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Show Washable Veil Both Charming and Fashionable THESE two veils have, in addition to the advantage of being cleanly, clean-ly, at least three others: they are becoming, be-coming, they are durable and (what means more to the eternal feminine) they are fashionable. Many more veils and other dress accessories are made to stand washing wash-ing than in former seasons. Each year manufacturers of fabrics increase in-crease their efforts to find stable colors and methods of strong weaving, weav-ing, for nearly all articles of apparel. All fabrics appeal more surely and permanently to the buying public if this item of standing the wash ia among their virtues. For cleanliness Is an essential of elegance. Women I have taen to heart the axiom that to be elegant things must first be clean. The veil of fine meshed net has widely scattered embroidered dots and a graceful border made by-applying by-applying rennaissance braid and fine cord. The latter is chain-stitched by-machinery by-machinery to the net. Such veils are always in fashion, more or less, and will last a lifetime. They sell from fifty cents up to two dollars apiece, as an average. The more elaborate the border, the more expensive the veil; therefore there are patterns that cost more than two dollars. Even at a higher price this veil la ' not a bad investment since it may be used as a fischu, or for trimming a bodice or as a flounce. Two veils of this kind made a beautiful decoration decora-tion for a dressy waist. A newer weave is shown in the veil of shadow lace made of mercerized mercer-ized cotton. This design is unlike the older laces and had its birth in the t s ' I,'. :- r ' ? i t - , ! t I p'i, : t I " " i 1 I J v I i - V - brain of someone who originates patterns pat-terns to be made entirely by machinery. machin-ery. It is snowy white, soft and strong and it is fascinating in appearance. appear-ance. The lightest breath of air sets it limply fluttering. If fastened close, It molds itself to the face and accommodates accom-modates itself to the movements of i the wearer. It does not protect tlio I face as a veil of closer mesh but It Is amazingly becoming. Such veils are to be found "by the piece" or made singly. That'' is, they may be bought by the yard as well as in individual veils. The oddest ones are woven with a single design of some sort (usually a flower form), somewhere on the veil. The clever wearer i I 't"'V id L f , pU J f & f ; MH places this one decoration where it will call attention to some pleasing feature in her face, perhaps the soft curve of her cheek, or the fine line nf the law. or DerhaDS the exauisite modeling and coloring of her ear. Sometimes this single figure is outlined out-lined in black thread. The effect of these spots is rather startling at first glance. These veils are fine for traveling. One can wash them out and pin to i a pillow or stretch against a window- I pane over night and they are as good as new in the morning. j |