| Show h Traditional al Wedding Gowns r c 1 j l. l t Are Demanded by hy Modern Modem Brides I. I r. r By CHERIE NICHOLAS r I l t tj j l lv I v e r i i jW g I S P I ii y IW I w t i Wi Winy r ny i t r S X EDDINGS W EDDINGS galore That's what's happening now that so many of our servicemen are re re- returning returning re- re returning turning to those they hold dear The season of the year no longer has anything to do with the case One of the reactions to the war is that weddings come up in any month In fact they have become year-round year events This year with the return of thou thou- thousands thousands thousands sands and thousands of eligi- eligi bles wedding bells will be ringing more frequently than ever Design Design- Designers ers are outdoing themselves in creating just one lovely gown after another for to brides-to-be who want to say I HI do in a wedding dress that lives up to tradition J Some of the dresses are in rich richt t satin traditionally trained and lace- lace lacer r trimmed Others are charmingly fashioned with fitted basque waists k and very full skirts in such sheer u N cloudlike fabrics as ninon i seline de soie net marquisette or orI organza There are also combinations combinations combinations I of lace and net satin and net or chiffon and lace Several designers are featuring n if ruffles starting at a t the i waistline and extending to short full trains There is lots of back interest inter inter- interest interest est too either in skirt fullness or orin orin in bustle bows Peplums and apron effects vary the skirt treatments in front shoulder Off-shoulder bodices and bertha necklines add a picturesque f note to a number of dresses of the heirloom type The favored head head- headdress headdress headdress dress these days is the very full fullI I fingertip veil of fine net or tulle falling from a little circlet or bon bon- bonnet bonnet bonnet net or pancake beret of fluted net The illustration herewith brings you youa a preview of just such gowns as you will see parading down the cen ceri- ceri ter aisles in endless procession for I weddings are scheduled to take place in record number this year Lovely beyond words is the very youthful-looking youthful bridal dress of sheerest dotted net shown to the left leftin leftin leftin in the picture In this bewitching lit lit- little little little tle frock so frilly and rufy and sheer so refreshingly naive in its simplicity and girlish charm not only the groom but each and every guest will have fallen in love with this winsome bride A bertha falls bewitchingly over her shoulders The simple headdress she wears is of artfully arranged plain net Traditional satin of choicest weave fashions the stately gown centered in the group It carries out formality to perfection The fine seed pearl embroidery that en en- enhances enhances enhances the bodice is also repeated around the neck to encircle a a throat-high throat yoke of transparent net The very young bride or the bride with the small timer teen figure will go for the picturesque gown to the right made of an indescribably fine net The bodice pleating is set seton seton seton on a flesh-colored flesh yoke giving an en en- enchanting enchanting enchanting chanting shoulder off-shoulder effect The on the skirt are applied with exceeding grace to carry on about the short and full train This portrait gown will be effective made up of de soie or fine I ninon or soft and sheer voile For the bride who plans a mid- mid season wedding a gown as effective as the traditional white satin is fash fash- fashioned fashioned fashioned of an over all-over eyeleted white cotton sheer This could be easily made by the to bride-to-be who can I sew Let the bodice be of the fitted type prettified with a sweetheart neckline Make the skirt gathered slightly into the waistline but cut cuton cuton cuton on a circular movement that de de- develops develops de- de develops into a long train that will bil bil- billow bilI bil- bil billow I low out behind with infinite grace I as the wedding cortege moves down the aisle Released by Western Newspaper Union |
