Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-12
GOWNS FOR BRIDES.
Dainty Fabrics With Which They
Will Be Adorned.

w LII De AuC1 ASd
AS the campaign Of the summer girl
comes to an end, and as the passing Of
the September days brings the time Of
the autumn weddings nearer, the
minds Of the sisters, cousins and aunts
of the prospective brides lightly turn
to thoughts of gowns-wedding gowns,
going gowns, bridesmaids
gowns, reception gowns, visiting
gowns, gowns for indoor functions, and
to gowns for outdoor occasions.
First of all in the list comes the
brides gown, a modiste who has re-
Gently returned from Paris said in
speaking Of trousseaus. "The newest
fabric for such gowns is heavy lustre-
less silk. It looks like peau de sole,
but isn't that material. Then white
satin, the soft-fnish kind, without so
much gloss, will be as much used as
ever, and white, satin-inished velvet
will have a great vogue. Very heavy
white crepe de chine will be used also.
Glow shall the gown be made? Why,
in close, clinging lines, of course, and
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may be quite tight or may have some
fullness at the back. Heavy folds at
the bottom, and long lines of embroid-
cry extending up the skirt and cOntinu-
ing on the waist, to produce princesse
effect, would make a simple, elegant
gown. The sleeves must be long, and
the neck high. But for the bride .
wishes to wear he same waist at social
functions after the wedding the yoke
and sleeves may be of lace, which may
be removed to make low-necked bod
ice.
"For bridesmaids gowns a great deal
of crepe de chine and mousseline de
sole will be used. A pretty gown | saw
in Paris was made almost entirely of
strips Of open-edge ribbon combined
with lace insertion. Mousseline or
chiffon makes up into the daintiest
kind of a gown for brides attendant.
On a chiffon gown l saw the chiffon
was laid on both skirt and waist in @oft
folds On the skirt, below the knee,
cro wise tucks made the material flare
out into a deep plated foUnce. The
tucks appear on the waist also. The
gown / saw was of pink chiffon, and
the soft, fluffy plaits made it look like
a big pink rose.
''In Paris they are showing a great
many tulle gowns in white and pink
for debutantes' gowns There was
pretty little directOire model at one OF
the openings which could be used just
as we'll for a bridesmaids gown as for
a coming-out gown. 1t was made with
a short WASTED effect, and was to be
worn with a Marie Antoinette fichu.
Instead of the conventional picture
hat, the directoi~e hat that flares back
from the face in a modified poke bon
net fashion and ties so cOquettishly
under the chin may be worn. Then 70
complete the directoire effect, instead
of the usual bouquet, the best girl and
the other pretty girls in the procession
me- = carry a directOire staff OF flowers.
"Of course, the bridesmaids gowns
must be high necked just as the brides
must be. But the maids may wear ell
bow sleeves finished with a fall of lace
or chiffon, and long gloves. Either
glace or suede gloves may be worn. If
the gown is glossy, the gloves must be
so also, and if a lustreless gown is
worn, the gloves must be suede.
Collars are not heavily trimmed.
Necklaces of pearls or Of antique silver
set in pearls or diamonds in Louis XIV
style will be worn with these gowns,
and will take the place Of the collar
trimming.
''Now for the brides going-away
gown. A tailor made gown of cloth
of the new shade of red-a true, but
dark red-or of the new blue, or Of tan,
or Of old rose, will be the correct thing.
Very dark slate gray will be all right
also, but not light gray-that's passe
In a red tailor-made gown that | saw
a delightful touch was given by pale
green vest. The green was of such
soft shade that you couldn't tell
whether it was green or what color 1t
was. 1t blended exquisitely with the
red and with the rich black fur with
which the jacket lapels were lined.
For visiting. if the bride intends to
be in the latest fashion, she will get a
velvet gown. She will have it trimmed
with fur and have it severely plain,
except for elaborate machine stitching
and for a touch of color in the vest, or
in the collar or belt.
Shades of brown will be much used
in the soft satin-like cloth, which Will
also be used for visiting gowns.
Touches black and white in chenille or
in braid are made to blend effectively
with the brown in the brown gowns.
The greater simplicity in collar decora-
ton is very noticeable on the cloth
dresses, as we'll as in those of lighter
material. The pretty adjustable era
watts, which are worn with all the cloth
gowns. do away with the necessity for
fancy collar trimming.
"Cravats are made of the soft fabrics
which are in vogue this season. Not
so many lace cravats are seen, but all
sorts of Odd materials are used. Once
in a while you see cravat in which a
quantity shaped piece Of lace is set in
the cravat in medallion fashion.
Crepe de chine, heav y embroid-
cred, makes up effectively for the re-
ception gown, which is \ necessary
part of the trousseau. But the ideal
gown is of cream lace, heavily en-