The Washington times., 1914-01-05

'or albeit ye are faithful. Fashion is
EH - hckle, and seeks only to lead
2 merry chasei no respite doth she
hHt TO those who enlist under her
nTer: she leads, and all follow
a hlessly IN the maddeninE whirl
sooner did she bring in rounded
-Nes and the kangaroo walk than she
tated the pencil figure and bade you
LN IN your chest and walk rs though
" re your last day on earth.
nj now, after acquiring the straight
figure and the colsumptive walk
the cost of untold anguish and labor.
heartless Dame threatens to fins
pm her uuSuSpeCtlng world an avail
hche OF heop-skirts, bustles, empire
tunes and basques.
The Puff Age.
our years ago came the royal man.
Le that all who would be fashionable
bUld don numerous rats and wondrous
ssos or sausage puffs. And 10 and
bod! the result was awe-inspiring,
aCs and hats took on proportions
Il resembled cartwheels. Women went
pa with top-heaVy heads that seemed
y elgh them down with their enorm-
burdens. Heads stood out on a
e with shoulders, vet adorable fem
nlty bore Il all bravely and S1nothered
suffering with a sigh of self-satis-
ctpn. For there is infinite comfort
b. found in the knowledge that one is
10 the minute, even though it hurts.
hun last year a milliner chGuced to
IKE a pretty hat that looked likel-a
sLAke. The head size was so tiny
st Il could harbor not a single puff,
even one false curl. No sooner did
al'Cear than women one and all threw
their masses Of acquired tresses and
re again able TO hold up their heads
II
eir own scanty locks.
SUt the respite was brief indeed.
IN the advent OF the new Eats and
decided Oriental influence in dress
" modes of hair dressing are coming
tIat require false pieces. So once
pr women are to take up their dis
rded burdens.
Nine. Pompadour Again Copied.
The newest tendency in hair dress
3. and the one that is bound to be
most popular" says Nine NJ
seph. who has an ateIier in Paris as
ell as one in West Thirty-fourth
rect. is the coiffure a la Mime. Pom
edour. Not exactly the whole cofffure,
Tor We never go back entirely to the
mode of a certain period. but the front,
The graduated pompadour, will be worn
just as 1t was originated by the ia
Pous French beauty. This requires as
Foundation light frame, over which
e hair is built up in a gradual slant
pnlDa dours viii be all low and rather
4. with the highest part of the
iTEre at the crown, which entirely
anges the contour and silhouette of
E head.
the casque. which has been seen in
Tis for over a year. is only one of the
1eutal. swtrling effects which are in
couced now INTO nearly every mode.
hat IL the only style in which the hair
parted, otherwise the hair is all
gnt upward in a pompadour. In
casque the hair is parted on one
De and swiTled around the back until
comes way over to the. other side.
mere II is caught up by a large casque
N. o standing up vertically. A false
eCe is usually attached at the back.
o. lough the effect is one of utter SIM
i'ity. The casque is long, with from
r. TO nine heavy prOngs set far
Swirled In Bands.
= other modish swirl effact is the one
hown in figure on this page. Here
b. hair is swirled around in smooth
l.ls. brought down low over the fore
f. and covering the ears. and is fin
DC by a large. soft pysche puff at
b cry top Of the head. y new note is
II Used also in the big. Garing back
p11D and heavy side pins. placed half
E1 on the head. Cne characteristic
the new coffures, which is carried
1i ln every mode, IS indeed the ex-
T. aEant use OF large combs and pins. |
e~tdes the casuue combs there are the
p le pins. big and heavy. with three
u-c pronEs. They are made in shell
.hu = Dlatinoid set with rlinestones.
cure , shows the extremely high
oi' fuIc affected for evening wear. The |
7 lFTntIElr nj . laa
+ .. excepting the bang which covers /
b. forehead. and Is mas5ed in two !
30. pSvChe puffs at the top of tn, /
e. +. The only ornaments are the two
p nous pins set toward the front IL !
very massive cOiffUre that cannot |
oTn by every one.
fgure Is shown the gradual up
2 slant eliminating in a Sofe, looss
b ID at the crown Of the head This |
h"ts Is not exactly an Illustration Of |
b. new DumpadOur. but the effect and
n lines are the same. Here the hair is |
|Favcd backward to cover the ears and
brought UP to the top in smooth |
lsHIs. There is an almost indiScr,m;-
Isle use OF combs and pins. but the |
% ect is not in the least bizarre
The Softening Bang.
! sUftenlug touch is added in the in /
iyir ahle bang. but it is not as heavy in |
his mode as TO cover the entire fore |
le1u. it is q very chic cOiffUTe, and /
isT cIaIIy becoming in this pretty |
n, iel, with her smooth forehead. fine !
% yrows. and pointed chin. The gradu- |
ted pOmpadour with the hair massed |
Il the top. leaving the sides flat. is, Of |
. 1rse. trying TO the girl with the long, |
D . face: hut she can. II she tries, so !
q tnEe the hair that the heaviest part |
3 - the middle back rather than at the |
. reme top or highest part OF the head. |
?, a round or perfectly oval face The |
li"h coifures are ideal.
. simple coiffure Gnd one that Is de- |
g. ediy charming is affected b. means |
4 tie casque puff, an attaChaDle piece |
made on a light frame. The hair is |
irst arranged in a low, fiat pOmpadour |
nd the pun is then pulled until IL is |
srge and very loose and fastened !
Ic-oSs the head. from side to side. very
iigh-almost on the face. A meche or |
oft ribbon of hair is sUfrled around, |
the puff, and finished with /
Very often with this mode the siue /
= rls-less boucles a cote-are attached 4
b. ut over the ears This Is distinctly |
civil war effect, but II Is predicted |
kat II will be one of the most fashion |
.bIe touches this season.
White hair" Nine. Joseph goes on |
o say, was very popular last summer |
y Paris Young women with fresh; |
,Tetty faces had their hair powdered |
rhite, sometimes only in streeks and /
nten the entire head. The effect was
Iecidedly striking. It Was Just fad
mt II took 80 strong a hold that It |
Day be seen to & great extent here.
rhe mode was called 60 3ssSSSe.' Ths