The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-16

For weddings creamy white satin is
being used for the entire dress, with lace
and tulle for trimmings. The dress worn
by the Queen of Spain at her marriage,
the Medicis corsage, and other pictur"
esque models, are copied, the only uni
form features being the highcorsage and
the flowing train. The corsage is,
strictly speaking, high in the back only,
as the front is now invariably cut in
heart shape or square, and filled in as
much or as little as the wearer chooses
with tulle and lace, and richly orna-
menled with the pearl passemepteries
that are now so fashionable. These
beaded trimmings surround the open
neck, and are placed straight down the
top of the sleeves, being mounted there
on net to make the front half of the
sleeve transparent, while the thick satin
is used under the arm. Lace and pearl
applique work are festooned fatty on the
front and side breadths, and clusters of
white roses are used with fringes Of
orange blossoms and buds. The train is
of three or four straight breadths left
flowing free from the belt, and finished
at the foot with plaitings of the 8 be-
meath lace. Fuller trimmings oil lace
and plaitings are put on the front and
side breadths than on the train. When
combinations are preferred, large ball
figures or else detached flowers are in
the brocaded satin used fora court train,
with a Medicis basque of brocade, and
plain white satin for the elaborate front
that Stimulates a petticoat. Fringes of
white pearl edging quantity cut basques,
and poufS Of satin on the sleeves, are on
imported wedding dresses. Long scarf
like pieces of point lace are imported
with lace trousseaux to be used first as
bridal walls, and afterward as mantillas
or as overskirt drapery: the bride has
one end of this scarf fastened far forward
in her couture, then caught up on each
shoulder, and falling thence low on the
train of her dress.
Bridemaids wear simple and charm
ing dresses of white muslin, with
colored ribbons and Leghorn hats, in
the English fashion, or else they have
white Spanish lace wells draping the
head like the manti)las of Spanish
women. Dotted Swiss muslin was re-
Gently worn by the six trademarks at a
fashionable wedding. Pale blue satin
ribbon belts and bows trimmed their
square-decked basques and their round
trains. Their hats were Leghorn, in
Gaiusborough shape, with blue ribbon
and flowers outside, and blue velvet
inside the brim. India muslin, with
yards upon yards of Languedoc lace for
trimming, was chosen for another group
of attendants, while still others pre-
ferred the soft, clinging, white, trans
parent wool called religieuse yelling,
trimmed with Spanish lace, and accom-
panied by Spanish mantillas fastened on
with scarlet flowers. Imported dresses
for bridemaids are of white brocaded
satin or of Lyons tulle, in many plait-
ings, with a border Of satin striped
grenadine on each plated founce. A
satin grenadine, brocaded in daisy pat.
tern, has the neck cut pointed in front,
with diagonal soft folds of tulle inside,
and ut the back a high Medicis collar of
%Languedoc lace, made to curve outward
by means of fine white thread. like
wires. The half-long sleeves are trans
parent down the upper half of the arm,
and a jabot of the lace extends down
this transparent space: White lilacs
and pink roses are clustered together on
the bust and on the lower part Of the
sleeves.
Pearl colored brocaded satin with
plain satin and point lace is again the
favorite dress for the mother to wear
when accompanying her daughter to the
altar. There are, however, departures
from this conventional color, and pale
blue, gold brocade. or very dark maroon
with tlounces OF white lace, is worm
Ha7per'S Bazaar.