Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-21

ers-pink chrysanthemums on the altar and
along the chancel railing.
There will be masses Of the same now-
ers at either side of the chancel against
a background of palms, but all in pots"
rs II true" the florist was asked, that
more frequently than formerly the BRIDE
groom pays for the church fiowers2"
Yes, that is quite true. 1t has always
been the custom, as everyone knows, for
the bridegroom to pay for the bouquets
Of the bride and the bridesmaids and the
bouttonnieres of the best man and ushers,
and he stopped there. In good society
1t was an established custom that the
brides family should pay for everything
else connected with the wedding.
"In several instances within the last few
months the bridegroom has come in here,
asked for an estimate on church decora-
tions and directed that the bill be sent
to him. None, so far as 1 know, has had
anything to do with the house decorations.
IT think most florists would be very glad
IL the custom should become general OF
allowing the bridegroom TO order and pay
for the church decorations because men
are generally more liberal than women.
I usually figure that half a dozen men
customers are equal to twice that number
of women.
Bridal Bouquets.
The most popular bridal bouquet of the
winter, OF, at least, one of the most popu-
lar with people Of means. will be composed
Of lilies of the valley and white orchids.
The pure white orchid is not always easy
to get and It is by no means the cheapest
flower in the market, which Is the very
reason some men insist on having a florist
procure It for the brides wedding day.
ION one occasion, remember, tele-
graphed practically all over the country
this side Of the Mississippi to no purpose
until struck florist not far from Boston
who had Just about the number wanted
no more
That bridegroom was the most delighted
creature I ever saw when told him my
luck even though the bouquet did cost
| him SIS.
"Chrysanthemums have always a certain
vogue In November for bridesmaids bou'
! quets, particularly II the flower is made
feature Of the church decorations, but
/ owing to the many new varieties Of roses
| ana the wonderful diversity OF their coioi
] II is a foregone conclusion that the pre-
| ferred flowers for this purpose will b.
/ roses The variety in the shades of pinl
roses is really remarkable now.
! MY daughter intends TO be married in q
white chiffon velvet gown trimmed with
a front panel and a hounce Of point lace,
! answered a wealthy woman when con
suited as 20 the newest thing in a wedding
gown. When sought my dressmakel
and told her my daughters abhorrenc,
% white satin and her equally decides
fondness for clinging materials, she sug
gested al once chiffon velvet
This woman has just come back from
| frfn IN
told me that soft materials had the prefer
ence just now over there for bridal gown
and that one could select almost any sof
material for that purpose provided IL wa
not wooden. And she added that, although
the court trainv-that is. the train set on a
the shoulders instead OF at the waistline-
was made more Of than any other desig7
but there was no hard ana fast rule tina
one must adhere to that design.
December Out of Favor.
! High soft girdles suggesting the empir