The Archive · 1923

The Metamorphosed " Hop

a fashion which has inet raison d'¢tre, ds itself perfectly to The trans-ration of the coiffure. Although very engaging at the appropriate moments, it is unsuited to the magnificence of elaborate evening dress. Dignity of line and style must be added, for diadems and splendid jewels do not go well with flat, boyish locks, Tf an over-voluminous coiffure moves all character from the face, a tiny one lacks dignity and true chic. Tt remains, therefore, to arrange the hair in such a way not to appear short, and, gain, here is where the artist is needed.

A coiffure which becomes a woman one day may not suit her the next: it is woman's perpetual mobility that an artist like Antoine must feel and understand in_ order to produce perfect results.

The adornment of the head, se t of the intellect and the expression, ig more important than any oth The quality of woman's skin, her rosy colour—what do they matter? These are gifts only to a few; what really counts are the vibration of her muscTés, the brilliance of her eyes, a forehead revealing thought, a soul disclosed in all its nuances and complexities. ATI women can he leantifnl if they do not make themselves ridiculous, but their

shown to its best advantage. beauty must be sought out nnd "Vogue."

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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