conveniently be washed use dry
shampoo of one pound of white corn
one ounce Of powdered bOraX and one
half ounce of bicarbOnate of soda.
Sift the ingredients many times to
mix them we'll. This is shaken through
the hair, keeping the scalp as free
from the powder as possible. After a
| few minutes brush it out well and the
| hair will be soft and easily managed.
| If you are possessed of many stray
locks a few drops of bandOline on the
hairbrush will help in keeping the
stray ends in place, though nothing
will give so well grOomed an appear
| ance as a thorough brushing of ten or
| fifteen minutes every day.
Hair ornaments may make or mar.
A simple band of black velvet may be
| the finishing touch of the toilet Of one
| maiden, while 1t may take every YES
tige of color from the hair and face
| Of another. Never has this Idea been
/ better illustrated than in play pOpu-
| lar this season, a clever actress tax
| ing the part of the old maid, whose
| hair has faded to the nOndescTipt
| shade often reached by auburn tresses
when one is past the first flush of
youth About her head is the con-
ventiOnal band of black. This brings
| the dull and faded tones into the great
est prominence possible when brown
! or blue gray would contrast we'll
bringing out any lights which remain
| Gold, which one would think would
F, take all the color from blond girls
] hair. adds, sometimes greatly, yet the
! dark haired girl and the one who is
| fortunate in possessing dead black
locks wear black ornaments. On close
view they give the hair a rusty appear.
| ance. while at a distance they blend
with the hair, sometimes giving a
very surprising appearance to the sill
houette. Let her instead choose a be
coming color, or, what is indeed charm
ing, gauze of gold or silver. 1t is well
to purchase inexpensive materials fol
hair decorations, as they soon become
soiled and shabby, and nothing looks
more unattractive than dusty hnery
about the hair. On some band OF
tulle either tied in a soft bow or swath
ed about the head in a turban style Is
I particularly becoming. The inexpen
; sive spangled malines is also effective
" used in this way
| For the older woman the more con
ventionaI decorations Of aigrets are
| suitable If the tiara Is worn let it bt
back from the face. as most jewels, al
a rule. take color from the cheeks and
Iuster from the eyes.