Show victorian in 0 B rn 0 o d a ar IL may tile tho bride rind ond tier her attendants anre tile the chief purveyors of fashionable dress in springtime writes n R fashion correspondent in tho the new york times at this season benson of tile the t year wo we cannot help but luok look to tile tho clothes of the wedding puny party for nn an indication of smart styles for at such functions aro gathered so many of those people to whom wo we look for leadership in dross dress just naturally they are going to wear their best and their newest when it comes combs to a wedding day and at these gatherings we fantl nd costumes that set get ou our imaginations working or spur us on to steps in that established direction tile the wedding tills thin benson la Is no ex CL option to tile general rulo rule of ultra simplicity in the way of clothes everything E very thing from tile the baby lower flOwer girls garb to tho the costume of jot tile bride to la done in adries aeries of lines with tie no unnecessary decoration no trimming that m might ight bove been dispensed with it la IS noticeable that tho the beauty and distinguished quality of the materials employed for bior tile tho dresses of tile tho bridal party are rare anti and wonderful no ex panso has been spared to tile the foundation of these theeo costumes so handsome that almost anything that thai inight be done with them in tile tho way of design and making would insure their ultimate u success period styles into which the seasons do costumes have arranged themselves are particularly adaptable to the brides dress which can bo be combined with designs for tier her maids and I 1 J A combination n of laco lace and crepe makes gown for tho the matron of honor other attendants until the composition makes the prettiest sort ot of a picture after all tho the essential requisite of the successfully beautiful wedding la Is that it shall bo be picturesque it demands all the elements olf of pageantry for its oppression expression and it needs all of the prettiest costumes costura ea of the season to insure its ita success as a well arranged display full skirts drooping shoulders A wedding of this season which met with all sorts of commendation from those who were looking only for beauty of effect was one at which the costumes were designed niong along victorian lines every dress had full and drooping shoulders the hats were aldo and drooping there were wide widd ribbon sashes and the skirts just barely cleared the ground you call can see at the farst sugg suggestion esil on what a very fertile field alil this general principle of design supplied tho the brides dress was made from pearl whito white taffeta ts skirt ayas was wide aldo and sp spreading rending nothing being jar r reed red ed in ili all tact k yay of hoops but so ill much ulc I 1 of tile tho stiff material being employed that tile ho skirt puffed out quite sumptuously and beautifully in a swooping line to the floor bloor with tills this there was a bodice that draped snugly to the lines of tile tho figure and a low neckline that drooled over tho the shoulders in that careless way that was known during tile victorian era about tile graceful nock neck there was arranged u i deep bertha of duchess lace ono one that reached almost to tho and curved its way across tile back over tho the orens mooting directly in front the tiniest of ribbon sashes bashe the line beaw between een tile the tight t aalst had and th tho full skirt now with tills gown golyn there was worn wor n a veil of tulle arranged in a full but clor closely sely fitting cap confined over ahe ho brow with a bonding of orange blos from erom tile the back rind and sides bides this capt calm reached into inep great billowy cov erlinga of bridal veil that ended just a shade before reacel reaching tho the bottom of iho file skirt there was no train not even tile the veil being made to reach ahto a train iraln length dut but the whole effect waff waa that of a pretty maiden swath swathed ej ip tulle the details of her dress becoming apparent only when ono one caught a glimpse of the taffeta and lace between the meshes of the veil this Is a girlish sort of wedding gown and one that Is particularly adapted to tho the very young girl with tier her bobbed hair that must bo be held in some semblance of a coiffure on her wedding day carried out in taffeta the bridesmaids for tills this wedding had find their dresses also carried ou out in taffeta tho the colors being blue and mauve one was hardly able to tell telf tile tho difference between tile the two colors just at farst glance but as the colors were of the changeable variety one caught the glint of different toning as tho ahe girls glided gilded along in tile wedding procession where there was justin just enough ough of a subtle variation to make the combination of colors most interesting and to create tile the needed diversity in the glow of color their skirts were long and anc full with lacy petticoats that showed shoed as the dress skirts were kicked away by the toes of tho the shoes the maids bodices bo dices like tho the br brides ldes were fitted and across tho the drooping shoulder lines there were arranged fichas fichus of cream jefim colored chiffon with frilled edges that folded in graceful lines over the arms and throat these were tied in front leaving long iong and rounded ends that hung below the waistline and where zihere the knotting of the bichus fichus took place there were bundles bunches of silver roses mixed with pink ones to hold tho the folds of tho the chiffon in another rosette of this same character appeared at tho the waistline where it a told fold of tho the taffeta was held in panco pla ceat at one side to finish the softly folded girdle there were no slee sleeves veso of course 1 or such infinitesimal ones that they could scarcely be noticed considering the fact that they were entirely covered by the chiffon tolda folds of the fichas fichus the bridesmaids wore sandals of black patent leather with white laco lace stockings and on their arms were three quarter length mitts also ninde made of lace their hats were of the lightest yellow tone of horsehair braid entirely transparent broad and drooping of brim arim with sides wider th than anthe the backs and fronts they were wreathed in spring blossoms of various hues the blues and mauves malves with yellows and soft pinks mixing in |