The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-02
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ants must take up the church collection for
the poor. Wide hats loaded with plumes or
fanciful capotes are general.
At English weddings the bridesmaids are
often quite Outshone by the pages who carry
the brides train. These mites-a child is
not eligible above the age of 7-;oddle be-
meath wonderful loads Of white satin and
lace and wear silk stockings and buckled
shoes. The latest fad is for them to carry
tall white sticks with silver tops. Two
number Is often supplemented by half a
dozen to dozen children similarly dressed,
who strew the brides path with flowers.
The order of entering the church in Paris
is very pretty. The bride takes her fathers
arm or that OF her next OF kin. Behind her
walks her mother, escorted always by the
bridegroom. Alter the ceremony the bride
leaves the church with her husband. -
French, English and German trousseauX
agree in one point in which they might well
be copied 0fteDer in America. The articles
Included stand use as well as admiration.
All the underwear IS made of cambria and
fine linen, BEAUTIFUL but practical. A girl
who has not worn cobweb batistes and sheer
linens covered with lace and embroideries
since first she was popped into her cradle
does not 90 on her wedding tour with an
outfit so gorgeous and flimsy that at the end
OF three weeks she sits down and wCeps be-
cause she does not possess stocking except
silk ones full of holes or garment not re-
duced to rags by the washerwoman. A girl
who is not going to marry Prince-and
probably sensible girls who marry the ordi-
nary run of poor Princes--has her under
wear very simply Ornamented with narrow
edgings of real lace that can be replaced
easily and fine embroiderles not added as
trimmings, but worked by hand on the ma
terlaL Corded silks are no longer tolerated,
though pure white silk underwear is worn
Colored batistes and foulards are not bought
at all. Silk underSkir;S are worn of greater
length than in America. The newest ma
tefial is a handsome damask Of Louis XVI
Pekin silk with high draped founce of
lace tied with little bows. Other petticoats
are of pale-tinted crepOns, elastic and flexi-
BILE in texture. D0ttei muslin is in favor
for the short and pretty under petticoats.
with hOunces of lace and dra wing ribbons.
Fine handkerchiefs delight all women
They are now made Of sheer linen with real
lace edges and the mono gram or crest made
very small in one Of the corners. Others
are embroidered daintily but not too lavishiy
in simple dot patterns. All those included
in the trousseau of the Princess Victoria are
of ordinary siZr. for use, not to pin some
where about the dress with the fancy Dor
ders sticking out four different ways. Such
small follits would not appeal to German
The colored gauze handkerchiefs with which
Paris was flooded all summxr were sold
mostly to Americans.
At wedding at the Church OF St Peter,
Eaton Square, on THURSDAY, noted num-
Der of smart gowns. The bride, in white
brocade and Honiton lace, was taller by
head than her five tall bridesmaids,
who wore white silk slashed with green
silk. feather hats and large white bouquets.
The brides mother overtopped the bride,
and made an imposing figure in ruby satin
striped with yellow velvet and gauZp, and
bouquet of yellow roses. There seemed to
be an unusual number of tall guests and
spectators, ss if the brides family had made
affri,f NJ oil. ~ IN fhnir
friendship. A tall blonde wore pale russell
with embroidery of deeper tone. Her COM
panion was in gray-blae cloth skirt and
long-taled bodice, brown waistroat and
blue velvet hat with brown feathers. A
tall dowager was in cream brocade with
train, the front yelled with embroidered
net; as fate or her taste would have ii. she
wore tall cream-colored plumes in her bon
net aud carried crean-coldrcd roses for
bouquet The prettiest girl within range
OF my vision was In gray bensane embroid-
cred with silver. ELLEN OSBORN,
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