New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
A WEDDING PROCESSION.
Replica of Mrs. Longworth's Bridal Gown
Worn for Dressmakers' Benefit.

wedding without bridegroom was the feat
ure Of the Dressmakers' Protective Associa~
ton programme at the Masonic Temple yester-
day afternoon.
I'VE couldn't have any bridegroom explained
Miss Elizabeth A c. White because the bride
has been married in twenty-one cities. and we
wouldn't want her to be arrested for polygamy."
The bride who giggled immoderately she
walked up the aisle of the Masonic Temple
under the admirng eyes of two or three hum
dred dressmakers, wore white satin Suimpe
princess gown said TO be an exact replica, except
in a few unimportant particulars. of the gown
worn by Miss Alice Roosevelt at her wedding. A
lace veil covered her head and swept almost TO the
hem. of her train, but instead of Mrs. Long
worth's shower bouquet of orchids. she carried
an article which Miss White designated a
shower prayerbook." This was small white
volume, with long white ribbons depending from
1t and supporting punches of artificial llies-Of-
the valley
AT a June wedding you carry shower bou-
ouet" explained Miss White, but at Easter
you carry a shower prayerbook."
The bridal party included maid Of honor.
two bridesmaids and TWO wedding guests. and
all wore some variety of the guimpe princess.
The bride wears guimpe princess" said Miss
White and the maid of honor wears guimpe
princess and the bridesmaids wear princesses
with gui1peS. IN a guest az the "euuAAI' anu l
wear a g-.impe princess. Everything's guimpe
princess, and every woman can wear it, But
she must have the right kind Of figure or she
don't look proper, and 1t is your business TO
make a figure for her If she hasn't got it. You
can do il while she waits. Give me the worst
figure in this room and I'll make It presentable
in three minutes. It's the dressmaker's place TO
get her woman in good shape
While the bridal party was dressing MISS
eyh brides lingerie.
If you've got eyes to see you can get nun
dreds Of ideas from these little Clothes she
said as she turned the model around TO show
off The beauties OF the nightrObe. You don t
think it's worth while to look at them very
likely and then you wonder where some one
else gets her ideas. If you take suggestions you
are an artist If you close your eyes ana ears
YOU are not If you are an artist you can learn
from a button and bow You can learn from
the littlest dressmaker and you can learn from
the SWEETEST. And il you make pretty clothes
for the medium woman you will make them by
and by for the high-priced woman. know q
woman who used TO make pretty dresses for 10
cents. Now she makes them for S2OO or SOU.
She had to begin that way because she hadn
no other way of getting up.
why do some people walk on the top or other
peoples heads?" proceeded Miss White. Be
cause they don't settle down and think they
know il all Why, there are dressmakerS in
Paris that used to be the top Of the heap
they knew il all and their gowns got tacky.
IF you go TO the Grand PriX you Will find al
the head people in Paris there If they were
| too high-headed TO go they might lose whole
right to go places and things any one
else? Some women say they don't want other
women 10 them trying to learn, but
wouldn't care If ten thousand women saw me. .
ures could be made over in three minutes and
double chins banished by more tedious process