The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-02
THE VEIL FACE.
contosaons OF the chicago women Under
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contost4ons of the chicago women Under
the Gauzs Covering.
Almost every pretty woman wears
veil on the street. Perhaps, as has
been long ago limited, there is some
concealed connection between the
veil and the beauty, but, at any
rate, wear them they do. Nearly
every woman who wears veil be-
comes victim of the habit of par
tial dislooation of the jaw about
seven times in ten minutes The
best place to observe the phenome-
non is in street car. Without un-
dergoing the Inconvenience of a dis
Greet pursuit., it is there possible. to
keep track of the performance. Sc
loot ono woman-it is impossible for
any one to keepan eye on moro than
one woman at onoe-and keep a fur
two but continuous watch of her.
Perhaps she is gentle, doYelike lit
tie specimen, with lips made appar-
ently only for osculatory purposes,
and soft, pleading eyes. 1t does not
matter. 1t is we'll to pick out the
most attractive woman in the car
anyway. 1t is the natural thing to
do, and the moro beautiful she is
the more closely she approaches all
preconceived ideals, the moro re-
markable is tho transformation
soene which follows. Keep olose
watch of her and do not miss one of
hor motions.
Suddenly n look of discontinue
spreads over her faoo. Certainly
something is wrong-nothing very
apparent, it is true, but she is obvi-
ously troubled over something. Then
tho performance commences. Her
gaze is fixed on point just over the
bridge of her nose. This does not
have a pleasing effect. The result is
soul ronding, GROSS eyed appear
ance, which has probably killed more
budding. affections than all the stern
parents on record. counting oven
those in the novels, have ever de-
stroyed. The sight of one's divinity
exhibiting herself with her gaze tied
in knots is calculated to chill the
warmest passion.
But this is only the curtain raiser,
80 to speak. Finally, having ascer-
tanned through her optical gymnas-
tics that her suspicious were we'll
founded, and that something is
surely wrong, she proceeds to the
main part of tho performance, Her
face shuts up like a nut oraokor, her
lips are pushed out to their greatest
extent, until they look like the big
ond of funnel, and by some method
known only to women she catches
her VOL under her lower lip and pulls
it into place, after which her face
returns to it's former pleasing COM
posture, but all illusions have boon
knocked higher than Gilderoy's
kite.
This surprising oontortion is the
voil face. Apparently the veil cannot
DO kept in place by hand. Why it
cannot mortal man does not know.
Perhaps mortal woman could tell
him. 1t is possible that tho habit
first originated at those seasons of
tho year when every woman has
both hands full of bundles. If SO,
there was 8, mo reason for its begin
ming. But why it should be main.
tanned when the fair contortionist
has at least one hand lying empty in
her lap is question. All authorities
agreo that veil is an undoubted
necessity. They affirm that it's
thickness should vary inversoly as
tho clearness of complexion. But q
veil which can be kept in place only
by trained contortionist must be
susceptible of Improvement. Per-
haps it might be tackled to the ohm
bono with brass headed nail. The
nail would not be unpleasant to look
at, and it might be set with precious
stones. The method would certainly
DO moro attractive than the present
one Chicago Tribune.