Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08
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are draped puts TO the elbows the lower
| half Of each being laid in deep, nat platts
going around the arms. There are no frills
| OF lace. cord covered with silver gsuze
! forms the only finish.
1 The tulle veil. bordered with point ap-
| piique, forms two chous. one at each size
/ of the low pompadour. These stand crisply
| out and q sprig of orange blossoms nssties
| against the center of each. Between these
chous are fine orange ieaves-
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gown for a matron of honor Is In mauve
chiffon over a deeper shade of blue liberty
silk. The skirt is very long with slight
train. and has at the bottom three acoor-
| dion-plaited ruffies of the mauve chiffon,
| graduated from six to three inches in width
| each two inches from the next Some ten
| inches above the top one are three more,
| each two inches wide and each one and
| one-haIf inches apart. At the top the skirt
| Is gathered, as 1t is quite full. 1t is shirred
! from the waist line down some six or seven
| inches and over Il extends a pointed girdie
| of changeable mauve and blue silk. above
! which. in the front, there puffs out an ac-
| contemplated section OF the chiffon. The
| upper part OF the costume is a tight coat OF
| point de Venise that opens in the front to
show q fancy waistcoat effect. There Is
| wide stock OF fine lace, edged at the top
| with tiny fold of blue panne velvet fol-
| lowed by a piping of mauye chiffon. Then
| comes fiat V-shaped section of the same
| lace over net; this extends to the bust line.
| from which point scant flounee section of
point applique forms an eight-inch drop
over the accordion-plaited chiffon. EN-
broidered or appliqued across the bottom
or the hounce, and also forming heading
TO 1t, are garlands of tiny violets and for
get-me-nots. A garland OF the same flowers
is also arranged across the V-shaped sec
ton, half way between the stock and the
bust line
The sleeves are scant puns of the point
de Venise that end above the elbows. TO
them are attached accordion plaits> puffs OF
the blue silk covered with plaitings OF
mauve chiffon, headed and finished by two
inch ruftieS of point applique. These .puffs
cover the elbows, and the lower lace frills
droop over the gloves. A fold of change
able blue and mauve ribbon forms head
ing to each ruttie and is tied at the back
In small bow To top this there Is a
broad-brimmed hat of pale blue MORE COW
cred with finely plated mauVe tulle, the
plaltS being quarter OF an inch wide and
quarter of an inch apart. These are laid
fatty around the brim on both top and
bottom, their meeting edges projecting
quarter of an inch beyond the rim of the
brfm The hat crown Is also covered with
tulle. Folds Of the changeable ribbon are
wound around the crown, and a. sweeping
aigrette. one-half pale blue. the other half
pale mauve.
The bridesmaids gowns are also of pale
mauve chiffon over deeper blue silk, but
are empire gowns
The bolero and the tops of the sleeves are
of point de Venise the bolero opening over
a vest edge of pale blue panne velvet en-
broideTed in small violets. The lower edge
of the bolero goes around the body, being a
fold of plain pale mauve liberty satin rib
bon.
The stock of the guimpe to each robe Is
edged with a fold of blue velvet and medal
lions are cut out of the lace and in their
place are inserted oval medallions of blue
velvet embroidered in violets. Two strips of
lace are inserted down the front of each
robe. These are two inches WIDE six inches
apart at the top and ten at the bottom
they also extend around the bottom of the
robes six inches from the edges, Across
the panel outlined in the front by these
lace bands are arranged four accordion
plated ruf1ies of mauve chiffon, each lower
one three inches WIDE each upper one two
inches. The lowest comes on line with
the lace band at the bottom, the narrower
Is two inches above. Then comes an empty
space ten inches wide, and then the other
two plaitings.
The sleeves are full of puffs that end lust
below the shoulders, followed by close
sleeves of Venetian point that extend four
inches below the elbows being finished with
fiat bands of similar lace; the width of the
finishing bands forming half the sleeves
below the elbows.
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The large, faring picture hats of pale
blue and mauve tuIle are trimmed with
huge roses. shading pale mauvs to pale
blue. One of these Is caught under each
brin. and several here and there on the
top amid fuffs and chous of the tulle,
The attendants viii carry large loose
cluster bouquets OF violets. half of each
bouquet being the large single vioIets, and
All shades possible will be mingled. The
matron of honor is to have a mur of tbs
same flowers, and the bride is to carry
Whlte orchids, with single mauye orchid
at one side.
One brown-eyed bride of the Eastertf6A Go
fond Of gold, and one of her superb emntra
gowns is trimmed with roses of gold cloth
and tassels TO match
The material OF the robe Is a nsta ,a,1o
liberty satin yelled with paler yellow nat
the net being handrun here and there with
gold thread outlining large leaves. The
| satin slip Is close fitting the NET nIaite5 IN
| at the top under the bust gfrdle of YELLOW
| satin There is guimpe of shirred net with
| out the gold outline work, and at the ton q
me soid bullion cord is run through. once at
| the edge and again an inch below Heavy
yellow lace three inches wide is laid around
| the bottom OF this guImpe and at it's upper
| edge' an inch apart are arranged the tiny
| also go over the tops of the Shoulders
| forming heading to the sleeves. The
sieeVes. by the way, are formed OF three
no9nees Of hlmy yellow lace. knife plated
| the elbow under a fold of liberty satIn
hnlshed at the back with a butterfly how
OF the satin These sleeves stand out crisp
| ~ from the shoulders and arms
IN the center front. three inches anart.
and an inch below the row of gold roSas
| are two somewhat larger gold roses from
| which depend large gold tassels. Betwean
them there is large fiat, plated bow of
yellow liberty satin Va
| Two bands of yellow lace, three incbes
Wide at the top and nine at the bottom. ex-
telo GOWN the center front from the top
pand OF the corsage to the hem of the
gown separating as they go. The lower
edges are cut to follow the pattern of the
| lace, and around each end, covering it's
edges, is row of small leaves in cloth of
goid, each wreath Of leaves curling upward
| at the outside. Gold gauze ribbon an inch
and quarter wide, is first knifeplafted
ana then carried around the bottom of the
net overdress curling up at intervals into
Wide. open loops; one of these upward
| turned loops or curlicues ten inches doep
! comes IN the center Of the front between
| the two lace strips.
| In the trousseau of another spring bride
| are three pfumed hats-ostrich pluYncs on
each-worth describing. They are simple
| One Is g. black chin fha b,t b.t.. -