The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-30
THE JUNE TROUSSEAU
WEDDING GOWN MUCH THE SAME AS
THAT WORN By EARLIER BRIDES.
other Features of the outflt Vary Be-
cause Chosen for Summer
Travel.

Correspondence OF the Indianapolis Journal
NEW YORK. May @.-June and wedding
bells. the fresh young summer and fair
sweet brides. are closely associated in all
our minds. Tradition makes the month Of
roses one of marriage vows as well, and
there seems a peculiar fitness in beginning
the new life while the summer is young. so
that all things combine to crowd this
brightest. prettiest month of all the year
with weddings and the talk thereof We
have had one taste of real summer here IN
Gotham. and that taste hurried many resi-
dents out of town. but there is big contin-
gent who are still here and who are active
ly preparing the final details Of the all-im-
po-tant rousseau Country weddings are
charming and are many, but there are al
ways reasons why many brides choose the
town. and New York is certain to find love-
ly toilets worn by the guests as well as
by the bridal parties.
AS a matter of course. deepest interest
centers in the bridal gown. but the June
model does not differ widely from that Of
April. and of the April brides 1 wrote you
at the time. Chiffon and chiffon cloth are
favorites among those who can afford the
luxury of such perishable fabrics. but silk
of brides and has been freely used in the
making OF these summer gowns. The un-
written. but none the less potent. law of
matters sartorial forbids the bride to wear
any but real lace. Better a touch only of
the finer sorts than any amount of any
other. Chiffon cloth with duchess, point
and the like is exquisite. but the material
made dainty with fine handwork is ex-
SO perfectly that there is little room for
criticism on the score of lace. The null is
much shirred and much tucked and made
with transparent yoke and sleeves Real
Cluny is charming in combination and
genuine Lierre suits Ii WELL but the fabric
itself Is too simple to warrant trimming
OF such other laces as commonly are sup
posed 10 belong TO the bride. Skirts are
tucked and fiounced and are shirred in
various ways at the belt and over the hips
A most attractive model is shirred TO form
panels that extend from the belt Just over
the hip line and are set their own width
apart, while between them are fine tucks in
groups. The lower edge OF the skirt is
hemmed and tucked and above the tueks
are insets. or entre-deux. OF lace The
bodice is simply full in baby style. with a
bertha cut In points and alternately tucked
and shirred. and is completed by an un-
lined yoke OF fine tucking and wide unlned
sleeves. With IL are TO be worn a sash Of
liberty silk and vail of tulle. The bou-
a
skirt of liberty silk yelled with one of NULL
LIBERTY SATIN FAVORED.
When silk is preferred TO the thinner
stuffs. the June bride more often chooses
Liberty satin than any other sort. Natur-
ally. such material is made on somewhat
different lines from the more filmy ones
but IL is still soft and lends itself to tucks
and shirrings with marked success. In
common with all the other gowns of the
season. those for the bride are made elab-
crate In these ways. The designs seen I'm
the Liberty follow much the general line
of those described in an earlier letter. hut
are perhaps. even more generously SHRED
and are trimmed with lace as elaboratelv
or as simply as one may prefer most
charming gown shown me the other day Is
made with a full baby bodice cut oIiife
low thea filled with yoke OF Alencon lace
which extends over the shoulders the
sleeves of the silk being cut of 20 leave a
cap-Iike bit of the lace and straps of the
silk embroidered. being attached to the
bodice and passed over the shoulders the
sleeves being wide and full and gathered
into cuffs OF lace. Liberty crepe de Chine
TOO Is a favorite and is charming One of
the Ioveliest gowns have seen combines n
with point d'Aiencon. and Is equisiteIv
beautiful. The skirt u made over soft