Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 217, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1911 — Styles in Coiffures [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Styles in Coiffures

IT IS only in recent years that Americans have taken the matter of dressing the hair into such serious consideration, as to call upon history and art for Inspiration. But, once awakened to the desirability of variety as well as beauty in coiffures, it was inevitable that American enterprise should ransack the world for Ideas and win first place in the number and beauty of the designs produced. Not even the French excel us. For Americans are not satisfied with artifice that is too apparently artifice, however attractive. They must have krtlflce that Is lost sight of in its results. French hair-dressers, brought to this country, have to add to their knowledge of methods, the American "finishing touch,” and to learn also to cater to individual taste. They must ring many changes on every style. Once launched a new coiffure taken up with truly American enthusiasm, and alas! before its course is run, is even more than likely to be exaggerated beyond all resemblance to the original beautiful model, and to loose its Identity. This stage marks its finish. But the producers of designs, (of whom there are very few) are ready with something new with the recurrence of each spring aqd fall. And let no woman, however beautiful, neglect to occasionally change the style of her coifTure or forget that her crowning glory has been the admiration of men for ages. The demure and lovely Flemish coiffure came in with the spring and soon became a furore with youthful wearers. Smooth coils of hair arranged across the back of the head and over the ears, and uncovered brow, with hair parted in the middle

or at one side a few straying curly locks about the face, are its features. It requires an abundant supply of natural hair or the use of switches, but is not difficult to arrange. Its latest adaptation is the massing of soft braided strands across the back of the head as shown in Fig. 1. The ears, as in nearly all the newest coiffures, are covered. The always beautiful Greek coiffure Is shown in Fig. 2, combined with the Flemish. The Psyche knot is placed low at the back of the head; two soft, flat colls of hair at the sides blend into it and cover the ears. The hair if bout the face is arranged in loose curls, confined by a band terminating in ornaments. These ornaments are so placed as to seem to support the colls. The hair at the top of the head is not parted, but lies in a broad strand across, from side to side. It would be difficult to accomplish this coiffure without the help of one or two pieces of artificial hair made for the purpose. In Fig. 3 Is shown a very clever coiffure for one who admires, but can* not wear the plainer Flemish model; we cannot all possess clear cut features and a shapely head. In this model, short curls fall between the colls of hair at the sides. There is no front parting. The hair is waved over the head with a light fringe of curls over the forehead. This coiflure is very generally becoming and there is no gain-saying the charm of curls. Also (an interesting item to most Americans) this entire coiffure or any portion of it may be bought, ready to pin on; which fact solves the problem of either too little natural hair, or too little time. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.