The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-22

OF tnls season and when, as is often the case
the lace Is real, the cost OF one is enough to
give the ordinary woman pause. Even
the cheaper laces, II fine enough to be de-
sirable at all, are by no means cheap; but
the lace veil has caught the feminine fancy
and floats from the brim Of many a modish
hat. White or cream lace il almost invar-
iably becoming and some women look
particularly we'll behind filmy black lace.
Brown lace wells are also popular though
not universally becoming.
The draping Of one of these wells Is an
art and one should experiment patiently
before wearing one In public. AS a rule
they are worn hanging straight and loose
10 front and sides and draped slightly in
the teok; but there are great possibilities
In th4 lines Of that back drapery and 1t Is
necessary to study ones head carefully
from all points Of view in order success
fully to adjust any kind Of a draped and
floating veil.
The chiffon wells, whether OF the motor
type or Of the kind worn merely in the
interests Of picturesque effect or OF the
complexion, are charming in their latest
phases, and as becoming as they are charm
Ing II well chosen and adjusted.
OF the plain serviceable colors the browns
and certain vivid yet not crude greens are
summer favorites. Light blue Is liked
and with dust c~oats.of pongee in the natural
color or Of other material in those popular
tones, wells Of the same hue are very often
worn. White chiffon is possibly the most
becoming thing a woman can wear over her
face, and, though not practical for motor
Ing is a great favorite; but the latest wells
Of white body nave borders In color which
greatly enhance their effectiveness.
Sometimes the border is but a deep band
or several bands of varying width, but a
border Of large dots above a band OF the
same color is an idea much liked. A white
veil with such a border in Empire green or
In brown is particularly attractive. There
are also white chiffon wells with delicately
printed floral borders, but, while ~undeniably
pretty, they nave not the smartness Of
the wells with dotted and banded borders.
Shot chiffon is the material OF some wells
and good effects are obtained In this way,
although the shot veilings are seldom be-
coming when worn over the face and are
at their best in mere draperies thrown back
over the hats while only a thin mesh face
veil covers the face. Shot chiffon in green
and bright brown is one Of the best OF the
shot veilings.
Lace mltts have followed the short sleeve
but whether mitts will really obtain pro-
nounced vogue remains to be seen. One
hears that they are worn by fashionable
women in Paris, and the makers have put
forward all sorts Of fancy models In the
hope Of winning over the women, but mitts
have had several trials within recent years
and hoxa yaxor xuNr noparol founr IT,
Be sure there has not before been the provo
cation furnished this summer by the elbow
sleeve and it may be that the mitt will come
into its own.
Real lace is, Of course, the most elegant
OF the mitt materials, but pretty models
IN all kinds Of fancy mesh nets. with en-
oroidery or inset lace for trimming, are
SHOWN and much ingenuity as been ex-
pended upon the ornamentation Of the
mutt tops. The sketches made from the
models exhibited by a firm noted for such
specialties win give a good idea Of the effect
obtained. One model had the long wrist
inset with bands Of lace insertion running
around the arm at three inch intervals
sna around the lower edge OF each line Of
@eertion was a frill OF narrow lace.
other mitts were simply trimmed ut the
.ops with a ruche and a falling frill Of chiffon.
ace, with little puffs and a ruching or
saa little frills Of chiffon headed with lace
mo Get on so that they ran down 10 a point
N The outside Of the arm,
sllk gloves are made up In many of the
me wrist or armlet Effects; but the plain
poves are preferred, and their scarcity has
go one OF the exasperating things Of the
saAson. The manufactures anticipated no