The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
WEDDING DRESSES.
Late Styles Whose Richness and Costllness
Are Unequaled.

Are Unequaled.
Silver tinsel threads woven in white
satin. in plumes or peacock feathers.
thus adding greatly to its sheen and
richness. is the fabric for the corsage
and train of costly wedding dresses.
Silver brocades are also shown in new
striped effects and in flower patterns
that may serve either as the petticoas
front of white satin or failie francase
dresses, or else for the basque and train.
Uncut velvet. Bengaline, veloutine and
all repped fabrics are used for the
greater part of the bridal dress. but
satin is still most favored. Lace is
above all things the choice for the front
of the skirt and its trimming; point lace
h arranged in diagonal founces on the
front and side cores, but less costly faces
are chosen of greater width, and are
gathered slightly to fall in single veil
like drapery across the entire front. or
in an opening on one side, or else on the
front width only, with fiat PANELS on
each side. The novelty for this pur-
pose is tulle embroidered with what
Is called .'crystal-jet" beads. Small.
transparent and catching light
and color like drops of water with
the sun shining on them, these fine
beads are threaded and attached to the
net in loops, tassels, dropping flowers,
or other designs of pendants; the lower
edge of this yard-wide lace is scailoped
for the foot of the dress, and also for
making the high Medicis collar which is
mounted on wires SO fine that they arc
scarcely seen in the transparent net.
The flat beaded fronts are less used than
formerly. Valenc;ennes lace founces
are in favor again, especially for very
young brides dresses. China Grape is
occasionally chosen for the bridal dress.
and there are lengths of embroidered
Grape 10 be used as the laces Just de-
scribed for the front of the skirt; q Cam
ton Grape shawl was lately utilized in
this way for the gathered fall across tho
entire front and sides of the dress, also
for the revers and plastron on the waist;
the fringes were cut off, and the clever
bride worked heavy scallops in button
hole stitches along the edges. White
plush has also been introduced in stripes
on the front of the repped silk skirt, as
the vest and revers, with the remainder
of the dress of plain repped silk.
The richest dresses of silver brocaded
satin have flowing round train eighty
or ninety inches long, bordered with
loops of satin set up on the outside; this
is flowing train, yet the tops of the
breadth are arranged very bouffantly.
The entire front of the skirt of plain satin
is covered with point lace fiounces set on
diagonally. being mounted over satin
pleating, and caught down with orange
blossoms; horseshoe of orange BIOS
SONS is on each side of the skirt. Tbs
basque has high wire collar of lace, is
often square on the front, with a shield
shaped vest below formed of orange
blossoms; this basque is pointed in front.
short on the sides, and is draped IN the
back. The elbow sleeves have puff
and cuffs of the lace held by orange buds.
The veil of point lace has an aigrette OF
orange blossoms on one side, with jew
eled brooches amid its folds. High
Medicis collars and Directoire revers of
lace. of velvet, or plush are on other
wedding toilletes, and the embroidered
Grape front is arranged in a very deep
apron that has one square corner Tapped
on the right side on panel of embroid-
ery: a shawl of lace can be similarly
arranged, with wide lace scarf for the
side panel. Tulle wells are preferred to
those of lace for very young brides, and
are fastened by the high aigrette OF
white blossoms, with erect feathery
threads of white or silver high in the
middle. Undressed white kid gloves
are long enough to cover the arm below
the elbow sleeves. -HafHer's Bazdr.