. Proper care of the hair and scalp. Fig. de II I Fig. 25. Madame de Maintenon. PROPER CARE OF THE HAIR AND SCALP established its reign. Henry II had for wife Catherinede Medicis, who wore a black velvet skull-cap thatcame to a point in front, and had a row of small curlsprojecting from it. Anne, of Austria, and Madamede Sevigni, who were contemporaries of Louis XIII,wore their hair in small curls over the forehead andhad an elaborate dressing in addition. Were we totake all the various reigns of these sovereigns and thehair-dressing of their various wives and mistresses


. Proper care of the hair and scalp. Fig. de II I Fig. 25. Madame de Maintenon. PROPER CARE OF THE HAIR AND SCALP established its reign. Henry II had for wife Catherinede Medicis, who wore a black velvet skull-cap thatcame to a point in front, and had a row of small curlsprojecting from it. Anne, of Austria, and Madamede Sevigni, who were contemporaries of Louis XIII,wore their hair in small curls over the forehead andhad an elaborate dressing in addition. Were we totake all the various reigns of these sovereigns and thehair-dressing of their various wives and mistresses, ourtask would never end. However, it may not be amissto mention some, as they were the ones who set thefashions and the imitation of them was the great factorin establishing customs and distinctive styles in hair-dressing and coiffures. It was under the reigns of Louis XIII and XIV,that the hair-dressing of women was most complicatedand that it was the best in appearance. It was thenthat hair-dressing as an art reached its apogee. Thosewho have followed this br


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