Show DESIGNER SHOWS FASHIONS Bridal Gown Styles Change By Grace Grether Gone with the wind is the theold theold theold old idea that a perfect bridal gown means high neck long sleeves and yards and yards of train and veiling Times make the woman said William Cahill Monday londay night Instead of oC months in which to plan a perfect wedding wedding wedding wed wed- ding today's bride is likely to have only weeks perhaps days to prepare for a wedding with witha a bridegroom about to leave for war or camp Latest Models Bridal designer Cahill from Beverly Hills CaL was sending sending sending send send- ing a stream of his original and beautiful bridal gowns down the runway at the bridal fashion show put on by Z C M 1 I in the Lafayette Ballroom of Hotel Utah Trousseaux from start to finish were being dis dis- played But the great interest lay in the bridal gown itself Mr 11 Cahill has met to brides-to- be all over the country at his showings and he thinks that the average bride today is around 21 20 and her bridegroom bridegroom bridegroom bride bride- groom not much older if any Brides of late years ears are easier to please though they do like a little originality Satin is He notes too that most brides take thought of the morrow Laying away a bridal gown in blue tissue tissue tissue sue and camphor doesn't appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal to them as much as a adress adress adress dress which may be worn later lateras as ras formal dinner or dance at at- tire Romantically l 1 looking o 0 o 0 k kin i n g ahead 20 years or so to a descendants descendant's descendants descendant's descendants descendant's de de- de- de wedding is too chancy He thinks there are many more ethereal lace and tulle ankle length wedding gowns worn worn though though if times were normal the brides probably would romantically demand the standard trained white satin But satin has taken second place and white ha has made way for color Brides are choosing pale blues for springtime pale rose for autumn More and more they wear open necks though not so 50 low as to call for a lace or net yoke Short sleeves too have grown important especially especially especially es es- for spring and summer r weddings With the traditional white satin long sleeves are necessary New Fabrics Two new fabrics were displayed displayed displayed dis dis- dis- dis played in the collection Both were made up over crinoline and stiff taffeta One resembles J i J bles antique taffeta and is similar similar similar simi simi- lar to silk shantung The other is a de de satin light in weight and much like an Italian silk The short tip finger veil is in inthe inthe inthe the while with the very informal wedding gown the elbow length tulle veil is seen With summer Mr 11 Cahill opines there will be more and more wedding gowns of organdies plain and embroidered embroidered embroidered dered French lace English tulle |