The Oregon daily journal., November 29, 1908, Page 32, Image 32

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Three Huge
Barettes, Two
Combs and a
Dozen Orna
mented Hair-
pins Now
Used to Deck
a rashion-
'if, "..
Ornaments for the Hair Grow
Mammoth in Size and More
Extraordinary in Design.
The Simplicity of Grecian
Lines of Hair Dressing Con
tradicted in the Barbarity
of Decoration.
ALTHOUGH the millions of little
sausage curls and bolster-like puffa
which made last year's balrdresslng
a fearsome and awe-inspiring thing have
been "called In" the newest of thla aeason'a
coiffures are even more remarkable.
The next time you go to the opera, for It
is at tbe opera that you see the newest fash
ions in this changeable world of modern
fashions, or to the theatre, and sit behind
a fashionable and up-to-date damsel, bav
a good look at her bead.
Gone is tbe pompadour which not ao long
afo rose arrogantly above tbe brow femin
ine, and gone mo.tly are the "rats." For
tbe more simply and softly the hair la
drawn bark from the fare and gathered to
the crown or below the crown of the
head, the better 1. the effect, according to
present Mess. But while to write "the
hair is 1rawu bark softly from the face and
made Into a knot at the back of the bead,"
sounds very simple. In reality coiffures are
quite is elaborate affairs as they were last
year, and a. for hair ornaments! Words
almost fall me here.
Hairpins of a welrdoesa and eccentricity
almost unbelievable are stuck H anywhere
there Is room to spare after several pou
derous baret'es hara had their lnDlugs.
Queer New Discoveries About Snakes and Alligators.
RECENT experiments by Dr. Werner,
of Vienna show that reptiles are
stronger creature than any one bad
supposed. They bove crtaln -enpes which
are absolutely lacking in human bKnirs,
and in compensation some of our senses
sre wan'lng, snch ir Learing.
Both amphibians and most reptiles "re
lovers of water, and in cocje.iii-uoe Lave
developed a faculty of locating water.
How this sense works is difficult to sny,
for man has no trace of 1U In nil prob
ability the water detective organ Is some
where in the akull of tbe creature.
That It Is no development of the senses
of smell or tasle was demousirete-l t.v
hermetically sealing a quantity o water
a me.tal container and concealing it from
some reptiles. The creatures speedily io
rated the water and busied themnulves In
futile attempts to get at it.
JIo Instrument known to solencs was
lle to abow the presence of ihe liijula.
Professor Werner ls of tbe opinion toat
tbe water'eenae la made possible by some
ort of chemical affinity la the celU of ihe
reptile's nostrils. As yet these ceiis hae
not been detected.
ALother queer aenae is located In the
oIlett forked tongue which is constant'?
darted in and out ot tbe moutbs of snakes.
Nearly all reptiles are deaf. They caa
, hear absolutely nothing as we do thronu
nr ars, but they make air waves with
their tongues Sad feel these wares w'reu
they rebound from ncUjbboring objects.
fc1a tcngne comes back to him only from
the direction of the ground. As long as
this ts be knows there is nothing in bis
'lf im .m may go abead aa fast aa
r Sight is the most acute of all the senses
f reptiles and amphlbiani. Alligators-sot
eniy e weVjit see forward, backward -
slJ t:',ajs V.. bout turning their beads.'
y XS'lt f PyV 01 dressing Which the A V
M M wis "if jOx 1 Widow of London Q
I C viJT Ha. Made Fashion- W
" yf E F,n Comb, of Cut j
1 Ti I Hal on the Head
' u -ra Knot.
Bandeaux which had -their orleln in Gre
cian women's fillets, bind the hair across
tbe top, and combs bolster It up at cither
aide.
Not of comparatively light sljell are all
these hair ornaments made, but of metal,
substantial and weighty. Tbe discomfort
of "the head that wears a crown" Isn't
In It with the modish woman of 1908 when
she has adopted all tbe latest overgrown
ornaments which are supposed to beautify
ber head.
The vogue of Grecian llnea in gowns la
no doubt responsible for the distinctly Gre-
In absolute darknM mnka can move
about, avoiding obstacles without touching
uuy one of them.
In Different Sets.
It Is bnt seldom, one Imagines, fbt a
good joke Is made about an oyster. Bd
niund Yates, however, in hla "Becollec
tions and Experiences." relates one. "I
was walking with Thackeray one evening
from the club," writes Yates, "and pass
ing a fish shop In New street, he noticed
iwo different tubs of oysters, one marked
'Is. a dozen," and the other 'la. 3d. a
dozen.'
" 'Ilov tliPT- must hate each other," said
Thackeray.' Loudon Chronicle.
"Lei Go I"
Skipper (to new deck band, who had
never beeu to sea before) Let go that'
ff'Card rope.
I)eck hand makes no sign.
SklKr Iet go that rope, I aay.
I'eck hand la still motlonles..
skipper (purple with rage) Why don't
yju let go that for'srd rope, ye swab?
l'e. k Hand (In aggrieved tone) Who's
tu.!iln' er rope!" J ain't, London'
News.
The Ever-Mobilized. '
Hulvard Kipling recently attracted st
tcntioii by eulogising tbe medical profea-'
!on in an address. He said that physi- ;
eians made up a "permanently mobilised '
army, which always la in action, always
is under fire against death." Argonaut. '
The Titled Husband.
'rilow diij lie to ibis irtrtneyr ' '
""'Hla fataer-lo law failed.'' -Illustrated
Bit. , .
clan mode of coiffure which is the "correct'
r
tiling in balrdresslng this year. Last yea?
the width was from side to side; tui year
It la from. front to back. The hair is atll
waved, but la long, loose waves, following
tbe lines ef tbe balrdresslng, d imi
tating nature as closely ss possible, ror,
while tbe balr must be In perfect rder j
bo fljlug ends r fluty coquetry It must'
" j''' "'
F Grecian Fillet. Are
Seen in Numeroui
Original Dciisni.
G Hairpin., Exag
gerated in Style and
Sire, Are Typical
of Ttii. Extreme
Season.
H T he Newe.t
Jewel-Set Comb Has
C h a ins Attached,
Which Are Woven
Through ihe Hair.
The Popular "Mary
" Garden" or "Sa
lome Barette Grows
Daily in Size.
nor jive tin nint otbwng artificial In any
way.
Just' as much "extra hair Is used, as
ever, but It l added skilfully, not with the
obviousness which was part of the joke nt
the wode of balrdresslng just passed. The
woman 4he- ba tuj regard for sppesr
a sees does not this year r,an in aiid buy;
curls br tbe yard, or puffs by the doxen.
there are all kinds of artificial aids to a
presentable coiffure. The beautifully made
Grecian knot, with Its clustering puffs and
curls, may be bought all ready to pin on.
If her locks In front are scanty there Is,
half a yard of hair all woven' onto a band
which may be fastened in under ber own
hair and brushed back with It with no fear
of detection.
Since there's a fashion and qnlckly
changing fashion in everything, so there
Is in the color of tbe hair. If your "crown
of glory" happens to be a warm chestnut
with hints of gold In it, then you are lo
in luck. For that s ton season s
fashionable color. True 'blondes and
brunettes will now please take a back seat
But the real Interest of tbe coiffure thla
season la not In the balr Itself, but In the
adornment of It. I suppose It's only In
line with tbe exaggeration everywhere seen
In fashions now. But, really, the combs,
barettea and hairpin which are the
product of some over-developed brain are
what might be called "the limit."
Mary Garden, as she sppeara in "Thais,"
set the fashion of tbe enormous ooiong
piece of carved shell, pierced gold or Jewel
set platinum which women are using to sus
tain their Grecian knots. They are called
impartially "Mary Garden" or "Salome"
barettea, and are to be found in various
designs and price from the fashionable
New York Fifth avenne Jewellers to the
small Bowery shop. Although tbese pins
measure anywhere.' up to eight lnchea In
width, one IS not Always considered suffi
cient, but two and semettme three barettes
are fastened In tightly arouad the Oreclan
knot at tbe bark, forcing ItVout and acting
as soft of svaffolding to kkep it in place.
Bom of these barettea are found at th
Jewellers In really beaut If a I designs,
aet
with precious stone.
Or, If of abell, they
are handsomely carved
Very heavy-look-
log ones wrought from dull, red (old are
considered particularly good.
' And If the barettea aeem out of all rea
aon in alxe, what can be said of the comb
and the hairpins T
8panisb women have always been famous
for the plcturesqneness of their mantillas,
those long- acarfa of Spanish lace which
are draped from their beads, supported by
large comb, of shell. Tbe modish Ameri
can women will, thla season wear a fan
shaped comb of cut Jet, not upright in her
hair, as Spanish women wear them, but
laid flat on tbe head, pointing forward
above the knot, and tbla modest little
comb measures nine Inches across, and
nearly tbe same in height I
Combs with ribbon run through boles
pierced for the purpose, ending in rosettes
at either side, combs. Jewel set, with long
chains attached to thread lu and out
through tbe balr, combs of abell, with
pointed, twisted tops, reminding one forci
bly of a picket fence, combs extraordinary
and combs artistic are all to be seen. But
eacb and every one ot them is exaggerated
In slxe and effect
Tbe younger feminine element still
clings to the picturesque ribbon snood,
which la very charming above a fresh
young face. Lily Elsie, the adored "Serry
Widow" of London, wears a band of snow-
Fairy Tales to Instruct Children
HIS Is' a story about Lalla's. gar
den, and the beautlfnl dreams
that came to Lalla there, and
the wonderful fairies she saw and talked
with In ber dreams In tbe garden."
Thus begins "Garden Fairies," that en
tertaining book masking Instruction to lit
tle folk In tbe guise of a chatty atory
adapted to infant minds. The author la
Samuel Savll Faquln. The' book la illus
trated by Emily Hall Chamberlain. It la
published by Moffat, Yard & Co., of New
Vork.
Lalla sat, qneen of dreamland, in one
of tbe prettiest spots ever seen in nature
or conjured In fiction. "All along tbe
river bonk, down by tbe water's edge, was
a row of willow trees,, with big, crooked
trunks and long, twisted roots tbat ran
under tbe river. 'Some of the roots even
ran out into tbe water. In one of the
biggest willow trees, where its trunk was
bent almost level, a little platform bad
been built by Lalla's father for Lalla. and
there she used to sit for "hours, sometimes,
and watch the big steamboats . and the
smaller sallbosts' snd tbe little rowboats
and canoes go past on tbe river.". '
The nature studies begin In a natural
and attractive manner. "Lalla's mother
gsre her seeds. In both pockets of ber
apron. In one were little, tbln, gray seeds
tbat her mother told her would grow. Into
lettuce plants, and In tbe other were hard,
little, brown, round aeeds, almost black,
that her mother said would grow into rad
ishes." Then, when Lalla bad crown tired and
sleepy after planting the lettuce seeds In
one ditch snd tbe radishes in another,
enter tbe fairies. . .v
'alla saw the fairies very plainly. Tbe
first one Slid down from tbe aky on
sunbeam that touched tbe edge of ber
unbonnet and Just missed the end of ber
nose. The fnlry sat down on the edge of
the -hammock and laughed se bard that
the tears slmost came into hla eye. He
was snch a smsll fairy that bla langh was
very low snd sweet. IV sounded ilk a
gentle breeie rustling the leaves in the
trees In Summer, or Ukn a soft rain pat-terlng-on'the
grass. '-- .
' "She looked very " bard at the fslry-
tnd ssw that be was a very pretty little
alry "indeed. He was about a ling
her band.' His bands and face were
brown,' and his erep were tlk two bftgbt
dewdrop. On bt bead h wore a cap
white telle tied tightly about be knot ot
curls and ending' in a coquettish bow at
the back. Just. aboveVthe neck. This ha
caught the English fancy tremendously, as,
indeed, does anything at the moment that
is connected with this fascinating little
actress. ' . '
Juliet caps of woven gold thread caught
with pearls are liked by girls just out la
society for evening "Wear. They are laid
fiat on the head and are very simple and
girlish looking. Grecian fillets of gold,
plain or set with Jewels, real or Imitation,
are worn above or below tbe Grecian
knot, and large, crescent-shaped barettes
frequently, take the place of the more or
dinary straight one.
Attach anything to a hairpin, from
button to a small butter plate, stick It ia
your hair, and you may feel quite In the
fashion! Never were Imagined before such
hairpins as are now on view in shops snd
on women's beads. It's no exaggeration to
say that some of them are four Inches
across the top. Jet, mother-of-pearl, gold,
shell, are all need to fashion these enor
mous heads, and the' more peculiar in de
sign and effect, apparently, the better. The
large knobs of cut jet which last year
topped balr pins sod which we then con
sidered quite extreme, are now too Insig
nificant for notice.
In ornaments of feathers snd cold snd
silver wings and artificial flowers for
evening coiffures, care la taken tbat the
long line from back to front Is empha
sized. There is a suggestion tbat the
meek and feminine parted hair may again
become the fashion, but just at present
Che hair gathered back from the face '
softly and loosely la tbe thins;, asjrl a
woman might as well lack a front tooth
as lack a Grecian knot
that looked like a bright red tulip turned
upside down, with the edges of tbe leavea
rolled up all around.
"He wore a tiny suit of pale green,
tbat looked aalf made ot tiny little new
bladea of grass, all pointing down, so tbat
the enda made fringes ft tbe bottom
of bla short jacket and around bis wrists
and ankles. On bis feet were little green
shoes, like tiny peapods. turned up at tbs
toes. But most wonderful of sll was the
little cloud cape over his shoulders, and
the sunbeam sword tbat be wore In bis
belt." This faclnatlng fairy Implanted In
Lalla's receptive mind the first of the na
ture lesson.
"In the first place," said he, smiling all
the time, "you must know tbat seeds are
just baby plants asleep. Tbe shells arouml
tbem are their little winter blankets to
keep them warm. Some are very small,
like tbe radish seeds you have planted.
Others are larger, like the acorns snd ha
zel nuts. But each, has Its own shell tbat
Just fits for Its Winter blanket." .
Tbla is a short lesson, but one adapted
to the alight grasp of the childish mind.
"Do the little plsnts eat?" asked Lalla.
It is sn important question In childhood,
whose chief function Is eating.
"Of course they do," said tbe fairy.
How else could ' tney growT Really,
though, they drink all fbelr food. But
you can't see, tbem because they do all
their drinking under tbe ground. '
"When the baby plant in the seed wakes
np in the Spring, be first rubs bis eyes.
I suppose, And then" tarns over in bed
and yawns because be is still a Uttl
sleepy. Sometimes be bss to be poked
, with son beams a good many days befor
he Is reallv wide awake. Then be
stretches blinaelf, Juat aa your ' father
does when be wakes up after a nap on Sun
day afternoon. Of course, that breaks
bla winter shell, and be can't sleep iu it
any more. So he gets ready to climb..
"First be poshes bla little white roots.
like little toes, farther down into the
ground, and at the aame fltue be begins
pushing bis tiny, leaves, clasped - together
like little hands, straight up Into the air.
In tbe end of each root is a little month
that drinks lit food from the earth. When
the baby plant's hands break through Into
tbe air, be spreads tbem out and they
are his first leaven. As he keeps on grqw"
Jng his roots branch oat till he has
' msny ' roots, each with a bangry ' little
m Alt t K thA MA A tt 1 A .In b In. U'fuJ
and many mere leave. open out In the
air.'' n .. -. j V . . .