Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29

almost covering the ears-a sort OF
Dutch bob this Another had 1t parted
in the middle, waved. and brought
down over the ears and another with
unwaved straight hair had it parted
in the middle and brought back into
knot at the nape Of the neck-with ears
all save the tips covered.
And from all of this observation ]
concluded that the side part, the wave,
covered ears and slightly covered brow
combined TO form the popular couture
of the moment-that uncovered ears
are not SO smart as some people believe
and that foreheads are shown when
they are worth showing
More Smartly dressed women choose
10 show their foreheads than their
ears, and generally the couture with
bare forehead is more graceful and
what the French call elegant" than
the one with bare ears. Only very dar-
Ing woman OF real good looks can az
ford to expose both these features.
Anything approaching business or
kinEineSS is extremely out OF place
among well dressed women. When
curls are worn they are quite neat and
well formed or soft and silky. like baby
curls A number of the best dressed
women with naturally straight locks
have given up the wave entirely and
usually with very pleasing results.
So in arranging your hair. you may
choose the line Of least resistance
wear 1t nicely waved, parted on one
side over the ears and knotted at the
back. That is becoming to almost any
face. but certainly not distinctive. Or
YOU may choose any other way you find
becoming. Providing it really is be-
coming. reveals the contour of the head
and is simple and not fussy the effect
will be counted smart.
For over a century now men have
persisted in wearing short hair but
women. having tried Ii and not having
found IT entirely TO their liking, or per-
haps having discovered that their men
folk did not find 1t entirely 10 their
liking. have shown a really commend
able willingness 10 go back TO long
hair again. At least some Of them
have OF course there are women who
will never give it up. and for years no
doubt short hair will be entirely FASH
ionable But meantime long hair Is
inouestionabIy also smart and the
heads that were once shorn but are
now in the throes Of growing are the
ones In which fashion finds most in
ferest
Certainly with fashions as they are.
ltiE pIOLcS3 Va lEtkStE Allc man ktO"
can hardly be said TO be an awkward
one To be sure the first week or two
may be awkward-untii the fact Is
really established that the hair is be-
ing "let grow" and not merely In need
OF a cut.
The old idea was 10 let The sides
grow first and 10 continue 10 have the
back cut short until the side hair Is
long enough 10 hide the growing back
locks Now most hairdressers recon-
mend growing all the hair at once.
Women with growing hair are I'M
doubtedly the best OF customers for
during The first stages the ends need
10 be curled very frequently. No
woman VINO can afford 10 60 10 a good
hairdresser once a week al least need
| find the hair-growing process al all dif-
flcilIt
For the busy woman who cannot
bother with many visits 10 the hair
dresser and who wishes none the less
! 10 go through the intermediary stages
! without looking badly groomed the best
/ thing To do Is 10 make use Of an arti-
/ flciai chignou Of some sort.
/ II you had foresight enough when
| your hair Was originally cut 10 have
switch made Of the shorn locks
| then this may be made into this trans
| formation After all. a false piece
/ doesn't seem 81 false when IL Ii made
/ NJ your own hair These are mounted
| lightly One of the most satisfactory
/ have seen was fiat, two-piece waved
! cnignon that could be- fastened into
| position from behind one ear 10 the
other at the back ~ the head IL pro-
duced the effect Of two strands of side
hair, brought back and crossed over
! with the ends stuck In
II no such transformation IN worn
the ends may b4 carefully CURED un-
Ger 70 begin with and made into little
curIE later on Care should be taken
however. not W have the hatr scorched
st all la this process Another way ot
Gispg.lng 81 growing hair after The ends