ABOUT ROYAL COIFFURES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7197, 7 September 1901, Page 3

ABOUT ROYAL COIFFURES

Mrs Humphry, "Midge," of "Truth," in her little book, "Beauty Adorned,"' makes the fallowing pertinent remarks on so.m 3 Royal coiffures: — j " The "colour of the Queen's hair, when her Majesty first arrived in England as a bride, inspired many an r.ulogium from men who did not usually rhapsodise on Mich subjects. ' The tints of ripe corn with the sunsat on it.,' wrote one. It has changed bufc little since that time ; but | in common with almost all our Princesses, the Queen, wears her hair, much too high. Princess Louise and Marchioness of Lome (now Duchess of Argyle) is the only one ! whose coiffure shows that outline of the head as it ought to do. j "The Duchess of York wears her hair exactly like the Queen, even so, much too high and too stiff. Princess Carl of Denmark has introduced a slight modification, but even her coiffure has a very heavy effect, far too much so for the inches of' the little lady, who has a remarkably pretty face, especially when she is happy. "The perfect coiffure is that which, without concealing the contour of the head, furnishes it with a soft, full adornment. It should never be narrower above the ears than 'the width of the head, ears included. It should admit of some hair being visible below the ears front a front view. This has a wonderfully Boftenmg effect. . . . "The true beauty of hair-dTessing lies in the suiting it to the style of the individual. " One of the secrets of the success of Lady Curzon, who takes th> world captive with her charm, i> that she individualises herself by wearing her hair in a fashion that exactly suits her peculiar idiosyncrasy. No fringe, no circular swirl of crimped and tortured locks. Her hair is simply parted in the middle and brushed smoothly away on the temples."