Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-02
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
WEDDING pyr, srs

| WEDDING pHEs sEs.
Creamy white faille is chosen for wedding
dresses this season in preference to the more
heavlyrepped Ottomsn silk that is now initiated
| in cheap fabrics. Satin Is no longer the first
choice. The finest faille shown at the large dry
| goods houses il marked 50 yard; French mo
distss import rarely beautiful faile that costs
| so. From eighteen 10 twenty yards are required
| by the modistss for a wedding dress. Point
lace is the favorite garniture, though a few are
| adopting the foreign fashion Of simple tulle
trim ings for the cere mony dress, reservng the
lace fiounces that in Europe are only worn by
married ladies for the reception given day or
two afteIv ards.
When the ceremony is performed in church
the corsage is high, with antique sleeves straight
TO the elbow, with tulle frills below. The back of
the waist has position basque, and is usually
made with double side bodies and a seam down
the middle; the front is now cut of straight, and
| has belt of four falle folds, beginning at the
seam under the arms. Two faille bows are in
front. The neck IL cut round square, or heart
shaped, as the figure may require, but is ALWAYS
filed in with diagonal folds OF soft tulle. Some
| times a Marie Antoinette collar, or a peasant
fehu sffaile "a sort OF double kercheO surrounds
the neck. The skirt is shortfront with trained
skirt. This trained upper skirt, with folds
| hanging smoothly from the belt. is especially
handsome for wedding dresses, producing a much
finer effect beneath the bridal veil than the short
upper skirts so easily disarranged. As the skirt
of wedding dresses is all Of one fabric this train
IL usually sewed in with the side breadths and
1 is sometimes cut OFF square below the breadths
\ of the short fronts. Brides no longer young and
| widows marrying again, wear pale pearl colored
faille. For weddings at home, low corsages are
made in the manner described above for even
| ing dresses. lovely wedding dress made lately
| C1 pearl-colored faille had the trained breadths
| covered to the waist by fourteen gathered ruff
| hes, arranged in pairs, overlapping. On each
| side was q broad revers held back by three i'm
mense bows. The front breadth had three broad
founces below, and tiny apron above drawn
| back in many wrinkles. A wide faille SASH one
| end hanging on each side. High waist, with
basque back, belted front, and point lace trim
! ming.
Brides now wear orange blossoms alone. with
| out the jasmine and spiraa once mingled with
them. set consists OF a long spray for each
side of the skirt, double spray for the position.
basque, corsage bouquet to be placed high on
the left side, instead of in front, and a crown
| hair.
A novelty at a French modiste,. is a bridal
veil Of tule, dotted with chenille like tiny flakes
Of snow. These imported wells are much shorter
| TRAN those made here, measuring only two wards
In the middle where they fall over the train.
finger deep OF the plain tulle. Price S25 An
other. at SIS, has a broad border wrought in
floss above the hem. The Psyche cofffure is ar
| ranged beneath bridal wells. This has a Greek
twist at the back, with braid of three tresses
wound twice around it. The front hair is frizzed
above the forehead, and surmounted by a crown
braid, also plated of three tresses.
The necklace for brides is of large pearls
strung like beads, and has from one to five
strands The bracelet Is of the same sim pie
OF rose pearls, secured in knife-edge setting
that shows as little gold as possible. The brooch
Is arranged TO serve also as a pendant. A sOli-
taiIe diamond or pearl, in slight gold setting
ments given the newly married pair the bride
leaves off her veil and grange blossoms, and
wears in her hair an aigrette OF white ostrich or
heron's feathers. Such aigrettes, mounted in
| ornaments of pearl and diamonds are shown aft
the jewelers., and marked 81 500. .
Shoes Tor brides are buttoned boots made of
upHlinU IIar
wristed gloves of white kid are without orna-
ment, and are fastened by from three 10 six
buttons.
BRIDEMAIDs' DRESSES.
White tulle dresses over white silk are most
often worn by bridemads. They are adorned
by flowers arranged in an informal manner
without any regular design. The very prettiest
of he season had the tunic sprinkled all over
with rose petals that looked as if scattered there
by a. shower. OAer- dresses of China Grape
heavily friDged are also worn BY bridemaids
These are usually white, but at a large we'd
ding, recently, they were Of sky blue and pale
rose color, to suit both blonde and brunette at
tendants The corsage OF these dresses is usu-
BRIDKGRooMs SUIT
The bridegroom wears the full dress suit of
black. A white necktie is de riGueur. The
gIOomsmen and ushers are also IN full dress
though at a late very fashionable marriage they
wore the English costume of blue frOck coat
with Lavender pantaloons.
WEDDING CARDS.
Wednesday is the day, and p. m. the hour,
selected for fashionable weddings. Note sheets
are not used for invitations this year. long, mar
row cards, in the style of twenty years ago, are
taking the place Of square cards, and it Is said
that glazed cards are TO supeTsede those OF plain
the envelope. For church weddings the largest
card contains the invitation to the church in
some simple formula, such as
CHURCH OF THE INcARNATIoN,
Fifth ArsRue and Tkirty-Gfh Street,
December ., at p. m.
The next largest card has the brides name
and the smallest that OF the groom. For very
large weddings fourth card is added, with
"Admit to Church," engraved thereon. For
home weddings the first card bears the invita-
ton for the brides parents, with the number of
tation ACCOMPANIES cards for the church when a
reception Is held at the house. Monograms are
now used only on envelopes for church weddings,
and these Invitations are furnished by. the
groom. Envelopes of cards to home weddings
are embellished with the silver initial of the
brides parents, and are supplied by her father.
DRESSES OF THE TRoUssEAU.
Gray Is no longer in favor for the travelling
and street attire OF brides, as II publishes their
tridehood as plainly as orange flowers do. The
stylish olive, either brown or green, or the dark
over silk skirts for travelling, or else camels
hair over-skirt and double cape are worn over a
SILK skirt, or perhaps cloth suit trimmed with
thick passementerie cords. The hat Ia q toQue
of velvet OF the same color or black. The visit
ing and church suit Is partly Of faille, partly of
velvet, Opium color, mignonette London smoke,
or any Of the stylish dark shades and quite often
black. The bonnet is Of corresponding color.
A white bonnet is now rarely seen. Evening
bonnets are of light rose, blue, or fesh-colored
velvet. A black silk suit and a demi-trained
dress OF black silk are still essential to a COM
pete and stylish trousseau, and are decidedly
the most useful dresses when the number Is linn
ited.s The abandonment morning dresses are OF
ashes Of roses, or else violet cashmere, with
Vatican fold behind, anda wide reverse on each
side OF the front embroidered or braided with
the same shade. A Gabrielle of gay cashmere
braided af tbae
color A cord and tassel are now worn instead
OF belt with wrappers. dressing gown of
pressed flannel in stripes or broken plaid is ad-
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