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Show I " 1 Wedding 2owns for Easter Brides r s i v- .-"Ht at f it . S ' - y, I - i ' - h If t -; 4 ' " Cr "z IT IS for the Easter bride to choose whether she will be -wedded in a "regulation" gown or allow her fancy to run after the new modes and depart de-part from accepted customs in her adorning. There is something attractive in the thought of generations of brides clad in regulation trained princess gowns of white satin, more or less elaborated with lace and embroidery, and more or less modified to resemble the passing fashions. Her gown is correct, abore the influence of every new phase, however beautiful, which fashion presents from year to year. But no one will deny the bride the privilege of a gown modeled according accord-ing to the last word in fashions. Two bridal gowns are pictured here which show the regulation gown as developed devel-oped for the present season, and a gown modeled distinctly on this season's sea-son's modes. The bride with the veil wears a long-trained princess gown of white satin. It is made of satin, lace, and chiffon. As a concession to the fashion fash-ion of today, the skirt part is slightly slight-ly draped, falling in irregular folds over the hips and caught up in the front in a series of plaits near the waist line. It conforms, however, rather faithfully to the normal lines of the figure. The bodice of chiffon over satin is cut with a round neck. The neck opening is outlined with pearl beads and small pendant pearl ornaments. There is a very high-necked guimpe of fine lace. The sleeves are full at the top, but fitted below the elbow, where they are slightly wrinkled, like a long-wristed long-wristed glove. They are very long, and a frill of lace like that in the yoke falls over the hand almost to the knuckles. The train is long and square. Such a gown requires a heavy satin lo produce pro-duce the right effect. The tulle veil forms the crown of a cap, which is edged with a frill of very handsome old lace. The cap is made over a, circle of wire which holds it in place. There are full clusters clus-ters of orange blossoms at each side, and the veil falls to the edge of the train, as it should. This bride carried a bridal bouquet bou-quet of white roses and lilies of the valley and wore a short strand of small pearls about her neck at th base of the high collar. There is no gainsaying gain-saying the beauty and effectiveness of this costume. It is the apex of styla and cannot go out of fashion. The bridal dress shown on the standing stand-ing figure is distinctly in the mode, with little thought to what has gone before. It- is a very gorgeous and somewhat oriental-looking cos.tume of embroidered crepe de chine and lace. The skirt is arranged in draped folds at each side, with an overskirt in the "minaret' style made of lace. There is a low underbodice of net and a very wide crushed girdle of the crepe de chine. Over all is a small lace coat with kimono sleeves and opening at the bust line. There is a hint of a Medici collar at the back. The handsome bride wears long gloves and instead of a bouquet carries car-ries a chiffon and ribbon muff. There is not a sinfr- concession to the regulation regu-lation wedding gown except in the-train the-train and the color. This is an ivory instead of a cream white. Neither bride wears jewelry, except ex-cept for strands of pearls. The train on the crepe de chine gown is covered with really wonderful and beautiful embroidery. JULIA BOTTOM LEY. |