Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 287, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1914 — Veils as Cause of Red Noses. [ARTICLE]

Veils as Cause of Red Noses.

A prominent Manhattan physician has given voice to a definite protest against women wearing veils. This authority asserts it is one of the most injurious practices of which he has knowledge, and Insists red noses are the result of veils and nothing else. If there is anything a woman objects to it is a red or greasy nose, and these troubles, according to this physician, find their origin in the wearing of a veil on almost every occasion. The veil prevents the air striking the face as it would if the veil was off, and wheiTthe'face is heated the nose becomes greasy and almost invariably has a reddish appearance. This doctor would not even advise a veil to be worn on automobile rides, asserting a pair of “goggles,” merely to protect the eyes from dust and insects, is all that is required fpr a woman who cares about her complexion and general facial appearance,' and what women does notf