Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09
JUNE BRIDAL F|NERY
Every Sort Of Material in
Wedding Gowns.
ROBE DRESSES LIKED
BUT FROM oRGANDY TO FINEST
LACE USED.
Dainty Patterns Come in Embroidered
Batiste and Wool
Veilings.

special Correspondence of The Evening Star
NEW YORK, May Z. 1908.
With the passing of the chill airs or
spring wedding gowns are taking on some
of the airy pre;tness of summer AIIdi
frocks for June brides run the CANT Oh
thin white materials. from the most eNpeh-
sive Iaces to the. simplest organizes 'iie
latter being self trimmed in many cases.
Bridal attire for those emerging from
mourning. or yet In half-E1ournins' Is III a'ii
cases extremely modest as to material For
such gowns plain French organdy, mousse
line de sole and plumetis-a fine embroid-
cred Swiss-are suitable textiles Fine TUCK
ing and shrring present easy and inexpen-
sive ornamentation Many lightweight
silks are used in combination with more
airy materials for some of these dainty al
tar frocks, louisine being the silk most IN
favor.
A gown of louisine and silk muslin for. a
June bride is fashioned to create princess
effect The silk skirt, which Is shlrred al
the hips, leaving the apron gore pialh
hangs from high-titted girdle, over whose
Corsetlike top falls the blouse OF the NOUS
seine bodice. Mounted, of course, upon
silk the muslin waist is shirred to shape
yoke and sleeve caps. The STOCK winch
ends with stole drop at the 1roht, Is ~
fine maltese lace; the cuffs of the puiieu
bishon sleeves are several mousseline
founces bordered with the lace
For such costume plain tulle vel, WIN
or without orange blossoms Will De Wpiii,
Wells adjusted without flowers are buncheu
TO form a low coronet effect, at the Two
sides of which bows or rosettes OF sauh
ribbon may be placed.
The growing custom of having children
among the brides attendants calls lot
dainty things in little girl finery. FrockS
made for small maidens of honor, many OF
whom are no more than four years OF age
display minute frills, edeing in close rucleS,
and skirts so short as to seem like doll
skirts Silk muslin. in delicate blues, pinks
and yelows, is used for these frocks, Win
the thinner weave5 of the fashionable faces
edging the skirt friiis and orhahehti'is
bodiceS.
Seems to Suit Well. y
She who has not seen the popular robe"
dress in its half-made shape had better go
forth at once and make its acquaintance
DISPLAYING in many ornamental ways all
the laces embroideries and braids OF the
season. the completion of sucn frock is
trifiiug matter as compared with the men,
tai worry that stuffs by the yard necessl-
tate -
Both the trimming and The model of the
gown are decided for you, not scrap or
splendor is paid for that Is not used, and
the ornamentation is of the sort Wnlch
comes under the head of sophisticated In
other words. 1t suggests subtieues lmpos-
makers and all this, if you can do the rest
Yourself may be had for only 81.
Superb indeed in effects are some of
these gowns IN oyster and pearl white can
vas over which a Hat WASH braid chambers
to form. with round Sorts the most orna-
mental designs. Big braid ana lace roses,
set in the canvas and eked out with va
rety of hand stitches, also appear upon
these frocks with which ribbon sasnes and
satin belts will be worn.
Among the more fragile robe gowns are
some dainty patterns IN embroidered ba-
tiste. These, in various unts, ecru, and
black, white and ecru-the most swagger
and expensive combination of the season.
are much dearer than the more solid mate
rails. For example, an c1ru batiste, en-
broidered with great flowers in combined
black and white. will be SD the ward, out
for the whole gown pattern only so will be
asked.
A Picture Model.
With robe gown of pale blue embroid-
cred batiste went a colored fashion plate
of uncommon merit, for the accompanying
models are not always beautiful. Three
deep tucks. bordering the gore skirt, were
headed by two wide bands of finer ones
between which appeared band of en-
i,rodery. The neediework also outlined a
narrow skirt yoke and formed the stocks
and cuffs of the blouse bodice which the
wide and narrow tuc1s almost entirely
shaped.
Robe gowns in wool Veiines are not SO
frequently met with as those in the So
called wash textures. They are seen inset
with lace and incrusted " In the hand en-
broioeIies which embellsh the linen and
canvas materials; but yelling is more com
monty bought by the yard, and some Of the
methods of its manipulation include
the old-fashioned shirrng.
gown of ivory white vojls.. with round
insets of antique lace. has the skirt shrred
tn fAr with sheath snugness almost to the
knees;
The bodice Jokes. cuffs and sleeve tops
OF other gowns will be formed by smaller
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