Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-23
From tho London Mail.

IAGlIi t4l' ispli'ip4t ~
The autumn ana winter season OF
weddings has confirmed the suspicious
"f the obSsrNant that the bridesmaid
has rat.lc, been tofteiing on her throne
Of late. An eyagserated train of at
tenlamta-towit. ten or a do&en-has
not brcn Fashionable. because it has
been perceived that the bewildering'
Fascination presented by such a garden
of girls Initiated against the supreme
interest teat should center round the
bride.
Tn experience of tiny maids of two
years old or 50 has also been aban-,
GoHea. b. caus" of tn" stern refusal Of,
on couple 70 act their part when the
criti al ronl"n arrived. and the pierre
ms, shrili manner in which their OBJ
s~tinate afnial was announced.
More than one bride has actually
proceeded to the altar absolutely UNI
att m2ea. ana has believed those who
itVa assured her tAat the effect she
produced upon the oniooiSers was most,
striking aal interesting and others
have arrived al the church with just
one maid in waiting. TO take the gloves
and bouquet az the bride at the inn
por ant monlcn; Of putting GA the ring.
50 il Wili be conceded that tho brides
mail Qu, stiol * one upon which there
ar divers opinion ut present.
Eut n i"os' sall,nt innovation has
yet 70 be mentioned. Ii is the intro
t~luctioa OF fife iaa'ron If nonor The
plan al asking uiie on more c~harininy-
j. iretty %outg laatronS 10 head the
procession o. l"ails is no new one in
America. but in London it was tried
f. the lr.st tins isis winter. and met
with such success that another clement
ct disturbances GnterS into the discuss
,el ~ tn Bridesmaid and her position.
VIII -ne naint.in hey proud suirem-
a".. ar is sAe 70 be abandoned as Wei
is rhe s-roaiusn.ana
'f+rAL t41.NUffAHa ~ NO l.,i lie
di Ss is a most serious one. and il
faNorit!sm = ia be shown and the first
! hri scs !aaiG's likes and requirements
are 70 Ge}a Irniue those If the rest. then.
i is veiy neocs a}y 10 choose the maids
on 81 pattern. For what suits the tail
viii not become The short.
As g rule the prevailing fashions Of,
the day are passed III review when a
decision has 10 be made. and the ono
that has n certain amount of bearing
upon the season of the year or tho,
brides or backgrounds nationality Is.
fixed upon by the Aride.
What prettior for an April wedding,
when the Easter season of marriages!
bcSins-a short. one. it is true. because,
May is still considered by many hridesi
an unluclSy month for n marriage
than an adaptation OF The now so
modish empire vogue? 1t is possible,
To indulge in little eccentricities hat
woul not be permissible were The,
tDllel one lOf ordinary outdoor wear
and so to emphasize a new and pretty
idea.
An alternative scheme, and one that
is most suitabl" for a spring wedding,
has already been tried with triumphant
success. bridesmaids of medium sizol
We're chosen by a certain young bride
who is herself of mignon proportions,
and. indeed. it is only girls of medium
height and slight build that the vogue
could suit.
The maids were dressed as ountry
wcnches in lowered silk and white
mousseline, with punched up paniers
over short skirts, and tichus tucked in
to lace chemisettes. They are sup
posed to have been out gathering wild
flowers in the woods. solne of which
they have tucked into the ribbon
snoods upon their heads. while the rest
they nave carried home in their big
rustic l.eghorn hats. the ribbon strings
Of which serve AS handles.