The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-20

great variety of pretty patterns. Con-
. centric and interlocked circles, delicate
crescents and spiral lines prove that
the curve is the line of beauty Then
there are strange minglings of dashes.
angles and squares which remind now
OF the early Phoenician writing, now
of the border of a Japanese print. In
deed, to the average observer it is the
japanese alone which is brought tn
mind. 1t almost seems that by scan
ming the veil more closely the pinnacles
of tea house, a fantastic bridge or a
miniature garden will disclose them
selves.
There is no lack of daring in the veil
patterns. Among the latest novelties
is a veil of rich brown chiffon appliuued
with gilded acorns. A vivid blue one
has border of lozenges outlined in
dots of dull sage green silk. Even
more attractive from its quiet elegance
is black net with a border of butter
t1es in tiny jet sequins. The same
butterfly pattern is reproduced on a
black veil in gilt and silver.
Sequins and PaiIettes.
Sequins and pailettes play an i'm
portant part on the more elaborate
wells. But on these they more often
tone in with the shade of the veil than
stand out in glaring contrast That is
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match the veil with the hat, and not
only with the hat but with the whole
costume.
I'VE have never had so great a va
riety of veil colorings," said one Of the
prominent veil importers. Every one
of the new shades in dress materials
as well as millinery fabrics must oe
perfectly matched in veilings. It means
a good thing for us, but a bad thing
large stock that some of it will nee
essarily be a dead loss, as next year
new shades will please the popular
fancy, even if the veil craze shows no
abatement"
Many of TN dotted wells are so deli
cately in mesh that the weight of the
dots play havoc with the foundation.
To obviate this danger, an under veil
of plain net or chiffon is used. Pretty
color effects are produced by having
this inner foundation of slightly
different shade from the outer veil
Shaded wells are one of the latest
novelties. They shade from white to
flame color, from white to vivid green,
or from white to a deep blue. These
are charming, but even more recherche
effects are obtained A veil which
shades from blue to silver reminds the
beholder of moonlight, while the veil
the fitting setting for the face of
brilliant brunette.
The Drnpery Veil.
These shaded wells are intended for
drapery wells more than for face COW
ering; and there has ever been such a
fad for veil draperies. This necessi-
tates three, or at least two, wells for
every hat-one for the face, and the
other-or others-for face or drapery
as the fancy dictates.
The -four in one" veil is intended to
fill this need. The dotted face veil is
drawn around the hat more or less
snugly, and fastened at the back by
jeweled clasp. The same clasp holds
a two or three yards length of chiffon
or crepe. The ends may be brought
loosely around to the front and tied in
a knot on the breast, or one end may
be draped over the hat and the other
brought around over the shoulder, or
both may be utilized for hat drapery.
Crepe yelling, or some form of chiffon
which is not affected by dampness, is,
perhaps, the best for drapery.
Lace makes an effective draping
veil. 1t is to be regretted that the
price of a lace scarf is often prohibi-
tive to any except the women with
unlimited dress allowances. But this
year is showing some excellent imita-
IlOn Idce Ior ven purposes. Ane poI-
ders are all in rather heavy thread.
White lace patterns are worked out on
a black net foundation, or black on
white with equally good effect.
There are some pretty dyed lace
wells to match special costumes which
are delightful for hat drapery. Often
a frill of lace edges the brim, while
long scarf of the same lace is brought
around from the back in the manner
of bonnet strings and tied loosely un-
der the chin.