The St. Louis Republic., 1901-04-28

ness and ugliness. but not these dainty littl,
half-wreath affairs, that fit behind the sof
waves of pompadours. and are immensely
chic and stylish
If colored frock Is desired for thu
J bridesmaids. they might wear the same
thing in pink muslin. trimming with valen.
clennes laces. In the batfste shades, since
that faint touch Of yellow In these new
colored laceS goes so well with pink es.
peciauy in the evening. These pink gowns
would be simply delightful for a sweet pea
wedding.
Having talked Of clothes, let us now look
to floral arrangements for the great event.
Nothing can exceed the rose for beauty. and
also general utility. when 1t comes to deco
/! rating in June.
| asked Mrs. Ellison what she would
do with st. Peters or the Cathedral or st.
Aavier's, provided she were given carte
| blanche for a June wedding. and she said
| roses Immediately. Christ Church Cathe-
dral, 1 believe. admits of no decorating ex-
cept In the chancel. and then the flowers
must be white. But the other churches i'm
| pose no such restrictions.
] Rose trees Will be the favored form OF
arrangement. These are regularly made af-
1a1rs. and In general are not unlike those
gay laburnum trees that decked the masoue
Ix. VI
course. the lights, which would be too the
. atrical. But the trees are to be made of
wired roses and their own foliage. planted
regularly In pots; these concealed in fancy
baskets. and the whole given most realis-
TIC appearance; Tiny bottles hidden under
tne ieaVes hold fresh water In which rests
the stem of each rose. The bride passes
down the aisle under these rose trees, their
branches meeting over her head and FORM
ing lowery bower. Effective and beau
tiful.
The altar of the edifice should be decked
with rose garlands. the railing trimmed
similarly. the rood screen covered with gar
lands and the pulpit festooned. But one
rose has the palm for treatment of this sort.
This is the Baroness Rothschild." hy-
brid which in size equals the largest Amer
lean beauty. and whose stem is fully as
thick and as strong. In color 1t Is a light
pink. several shades lighter than the brides
maid variety. 1t Is the rose used exclusively
in the East for all church wedding decora- |
tion. but has not been utilized much In st.
Louis.
If rose wedding Is to be at the brides \
home and the rooms are not large and |
lofty enough to admit Of an aisle formed |
in these same rose trees. then gariands can |
be used. the doorways. fretwork and all |
available places In the house be so trimmed |
Sweet pease make a handsome and fra
grant wedding flower. They are especially
suitable and effective for house wedding.
Vases Of them-large and smalI-may be
placed everywhere. A table trimmed with |
sweet pease for the wedding collation. is nm
usually attractive. This may be done by 1
using large numbers Of small glass bowls.
and filing each with the delicate flowers
so that they drop over the sides The CEN
trail ornament might be larger bowl filled
TO the brim. This flower, by reason of its
small size. Is hardly adaptable for q church
wedding.
The hardy hydrangia is one bloom that
ian hardly be excelled when large masses
II color and a big floral display are desired.
With palms it makes an ideal church
decoration. The whole plants must be used.
IS the flowers themselves have TOO short /
tens. They are not suitable for aisle trim
ming. but lcok best when massed within
hs chancel, backsrounded with yama. Hy.