Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-13
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LADIES AU NATUREL

haired mannequin wore a cluster or
chestnut brown cuFls coquettishly drap-
ed on one side of her head, and red
haired beauty was made more ravishing
by black braid pinned to the back OF
her own headdress.
Parti- Coloreu I, lair.
1t was time, the hairdressers decided.
for a boom in false hair, and just for
change from the old pastime of match
ing hair, they thought it would be in
teresting to try contrasts. They We're
justified in their prediction that the
women would be interested. Those pre-
sent could talk of nothing else.
Then the hairdressers thought OF
another way to win over tn feminine
public to the pinned-on hair proposition.
Always the hair trade has opposed bob
| bed hair because once woman has her
hair cut short she doesn't usually spend
, any more money having it arranged. But
now the hairdressers have taken new
viewpoint Let the women have their hair
cut if they want to, and then sell them
some false hair so that they can have
it appear long whenever they like.
The final problem for the hair dealers
was to provide for the women who
want hair bobbed but haven't the cour-
age to say the fatal word. For these
cautious ones there is invented semi
circle of short curly hair, which is at
tached to a rubber band and snapped
on to the head to make it look as II
the hair is short. Thus the hairdressers
plan to get the women coming and going.
As for the latest styles in facial make
up. the chances are that, unless paint
goes out of fashion suddenly according
to prediction. the baby vamp complexion
done in delicate tints of pink and white
will continue to be the favorite style OF
facial dress for girls up to twenty-nln
Beyond that critical age, powder to
match the natural color Of the SKIN IL
appropriate. Face powders come III al
the more common coiots OF skln, but
the woman whose face is little OH
color, or who is strong for realism can
have her own powder made to match her
complexion.
Even if a reaction against makeup
should set in. it is doubtful if powder
would be discarded with lampblack and
henna. Many doctors say that used IN
moderation the right kind of powder IS
not injurious to the skin, and men as
well as women are becoming addicted to
the powder habit Use OF cosmetics
by men has of recent years been con-
sdere, sign of efeminate character.
But lately. men whose virility stands
unchallenged are seen among those
! freauenting beauty parlors. They have
| facial messages to eliminate extra
chins, scalp treatments for disappear
| ing hair, manicures and vibrations.
| Some even have their features changed,
and few men. who are decadent or
! progressive, according to your view
point on such matters, are seen pur-
! chasing rouge.
The Painted Male.
| Use OF paint BY men is not unpre-
cedented. Al old record. believed to be
| authentic. says that the face. of the
| king of Nineyah was as white as
milk. and his eyes and eyebrows were
! painted black"
In a more recent century, the beaux
/ Of London Haunted paint and beauty
| patches along with velvet coats and
| knee breecnas. A picture of a seven.
teenth century fop shows him rouged
and wearing numerous black patches
around eyes and lips to add 10 his
charm. The court ladies of his time
were as galy decorated as the men,
| but then. as now, there were people
whose ideals of beauty differed: and so
We have the story of the lovely Lady
| Coventry whose husband objected
! strongly to her liberal use of paint. On
one occasion Lord Coventry pursued his