NEW PARIS COIFFURE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 437, 20 February 1909, Page 11

NEW PARIS COIFFURE.

, . hairdressers ere admittedly among .fI®'1 ®' artists in, their, profession) but *, A® he:.fearod that, theirlatest' innovation • ls- pf too_aanng- a .charaoter ; to win popular throws ,al] .traditions to the .winds, and;inaugurates':-;what is' naively termed the thoTair• ° r natnre '? m J, of wearing This new style 'was introduced in Paris this' week (says an English writer) by three pretty mannequins, who.appcjafed in a box., .atone ■of' the pfinciple'thea.tres with ■ their hair :'hahKWi loosely down, their backs.; Among:the>leadine hairdressers both: in. iondon i and: Paris : this innovation is regarded with little favour. Nine women out often would look absolutely'ridiculous with their.hairhanging loose,on their shoulders, v Besides, many: women- have fiot' enough hair to make the suggested fashion a ;success. _The, present styles' in:hairdressf lng necessitate t-ho employment .of a'considerable amount of .artificial! hair.. "Chichis," tours, and crepons are among:the. accessories Wnii''«?• ,? ulldlll S ''°*•;i v fashionable.i'ooiffurel ,; / V 1?1 ® 1113 ,, ar ° small..curls of .artificial 'hair sold by the best, hairdressersi in -.bundles of separately, from a, sovereign. toV. twenty-four shillings each. Practically . every woman in Paris wears them at the present ■ time/ for they .work: wonders . in; improving- a '.w'oman's appearance, and are very useful in'correcting a forehead which is too high on prominent. ._.-There as no doubt that thoistyle of 'dressing the hair is creeping; downwards, and the chignon , that rests below, the. nape of tho neck is in sight.: But flowing locks will not be: accepted: by the. adult .. woman , in London.' '