A manual of home-making

ment of the hair to suit it; the hat should suit the customary arraogement of the hair, A softening line of hair shouUI always come between the harsh edpe of the hat and the fore- head. From time to time extreme forms of hair-drassing come into vogue. A beautiful face may or may not l>e affected by them, but the peculiar types must avoid extremes in shape, whether in area or contour. Neither the round nor the narrow Fro. 1 12.^ — The? outline or decoration of a liat should not re jieutt or parallel iindesirttble lines in th<* fiife. vSimilarity t»f line may ftccetituatc cither good or bad lines. face should have the hair drawn back from the temples. The long oval he^d needs to have the hair done low in the back, while the person with a round face may wear the hair liigh. At its best, the hair grows around the face in a graceful line; but when this line is not attractive, the hair may be arranged t^ supply the deficiency. There is a legitimate use for false hair, if it serves to l>eautify the proportions and the contour of the head or to create fine surfaces, such as soft waving effect*;. Any arrangement of the hair that does not tend to augment the at- tractiveness of the face, such as extreme changes of contour^ or fussy, kinky eflfecte, Is poor design and is in bad taste. For short, broad facets, Ijoth round and square, the form as a whole should be built high, as against wide, in shape. The hair should 308 A MANUAL OF HOME-MAKING not be pressed close to the temples. The hair should not brought low but should be kept away from the forehea^l except at the corners where the short olilique lines suggest softness of con- tour against the face. The square-faced person needs rounding contours in the hair-di'esaing; the round face nc<*ds crisp reverse curves in contour to coonteract the round suggestions elsewhere. For long, thin faces » the hair should Ije arranged to make the head appear as broad as possible, care being taken not to create too great a contrast, however, between the width of the hair and of the face, lest the hair serve merely as a frame to em- phasize, rather than correct » the narrowness. The hair should be broyght low \yoth horizontally and obliquely. The space left between the oblique side lines^ however, should not l>e too nar- row. This would only emphasize the length of the face by in- troducing a long vertical line. The hair should never be piled liigh over a long, thin face. The face that is more or less triangular needs the same treat- ment as the square face. This type should avoid oblique lines that are produced l>y parting the hair in the middle, Ijecause this repeats in exaggerated form the lower shape of the face* The head should not be unduly broadened in such a way as to create an extreme triangular shape. Color. Color is discussed on pages 45 to 47. It may be said here> however, that in selecting a hat one should l>e sure that it is in harmony with the other outer gamients with which it is to he worn, In general, if the costume is striking in color, a hat of neutral tone, especially white or black, furnishes a desirable contrast; while if the costume is somt»er, a bright touch of color in the hat is most interesting. A hat is s<»ldom satisfac- iiiry when it is of the same color, value, and texture as the cos- tume. A contrast in value^ if not in color, is always to be desired.