The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-26
Wedding Dresses.

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 picturesque
models are copied, the only uniform
features being the high corsage and the
flowing train The corsage is, strictly
speaking, high in the back only, as the
front is now invariably cut out in heart
shape or square, and filled in as much
or as little as the wearer chooses with
tulle and lace, and richly ornamented
with the pearl passementeries 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 trans
parent, while the thick satin is used I'M
der the arm. Lace and pearl applique
work are festooned fatty on the front
and side breadths, and clusters of white
roses are used with fringe of orange
blossoms and buds. The train is of
tFA-fe or four straight breadths left flow
reg Tree from the belt, and&finished att
the foot with plaitings of the satin be-
meath lace. Fuller trimmings of 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 for a court train,
with 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 wells, and afterward as mantillas
or as over-skirt drapery; the bride has
one end of this scarf fastened far for
ward 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 col
ored ribbons and Leghorn hats, in the
English fashion, or else they have white
Spanish lace wells draping the head like
the mantillas of Spanish women. Dotted
Swiss muslin was recently worn by the
SIX bridemaids at fashionable we'd
ding. Pale blue satin ribbon belts and
bows trimmed their square-necked
basques and their round trains. Their
hats were Leghorn, in Gainsborough
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 preferred the soft,
cllnging, white, transparent wool called
rellgieuse yelling, trimmed with Spanish
lace, and accompanied by Spanish man.
tillas fastened on with scarlet flowers.
Imported dresses for bridesmaids are of
white brocaded satin or of Lyons tulle,
In many plaitings, with a border of
satin-striped grenadine on each plated
houpce. A satin grenadine brocaded in
Usisy pattern, has the neck cut pointed
in front, with diagonal soft folds of tulle
inside, and at 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
transparent down the upper half of the
arm, and a jabot of the lace extends
down this transparent space. White
hlacs and pink roses are clustered to-
gether on the bust and on the lower
part of the sleeves.
Pearl-colored brocadedI 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, depar-
lures from this conventional color, and
pale blue, gold broeade, or very dark
maroon with flounces of white lace, is
worn.-H0rper'S Bdzar.