PACIFIC T R 1<: R AND V I N K 



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plexion is chiefly a matter of per- 

 sonal cleanliness and systematic 

 exercise, but beauty of feature and 

 expression, which is infinitely rarer, 

 has its main source in the well-bal- 

 anced mind, the kindly, generous 

 heart, and the pure, uplifted soul. 

 Hence, in many instances, beauty 

 culture is simply a matter of mind 

 and soul culture — wliich, it must be 

 admitted, is the sort of culture for 

 which we should all be the better, 

 whether we are beauty seekers or 

 not. 



The Coiffure 



Only the woman who fully knows 

 how to appraise the artistic values 

 of dress is capable of realizing the 

 importance of a becoming coiffure, 

 yet this is one of the things that no 

 woman can afford to underestimate, 

 much less to ignore. Let the dress 

 itself be never so unpretentious, or 

 its materials never so inexpensi\'e, 

 the wearer may still attract admir- 

 ing attention if her hair be neatly 

 and becomingly — but, above all, be- 

 comingly arranged. There is really 

 no excuse for laxity in this detail 

 of the toilette, for it is assuredly 

 within every woman's power to 

 make the most of the natural attrac- 

 tions with which she has been en- 

 dowed, and among these the hair is 

 one of the most important. Of 

 course, not everyone can have lux- 

 uriant hair, but at least everyone 

 can have hair that is both well kept 

 and carefully arranged — and to ob- 

 serve these essential matters is 

 largely to atone for possible defi- 

 ciencies in the matter of quantity, 

 which, after all, can easily be sup- 

 plied by artificial means. .\n ap- 

 preciable aid to general becoming- 

 ness in the coiflFure is the addition 

 of a well-placed flower or a smart 

 bow — the latter ornament, how 

 ever, being more appropriate for 

 general wear than the former. The 

 ribbon bow — black velvet for pre- 

 ference — is, indeed, quite ind spen- 

 sable nowadays to the woman who 

 wishes to be considered bieii coiffe, 

 even when she is in everyday at- 

 tire; but in the evening, when prac- 



tical matters are supposed to give 

 place to leisure and pleasure, the 

 flower ornament is distinctly "the 

 thing," delighting both the vanity 

 of the fair wearer and the artistic 

 sensibilities of her masculine ad- 

 mirers. There is, however, a touch 

 ol tender sentiment about a flower 

 in a woman's hair that few men are 

 wholly able to resist: hence it is for 

 the wise woman who is con.scious 

 of this pardonable masculine weak- 

 ness to make the most of her oj)- 

 portunities. 



The Question of Dress 



The question of dress is one to 

 which every woman should give 

 careful attention. No matter how 

 few or how plain aie her dresses, 

 they should be selected and made 

 with the greatest care, for nothing 

 stamps a woman as quickly and ac- 

 curately as her dress. Above all 

 things do not have a street dress 

 elaborate or fussy. Nothing shows 

 bad taste as decidedly as this. We 

 see it every day, to be sure, but it 

 does not necessarily follow that we 

 must do likewise. Simplicity is 

 becoming more and more the order 

 ot the day, and nowhere is it more 

 needed than in the dress of the wo- 

 men. Elaborate dresses are per- 

 missible at balls and evening af- 

 fairs, but how much more beautiful 

 are simple, graceful gowns. 



The same applies to t le wearing 

 of jewels. A few, well chosen 

 jewels are more in taste than many, 

 even though they are of the most 

 costly. It has been said that the 

 beauty of a jewel is enhanced by 

 being placed upon a beautiful wo- 

 man just as much as its beauty en- 

 hances that of the wearer. This 

 we allow to be true, one undeni- 

 ably sets off the other; but a very 

 pretty story is told of two rival 

 beauties which proves that "Beauty 

 unadorned is adorned the most." 



The public was scarcely able to 

 decide which was the more beauti- 

 ful, a certain singer or a dancer. 

 It so happened that they were to 

 appear on the same stage one even- 

 ing, and it was generally under- 



stood that each would try to appear 

 more beautiful than the other. 

 Moreover, it had always been a 

 question as to which owned the 

 most jewels, and it was thought 

 that this eventtul evening would 

 settle that question also. 



The dancer appeared first. She 

 had emptied her jewel box in order 

 to bedeck herself She was cov- 

 ered with pearls, rubies, diamonds, 

 emeralds and every precious stone. 

 She was one dazzling blaze of 

 beauty. 



Then the singer's turn came and 

 the crowd anxiously awaited her 

 appearance. Soon she walked forth 

 in pure white draperies, more angel 

 like than human. Not one jewel 

 did she wear, but the maid followed 

 wearing all of her lady's jewels. 

 The house was silenced for one 

 minute, then the applause was 

 deafening. Needless to say, the 

 singer was thought most beautiful 

 that evening. 



So, let us follow the ev ample of 

 the singer. Let us remember that 

 overdressed the real beauty of the 

 beautiful woman is marred, and the 

 plainness of the unbeautiful woman 

 is only intensified. 



Spring fashions have appeared 

 earlier than usual this season. Even 

 now in the shop windows light 

 filmy fabrics are seen. The spring 

 and summer dresses are to be ex- 

 ceedingly dainty and fairy-like, 

 with much delicate trimming such 

 as lace trills, chiffon, tucks, fagot- 

 ings and hand embroidery. 



In millinery much the same ef- 

 fect is carried out. The flat-top 

 hat will still be worn, but instead 

 of having it drawn down over the 

 face, it is set up on a band which 

 raises it from the face. It may or 

 may not be tipped to one side, ac- 

 cording to the individual taste. 

 Many flowers will be used in trim- 

 ming, but they will all be small. 

 A very prett}- idea is to have buds 

 on long stems and forming a wreath 

 around the brim of the hat. Moss- 

 rose buds are in high favor. Laces 

 and jet ornaments will be much 

 used^also. 



