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Show COSTUME FOR BRIDE'S MOTHER; FROCKS FOR THE BRIDESMAID TTrriAT shall the mother of the VV bride wear to her daughter's wedding? Likewise, who shall say what best becomes the mother of the groom? As to matrons' modes for the fashionable fash-ionable wedding, what with a revival of the lace vogue as Is for this season, sea-son, the question is easily solved. The lace theme covers a vast range of ideas. At present leading couturiers preparation for June wedding fes tivlties. At mention of frocks for the bridesmaids, visions of shimmering taffeta immediately rise before those schooled In the ways of fashion. Tin' advent of the robe de style brings tnf fetn more directly Into the limelight than ever, for no other fabric so yields to bouffant handling as does taffeta. The exquisite tones and tlnta ot taffeta always achieve n color scheme v f. ' i M i si r i , p. 4 v SfVn, I i x v v i' ; ? s ' ' W - ! s I ' ! S L ' VV vH' hs ' ' L" ; 4 J& I' L- L; - 4 1 M Handsoine Lace or Beaded Gown? are artfully combining laees, that Is they use black cliantilly with white lace or with silver or even tinted laees. How successful the outcome one can easily Judge from the comeliness comeli-ness of the exquisite model to the left in this picture. For this costume black lace is posed over a flesh-colored georgette foundation which itself has been handsomely enriched with insertions of creamy lace, the same showing a light embroidery of rhine-stones rhine-stones and tiny colorful glass beads. If the mother of the bride or the groom Is Interested in the popular black-and-white ensembles, "saying It" with lace Is nn highly endorsed-by-the- mode way of solving the problem of "what to wear" to the wedding of the daughter or son of the house. A lace costume In brown, In ecru or some modest tune Is also recommended. With the beige or ecru lace dress, u brown nmllnes hat with matched satin slippers would be In excellent harmony har-mony und style. Beaded frocks, because of the slenderizing slen-derizing silhouettes they achieve, nre of Incomparable beauty. A walk In a flnwer garden on a summer's dai will reveal no lovelier color than doe-a doe-a display of gleaming taffeta. The bodice Is usually seial-fittln for the taffeta frock und with little 01 no Irinimitig. lint the skirt, that Is n dlffurwit story. It Is very bouffant and hemlines ure nothing less thai, temperamental. According to mood they go up In front, down at back veer sideways, or become dn'ply scat loped, or perhaps they ucqulre a deoi border of tulle. Typical of current bridesmaids' ui ray arc the two lovely taffeta frock In the picture. These are models ol American creative genius, being de signed by members of the Fnshluii An League of America. The frock to tin-left tin-left alluringly reveals a mnehly he ruffled petticoat of the MIU, thus subscribing sub-scribing to the short-length vogiw, nt the same time noiulrinK quaint grace in the bouffant tklrt.. Two style Items are set forth in the gown to the right, namely, tlx Introduction of n hrnnd lace lusct al r. "rv m ' 1 1 a , :x i x i ) 4' 'J V-i ! VS. -'"v(( K a l-o iop ut llio liKlilllne a li ( ii deny of -V. j velvet ribbon nt the wnlstllne. Until ribbon and lnci un ilnln,, i,,.,..i, . 1 wo Dridotinnid't Coluniet. ever h favorite with the matron. The one In the picture. Is In delicate pink worked with cr.vstnl bends and sliver. The patterning purposefully shows vertical Hue effects. Very smart, In fact, n Intesi style note, ! (lie I reel; of colorful georgette print wllli long en'e-imim; inim-iair-ent sleeves, and IIiIm may be clia nnlng-ly nnlng-ly nrtopled bv the ninlnin fur wear at the smart mldemiinier wedillti'!. Conies novr u seii'uni of Joj ful l..o iop ut llio lnMiilliie ii a (I H (icnv of velvet ribbon nt the wnlstllne. Until ribbon and lac nre doing much tu I feminize Hie mode this season. While tnffclii tells n censlderabh part of the fabric tivnd for brides maids' frocks. Ii I oc-i not lell It n Inlr-rest Is nlsn divided bi'tween 1 lipliannns llowi'ry prliilH, rnlniTul (mi, and organdie lias cllelied rencwm; enllillslas rnoin: lyll:ils. As lo III, prints, they w-o nnide Ion;; sleevee Willi velvet bow trims. The all lull, gown must be tics bnnffiint. Hum' onimlng often adorn. oi-gainlleii. JULIA DiriTdMr.nY (08. ivai. Wirnmro Nn'-, I hluiO |