.N!’ Us.-. 0 dress like a princess on one's wedding day is no mere figure of speech nowadays. Several times this winter prominent young American girls have chosen for thclr bridal attire gowns the exact counterpart of those worn by the season's royal brides in Europe. It all may go to show that we Ameri~ éroo vans. many of us. have a rather soft place in our hearts for royalty. There would be no especial thrill about wearing a bride's dress that “as a. copy of one worn by a presi- :lcnl'! daughter. but to have a. bridal dress that is an exact repro- duction of one worn by a real live princess is worth the scheming that such an undertaking would entail. That it is possible for any girl of average means to take on the wed- .iinc trappings of s. princess im- plioS. likewise. that royal bridal «Inihos have become much simpli- i‘md since those long-ago days when it was proudly said that a bride was so richly dressed that it was impos- . i erican There you have the situation at Present—You may choose between the gown that is straight and scant and fairly short and' 'the gown that is bouifsnt in the extreme. If you choose the latter. be sure'that the church aisle is wide. and then have a dress rehearsal to teach the bride- m-to-bc not to tread too near to the folds of your Empress Eugenie skirt. When Gloria Gould was married this winter the fullness of her enormously wide skirt was further increased by two gathered scalloped flounces. It would have satisfied the demands of any Civil-War‘bellc. Her bridesmaids: too. were exag- geratedly bouftant frocks of tafleta silk with widely distended hips. With the wide skirt the bodice is, of course. quite close fitting. and usually Joined to the fullness of the skirt not much below the normal waistline. This bouil'ant type of wedding gown seems to be gaining favor with the younger women. who must be high-necked always. “The sleeves may be long or elbow lenlth as may be tashionhble at the time. Gloves will. of course, meet‘short sleeves." The decollette eflect is taboo as "very bad form.” and even transparent yokes are regarded as extreme. ' Now the really high-necked or collared wedding gown would be looked upon as s. sort of monstros- ity. Though an extreme deodllette is unusual, no one is surprised. much less shocked. at the wedding gown that shows the shoulders. Often French brides wear long. tight sleeves. but sleeveless wed- ding gowns are not unusual and the. Two methods of arranging the bridal veil, one a] lace, the other of \ not. sible to tell the color of her robe for the Jewels that covered it. ’)ne royal bride this winter stamped with her approval the use ni‘ silver ornament on the white wedding gown, for- silver bugles were used in [connection with pearls in the narrow bandings that ran lengthwise of the gown. Her court train was likewise of silver cloth veiled with silver lace. From Old Paintings. Another trick that appeals to some of the season's brides is to go to some old portrait for inspiration in choosing one's gown. An old Italian painting gave inspiration for a. wide-skirted. very picturesque gown"worn recently. and in order to satisfy the whim of the bride the gold brocade which was used with the satin had to be.imported from ltnly. . Then, 0: course. there is the trick of wearing a wedding gown worn by some once-lovely grandmother or greatvgrandmother. This. like the lad for wearing replicas of royal wedding gowns. appeals very strongly to the A‘mei-icanmbi-‘igz-r: )ossibl because t s n , fimericfin girliwho can boast all ancestral wedd n; gown. « A bride recently broulht to lixht the wedding gown climber 3:3- :reat-grandmother. w m - ried when the Empire mode pre- vailed. It was very scant and “might. with tiny elbow sleeves and a round. low 11 the high waistline this gown or long ago was quite in the picture. About lb. same time another bride went to the altar In the gown hervgrsnd- Empire War period our own ““5"" And with . e W” ”in“ into line with this this was brought an 91’9" bouftant wed!!!“ m 0‘ ent mode. - feel a species of thrill in wearing a gown so distinctly unlike their straight. scant skirts of every day. The French girl—or rather her mother. who probably has more to shy about it than the American mother—is more conventional in the selection of her wedding gown. That is. she is more apt to follow the ie -of other fashionable brides o£~the season. feeling that a wed- ding ceremony is hardly an appro- priate occasion' for high flights in costume designing. There is some- thing a trifle monotonous about the French brides of the season. so many of whom have worn the same type of frock, a type of frock that will be modified in no essentials for many of the French brides of the spring. __ Worth's version of this gOWn is a straight unbelted sheath with ’ba‘teau neck and long tight sleeves. There is a slight draping at the h_ips. with n. cascade of artificial white flowers at the left side, and a train hanging from the low waist- line. Sometimes of white satin. sometimes of silver cloth. this gown .seldom shoWs any trimming. The congentlonal wedding gown from Madeleine and Madeleine difo fern not greatly from this. It is straight and sheathlikc, batenu- necked and long-sleeved. There is a draping or material at the left side where a large white or silver lily is sometimes placed. The train hangs as part of the sheath from the left side of the back. By way of variety lace is some- times used at the neckline or a delicate design of crystal or pearl hand embroidery is used about the center: of the gowu. I) ‘ book on good form published only flour-teen years ago the rule is laid down that e. wedding dress mint never be short and that it mamas. long white clinch? '- The less ”“1 mm drapes the bunni- When long .8. bars arm shovels have outgrownlht'old7m that. "sleeves and gloves must meet." The spring bride will have peso- ticelly the “mom to select from_ as the winter bride. Silver cloth will ‘ still .he appropriate. though hardly so for the warm weather wedding. - One winter b were a gown edged lavishly wi white ermine—e trimmin‘ that 11'0th be e. little out o! the. picturb. for the Easter bride. , . ' with artificial flowers about the brow and un- der the chin. Above, the financed bridal dress is uncertain quantity. pass ’0 s '/ . Bridal veil of fine not, THE moosess CHARMING. headdress was that worn by the daughter of the late Lord Carnarvon. of Tut-ankh-Amen fame. A delicate tierra of orange blossoms was ar- ranged on her hair with the veil lightly laid over it. There has been quite a disposition among the brides of the season to seek something- original in the way of headdress. The desire is not so much to wear what other brides are wearing. but something that will be unique. Thus one fashionable bride wears a Dutch cap of lace and an- other wears a Juliet cap of silver fillet. with long loops of orang'e‘ blossoms dangling over each car. A square of net. the ends of which barely reached to the shoulders, was chosen by still another. Quite often there is a coronet of lace trimmed with orange blossoms and sometimes the orange blossoms alone form the coronet. More desire for distinction some- times prompts a bride to discard some of.the traditional accessories of brides and to introduce all sorts of little harmless innovations. One bride recently chose to dispense with a veil entirely and iniits place to wear a little square oi! lace drawn low over the forehead and fastened, with orange blossoms with the full- ncss gathered' at either '16. and with not enough lace to spare in back even to cover the nape of the neck—s. sort of glorified dust up that happened to be quite becoming to the little bride who designed it.‘ of white We. with three wide loos flame. The bridesmaid is in. a frock 0’ pale green toasts trimmed in unusual fashion with loops of ribbon. The little flower girl wears o‘frock of white, much- ruplcd,snd with a green ribbon sash. I THE BRIDESMAIDS To design one's bridesmaid! eos- tumes is the ambition and boast of many clever brides— though the high flight into the realm of designing sometimes means an anxious time for the dressmaker who has to carry out the amateur sketches. And of course not ever! _ bridesmaid is very eager to wear a frock designed by someone that knows no more of the subtle art of making women's clothes than she does herself. One winter bride chose for her bridesmaids gowns of the chryssn- . themum shades. There were six bridesmaids and s. maid of honor and no two of the gowns were alike in color. Orange, gold, bronze and yellow were all used. but in shades that perfectly harmonised. This is really quite s. trick-selecting some favorite flower as the source of the colors of bridesmaid! frocks. For the spring bride the crocus shades might be well selected or the yel- lows snd greens of the daflodil. ‘ .. l THE BOUQUET . the valley seem still to be the favorite flowers (or the bride's GRANGE blossoms and lilies oi bouquet. Orange flowers and valley Orchid shades have been choseh for 11th they no frequently called the color scheme of more than one new“!!! by the bride who wants winter wading. Pink and may. sweet peas would be a good‘souree of inspiration with bouquets of sweet pes‘s ibr each bridesmaid, bouQuets’thls whitet- have been 0! theformalsorboftensn-sngsdwith s. lsee holder. Bil-lens!- bouquets of the some sort are carried by train besrers or newer this. At s ush— ionable weddilt recently the maid of 'honor carried instead of s bouquetsllmlhtublemugm staredntweddln‘ofnoubi’esthe. bridesmaids curb! golden wands with sol-snot am- attached to» um; of opulent!“ little lower " - , y : '0fflowem- an out baskets lined mt ants. ’byl 7.” _' ‘ -» e , ’ s to be a little different. Orchids are sometimes used with the lilies of the valley and semetirnes white - ‘rosebuds ere heed with these trag- The smartest. of bridesmaids’. rent, mien. ' «There is wider choice in the hrldemeld’s bouquet. Frequently two or'more diflerenj: kinds of flow- nre combined in .3, single on bouquet. Sweet M T0593 and maiden hair terns were recently P I 7/11, 'l '/’=. V/IIFZJV/IIF' , made into a charming“ ma‘d‘Qf'k honor must, that was tied with lash—brown gauze ribbon. . At a very brilliant wedding recently the blue-clad bridesmaids carried,bink anemone maiden hair turn“ ; noses ‘ endmsnalp_ omens were om tor-shower. octette "or M hoe-eased ‘boit'riuet'. ”stems-ave are in 'd’s‘rk rose.‘ LEW ,mcaéim‘ from W ‘ ' "g; It is are to say that the Ameri- gowns will be ordered. whil . can bridesor the spring will wear will.be an increased use of satin more what they want to than what ‘or crepe wrought. with fine whitb the dressmakers suggest. and the crystal or pearl beading. _ caprhe of arspring bride is a. rather . It will still go nip and tuck be- ButJt is safe tween the Mutant wedding gown enough to say that as the weeks and the gown that is straight and silver cloth wedding scant. ,5 .. \“' Next week—The Tailored Suit for Spring. -Wlu'te satin embroid- ered in gold is used in this bridal gown. There ‘are Iona. W "com. The train of cloth of goal: . e there; Wedding poem. of in, shoulders. with straps of strings of pearls. FACTS OF V F ASHION. TRIMMINGS THAT ARE USED- ILLOW OSTRIGHJlues four w or five inches long are used to make fringe both by .the milliners and dressmakers. A strik- mg evening gown of red has the hem of the skirt edged with a. fringe of purple willow ostrich and some of the scarts that mllliners make to match hats are of fill: crepe or georgette edged with willow ostrich (tingle. 1 CHIPPED MARABOU rand dove feathers have also been used by French dressmakers to trim evening and afternoon frocks. 'BEADING on, (rocks and blouses is again in evidence. The smallest beads seem to be the ones selected. and tiny steel beads are used to work delectable designs on black velvet. ‘ METALLIC GILT THREAD is used in combination with rich colors in the embroidery seen on many of the new navy blue blouses. Green and rose embroidery is used against a background of black crepe. , LIZARD SKIN is used in narrow stripstotrimsporthatsandn-ocks. PLAID RIBBONS are used in large measure by French milliners to trim sport and street hats. Sometimes entire hats are made of wide plaid ribbon. Plaids are also used for girdles and surfs. WOOL EMBROIDERY is consid- ered very smart and is seen in white on white crepe. Next we‘k—Fsbrbs That Fashion Favors. W \ Ii“. Ill,III/lW/l/I/l/M/IIIMII/MWW/IW/Il/IM/MW “ / «not. sum». mam «mummies?»- .vsm»- ”V‘s-Monmouth;
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