Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-30

zToDeS and accessories must be white
sand the floral decorations white roses
but rose wedding" does not NEAR
THAT the bride will wear rose-color, no,
does "forget-me-not wedding" demand
blue, except on the part of the brides
maids. The daisy wedding" require:
white and yellow, the bride wearing
cream satin trimmed with butter lace
The social shibboleth still prescribes
the conventional form for the wedding
rown with trifle more added to the
D eadth of the skirt, and the large
we Of to-day, but in all other re.
Asse< IS it Is the same style that has been
fspeee> tor the past twenty years.
woEE, white silk or satin Is the fabric
hsaS the description of one bridal
nseo, en- nds almost exactly like an.
Sgown; ,s ~ differing as one star diff
Tother' % another in glory. Here Is
1eresn rs, of wedding news:
..sThe bride y was snhpiy anu Oeau1i'
fully gowned IA | a riIn wnlte SATIN
unade perfectly Ra H. H., WIN taata Io1g train'
and wore lace ell fastened with a
sxnrav of orange bress 'ins. Inc brides
/, TrsiSs were all gowne> in white with
fargo green sashes, theA large hats
trimmed with snowballsnn1 green RIB,
-bons."
Toispeak of being Simply geWneo
,;r1:rich white satin" may sound LIS 3
paradox to critical ears, but lam in
sympathy with the writer of the phrase;
III is the simplicity of the rose Or the
-1ily, and would not be too fns for any
ssompany. < veil Of bridal tulle oyer
ssuch dress adds to its simplicity, but
6,Ghe priceless lace heirloom makes dis
2 t;tinetion, and stamps it with magnifi-
cence. The last is not necessary-the
Brides of the peerage wear the tulle,
! prizing it for its gossamer beauty.
" High-necked gowns with long sleeves
are considered preferable this season
for wedding toilets, and the long
sleeve means that your hand shall al
most be lost sight of, the glove being
removed. Of course there are some
y who will keep the demi-sleeve, but they
ARE the very youthful. The brides
pbouquet is not the forest of flowers
that it was last season, except among
.sthe nlltra-fashionable, but should she
gheseng to a ritualistic church she car
zTies an ivory-backed prayer-book in
ssstead of flowers.
1T is a matter of taste whether the
wedding gown shall be trimmed with
-lace-one style is just as popular as the
other. So many lovely novelty laces
in real lace patterns are now sold that
1t is not difficult to secure a lace outfit
at very moderate cost. And there are
few women who are not improved by
IAN encourage of lace.
q rHT1. - lzA4 oI In, lie ", do.
,yrnand for bridesmaids, who wear with
them the exquisite capes of embroidered
muslin and lace, brought to us from
France and copied everywhere. These
arc fastened with knots OF delicate
ribbon and the flower Of the occasion.
Broad Leghorn hats trimmed with the
prevailing colors accompanied these
suits.
At a recent distinguished wedding
the two little maids of honor were At
tired in the simplest of white dresses
with Nile green sashes. But diver
sion from this was caused by shoe
buckles of diamonds.
1 have just seen going-away gown
in French gray cloth. trimmed with
pink velvet and gray chiffon embroid-
erred In pink. The combination of the
two colors was so gradual as to produce
q harmony. Cascades of rich butter
lace accumulated each side of the vest
which was of the embroidered chiffon,
which In turn was decorated with
,rosettes of the pink velvet. A gray
straw hat, with yellow lace-straw brim.
was faced with the pink velvet, and
trimmed with clusters of gray ostrich
II. ~. - xusra1 Iana
The new color known as thunder
.caOsd~ is already favorite OF fashion.
r. = blue-black, or deep smoke shade,
and = highly esteemed for travelling
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