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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Clouds of Ethereal Fabrics Are Fashionable for Season's Brides By Ertta Haley AS LONG as the affairs of the nation are what they are, af-ifairs af-ifairs of the heart are bound to rush lalong with the tempo of the times. Brides, wherever they may be, are forming a vast army of shoppers. Their search is for the dress of their dreams. Unless a girl is going to be so extremely rushed for her wedding as to have practically no time for shopping, she'll want to have the 'traditional white dress. She's dreamt of it ever since being a little lit-tle girl. If she ever gave up the ;thought of being a white bride momentarily, mo-mentarily, she's probably been talked into it again by someone who missed the thrill of the white wedding gown. The elaborate wedding dress can ,be passed from the bride to her daughter and granddaughter. The simpler dresses can be used for evening wear, in their original white form, or they may be tinted. It's being done, so if you have to Ike practical, don't worry about having hav-ing to use the dress again. It's your wedding gown, remember, and if chosen with care will make you look like the lovliest creature to walk the earth! According to designers who have been busy at their drawing boards MS ning. Equally versatile is the street length dress of white Chantilly lace with a slim, tiered skirt that's converted con-verted into a bridal dress simply by adding a long, trained overskirt of white net over taffeta. Far from looking "added" however, the overskirt Is beautifully related to the dress with a matching lace pep-lum pep-lum that extends into a wide flange down one side, all the way. New organdy bridal dresses are both ballerina and full length, many of them designed with billowing bil-lowing trains. Among the most en- i Nichlint interest rates high ... as well as at fashion previews, the clamor for the white satin wedding idress continues as strong as ever. However, if the Spring and Sum-imer Sum-imer bride prefers another type of fabric, just as long as. it showers her in a cloud of ethereal grace, jnet, tulle and marquisette will be exquisite as well as In perfect taste. White lace is also an excellent as well as lovely choice. Combina-tions Combina-tions of the cloudlike fabrics may 'also be used to fashion the dream gown. Traditional Effects Featured In Gowns Most of the new wedding dresses are traditional in effect, as this seems to be what most brides who go in for white weddings want, after .all Innovations have been tried. This means that the skirts are full (length, full and fully trained. Many, too, have the long tight leeves, and though a great Hum- chanting is an heirloom dress with a small-collared basque bodice, three-quarter tight sleeves and a wide, wide skirt made of one deep ruffle after another and several added for the train. Most dresses with really full skirts go back to grandmother's day in real earnest. For best effect, these skirts should have an underskirt under-skirt or two of crinoline, and this they kj. One new underskirt with four hemline ruffles uses twenty yards of crinoline! When the bridal gown is of heavy satin, It may or may not come with hoops. If the effect is better, as it sometimes is, it may be worth Investing in a hoop so the skirt will stand out in all its stateliness. Brldemaids' Dresses Vary as Much as Brides' Some are short, some are long, but all can be worn to summer parties. par-ties. This, in short, is the final analysis on the bridesmaids' dresses. Since they are designed to be worn at summer parties, the attendant's at-tendant's dresses have many of the latest fashion features included in them. This includes shoulder and neckline interest as well as softness soft-ness in the skirt The latter are full, to be in keenine with the luxury In current bridal fashions. ber of them are designed for later wear for an off-the-shoulder effect, they are yoked high around the throat. Nonetheless, the bride who wants to look as much as possible like pother or grandmother, in an heirloom heir-loom type dress will find these with open neckline and tiny sleeves. One lovely dress seen recently combines a tunic top of imported white lace with a finely pleated net skirt. It 'has a deeply rounded and scalloped neckline and cap sleeves all worked from the lace. I Another sweet dress, this one without a train, is old-fashioned in Its air, too. It's made of white lace over satin and has short scalloped sleeves and an open heart-shaped decolletage. The full skirt is flounced low with triple rows of net. note desired in this type of dress, but they are intricately designed as to give a slender skirt effect. New colors are also featured, so whether the bride chooses blonde, brunette or red-headed attendants, there are shades that are summery enough for all to look stunning. The bride may want all her attendants in pink or violet, but in place of the pale pinks and blues of other years, she can have different "sweet pea" shades of either color. col-or. If she prefers, she can blend shades of orange which come in anything from "wild carrot" to cinnamon. cin-namon. If the bride wants any of her maids or matrons ln orange, she herself may want to depart from the traditional white to use the season's newest color for brides, a sunny corn yellow that's especially especial-ly beautiful in tulle. Another shade that's good on almost al-most anv color tvne nf attendant is With a combination of lace and net in the wedding dress, the head piece can be of the same materials. Or, if you prefer, it may be one or the other of the materials used in the dress. It should look as though . it were designed for the wearer as well as for the gown with which it's worn. Overskirt Makes Double Purpose Gown If you're choosing a dress that may be worn as an evening gown, then the designers have given the bride really practical help in the gown with an overskirt. The double purpose dress for late Spring and Summer often pairs lace with net. It's completely bridelike bride-like for the ceremony with its full-kirted, full-kirted, strapless dress of white net over taffeta with a short sleeved peplum jacket of white lace. The dress alone is perfectly gunple and may be worn for eve- turquoise. One of these dresses was se'en in taffeta, an exact duplicate of the bridal gown in white. Suit Dress Is Perfect For Going Away Next to the bridal gown and the dresses for attendants, the next most important choice of clothing the bride must make is that of the going-away costume. Since the feminine type of fashion fash-ion is ln full sway, the perfect choice is usually the suit-dress. This consists of a dress which is worn under a feminine type jacket. It offers great possibilities for wear throughout summer and early fall. I Collar and cuff interest predominate, predomi-nate, and skirts are very slender Bold buttons or daring touches of white are in keeping with current fashion trends. The suit-dress is simply made and offers a perfect background for either flowers or Jewelry. |
