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Show - ,T.. Oezw CHIS IS the day of the unusual veil. No veil that ls Just an ordinary typo can hope to be smart. There must bo somo Individuality In-dividuality of stylo or pattern; the Individuality In-dividuality may bo in tho mc3h itself, or In tho design traced on the mesh, or even In tho way tho veil ls worn; but Individuality there must be If that veil desires to. class Itself among the fashionably elite. For ono reason or another every woman ls veiling her faco now and tho chief reason Is, of course, that Fashion commands veils. So prevalent preva-lent Indeed aro veils that tho unveiled woman has a suggestion of not being completely dressed something is missing from hor correct ensemble. Naturally, when veils aro so Indispensable Indispens-able an adjunct of costume, veil styles aro more or loss conspicuous. Every veil seoms to try to outdo tho other In Individuality and obviousness. Yet meshes havo nevor boon more shoor and fine some of tho smartest voils are made of tullo which scarcely reveals re-veals Itself at all. over the face. The obviousness of tho veil theroforo rests with the pattern; and there need not bo a great doal of pattern to make a veil noticeable. A single coqucttlshly Placed motif will do tho trick vory effectively. Tho heavy, all-over -design which concealed faces Ho,3uccess- i-uui two seasons ago that no one know whether woman had a complexion com-plexion or not, have quite gone out of style; new veil patterns arc concentrated concen-trated rather than spreading but the designs are most artfully placed. For example, one voll of filmy tullo has a single leaf motif, exquisitely wrought by hand with silk threads the pattern pat-tern as beautifully line and distinct as any motif In genuine chantllly lace. This leaf design comes over ono cheek Just at the outer corner of the mouth when tho veil is properly adjusted, ad-justed, and ls quite enough ornamentation ornamenta-tion for " any veil, so delicately docs the leaf motif outllno Itself on the transparent tulle fabric. I A faco veil Illustrated shows three of these delicate hand-run motifs on a veil of very flno hexagon net, and small velvet dots accentuato tho pattern. pat-tern. Velvet "and chenillo dots aro much used on the new faco veils, and sometimes both sorts of dots aro found on the same veil. Clusters of velvet dots, suggesting grapo bunches may be noted on another veil pictured; the long scarf-veil draped over a velvet hat. Besldo tho velvet, dots, on this veil, is a border design in soutache and an Inner bordcrrf silk embrold-ory. embrold-ory. Tho contor of tho veil is. plain and is of heavy silk mesh. This Is one of the now scarf -veils, as they are - cailod, Ono does not ask for a "long veil." these days; the proper term Is scarf-veil. Harem scarf-vclls are made of a combination of chiffon and Face Veils Arc Extremely Sheer Of Mesh, WJth Delicate HandAVrought Designs Arid Scattered Chenillo Dots. I |