Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-01
WHAT SIX BRIDES WORE.
Wedding Costumes ut Random, Gath.
cred from New England 20 Sew Mex.

Wedding Costumee 1t Random, Gath.
cred from New England 20 Sew Mex.
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tits noteworthy that in their reports
of weddings the st. Louis newspapers
use their most gushing adjectives in
making pen portraits of the brides, in
stead Of in descriptions of the bridal
| costumes. So it comes that the follow
| ing sketch Of st. Louis bridal toilet Is
| In the nature Of an inventory. Says
the reporter: "The bride wore robe
| of lyory-tinted Ottoman rep silk, en-
| train, the train finished by row of
knife-pleating, beaded by. rose ruch-
| ing. and around the front of the skirt
box-pleating surmounted by deep
| flounce of matelasse Spanish lace:
Vatican overdress of light tulle de-
scending in billowy folds to the ex-
| treme end of the train, and the front
draperies caught upby clusters of orange
bloss oms fresh from San Francisco;
souare-cut corsage, with border of lace
descending in jabot to the hem Of the
robe, and short sleeves composed of
| fall of lace; half wreath of orange blOs-
SONS on the corsage and looping the
| lace of the sleeves diamond earrings
| were her sole ornaments" AT this
| wedding there was one bridesmaid who
"wore a pretty costume of delicate pink
Surah satin, made dancing length and
trimmed with Pompadour pleatings,
long, draped overdress, trimmed with
Spanish lace, and corsage cut square in
the neck, and short sleeved, with gar
niture of white Spanish lace, bouquet
de corsage of lilies Of the valley; pearl
| ornaments"
The bride to whom this paragraph re-
lates was lone of Chicago's most lovely
bellies" "She looked queen" con.
tinues the Inter-Ocean, "a verltable
queen in her bridal dress, which was a
chef doe uvre ofthe milliner's art. The
robe was ofshell-pink brocade MORE an
tique silk, in princese mode, with
Marie Stuart neck and Louise collar
with seed pearl trimming. The waist
and front were trimmed with cut beads
in fine arabesque patterns. The train
was fan-shaped,, with marrow knife,
plating. The bridal veil depended
from wreath of white camelas and
showed in superb relief against the
raven black hair. The ornaments were
a pair of diamond earrings from the
III, u
q lace pin with three solitaires from an
old friend in Washington. A fairer
bride Chicago never looked upon"
An Ex-United States Senator's
daughter, who became bride near
| Waterbury, Conn, recently, was dress
ed in white Ottoman silk and white
| satin combined, trimmed with pearl
! hn trnit, long nnH
cut round and high corsage was filled
in with point lace, of which material
| the long sleeves We're composed. The
veil was of tulle. The bride wore pearl
ornaments and carried bouquet of
white roses and lilies Of the valley. The
bridesmaids wore white surah satin,
cut dancing length and trimmed with
swan's down. They wore tullc wells
and their ornaments were diamonds:
They carried baskets of Marechal Neil
and Bon Selin roses.
The five bridesmaids at a recent wei
ding in New York wore charming
dresses of pink Ottoman silk trimmed
with pink silk tulle ana broad pink
MORE sashes. The tlOunces OF pink
silk tulle were edged with lace of the
palest yellow tint. The shirred silk
mats were trimmed with cascades of the
same lace, into which were set graceful
wreaths OF pale yellow honeysuckle AMI
wild roses. a spray of the same was
fastened to the corsage and each young
lady carried large bouquet of damask
roses.
Louisville bride was robed in
very simply made but elegant toilet or
white Ottoman silk, the duchess train
sweeping away full and plain and the
petticoat also devoid of ornamentatiOn.
The pointed corsage was cut square and
filled in with crepe lisse ruchings.
Above the lustrous folds OF the heavy
silk floated the folds Of the tulle veil.
There were neither flowers or jewels
worn, except that i'm her hand the
bride carried bouquet of fragrant lilies
of the valley.
At Santa Fe, New Mexico, last week
the daughter Of Pueblo Chief was
married to Pueblo brave. As a local
paper says the bride wore "a triggly-
fitting white dress aud polonaise." Her
tremendous white veil' touched the
floor. The groom wore buckskin
breethes, moccasins and flaming red
blanket. .s.zs.
About two weeks ago there was real
wedding OH the occasion Of q golden
wedding near Middletown, Conn. The
bride wore the same gown that had
been worn by the golden bride, her
grandmother, fifty years before.