The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-10
Wells FOR THE FAIR FACE
Worn From the Earliest Time, Wells Have Always Been
Considered as Symbo lizng and Tightening the
Beauty They Half Conceal and Half Reveal. 81
Worn From the Earliest Time, We

s8 Since the days when Moses covered
u his face returning from Mount SINAI.
& lest the Israelltes m ght be- blinded ny
It's brightness, and the veil x was hung
n before Tie Holy OF Holes In he sane
tuar:y OF I he Temple, 1t has been consid-
cred as the symbol OF beauty and OF thai
a mystery which Is the most potent ana
4 powerful djunct OF beauty.
Y Al one time men wore wells. as St.
Ambrose testif.es.s He speaks OF the
&..siiken garments and the wells interviewer
with gold encompassing the body Of rlcn
men,. The ven Of St 4 gatha. believed e,
Ito be sure defense sainst the Gerup-
,tions OF Nj. JItna. was deposited In q
church or catania. Sicily " here The saint
4 suffered Hartyrd0m. ~ g9& 38 u .fss
a opted by wnmensir general since the
n earliest times. the veil has been worn
alike loy the, widow. the bride. the daugh-
II ters5 ut ID he Orient and the coquettish
Spanish senorita. The long crepe ve.l
4 tina often serves as a screen interposcd
Z between broken heart and the cold and
Il curious observation OF the Y QUITE world,
as often hides8a face all the mo lovely
4 for its sombre enshrining. a. personality
which is ent!tled to Its badge OF MOURN
& ing to the respectful consideration ! ana
3 sympathy of all the rest of humanity a
u Il has been said and said truly, that II
the foda ofHa bride s veil might be cast
s over her head, an ordinarily homely wo-l
man u.s. for the time being. transformed
@ into beauty and Invested with the seduc-
\ tiveness impaired by Its inyestiture. SO
1T Is that, amid all the changes OF fash
i ion,s brides of every cline and ton
atty have chung to the veil. the emblem
h nf 1naidcnly reserve. the barrier always
interposed between thens elves and what
eyer is common or coarse in their enyi-5
ronment. ssS l5sa$ Sc t,,{t 3
M Bridal wells are OF different makes and
materials, the hand somest OF point lace,
II the most universally worn. OF tullc. The
bride who inherits a point lace veil from
her grandmother considers herself ex-.
#ceptionallye Fortunate. Her less favored
g sis ter-womatli need not complain, for tullo
after all Is the more becoming, and nat
suraI orange blossoms In a coronet wrea tn
hold lace and tulle alike intplace on the
brides head. fss5S III \. 4.
some brides treasure their wells sacred
s ~. They are kept carefully enyeloped
with the wedding gown In folds Of tissue
81 paper against possible silver and golden
wedding days. Should death .interyene.
the bride Of a lover yesterday and the
bride of death to-day Is shronded in the
cleaning folds OF satin and the mistlike
splendor Of tllesStulle or lace which be-
e longs with 1t .sa4Y s3s ~ ~ ;38
533 The Spanish senrita wears her veil
u mantllla-wise, and from amid its trace
II ry of Leaf and flower one MAJ catch
" the CLEAN Of sof t. dark eyes. the adorable
pout Of red lips, and watch the tdamask
of the cheek. riyaing the crimson Of the
4 rose held in white fingers beside It. ID
For the Spanish maiden knows the
charm of the mystery and romance In
terwoyen with the lace of her mantia.
1T is the flag she files, the one to which
\ all mankind sooner or later surrender.
ut is wells for the fair face" indeed.
!, In this year of grace 1904 TO. the automo-
bile renders their use imperative. They
are used as hat drapery; they are fash
Toned of lace,sInet and chiffon; they are
q dotted embroidered and plain, and with
all ages and classes Of womanknd they
are alike popular IN