1867 hairstyle

[misstwist]

I looked at the illustration again and it occurs to me that if the length of the pony is tied like it shows, rather than banded like we would naturally do, then each portion would be tied to the initial ponytail base in turn.

Duh!

That would make a difference in how the shape turns out.

I think my hair is still too short to get the full effect with the ends split and pulled around.

[misstwist]

I think it's Peterson's Ladies' Magazine, not Godey's.

Is that a Godey's Lady's Book?

I used to stalk auctions of those on ebay ages ago, when I had money..... aeons ago... (sigh) won one... no hairstyles though..

[Charlotte:)]

I followed the pictures exactly and tied the strings to the base of the ponytail, but it always ends up looking more like Padme's Battle Bun: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...&articleid=149

Does anybody know what I am doing wrong?

[Jezerellica]

Thanks for sharing this historic pic with instructions! I have a collection of victorian magazines but don't have anything like that! What a cool thing to find, and then to be able to try it is so fun too!

[bumblebums]

I followed the pictures exactly and tied the strings to the base of the ponytail, but it always ends up looking more like Padme's Battle Bun: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...&articleid=149

Does anybody know what I am doing wrong?

Hmm, could be that your hair is too springy to fold the way it does in the picture? Maybe it works best with very pliable hair. (Mine probably wouldn't work for this style, even if it was anywhere near long enough to try it.)

I love the awesome, clear instructions in the book!