The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-04

The freak veil is again popular.
though women who are conservative
in their dress refuse to wear these
bizarre. and. in some patterns, grot-
esque accessories, .-
The latest OF these (finishing
touches) is the mystery veil. weave
displaying a spider web.
The plain mesh is certainly suffi-
GENTLY freakish. but this odd effect
is added to--not improved-by the
addition of spiders. bugs, etc, scat
tered all over the weblike surface. For
those who have repugnance to the
idea of insects generally. the mystery
veil can he secured with the spider
web as foundation for medallions in
a different mesh enclosing a spray OF
fern or other small leaves.
This is more modified form, of
course. but in either case it will need
a professional beauty to carry such
a face covering successfully.
Quite as ugly but less striking is
the heavy octagon mesh in black and
colors. Some of the weaves are so
coarse they suggest fine wire net
ting, especially those nets in metallic
effects. Women who wear the large
mesh should adjust the veil carefully,
for the point of the Aase protfudIag
from a good sized hole is not a pref
ty sight, while the beauty of the eyes
can be easily detracted from by the
way the veil covers them.
These mystery wells hang loose from
the brim of a large hat and may float
in the wind, so less care is necessary
In arranging them than when the oc-
tagon mesh is worn, because the lat
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face.
Women who are loyal to the Rus
sian net will be glad to know 1t is still
worn. In this style the round dot is
newer than the square. Both are
equally effective.
The round dot comes in one size
rather small--while the square can
be secured in a variety of sizes.
These Russian nets With large
square dots are now considered
mourning.
They are more becoming than the
conventional plain black Brussels net.
/ was glad to hear there were to
be no bordered wells this year. except
for autoing, and these are of chtf-
fon, of course. and are larger and
handsomor than those worn year
ago. They measure three and four
yards in length and are of ample
width. They are hemmed and Dor
dered In stripes with silk woven in,
and are in all colors.
To choose a brown veil that win be
a success over a brown fur hat re-
quires thought and care.
in my opinion fur hat is pref
tier and more jaunty- looking without
a veil but should one be actually nee
essary, then the color and the kind of
mesh must be considered when buy
ing. The yellow and the golden
browns do not combine effectively
with the shade of brown seen in fur
So 1t will be better 10 select a really
dark brown or a deep sea1-some
tone that will blend with the fur.
Again. the weave must not he too
heavy or 1t will crush the fluffy fur
and the effect will be OF a close-htting
cap covering.
In this style beautiful, serviceable
veil can be bought for So. Prices
are both above and below this figure.
Colored wells have returned to ia
vor, but only for wear on hats that
match The RAIAsiaa ss.st,@sad tbs dot
ted colored wells are rivals for favor.
and are alike preferred.
Brown is sold 10 hundreds Of wo-
men. owing TO the vogue for mink
and other furs.
] should SAY the Russian net woven
with a small round silk dot will be
the best possible choice for mink
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