THE HEADS BEAUTIFUL

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 153, 25 March 1937, Page 6

THE HEADS BEAUTIFUL

Women Are Wisest Who Realise How Hats And Hair Add Piquancy And Charm

Beauty Series No. 4—By Beverley Joy. -THE importance of hats and hairdressing an aids to improving the appearance is not fully realise _ Admitted that most women know that a neat y wave head of hair is an asset to beauty, yet they do not unde stand that there are many styles which would perhaps sui them better' than the popular mode of the moment, hov - ever desirable it may seem.

BUT first let us discuss your hat. A hat should be more than just a hat. It should be selected as a frame for your face, and it should reveal just those points which yon wish to" show, and conceal those of which you are not so proud. The following few hints will help you Io solvo your hat problem.

For a head which is too Hat on lop, yonr hat .should have a .slight fullness. A correctly - proportioned head needs a brim to provide a background to the face. For irregular features a hat with a large brim will be most kind. It will be soft and make the face tippear smaller than it really is.

Wide brims make the Figure appear shorter, whereas small brims give slenderness ami height. Brims which turn down till round give an impression of drooping and take height from the figure. These days women desire tall and slender figures, therefore a hat with a brim that turns up is most suitable. It need not turn up all round, but if it only turns up at one side or at the back it will give an upwards and heightening effect. No hat should consist entirely of straight

lines. Irregularity will give a softening effect, and if the hat is worn slightly tilted to one side of the face it will' give an added piquancy. rpilE way your hair sits will add * finish to your appearance. Faces which are too fat or too thin can lie effectively disguised by an altered hairdressing. For faces which are round ami full a three-quarter parting j s best. A low parting will accentuate the fullness, but. a centre parting is disaster. Sot the side curls rather high on the face, and lot the waves start as close to the parting as possible. Oval faces can be altered by having the waves set. low down with the fop Hat and a low parting. Thin faces are best, disguised witli

fluffy hairdressings. Plenty of curls and'rolls and a centre part. The wave should be well buil.t up and should not be a shadow wave. Two or three rows Of curls at the back of the head will give .the head a fuller appearance. Tills also applies to those who are. tint

at. the back of the head. Place a row of curls across tlio centre of the middle of the back, and the flatness will disappear. A rounded contour will take its place. The thin-faced woman should bring her wave forward on to the cheek, so that, she will nor. expose part of her ear. The woman whose face is too fat will find that, if she lias her wave set on the bias or slant it will have a fining effect. If the nose Is too long or the forehead too high, a fringe will work miracles. If you do not. like fringes, have I be wave brought down low on the forehead. Widow’s peaks are always a most attractive feature, and if you have one it can bo shown to advantage by taking the hair back from tho forehead

witli a swirl effect. A flat top is most suitable, and the wave must be set on tlie bias. IIAIIi styles in these days arc aimed at achieving a soft appearance, and those sharp, ridgy waves which wore fashionable a few years back are definitely out. The chin, if receding, can have length added to it by dressing the hair rather low on the cheeks and then sweeping it back into loose curls. A too prominent chin cun be helped by carrying little -wispy curls forward on to the forehead and the cheeks. Be critical of your hair, study your photographs and see that your hair is a fitting frame for tlte beauty you are enhancing or endeavouring to create.

I And there was another, more ttnI lucky instance of a young girl who bought a wristlet, watch, also cheap. I After tlte first day it unaccountably | stopped and no amount of winding i would encourage it onward. Fin.-Hly ■ the owner gave up in despair and ! handed it to her mother with permisi sion to "keep it if you can make it go." I The mother wound it. listened to its | steady tick and governed her days by ,it for three years. The unfortunate | girl was left-handed and had been I solemnly winding the screw baekI wards I