The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-17

| a smart travelling costume for q bride IS
. black and white shepherds plaid, made
WIN q ~tfree-quarter coat and q walking
length skirt It is trimmed with silver but
tons, and q touch Of coarse white lace is
introduced at the collar and cuffs. Both the
skirt and coat are plated and the coat is
confined at the waistline with q patent
leather or stitched silk belt.
VI course the June bride must have shirt
waist suits for morning wear. travelling cos
TUNES for little short trips. many dainty
afternoon gowns, as well az her evening
frocks.
Nothing Is prettier or more modish this
year for an afternoon froek than a dainty
gown OF white point d'esprit net. and the
newest way OF trimming q gown Of this sort
ID with narrow grosgrain fihbona.
the very smartest sort OF 4 silk gown -
OF hano-embroidered pongee. Nothing could
be more charming than q little imported
frock. which will be part OF a Tune brides
trosseau. and which was made of pale blue
pongee silk. embroidered with white daisies
with yellow centers. Both the skirt and
the blouse waist showed much fshirring.
1t will be a fad this year With many of
tho most fashionable brides 10 emphasize
one color throughout their entire trousseau.
IL forget-me-not blue. for instance, which, Is
90 much the vogue this year, happens to be
The brides favorite color, she win introduce
q touch of THE Pretty, soft shade in as
many Of her gowns - possible. Her black
SIX stockings will be embroidered with
sprays of blue silk forget-me-no.s. She will
have stock collars Of lace with a narrow
Heading OF forget-ne-not blue velvet at the
top of the stock and forgetme-nots emhroid-
cred on the tab ends. She will have forget
me-not blue silk CIRCLES to wear with her
hlmy white summer gowns. She will have
separate black taffeta belts and deep cuffs.
with a touch of forget-me-not blue intro
duced in one way or another. either as a
piping and inset or an embroidered design.
And these she will wear with many Of her
costumes. Her lingerie will be run with
fo.get-me-not blue ribbons and her dainty
handkerchiefs will show just a suggestion
OF blue. either in the embroidered mono
gram. the printed design, or the border.
She will ~contrive to have this one color
particularly associated with her.
In planning a June wedding, the hats
worn by the maid of honor and the brides
maids must be selected with particular care.
they having 80 much to do with the picture
effect OF the entire wedding party. Big,
artistic hats OF the cavalier shape are those
most in favor this year. They show the
high crown and the artistically bent brim,
and they are invariably trimmed with os-
trich plumes~ Soft ruches Of plnked rib
bon give a new touch TO many of these pic
turesque hats.
Every bride. of course, has her own ideas
as to what her bridesmaids shall wear.
There are lovely dresses this year for the
maid of honor and the bridesmaids of silk
null with insefs of lace. The p~rettiest Of
these are in white, made over some pale
colored silk lining. A novel idea this season
for the bridesmaids gowns Is to have them
OF some transparent material, made over q
silk foundation, which shows either an