Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-31
Well Dressed Girls
Diary

Choosing q Pretty Comb Tor the HAIR.
May bought tickets for a table at
q charity bridge party and invited
Alice and me to play, Mays cousin.
Emmeline, has just come TO New
York for the first time. She hasn't
learned to play the latest type of
bridge whist, so it was a good oppor-
tunity for us to teach her.
l hope Emmeline learned the game,
but | am afraid we depressed from
our duty. The gathering was held
in the parlors of a large hotel, and
1t was more interesting to look
around and see the attractive women
and their beautiful gowns. The play
ers seemed to be dropping each card
with lack of purpose. As the pro-
ceeds of the bridge were going to the
orphans home no prize was given,
and I am forced to believe that made
the game less interesting AS far
as I'm concerned. bridge gives me q
headache when / play too seriously,
so I prefer to enjoy my losses
May, won't you teach me how to
roll my hair into the new French
twist?" asked Emmeline, as she sur
veyed the coiffures about her.
Yes, indeed" answered May, but
you'll have to buy one of the new
fancy braid pins or pretty comb to
hold It in place"
Father gave me good-sized
check before | left home, SO I can
buy almost anything I please" she
replied with q happy smile.
How really fortunate she is! She
comes TO the city, buys a new out
fit, and goes back to her small town,
where she can make a lasting inn
preston. But Impressions in New
York are merely momentary, and 1t
requires all sorts of wit and plan
ming for one to look we'll dressed.
think my allowance goes through
more maneuvers and hoop-jumping
than any appropriation OF like size
in the world. In return for my eff
fort the girls say plan more clever
ly than some of the really wealthy
girls in our set.
Comfortably, between myself and
my diary, the problem of designing
a new gown out of leftover scraps is
nothing compared to the difficulty Of
meeting a desire for an object that
can't be made at home--llke a comb,
or a shopping bag, a hat pin or a set
of toilet articles. These cost
definite amount Of money, and If I
have not saved bits of my allowance
on dress purchases. / must go with
out, or wait until they are SO passe
counter.
AS I looked about the room at the
charity bridge / saw many attrac-
tive combs for the hair, and deter
mined l must have one soon. it
will mean a wardrobe sacrifice in an
other direction, but an economical
dress, cleverly planned, will never
have the air of commences that q
cheap comb would betray.
A well-shaped, small head, clear-cut
features and a low forehead look es-
pecially well when the hair Is tightly
drawn into French twist. I saw one
amber comb with q design like fern
leaf which curved toward the front of
the head on a line with the roll Of the
hair. The design was outlined with
rhinestones.
isn't that pretty comb?" said
May, indicating one of gray shell
worn by matron.
II saw one of those in the shops"
said Alice, "and 1t had curved teeth
so that 1t would lie fiat against the
head"
"The Spanish combs are coming in
again." / noted, as my eye caught one
made of blonde shell, covered In fill
gree silver design. 1t rose high at the
centre and was placed so that 1t faced
the front Of the head. Another player
at the same table had fastened her
French twist with braid pins trimmed
in insets of onyx and rhinestones
Quite the smartest comb saw was
made of amber tortoise, gold
trimmed, and 1t matched q round am
Der bracelet and amber earrings with
gold fastenings.
I'm going to save my allowance I'M
til l can buy a really good comb, for
they do help to make ones hair look
well dressed.