There is a modern movement in hairdos (literally and figuratively). It allows the hairdo to ripple with the rhythm of walking, the action of talking. A sudden ges­ture or a quick laugh is accompanied by a staccato movement of the hair. This is the young look— the lithe, quick movements of youth transferred to hair. At the opposite extreme is the old look, hairdos that are static, set, passive, never out of place. Tight ringlets, washboard waves, sausage curls—anything held in place with a pin—are some examples of the old look in hairdos. Youth is unpredictable and full of surprises; maturity is reliable, stable, settled. Young hair bounces, flurries or flows; hair with the old look never moves. Today the trend in hair styling is all toward freedom in motion, or what I call my mobiles.

Top is set with No. 3 curls, some tight, some looser. This young hair style is unusually well-suited to a girl with a full face — the lack of part tends to lengthen the face and add height. It is easier to create this style when there is a slight wave in the hair on top of the head. See page 44 for this mobile in action.

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This wavy hair is cut quite short — too short for rollers. Each curl is placed to con­form to the shape of the finished hairdo. Stand-up pin-curls are used to pro­vide fullness and movement away from the head. A strip of cotton 8" long and 3/4" thick is held in place with bobby pins; the bangs are shaped over the  roll.

Under-curling does the trick here — helps the hair fit close to the head; the effect is obtained with very large pin-curls. No. 3 curls are used around the face; the row behind is composed of No. 2 curls. Here again is a style which falls into place easily, looking just as pretty when it's windblown as when it's combed.

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For a straight-haired 12-year-old, the pageboy is a good style to start training the hair. Keep crown straight and concentrate on training the ends under. The top curl is a No. 3; the bottom curl can be either No. 2 or No. 3, but which­ever you use make it loose enough so that it combs out practically straight. Turn the back ends under a piece of cotton.

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THE  ORIGIN  OF   MOBILES

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