The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-12
THE WOMAN OF FASHION
ATTENDS A FASHIONABLE WE'D
DING IN A VERY SMALL TOWN.

How the Bridesmaids Were Gowned,
The Girl In Pale Moueseline de Lame.
The Iudefinable Pink Draperies-An
| Exquisite Hit.
tCopVri0htA
NEW York, June lit was such very
pretty wedding. 1t was held In the cutest
little village church you ever saw, with "a
| pure white marble altar that was piled high
with beautiful and fragrant flowers. When
heard there was to be a wedding in the
town that day pictured it to myself, and
this is the way 1t looked: A sweet, modest,
country maiden, standing with lowered
head and blushing cheeks before the coun-
try parson, by her side the man OF her choice,
honest, sturdy, and q man, but withal
! little awkward and a little troubled as TO
where to put his hands and where TO cast
his eyes, though surely they could find no
better resting place than on the girl at his
side; little breeze blowing In at the VIM
dow, tanning the girls fresh locks that fell
about her in place of veil; a
crowfing, staring, gaping audience
with bright colored dresses and hats with
brighter colored flowers and ribbons; a few
shy mods and responses from the bride,
few stronger but more embarrassed ones
from the groom; a quiet walk down the
aisle t. the brides home, followed by all the
villagers much kissing and laughing and
| crying, a grand spread out on the lawn ;
then twilight and separation into strolling
couples; and later still moonlight, and
tiddling and dancing; and after all, the
happy groom taking his bride TO his own
| home.
But my eyes opened very much wider
than usual when l arrived at the church
and found out what was really going on.
! In place of my shy maiden was a tall stately
lady clad in q satin dress OF fashionable cut
and impressive train, and in place Of the
| flowing tresses was a long and flowing veil
| of point lace; and | looked in vain for the
shy. sweet, modest glances. For the bride
was very self-possessed and calm and plain;
| yes, almost ugly. And there wasn't tho
slightest trace Of agitation to be detected
! about the groom as he answered
the questions put 80 him, in clear.
even tone And my villagers we're
all crowded out; in their places sat city
! danes, clad in soft and beautiful colors
there were, indeed. few country folks at
the back of the church but they didn't look
well with the others: the colors they wore
seemed 80 course and inharmonious beside
their fair city sisters. And [ sighed aud
thought: after all. it is only q fashionable
wedding
And having arrived at this deeply dlsap-
! pointing conclusion. Immediately began 60
| take great interest in the costumes about
| me. For it is seldom that q womans in-
| stincts are overpowered for any length of
time by sentiment. A trifling circumstance
will readily divert or console her, and
| curios!ty-to give mo better uame-ceuses
her to take deep and absorbing interest in
everything that Is going on. And so, after
all, noted that the ridesmaids-there were
six OF them-lcoked very beautiful.
They were clad in white silk that had
| satin stripe, and the skirts were made with
! long trains and had the stripe running
| diagonNlly. Each skirt had a small lace
| rutile, over pale green silk ruflle, with
| pulled heading Of green chiffon. At their
necks they had a small pale green yoke that
| narrowed to Y, where il met the bodice OF
the same shade, that was covered with
lace like the ruflles. Over the white silk at
the sides Of the V was berthe Of delicate
lace, and deep lace rufile was round the
edge Of the bodice likewise,
headed by white satin rope
twisted loosely. Over their shoulders, on
top Of the lace, a satin bow fell; 1t had only
one end, which fell to the feet in he back,
| and two very short loops one hanging in
| the back and the other in front. The
sleeves were big lace puffs over green. with
| deep lace rutiies over the hand. They wore
| white gloves and white slippers and big leg
| horn hats with large white plumes standing
up in the back. In the front were white
| loops and flowers with pale green leaves.
| and under the rim peeped out a small bunch
| of them. They tied the streamers which
came from the sides of the hat in very
| pretty way. Each girl wore her hat in IA
plain coil at the back of the head, and the
ribbons vera brought around this coil and
fastened underneath it. There they sep
arated again, and were brought around and
tied under eac girls chin.
After | had admired them for little
while and thought how pretty they looked
beside the white marble nlter, and how
pretty the altar looked with its profusion of
flowers. and all the pew posts with big
punches OF roses and peonies tied on them,
| began to examine the spectators.
But just then everybody arose and | per-
ceived that the ceremony was over Then
all the people were driven to tho country
hotel, and after the swell breakfast the bride
and her maids danced the good old Sir
Roger de CoYerley on the lawn. Then |
had chance to see more costumes.
The first that claimed my attention was a
bright girl with brown eyes aud a clear
skin, who wore pink chiffon gown. It
was mass Of puffs and loose drapertes, and
seemed to have no particular cut or pat
tern. The loose folds OF the waist hung
over the chiffon sash that belted it in, and
that was all that was detinable about tho
dress. Her sleeves were loose and puffy
and her skirt fell soft and straight
TIE girl that leaned on a parasol behind
the pink maiden was the very opposite Of
her. She was true city girl, clad IN gar
ments the pink Of neatness and precision.
Her dress was of mousseline de lame dotted
with small pompadour bouquets, and the
crossed chemisette in front looked very
pretty and cool. IL was caught down under
white cream belt, made of loose folds Of
heavy faille, aud short jacket fell over
the chemisette made of the same creamy ma
terial. The jacket turned back in large
revers, 80 that the points touched the big
white puffs on the sleeves that were con-
fined with small bows.
Beyond her / saw a hat rear itself proudly
aloft on the head OF some one whom | could
not see. But its wearer was possessed of
excellent taste, judged from the combina-
tons on the hat The straw was pure white
the brim large and dropping. She had
twisted it into graceful curves, aud at one
place where it stood oil from her face there
were revealed some loops of velvet ribbon
Of q delicate green. On the hat were arts
tic and soft folds Of white crepe, and out OF
the folds rose wide wings OF lace. Still
higher were exquisite sprays Of white lilies
of the valley clustering between dark green
leaves, and beautiful in their rich profusion.
At the back there was nothing. The rim
dropped over the shining coil Of hair
And suddenly | grew R-weary OF looking