The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
The Sort Of Veil One Nav Wear.

BY their wells they are known. The
woman who ties IL piece of white maline,
adorned with black applique lace, about
her sailor hat, writes herself down az ig-
norant of the first law Of veil usage
The woman who ties a veil when she
should pin it, or who is guilty of pinning
it when she should tie it, commits grave
offence against millinery law. For it is
written i'll the books Of those who decide
these momentous matters that certain
varieties of gauze and certain methods
Of fastening belong only to certain STYLES
of hat.
For instance. when milady dons her
tnilor-made frock and her small walk
ing hat, she may not, with the sanction
OF the mlliners or of the dictators of
modes, wear a chiffon veil or a lace-em-
broidered veil. Neither may she pin the
pit OF net so that it hangs in graceful
loops at the back of her head. She must
wear a veil of fish net, dotted or ,ndot-
cd. as her fancy and her oculist dictate,
and tied neatly in the back, so that no
loose ends float upon the breeze.
When she sallies forth wearing her
church or reception hat, however, she has
WIDER liberty. She may wear either
with an applique border. and she may
pin it in the back so that graceful ends
fall over her hair almost to the napp Of
her neck. On the white wells the dots
are frequently black, though the borders
OF both black and white are usually
white.
With the big picture hat which is thu,
delight of the garden party girl. a yer-
elaborate veil may be worn. 1t is also
OF mousscljne de sole, but instead of
mere dots scattered petals Of flowers are.
appliqued upon it. The border. which is
wide at the corners. extends up the back
as well as around the edge The veil is
gathered slightly in front. so as to fall
loosely away from the face instead of
being drawn in closely about the chin.
1t is merely pinned in the back and the
elaborately embroidered edges droop
gracefully. -
The newest thing in wells is a COM
bination of maline and fshnet. 1t comes
in many colors, white, grey. black and
pink. The net is generally of black
against a maline of another color. Some
times it is dotted and sometimes plain.
The valenciennes edge which was a
feature OF last summers wells has given
place to an appliqued border of Honiton.
In creamy and yellowish shades it is
fastened to the black nets and in white
to the white ones. Embroidered net is
also seen, but it is much less popular than
the applique work.-New York Journal.
Girl Graduates Essays.
Writing of "Girls and Literary Calls
themes in Ladies' Home Journal, Ed
ward w. Box directs serious attention to
the literary features of girls schools
commencement exercises especially the
subjects for essays chosen for or by
graduating students. which he holds. in
very many Instances, are entirely map
propriate. Mr.. Box writes that ''When
the parents and friends of the gradu-
ates assemble to see the hOnors of the
school year coming to their girls it is
only natural that they should wish to
get some assurance that the money de-
voted and the time given to their edu-
cation shall not have been for naught
But | do not think that these parents
take the slightest pleasure in seeing
their daughters wrestle with the topics
given them for their essays-topics that
are nearly always far beyond the ken
or conception of girlhood. l took the
pains last June to carefully follow the
reports of commandments in different
parts of our country, and the mistaken
topics discussed in graduating essays
We're somthing remarkable
Among the topics referred to he cites
"A History of Civilization .'Republic
Monopoly for Labor ''The Negro and
AAA'' AAeAt ~ WV anu otutlS Nulle Dis
inappropriate for girls to write upon. Mr.
Box contends that there are plenty of
topics to be found in the realms of his.
tory. art. astronomy. literature or music
which. IT commencement essays are
deemed necessary-and. to my mind.
they are not-can be far more wisely
or acceptably discussed than those re-
ferred to. But why have com
mencement essays at all? For the most
IF f JHi tJ,o,
interest it-and bore the girls who read
them, too, I fancy. In several of the
colleges, whose commencement pro-
grammes for last year lie before me, l
notice that the traditional essays are
omitted. and simply general exercises
were followed. or an address by prom
inent educator was given. The change
is welcome one, and the principals of
colleges throughout the country will he
wise if they initiate the examples of
these leaders,"