Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02
Novelties in Wells.

The very newest thing in wells is the
Nine Sherry. The design was probably
suggested by the fluffy and voluminous
draperies worn by the young women
dancers seen in the first act of this mu-
steal comedy. for the new veil is large, ex
tremely soft and somewhat elusive as to
tones. In fact. there seems to be no def
mite color, but three or more appear to
blend into one. The apparent foundation
seems to be very thin chiffon in delicate
shade. To give a little substance to the
1lmy fabric it is edged all around with
broad satin border.
Next there is covering of net in the
most fascinating of meSheS and cOmbina-
tionS of coloring. Black and white, wis
taria and black and rose and brown re-
spectively combined are some Of the ia
vored shades, but all black and all white
are also in evidence.
When the net is of a solid tone then the
chiffon underneath is apt to be In
shadow effect or in changeable colors.
Originally designed for carriage wear.
the Nine. Sherry veil is sold largely for
the street also, though it would certainly
require quite a good sized hat to carry
such a drapery well.
A novelty in wells for practical auto
mobile use is chiffon cloth that is alb
solutely waterproof. 1t measures two
had in all colors. The quick put on
VEIL as 1t is called, is a fine chiffon,
hemstitched all around. the part outlin-
ing. the face being shirred on cord: thus
it can be adjusted in a second, and the
wearer can feel assured that it will not
become misplaced, but that the hat will
be entirely protected. The average veil
has a trick Of flying back over the hat
just above the face.
The shadow wells are not new, but some
novel effects the
shadow yelling. For instance. the pat
tern broken up by the introduction of an
irregular shaped patch of fine net cover
ed with the tiniest dots in rows There
is nothing newer than this design, conse-
quently it is more expensive than the
average shadow wells.
Still there are some women who prefer
eccentric-l looking accessories, and all
ferent tastes are also responsible for the
black and colored wells in combinations,
probably, for they cannot be said to pos
sess much beauty. The mesh is a tuxe-
do in black, the dot being in a color.
Vivid puppies, emerald greens and dark
reds are some Of 1.-The combinations. A
deep watermelon pink dot on black seem
ed to be selling well. but on the whole,
all black, 1 am told, is the best seller.
Young women buy the shadow veilines,
while those of middle age or over-if they
are wise-take the tuxedo and the Rus
sian nets
These meshes are far more becoming
to women past their first youth than the
shadow effects. fascinating though they
may be. worn over a fresh, unlned face.
Black and white maybe wells are al
ways in demand and are generally be-
coming.
AS spring advances the made wells will
be worn good deal In preference to the
yelling sold by the yard. Both black and
white. the former in chantilly and the
latter of the washable kind. are expected
to have large sale. There will be a
few In colors as usual Each spring de-
mands colored wells to match the hats
worn, but the number sold is never very
Iarge-more of a fad, in fact. than any
thing else. that passes away as the spring
changes into summer There is a de-
cided falling off in the Persian colorings
for wells. ELIZABETH LEE.