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Show I ji THE SPRING BRIDE I r Her Frock, Veil, Bouquet H ! FLOWER GIRLS & PAGES BB BBj Now York, Fob. 12. Fortunato In- BB j deed la tlto young daughter of tho H Amoricnn homo who may indulge If BBJ slio wishes, according to tho old tlmo BBJ custom, brought down through tho BB ages In tho filmy dainty wedding BBJ gown of whtto, with Its ethereal veil BBJ of rnro old laco which had long ago BB , , decked tho gown of her grandmother. BBi Wero alio comitcllcd by tradition to BBa j wear a Jacket or red or black, or BBa : cumbersomo draperies of Bilk and H brocades, sho would loso much of BBa her splrltucllo charm and take on a BBa buxomncss not suited to her typo. Bafl Bal '? N Hw WS-$k- "'' H ji 1 ucc.it - I V H ' The Short Bridal bYJ BB 1 Gown BB The wedding gown of today has M ) lost some of its dignity with Its train H . but it has gained n youthful charm H which Is to bo preferred. In tho H wedding frock today, thcro Is much BB , t of tho quaint charm and sweetness H of grandmother's gowns; smocking, BBa pulling, quilling, shirring and mini- BBa j borlcss other handmado trimmings H I arc used In its garniture, nnd it 1b BBa ' fashioned of tho sheerest, most airy BBa of fabrics nnd laces. BBj Use of Laces and Chiffon BBa Laces, chlfTous, and nets wero nov- H or daintier or more fairy like than H they nro this iciboh. It is to bb a BBJ season of laces and transparent fab- H rlcs. Laces ns graceful ns tho web BjBJ . of tho spider, or tho glinting, shim- H ' mcring wing of tho butterfly, vie for H favor with tho more substantial, H Spanish and thread run patterns; H ' tho sheerest of silk cropc8 and tho BftBj j; crlspest of organdies nro modish for H ; fiocks. Paper llko taffetas nro often H , used In tho gowns of tho brldo's at- H tendants nnd then, ngaln, they nro of H organdy in the palest of tints, trim- H mod with bnnds of taffeta. This H combination of taffotn and organdy BjBj j -viii bo n notlccablo fenturo of all M J imported frocks this summer; it Is B I , nti unusually attractive notion, nl- 1 1 dm,.,. i, nn n iinrtlculnrlv nructlcal H f one, for Americans. Tho tub frock B ns such, is not known in Paris. Ono B m may say that, owing to tho climate, J H i it is solely an Amorican Idea. In M i most parts of Kuropo it Is cool H 7 onough to wear a frock of silk or H light weight wool tho summer thru, H 'j even for sport purposes, fl 'j The Formal Wedding Gown BBj n For tho demuro Httlo brldo who B j '"lelics to trend tho bent en path of B ' custom, for reasons Hentlmentnl or H , othorwiso, there nro gorgeously bro- B 1 ended satins with n touch of sllvor H I tn tho motif. A court train lends a H I forma' dignity to such a Bown ovon H though tho frock itself Is coustdora- H My shorter than would bavo been H drenmed of In mothor's or grandmoth- H or's tlmo. Tho smnllcst of pages or B (lower girls aro often a detail of such M a wedding, lending n novol, pretty BBa note. Thcro nro softer satins, too, H which may bo used for tho formal or H Informal frock equally well. H Simple Veil Arrangements H . Quito tho most important part o H tho frock for Juno, Octobor, Fobrunry H or any othor brldo, is tl(0 veil. It Is H ' often a stmplo length of tullo drnped H j oer tho hair and caught with n . wreath or cluster of orango blossoms Hj or white clematis; then again it Is a cap or roucho, but always thcro Is tho-cluster tho-cluster of dainty, waxy blossoms, so absolutely necessary to tho truo wedding wed-ding spirit. Tho veil offers tho best way of Introducing tho bit of rnro old laco without which tho wedding gown Is lncomplcto, If such n bit Is to bo found In tho lamlly trcasuro chc3t. If thcro Is nono, tho bride must bo content to bring in her "something old" In a bit of brocade, cleverly. Introduced In-troduced on bodlco or glrdlo a pleco of antique Jewelry, also will servo to keep tho spell. The Bride's Boquet Tho bride's boquet may be a stiff formal little bunch of whlto rosebuds with its quaint, stiff Httlo paper man-chctto, man-chctto, or tho graceful shower bouquet bou-quet with drooping lily cups and ribbons. rib-bons. Ono of our oxcIubIvo llorlsts ' jgjp- -f M Was omccall aV r '-1 A Frock For the Bride's Attendant ulwnys furnished his brldo with n boquet In shower effect of llllles of tho valley, whlto orchids and puro white ribbons; llllles of tho vnlloy and whlto rosebuds nro equally cf-uctlvo cf-uctlvo and much less oxponslvo. Tho serious brldo may carry a flower decked prayer book, If sho prcfors, Instead of n boquet. Children As Attendants Small attendants, flower girls and tiny pages aro becoming moro nnd moro a fcaturo of fashlonablo weddings. wed-dings. It is a pretty English custom, ono thnt often saves much thought and planning. Theso small attendants attend-ants nro plcturesquo adjuncts to tho ceremony, nnd whether thoy wear plcturo hats, small bonnets, or no bond covering nt nil Is n mattor of no consequence; alt three nro correct and perhaps tbo prottiest nnd simplest sim-plest thing of nil Is to hnvo tho weo, curly head decked with a wreath of fresh llowers to correspond with thoso In her baskot. Sometimes tho small girl's dress is a quaint replica of 'the brldo's own gown, and thort again It Is a Kneo Qrcenaway frock, dainty nnd quaint to a dogreo. |