Show > > I I I f 11 ft FOR EASTER BRIDES tlI tl I I GOWNS IX PREPARATION FOR I APRIL WEDDINGS Stiff IvorY Satin is tile Approved I aiatcrial SUlrt Are Plain and Trained Bodices High and Sliglit ly Trimmed With Lave New York March SO After the vast and variegated influx of wedding gowns that have lately invaded the newspapers it seems almost an impertinence imper-tinence to further dilate on the subject sub-ject but since this la the moment for marriage frocks the impertinence cannot can-not be helped All things have their I seasons and with Easter bells and the change of the iris on the burnished 1 dove wedding gowns are in their choicest flower this being of all the year the most fashionable period for the tying of holy knots The Bridal Gown To begin then satin is par excellence the material of materials for the proper prop-er wedding frocks Nobody according to high authorities on the subject who is really anybody can wear anything else The material too must be of a superior grade have indeed if possible pos-sible that marvelous oldfashioned knack of standing alone and only the bodice which should be high and longsleeved has the privilege of trimming trim-ming The skirt is severely plain and l is made with a gore front and sides and a trained back that may travel out to almost any distance though one yard and a quarter is considered a happy medium to strike in the way of length Jeweled Lncc A very charming wedding gown here pictured and that has just been completed for an Easter bride has a train of this length The material is duchesse satin in a weight almost of thin cardboard and a soft ivory tone the trimming on the bodice being old point net and point lace studded with real diamonds This precious lace the wedding gift by the way of the bridegroom bride-groom takes the form of two shoulder straps and each tiny diamond has its separate setting which is clamped onto on-to the lace Nothing more beautiful could be imagined though certainly point lace sprinkled with real gems cannQt be said to be a popular trimming 4 trim-ming for wedding frocks The Gould Model The bodice with its half circle satin folds follows closely what is known as the Anna Gould model which of course will be a favorite for brides now for some time to come It is entirely en-tirely of satin the blouse front of the point net underthe diamonded shoulder should-er straps being placed over the rich stuff of the gown itself The sleeves have no interlining and are the favorIte favor-ite gigot shape that fits the forearm like a glove and hangs in a loose bag upper puff They fall low from the shoulder which is now the only cor xeet way for sleeves to fall The Trained Skirts The skirt has no stiff interlining A dainty lining of ivory taffeta alone faces the flared front and side gores but between this an I the satin of the back th re is a light feathery wadding wad-ding of cotton that gives the folds of the train a rich heavy look The veil of tulle comes lo < the end of the train and is adjusted across the head with a wide effect a spray of orange blossoms and a round diamond and pearl brooch fastening it at the two sides The shoes are of white satin embroidered em-broidered across the pointed vamp and then laced through three eyelets with satin ribbon 1 Frocks For the Maids The bridesmaid costume also shown is one of four that will accompany this adorable marriage toilet to the altar It is realized in cloth which is the most modish material for bridesmaid gowns and is in a pale yellow hardly more than a deep ivory Daffodil yellow yel-low satin over which is spread white Venetian point forms revers and cuffs The blouse vest of mousseline de sole is also white and a great boquet of yellow daffodils to be carried Is tied with white ribbon The large picture hat IP i sunburnt straw with trimmings of white gauze and knots of daffodils and yellow taffeta ribbon The shape ofthis costume with its jaunty jacket and wide flared skirt is f a c i I i r1 I s2I I THE MAIDS DRESS of especial becomingness to lissom figures and the blending of white and yellow malces a picturesque and becoming be-coming combination For Young Attendants Two tiuj1 tots sisters of the mar riee who is still in her teens after the present pretty fashion of combIning children with the marriage sacrifice will trot at the < tip of the < < bride Itrain and their Itotle < toilets are likewise here shown Both carry out the scene of yellow and white of the bridesmaids t brides-maids costumes making the effect of a daffodil wedding complete and each small skirt which hangs full from the yoke Is of old white brocade dellcarte ly patterned Yokes and sleeves are of yellow sartjn gamps and under sleeves of silk muslin the lace Venetian Vene-tian point Straw hats much furbelowed cwltb o t Iii I I iih r flowers are the head coverings and dainty extremities are made more babylike with silk socks and slippers of patent leather Poor Baskets The small baskets that give them so much the air of little flower maids are covered with yellow satin and trimmed with ribbon They are called poor I baskets and are so named because I during the < ceremony they are used for collecting money for the poor I France is responsible for this gracious gra-cious custom and no French bride is so high but that somewhere in the I rites she draws her last bit of maiden I silver > from her belt to prove that in her happiness she can still remember I rit I r II JI j 4 AX APRIL BRIDE the unfortunatte The use of poor baskets however is confined to church ceremonials and they are most commonly seen at Catholic weddings British Brides As to John Bulls daughters and their wedding frocks in particular An Englishwomans idea of a marriage gown it seems is usually something very flxey indeed the modest bride simplicity that has come over to us from France having not yet crossed the channel They like bugles and bows and glitter and not infrequently an English wedding frock will be composed I com-posed of several stuffs paitchey as to form and much bedecked with gewgaws gew-gaws Brocaded silk is much liked I for trains and parts of the bodices and pearl embroidery in panels or vests is a favorite trimming Only one English wedding dress lately heard of seems worthy of mention men-tion in its entirety And this was worn by a deans daughter lucky I deans daughter who had draped double skirt fashion over her plain satin skirt her mothers wedding veil one of those sweet and adorable old things of point applique History does not record whether the lace was cut for the bodice but it seems wise I to suggest here that these old veils many of which haunt even American garrets can be matched exactly intone in-tone and pabtern with narrow lace suitable for waist trimming NINA FITOH |