The Osceola times., 1885-11-21
WEDDING DRESSES.
Late styles Whose R'ehae.s and coss,la...
Are U0equalevi.

Late styles Whose RichAess and Cost,l...
Are Uosqusler.
Silver tinsel threads woven in whit.
satin, in plumes or peacock featber,.
thus adding greatly to its sheen and
richness, is the fabric for the cors.c.
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 pet,icoa,
front Of white satin or failie francasa
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
is arranged in diagonal hounces on tho
front and side cores, but less costly laces
are chosen OF greater width, and ara
gathered slightly to fall in single veil
like drapcry across the entire front. or
in an opening on one side, or else on the
front width only. with fiat pannels 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 tho
net in loops, tassels, dropping flowers,
or other designs Of pendants; the lower
edge Of this yard-wide lace is scalloped
for the foot of the dress, and also for
making the high Medicis collar which 10
mounted ON wires SO fine that they are
scarcely seen in the transparent net.
The fat 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
crspe to be used Ms the laces just de-
scribed for the front Of the skirt; a Can
ton Grape shawl was lately utilized in
this way for the gathered fall across the
entire front and sides OF the dress, also
Tor 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 revcrs, with the remainder
of the dress of plain repped silk.
The richest dresses of silver brocaded
satin have q flowing round train eighty
or ninety inches long. bordered with
loops of satin set up on the outside; this
is a flowing train, yet the tops OF the
breadth are arranged very bouifantly.
The entire front Of the skirt OF plain satin
is covered with point lace Aounces set on
diagonally. being mounted over satin
pleating. and caught down with orange
blossoms; a horseshoe of orange blos-
SONS is on each side of the skirt. The
basque hos a high wire collar of lace, is
often square on the front, with shield
shaped vest below formed Of orange
blossoms; this basque is pointed in front.
short on the sides, and is drapcd in the
back. The elbow sleeves have pun
and cuffs of the lace held by orange buds.
The veil Of point lace has an aigrette oil
orange blossoms on one side. with Jew
sled brooches amid its folds. High
Medicis collars and Directoire revcrs OF
lace, Of velvet, or plush are on other
wedding toilletes, and the embroidered
Grape front is arranged in very deep
apron that has one square corner Tapped
on the right side OR panel of embroid-
ery; a shawl Of lace can be similarly
arranged, with vide lace scarf for the
side panel. Tullc wells are preferred to
those of lace for very young brides, and
are fastened by the high aigrette oi
white blossoms, with erect fcathcry
threads of white or silver high in the
middle. Undrcssed white kid gloves
are long enough to cover the arm below
the elbow sleeves. .-HarIer's Bdzdr.