Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-25
specI.I correspondence Of rhe star.
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NEW YORK, February %, 1905.
k-x--S HE few weddings scheduled to be
celebrated before the Lenten
period are now taking place and
being attended by the prospective
Easter brides, who are looking
for suggestions and points that viii be
Useful in preparing their own trousseaus.
II should be borne in mind By seekers
for novelty that the midwinter season
brings heavy satin and velvets that VIII
not be appropriate, TO the sprlng, Dfia ae
when familiar fabrics ana SpthS-Hhe eI-
fects are looked for.
The gowns of attendants vary little as
10 materials, matter what the season
of the year may be. Tor one Is as ilkeiy "
see chiffon and dotted net at a midwlhtef
wedding as at the June ceremony.
Miss Marguerite Mcclure. or Miss DAISY,
as she was known to all her friends ana
who married Delaney Rowland re"
DAYS since, wore an extremely heavy Whlte
satin Princess robe, with court traln Oh
satin The robe itself was absolutely pIalh'
the seams being free from Insertions or
outlining with cord, the only decoration be-
ing in the front below the knees, where at
each side seam a trailing spray OF orange
blossoms. buds and leaves some nine or
ten inches long. was caught, and between
them was festOOned a garland or ola pothC
lace There was a stock and deep round
yoke of old rose point. finished by q bertha
friu of the same point, iully SIX llcLes
wide The yoke and frill effect extended
all the way around tue Top, anu tilS Nyt't =
train was hooked on to the bodice under
meath the bertha The sleeves were shot
puns of satin finished by siX-inch ruffies
OF rose point.
shawl of old French point de Paris that
came well down on the train, and was 50
draped that it showed the whole OF tne
waved pompadour Of the brides red golu
hair 1t was caught with sprays or or
anse blossoms She wore necklace or
pearls and diamonds, one of her bridal
wedding presents, and carried Ines OF the
valley.
Miss Katharine Mcclure was her sisters
maid OF honor She also wore princess
robe. in Empire effect, of pale blue lb-
erty satin, with a bolero yoke or ltaIlan
dlet lace and guimpe of Renaissance, with
tiny loose pink rosehuds and clusters of
vioets all swinging loosely from the lace
and a picture hat of blue Neapolitan. with
small, round crown, trimmed with white
ostrich plumes and knots of pale blue lib
erty satin ribbon. The ribbon was wound
around the crown and arranged in many
small chous at the left. and from these
chous two large white ostrich plumes eX-
tended out, first 10 the left ana then
trhe toward the back.
Under the brim the bandeau was quite
wide at the front and left and was covered
with small chous of the blue ribbon, While
a shorter white ostrich plume extended
from these out under the wide brim and
nestled against her couture.
The blue satin robe was laid in shallow,
stitched-down box plaits from the top OF
the corsage TO a point somewhat above the
hips The top showed a high stock and
pointed guimpe or yoke of Renaissance
lace and the rest of the top was formed
OF small squares of the Italian hlet lace
Joined and shaped into a loose bolero, with
two of the squares, one on each side, hang
ing bit below the bust line in the front,
while in the back they outlined deep V,
the point of the V running up almost to
the point where the satin of the corsage
ended. the lace squares dropping down on
each side some inches. each side in itself
forming a downward dropping V.
This bolero of lace was edged with an