The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-06-08
NEW BRIDAL FlNERY,
Chiffon Cloth Over White Satin, Sheer
Voiles and Grenadines and Mes
sa1ines Favored Materials.

hS4 NuS Idlu WHO possesses much
real lace and who would combine Il
with her wedding finery to the best
advantage, the gown of white chiffon
cloth over shimmering white satin will
offer the best medium. One such
gown with its demitrained skirt folded
solid to knee depth with inch-wrde
tucks had lace medallions inserted fat
~ upon these tuCks that We're cut
away to reveal an under petticoat Of
silver cloth, its meshes glittering
through the lace suggesting old-world
gOrgeOusness.
Silver and pearls are the only de-
partures from the icy white effect Of
the bridal raiment allowed. but, when
neither can be used, a simple effect
charming and girlish, may be oh-
tanned by a nigh-neCked gown made OF
embroidered null, of the sheerest dual
lty, built over a princess Slip of soft
white messaline. Other appropriate ma
terials include sheer. finely woven
white VOiIes and veiIings. also satin
striped grenadines, while among the
meSsatlne-WOven SuKs will be found
designs in plenty to satisfy the most
CapriciOus taste.
A white meSSaline with lily Of the
valley design woven upon it was fash
Toned into an empire gown to be worn
with a guimpe of lily patterned Bruges
lace made with long, close fitting
sleeves. A circular bertha of folded silk
was slaShed over the sleeve tons of
putfed silk. Below the bertha a wide
ttounce of old lace draped prettily over
the slightly fulled empire waist. The
folds Of silk shimmered away into
plain, untrimmed lengths, extending
into a train sweeping the floor for a
yard and a half, Further lily sugges-
lions were contained in the veil of
white tulle attached to the couture
with its caScaded side folds delicatelv
embroidered with sprays of lilies of
the valley worked in delicate silver
threads. The bridal bouquet, made in
horseshoe form. of lilies of the valley
and white orchids, was so arranged
that the bride might hold it at the CEN
ter OF the curve. leaving the ends to
fall in shower suggestions to the tips
Of white satin slippers with their
points embroidered with single crossed
sprays of lilies of the valley done with
silver threads.
The maid Of honor, now advanced TO
nearly as important a place as the
bride, is allowed a color employment
for her gown, which is preferably of
soft, fluffy material. The new, painted
and chiffons, with their
wide, delicately toned flower borders,
are being eagerly purchased for honor
maids dresses. It's not unusual for |
the bridesmaids to repeat the color |
lngs Of the honor maids gown in their |
frocks of malinette or |
chiffon, and the idea leads to charming !
effects. And, by the way, the gown Of |
malinette, that new mofsture-proof !
maline would answer admirably as a |
summer dancing frock, being proof
against the damp night air, which
means death to the crispest net or
chiffon.
One bridal color scheme showed the
honor maids gown of flower painted
chiffon with mauve orchids having
oale-pink petal tips showing in the
border. with these same pink tones
reproduced in the all-Dink malinette
bridesmaids gowns. With these dresses
'ld-fashiOned white chip hats were to
,e worn, trimmed with pink flowers
md tied with long, pink floral stream
rs, while instead of the inevitable
baskets, bouquets or florally hideous
nuffs, the brides genius has substi-
uted long. white enamel directoire
taffs, each tied with a few orchids and
treamers of cOlored chiffon.
Upon the gOing-aWay gown is Law
shed almost as much care and atten-
ion as upon the bridal gown, for the
ewly made matron, the cynosure Of
lany eyes, naturally wishes to present
8 chic an appearance as possible.