VEILS. 



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VEILS. 



and other hot countries, and is slowly work- 

 ing its way into this country, particularly in 

 tlie South. It is made of palm-leaf, and it is 



HOPAICONG HAT AND VEIL. 



supported above the head in the manner 

 shown above. Tlie cut will render further 

 description unnecessary. 



As light breezes can circulate above and 

 around the head, it is perhaps the coolest 

 sun-shade of any herein illustrated and de- 

 scribed. If you can not secure one of these, 

 and would like to get the ventilating feature, 

 take an ordinary palm-leaf hat several sizes 

 too large. On the inside of the hat-banb 

 sew four or five |-inch corks that have been 

 cut in halves lengthwise. These, if spaced 

 at regular distances, will keep the hat from 

 the head, and poripit ventilation. 



We have de- 

 fore remarked 

 that one objec- 

 tion to bee-veils 

 is the obstruc- 

 tion to the eye- 

 sight. To over- 

 come this, Mr. 

 John C. Cape- 

 hart, of St. Al- 

 bans,West Va., 

 glued a piece of 

 glass in front of 

 the veil. The 

 difficulty with 

 this was, that the glass would hardly ever be 

 in range with the eyes, on account of its 

 weight, and then it would be covered with 

 steam from the breath; and, worse than all, it 

 would get broken. The brussels net is open 

 to none of these ol)jections, and is almost as 

 transparent as glass itself. 



Mr. Walter S. Ponder made an improve- 

 ment on this by substituting celluloid film 

 such as is used for photographic film nega- 

 tives. While this overcomes the objection 

 of weight it does not prevent the moisture 

 of the breath from accumulating on it. So 

 far we have found nothing better nor as good 

 as silk tulle. 



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capehakt's glass-front veil. 



Mr. Martin and Mr. Coggshall both make 

 use of sleeve-protectors. They will be found 

 exceedingly useful for protecting the hands 

 and wrists, and also prevent their getting 

 daubed. 



THE GLOBE BEE- VEIL. 



This is a veil that has had a very large 

 sale, and is preferred by a great number. 



THE GLOBE BEE-VEIL. 



because it is large enough to extend down 

 over an ordinary hat or cap; and it is so con- 

 structed that it can not possibly get against 

 one's face at any point. Sometimes an ordi- 

 nary veil will touch one's nose or the back 

 of his neck. At these points a bee can, if it 



Mus. n. n. holmes' bee-hat. 



will, insert its sting through the meshes of 

 the veil. The globe veil is made so as to 



