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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXI, Issue XVII, 22 October 1898, Page 528

A physician has been making tests to determine the danger, if any, in the wearing of veils. For this purpose he selected a dozen typical specimens of the article, and applied the ordinary tests of ability to read while wearing them; and these tests show that every description of veil affects more or less the ability to see distinctly, both in the distance and near at hand, the most objectionable being the dotted sort. Other things being equal, vision is interfered with in direct proportion to the number of meshes per square inch, and the texture of the material also plays an important part in the matter. ' Thus, when the sides of the mesh are single, compact threads the eve is much less embarrassed than when double threads are used, the least objectionable veil, on the whole, being that which is without dots, sprays, or other figures, but with large and regular meshes made with single and compact threads. The doctor remarks that, while eye troubles do not necessarily result from wearing veils—for the healthy eye is as able as any other part of the body to resist legitimate strain—weak eyes are injured by them.