Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

}laited on the shoulders. was absorbed all
round by a dull ruching of white chiffon.
Her long, full veil of white tulie had mar
-ow frill of point applique over the couture
II the front under half wreath of orange
blossoms.
The gowns of her attendants were of the
5o-called 'hand-painted' organdie. all but
NO We're of pink roses, with sprays of lilac
blossoms, on a white background. The
1ther two were of pink roses alone. The
)rgandie was so arranged that the flowers
appeared in panel effects. There were ruff
les, insertions and medIllions of beaurre-
,olOred Lierre lace and spaugled ornaments
Lppeared in the lower part of he bodice
-rout and at the back. a deep fOunce of
he ecru Lierre was used at the bottom of
the skirts under the OVer-ruftleS Of organ
lie. The sleeves were short puffs of pale
pink organdie, covered with hounces OF
Lierre lace describing points al the outside
seam. between these houuceS, and dropping
1t the front and the back of the sleeves
were strips of pale pink satin ribbon, each
-Ooped once as though 10 start bow. Eacn
.o0p pointed downward. and the end of the
ribbon under 1t projected an inch or so be
yOnd IL. These sleeves were really tiny
Ialf-shawls in shape.
One of the trOuSSeau gowns was a
Shrimp-pink satin over pink taffeta fOun-
iation. the latter stiffened around the bot
tom with large cord, and having under
meath It's edges siX-inch ruffie of Valen-
cienneS lace. This robe was cut square at
The top, with a narrow ruching of white
lace as a finish and below this heading
came a narrow band Of white Chantilly
lace; a twO-inch fold Of satin went around
the top of the bodice just below the border
IF white Chautilly. and below this fold there
showed another section CT the lace the
main part of the body of the bodice lying
up over II and forming another twO-inch
fold: these folds were not pressed down, but
eft 10 rise or roll a little. Below this last
wide fold al the waist line the satin of the
bodice was caught in a number of irregular
ana very scant and narrow folds to the
foundation slip. but from the waist line
down 1t fitted like a sheath. The sleeves
we're short puffs Of white Chantilly with
slightly pointed and short rufiles of the
same lace that came to the elbows. The
skirt portion had a short train. Each side
VI The 'front.' breadth and at the bottom two
small baskets were outlined IN silver gauze
ana silver spangles, from which tumbled
roses Of cloth of silver and leaves of silver
spdhB!eS. Rising from each basket along
each seam OF this front panel was a long
strip Of the silver roses, the flowers grow
ing smaller as they assembled and ending a
little above the knees. On each side of the
oodlce front was similar but, of course.
much smaller basket, and in the back were
several of the silver roses with leaves OF
spangles. The flowers were all done In the
satin-tnished effect while the spangles
were the plain. Furnished work so that
they looked much darker and heavier than
the flowers.
Another of the trousseau gowns was a
white silk null combined with yalen-
ciennes lace. The blouse has Dutch neck.
ing. while valenciennes insertions form a
square yoke. The body of the blouse is
Laid in groups of fine tucks their own width
har int