Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
HER BRIDAL BOUQUET
1t May Be a Very Costly
Affair.
ORCHIDS AND LILIES
GARDENIA rs THE FLOWER FOR
HIS BUTTONHOLE.
Other Effects That Fashion DEGREES
Shall Follow Wedding
ORCHIDS AND LILIES


Written for The Evening Star.
However needless of fashions maid may
have been in her callow days, she is always
seized with desire to be fashionab BILE at
her wedding, and it is the despair of the
girl about to marry a $50-a-week man that
he cannot provide her with the only bou-
quet that smart people approve as entirely
fashionable-white orchids and lilies-of-the-
valley. While wealthy bridegroom pays
as high as $3.50 TO $500 for such bouquet,
the average well-to-do man contents himself
with paying $50, the general price of the
brides boquet of today. OF course, lilies
of-the-yalley and bride roses and white
chrysanthemums may all be carried with
good taste, but they are no longer fashion
able. They are simply sanctioned by So
cety.
The bridegroom himself if he wants to be
in style, wears a large gardenia in his but
tonhoe, and presents the bridesmaids with
flowers suited to their frocks. Bridesmaids
bouquets are now chosen entirely with re-
gard to the material of the frock to be
worn and it's coloring, but favorite flowers
for autumn bridesmaids are white roses,
pink roses, American beauties and violets.
OF course, shower bouquets are the rage
and add effectively to the appearance of
frock.
Orange Blossoms.
Orange blossoms crown the head of the
autumn bride the mists of dotted OUCH
esse net. with wide borders-ef fine duchesse
lace fall in filmy folds from the white bios
SONS in her hair.
So important a part does fashion play in
all the events of modern life that even the
decoration for a dinner to be given to
bride is set forth in unwritten laws that are
as rigidly obeyed as any set forth in
statute books. The table for a brides
luncheon or dinner is spread with cloth of
fashionable linen or lace or both, and light
ed by electroliers in graceful candelabra
five-branched silver candelabra, in empire
style, standing in the center of the table,
with dainty white silk floral Shades fringed
with clear heads, above the imitation white
wax candles. Pale green-or the very pal
est of pink shades-may be used with a
Sprg of orange blossoms
At each corner of the table single can
dlestck electrolier. similarly shaded, stands
and matches the center one in design and
height. although it would be much prettier
to have corner candelabra smaller, as to
height, and a few people have them So
The flowers are arranged in fiat effects,
with loose blossoms strewn over the table,
and sometimes the corsage bouquets of the
women are banked against a low platter
as table decoration, and distributed after
the meal. Fashionable table adornments
that are dreams of floral beauty consist of
white 1aSmineS and SardeniaS, with aSpara-
gus and trifoliata ferns, by way of foliage;
or cattelaye orchids are mingled with the
same delicate ferns, and look like flights of
white butterflies floating among the lace
and silver and crystal of the table service.
Another Design.
Another modish way of decorating a
brides table is with lilies-of-the- valley and
violets, with fairy-like fronds of asparagus
fern and the trifoliata maidenhair. Glim-
mering silver favors for the guests often
add attractiveness to the decorations, and
as frequently the favors consist of white
lace and pearl fans, or white gauze and
lace affairs, dainty enough for Titania to
use.
Popular dinner and lunch cards for bridal
dinners and luncheons consist of white
bells, wreathed in pink roses or orange
blossoms, and tieo with bows of white
satin baby ribbon for the women, and
white slippers, tied with bow of white
ribbon, and having a sprig of orange bios
SONS over the instep, for the men.
Canopies are going out of style for we'd
ding decorations. In their stead curtains
of smilax sway like the doors to sempiter-
nal spring, and banks and groups of deco
artistic effects, while sometimes a bridal
decorations, such as white roses, jasmine
and-for a late autumn wedding-white
chrysanthemums