The San Francisco call., 1905-04-30


Tor Miss Frivolity, made Of sun
4 shine. and smiles. of brilliant
colors and sparkling glints. has
danced herself into the merry wbIrl
and the world has drawn a long breath
and permitted itself to smile once more
IN consequence
Not: that tire Lenten girl; with her
somber, arabs and dullish grays, isn't
relief, for she is, but too much
sobrietg' seon becomes tiresome and
irksome, and six weeks is quite long
enough to- renounce the world with
It's gay and giddy ways.
The. girl who has religiousIy STAYED
home from the thester and from places
Of amusement has told herself in high
glee what a swath she would cut on
Caster morning, and she has even
planned and. worked zeAlousIy that she
might be able. TO attain this end She
mas made sacrifices no doubt, but she
has been comkorted with the knowledge
that her stock Of winter finery had
o been purposely permitted to fray it
self out at both ends, and that the en-
forced rest had not been without its
advantages
VIII be women, and the ringing of the
church bell on Easter Sunday cafIs ont
not only the devout vorshiper. but the
worshiper in her Easter .finery as we'll
For some howor other. Easter means
not only new era in the church world.
but a new one In the social world as
wel,s and IL would never do to be so
forgetful of worldly proprieties and
customs as to come out on Easter Sun
day srrayed in second best. And. then.
too. the period OF the year is radically
changed. Winter with its buster has
gone of in search Of other victims and
spring has come marching along with
its myriads OF flowers and its rm-glad-
to-be-alive feeling.
But such a feeling couldn't possibly
be expected If the wardrobe. had not
been replenished and made over, for no
woman is ever at her best or at peace
with hefsef and the world in general
II she is a Inction Of minute behind
the times. and Easter is the time. of
times TO. show whether she is up to
snuff or not.
q or all people, the springtime bride is
the one TO revel in gorgeous colors, and
fore. for while her own frock will be
Of white, fer maids will be glorious in
al the colorS OF the rainbow, for il is
the style TO have the spring weddings
s:gay as possible.
8. AND. sby the way. one decided inno-
walton has the bride made this year.
Instead OF six maids Of honor. she has
chosen. eight and one matron of honor.
With whpm she walks to the altar and
who delivers her into the keeping of
the groom. T..
This matron of honor idea really is
a pretty one and it is decidedly nice.
inasnuch as IL leaves the father free
20 walk seeateIy down the aisle with
his wife and to stay. beside her instead
OF swatchihg her sit in the front pew
With the. rest of the interested specta-
tors. The matron may be the brides
married sister or she may be a young
married friend, a bride of last June or
ever November, but. she must be
young and pretty and blooming, and
last but not least, she must be dressed
IN pink.
For be il known the wedding colors
this spring are pink and lilac. Even
the bride ,deviates from the narrow,
white sepath end carries roses, orchids
or pinlxs,s or She even goes into the gar
den and gets a great bunch of lilacs
showing pink touches. Her gown is
white. but pink and pink alone is the
color Of the flowers.
The Easter bride, as she is called,
generally, has need of a multitude of
charming summer frocaks and she has
been wise enough to realize. that an
elaborate .satin affair is good for just
one occasion, and that. as soon as she
has added the prefix OF Mrs. to her
Hsmes she viii have the pleasure of
putting IT away in tissue paper and
delicately scented lavender bags. For
somehow or other a wedding gown
Is always a. wedding gown, and while it
may be beautiful it rarely IL ever is
serviceabie
SO the sensible bride Of Easter month
has planned q simple gown. for really,
after all is said and done, the palmer
fire hr5de's frock is made the better the
result 1t is. not necessary to make 1t
SO very elaborate and brides are slowly
but surely awakdng to this fact. The
veil hides the gown. which. If white and
glossy and nicely finished. scarcely
shows at all
Bobbinet is q material that Is begin
ming to come into prominence and as 1t
Is cheap-some 30 cents q yard for a
fair aualftys-it deserves to be popu-
lar
Unfortunately Dame Fashion rather
insists upon a wedding gown with a
train. But If it is made with two wide
rufies with shirred headings, and
simple little shirt waist EFFECT with
pointed front, it is very little
thing to transform 1t into a piazza
gown by cutting OF the train and
,usKing the skirt suitable for walking
purposes or for dancing.
. And, by the way, let me tell you
while I think of it, the Easter girl is
shtrt waist crazy. Everything must be
ut after the simple fashion, even If
( Els transformed by draping a lace
bertha across the bust to make the
full French puffed waist.
And one other fad she possesses as
srelI. The jewelry craze. If she is for