Evening star., 1899-03-18

ruffle is fold of drapery of the mousselIne
de sole.
A gown just completed. which was design
ed by It's wearer. is Of white brocade COM
blned with white silk muslin. The skirt
train and bodice are of the brocade, while
the yoke and sleeves are Of muslin. corded
at al intervals SO as to give puffed effect.
The wearer is very slender and this puffAd
muslin is most becoming to her. The bro
cade on the waist of this gown is cut so low
that the yoke forms nearly half OF the
waist.
Details Carefully studied.
Wedding gowns require careful study. A
court train is a trying affair and on This
occasion, when she Will be the observed of
all observers. woman should give up some
or her cherished ideas IL by so doing she
can add TO her appearance. Many women
VINO are short and who have always been
denied trains and princess gowns Indulge
themselves in these enVfed possessions when
ordering the gown OF their lives The conssl-
quence has often been in nv experience
that DAINTY little maidens who would have
been dreams of loveliness in soft fluffy
dfaperies and trailing skirts have had the
appearance of tiny midgets, overweighted
by yards of trailing satin and cramped into
straight lines by heavy, tight material It
is fortunate for women who long to make a
mistake of this kind when their purses will
not stand the strain of satin and its access
sofies. wedding gown recently made at
nome with the aid Of a seamstress by n girl
who had TO consider cost carefully was nra-
clsely what she should have worn Rut as
she had excellent taste, IL is doubtful ~
sven sven me temptation Of long purse would
nave led her to choosing stiff materials and
long lines. She had n white taffeta made
very simply, with only a trailing skirt
scarcely a train. Over this was draped
mousseline de sole. which lay in long, soft
lines over the skirt and huffily filled ont the
bodice. With her soft brown hair bright
color and floating draperies she was pic
ture not soon to be forgotten.
To show on Curves.
Another bride, who was very short but
also very plump, had tight-ftting slip
of white silk. Over this she had a piaited
chiffon skirt trimmed with three rows of
white ribbon. The bodice was low-necked
for, as the wearer said, she was a nonen-
tity In anything with high collar on ac-
count of her short neck. Her beautiful
round arms were bare. One could not but
approve this departure from the sonyen-
honal idea, and IT would be well for short
and rather plump women to remember that
as rule they look quite two inches taller
in low-necked gown.
Aside from the embroidery and lace and
orange blossoms, one or two pretty effects
have been obtained by brides who had en-
broidered upon their gowns true lovers
Knots In lace or ribbon. At a time when
this embroidery Is used for many gowns TO
which 1t bears no relation except that of
ornament its use on the bridal gown IS a
dainty conceit.
Good Style, hut Severe.
Brides who are signing for novelty, and
who eschew conventional gowns and wells,
and yet do not care 10 be married in their
going-away gowns. are continually ON the
lookout for novelty. A tailor-made girl,
whose most sensible reason for always ap-
pearing in plain cloth is the knowledge
that nothing else is half as becoming to
her, will carry out her severe ideas at her
wedding early in June. She is 20 be mar
ried in the country, and there are 10 be no
bridesmaids. She Is going to wear a white
broadcloth coat and skirt, with a white
shirt of white China silk and a white felt
sailor. This has always been her idea for
a wedding gown, and during a rather long
engagement she has had some anxious mo-
ments when she feared that either sailor
hats or shirt waists worn with coats and