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Show f Victorian JPlavor J in Bridal Array W Tho brldo and her attendants are I were wide ribbon sashes nnd th. the clilcr purveyors of fnshlonnble dress especially In springtime, writes a fashion correspondent In tho New York Times. At this senson of the year wo ennnot help hut look to the clothes of tho wedding party for an Indication of smart styles, for at such fanctlons nro gathered ho many of thoso pcoplo to whom wo look for leadership lead-ership In dress. Just naturully they are going to wear their best and their newest when It comes to a wedding day, nnd at these gatherings we find costumes tlint Bet our Imaginations working or spur us on to steps In that established direction. Tho wedding this senson Is no exception ex-ception to the general rule of ultra simplicity in tho way of clothes. Everything, from tho baby flower girl's garb to tho costumo of tho brldo, la dono in scries of lines, with no unnecessary un-necessary decoration, no trimming that might havo been dispensed with. It Is notlceablo that tho beauty and distinguished dis-tinguished quality of tho mntcrlals employed em-ployed for tho dresses of tho bridal party nro rare and wonderful. No expense ex-pense has been spared to mako tho foundation of theso costumes so hand-somo hand-somo that almost anything thnt might be done with them in tho way of design de-sign and making would Insuro their ultlmato success. Period styles, Into wldch tho season's sea-son's costumes hnvo arranged themselves, them-selves, nro particularly aduptublo to tho brldo's dress, which can bo combined com-bined with designs for her mnlds rnd ' I Combination of Lace and Crepe Makes 1 Gown for the Matron of Honor. I other attendants until tho composition I makes tho prettiest sort of a picture. 1 I -After all, tho essential requisite of tho 1 successfully beautiful wedding Is that : I it shall be picturesque. It demands I 1 -oil tho elements of pageantry for its . 1 expression, and It needs nil of the M prettiest costumes of the season to In- I ure Its success as a well-arranged ' 1 "display. ' I Full Skirts, Drooping Shoulders,. ' I A wedding of this season which ' I net with all sorts of commendation t I from thoso who wero looking only for beauty of effect was ono at which tho costumes wero designed along Vic- skirts Just barely elenred the ground. You can see, ut tho first suggestion, what n very fertile field this general principle of design supplied. The bride's dress wns made from pearl whlto tnffetu. Its skirt was wide and spreading, nothing being arranged ar-ranged In tho way of hoops, but so much of the stllT materlul being cm-ployed cm-ployed thnt the skirt puffed out qulto sumptuously nnd beautifully In a swooping lino to tho floor. With, this there was n bodice thnt draped snugly to the lines of tho figure nnd n low neckline that drooped over the shoulders shoul-ders In that careless way that was known during tho Victorian era. About tho graceful neck there wns arronged u deep bertha of duchess lace, ono thnt reached almost to tho waistline and curved Its way across tho back, over tho arms, meeting directly In front Tho tiniest of ribbon sashes marked tho lino between tho tight waist and tho full skirt. Now, with this gown thero wns worn a veil of tulle, arranged In a full but closely fitting cap, confined ovor tho brow with a banding of orango blossoms. blos-soms. From the back nnd sides tbls cnnt reached Into great billowy coverings cov-erings of bridal veil that ended Just a shade before reaching tho bottom of the skirt. Thero wns no train, not even the veil being made to reach Into a truln length. But the whole- effect was thnt of a pretty maiden swathed lu tulle, tho details of her dress becoming be-coming apparent only when ono caught a glimpse of tho taffeta nnd laco between be-tween the meshes of tho veli. This Is a girlish sort of wedding gown and one thnt Is particularly adapted to tho very young girl with her bobbed hnlr that must be held In some semblanco of a coiffure on her wedding day. Carried Out in Taffeta. Tho bridesmaids for this wedding had their dresses also carried out In taffeta, the colors being bluo and mauve. One wus hardly able to tell tho difference between the two colors Just at first glance, but, as the colors wero of the changeable variety, ofl'o caught the glint of different toning ns tho glrlsglldcd along In tho wedding pro-ocsslon. pro-ocsslon. There was Just enough of n subtle variation to mako the combination combina-tion of colors most Interesting and to create the needed diversity In tho glow of color. Their skirts were long and full, with Incy pettlconts that showed as the dress skirts were kicked away by tho toes of tio shoes. The maids' bodices, llko the bride's, wero fitted, and across the drooping shoulder lines there were arranged fichus of soft cream-colored chiffon with frilled edges that folded In graceful lines over tho arms and throat. These were tied In front, leaving long and rounded round-ed ends thnt hung below tho waistline, waist-line, and wnure tho knotting of tho fichus took place thero were bunches of sliver roses mixed with pink ones to hold tho folds of tho chiffon hi place. Another rosctto of this snmo character appeared at the waistline, where u fold of the taffeta was held In place at one side to finish the softly folded girdle. There wero no sleeves, of course; or such Infinitesimal ones thnt they could scarcely be noticed, considering tho fuct that they wero entirely covered by the chiffon folds of the fichus. Tho bridesmaids woro sandals of black patent leather with whlto laco stockings, and on their arms wero three-quarter-length mitts, nluo made of luce. Their huts wero of tho lightest yellow tone of horsehair, horse-hair, braid, entirely transparent, broad and drooping of brim, with sides wider than tho hacks and fronts. They were wreathed In spring blossoms of ...... i i...nn ,i |