Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04
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beauty Of middle height and certainly very
handsome mot at all the thin, severe type
one usually associates with BostOn). and
the Misses Cynthia Roche, Maria Moran
and Laura Swan. It Is only a few weeks
since Miss Moran ofilciated as maid Of
honor at the marriage Of Miss Alice de
Goicourfa to August Belmont, 1r. and Miss
Roche was one OF the attendants at the
same wedding. These girls were also In
pure white. 1t being white wedding. Their
gowns were white chiffon and white radaum
silk, cut with Dutch necks. pointed y0lkes
and elbow sleeves OF the chiffon. and in
stead of hats they wore short tulle wells
held fastened to their hair with clusters of
three ostrich tips, white Prince of Wales
feathers, and each carried a large. fiat
bouquet of white cauelas and valley lilies,
combined with maiden hair ferns.
Their frocks had quite low, round necks
and deep Va of lace that extended almost
to the waist line, the chiffon of the bodice
being arranged in loose and simple fluffy
fashion over the tight lining The sleeves
were loose and not very large, single puffs
ending a little above the elbows The skirts
were gathered at the waist line and fell in
fun folds to the floor. on which they lay
TO the depth of several inches all around.
the radfum silver, with a lusterlike snoon-
light on snow, formed border some four
teen inches deep at the bottom of the skirts,
and at its top, resting partially on the ehif-
fon and partially on the silk were oval
medal1ions OF lace some eight inches long,
bordered by box ruchings of silk or some
thing that looked like 1t. These medallions
We're also used on the sleeves, one on each,
and elsewhere on the costumes.
Mrs. Eben Wright, a sister of the bride,
who is still tn mourning, wore sun-ray
plated black chiffon over white silk and
very smart black hat rolled very much
at the left side and trimmed with aigrettes.
Mrs Ogden Mills was in green velvet
with large green hat, trimmed with green
pluInes, and was very careful about pro-
tecung her arm SO badly sprained last
autumn.
MRS, Burke Roche wore one of the new
pialn princess gowns in gray broadcloth
built exactly like a long coat and being
absolutely tightfitting, even the sleeves be-
ing the plain, almost tight coat sleeve, with
a rev gathers at the top. This robe closed
at the left side of the front under a row of
sliyer caboochons, arranged some three
inches apart, the top one coming at about
the shoulder line, as the side front Tapped
over and up to the shoulder seam
The top of this robe which was alb
soiutely plain, not having so much as a
strappfng of the cloth or a bit of braid,
ana was Joined to the skirt portion by a
hips some five inches below the waist
Inc The front was in one piece also
joined IN the same way. and in the center
was laid In a shallow but wide boxplait,
pressed and fastened on so closely as to
be perfectly fiat, but allowing the neces-
sary fullness below the knees where the
plat was released. There was a collar of
stock of the cloth showing a bit of white
The sleeves were cuffless being merely
he mined. and deep hem finished the bot
tom. Its simplicity and perfection of fit
TO Its wearer's shapely figure were refresh
ing in these days OF pubouffant, bullying
fripperies and multitudinous lines and va
rieties of material and trimmings.
Mrs. Roche's robe was topped by a rather
large hat with a moderately broad brim
of chinchilla fur. II was set straight on
the head, the front curving down a little,
and was trimmed with a twist of pink lib
erty satin ribbon. fold and chou and pink
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she donned her hree-quarter-length three
quarter-fitting chinchilla coat. The brides
mother, Mrs. Walden Pell is in mourning,
and wore an exquisite gown made of deco
flounce of old black thread lace and small
black to black toque.
Mrs. J. Abercrombie Burden. ST., was in
rich deep blue velvet, topped by a blue
velvet hat a cross between an Amazon
and an English walking hat In shapes. 1t
was trimmed at the left side with careless
bows and of rich gold thread ribbon, about
an inch and quarter in width. These
metallic loops extended well out to the
back rear of the upturned brirn. and start
ing from under them two ostrich plumes,
matching the dark blue OF the hat, dropped
over the couture. The gown had a coat
bodice laid In folds and plaits over a high
belt and had elbow sleeys finished with
white lace founces. The trailing skirt
was gathered at the waist line, and gave
the effect OF the three deep founces. the
velvet being apparently set on in three
sections to the foundations. The top Of
each section shirred two or three times
at the top to form a heading fully two
inches deep. There was, however, no f1ounce
effect at the bottom of these sections; that
IS, the velvet of the lower edge was shirred
in with the next section, instead of hang
ing loose, the velvet between the ruchings
lying in full folds.
Miss Mary Stamps Bateson, who married
Walter Eyre Gibson Gaillard. had a house
wedding with DIR. Stires of st. Thomas
to perform the ceremony. She wore a
Quaint old-tirne French wedding gown, that
is, 1t was copied from one.
The skirt had wide plaits at the top and
the train was not long. In the front the
skirt opened over a petticoat of white chif-