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Show Good Hints for Brides. From time immemorial tho bride's gown has becu white; aud if ono could only have a siriiple muslin frock it seems as if it ought to be of that pure touo. because her own heart is thought to bo as oleau and while as is her gown. Tho white gowu and tho orange blossoms are tho privilege of the bride, nnd even if sho has to economize econ-omize nnd give up another gown I can quite appreciate tho feelings of the girl who insists on tho white satin, the blossoms aud the tulle veil. Sho can never wear this costume but once iu her life, for nfter sho has become a wifo roses must take tho place of the orange blossoms aud tho lullo veil is never 'again assumed. Heavy whito-corded whito-corded silk, white velvet, white bro- i cade, white mousselino do soiei are all shown for tho bride's gown; but the real wedding material is white satin. True, it grows yellow with age, as does ivory; but if'iove is young iu the heart there will bo the same delight in looking at the folds in the wedding-gown wedding-gown that there is in recalling the weddiug-day. A widow who is beiug married for the second time may wear any color sho wishes, if she is in traveling costume; cos-tume; but in full dress she must havo either pale gray or mauve; or, if sho prefers, some other becoming color, but never white; nor should slio wear orange blossoms. Hoses, daisies or whatever Bower is suited to the shade of her frock, are proper; hut the white, sweet smelling blossom belongs entirely en-tirely to the young girl. Somebody asks how to nrrango a veil and how far it should extend. You cannot buy a veil by the yard; that is to- say, you cannot toll how much you need; the proper way is to havo tho storekeeper seutl a pieco of tulle and then drape it on tho' bride's bead. It should fall well over her train though not beyond it, and should reach the edge of the skirt in front. The orange blossoms aro put on so that they are only visible after tho veil is throwii back, which ceremony should be performed by two of the bridemaids when the newly made husband leans forward to kiss the bride. In all largo cities there nre hairdressers hair-dressers who make a business of arranging ar-ranging bride's veils, but in smaller ones these helpful people tire not always al-ways to lie found; so just remember in putting it ou that while it is light as air it still must be lirmly pinned in position, ami the orange blossoms well in place, so that when the frout part is thrown back they will present a perfectly per-fectly well arranged appearance. If one wished, tulle could be substituted substi-tuted for the pearl decoration on the costume pictured, and it would, of course, make it much less expensive. By-the-bye, it should always be remembered remem-bered that uo matter how beautiful the neck and arms of a bride are. she is sinning against good form who does uot have a bigh-ueck and long-sloeved bodice, for it must be remembered that she is not going to a dance or a reception, but to a religious ceremony that means the joy or misery of her future life, and, whilo everything may be as merry as a marriage bell, iu the bride's frock there should bo nn expression ex-pression of her knowledge of that which she is undertaking. -Ifra. ifoi-lon, ifoi-lon, in Ladies'' Home Journal. |