Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15

and graceful In effect. and very youthful
as we'll There was flounce dropping over
the lower half of the bodice and three deep
flounces formed the lower two-thirds OF the
trailing skirt the train being full, round
and apparently crossed by the hounces.
The matrou Of honor was Mrs. Richard
March Harper, who was Miss Mabel Bacon.
whose wedding gown was fully described
in February in these columns. Her cos
tune was a founced skirt and coat effect
in d dull, soft. light shade of blue chiffon
cloth and white lace. The body of the coat
was Of the chiffon. Sections of white lace
laid on lengthwise formed the larger part
OF the coat. the blue appearing. between
them In stripe effects.
The skirt trailed slightly and had three
fiat lace fiounces from ten TO twelve inches
wide. Under the edge of each were sew
er3i fiat folds OF the dull blue chiffon CLOTH
the whole evidently being superimposed on
a white slip. Both folds and hounce effects
seemed 20 be caught down TO the founda-
ton. The coat had skirts some eighteen
inches deep, and of the same length all
around. The sleeves were of elbow length,
finished in fiat fiounce effect, slightly puffed
The upper part OF the skirt was glove
fitting The smart little hat was OF some
dull very thin, light blue material The
narrow hat was rolled irregularly and
pointed rather sharply at the front. The
back was trimmed with fat cEous OF chif-
ION tulle and blue plumes.
The TWO little flower girls were Miss
Elizabeth Bacon. sister OF the bride and
Miss Faith Simpkins of Washington,
cousin. They wore short frocks of null,
al, open-work embroidery in leaf outlines
The skirts were formed Of two deep
fouuves with pointed edges. The bodices
had round yokes. and bertha frills Of mar
rover embroidery aud elbow sleeves over
which hOunces Of the embroidery formed
epaulet capes.
These gowns had yellow sashes-the
church decorations were yellow spring flow
ers-aud their white crinollne hats were
g-I4r lfv,a p4l, ETlr,
wound around The crowns and tied IN the
front In widespreadiug. double bows. Their
large bouquets were also tied with wide
yellow ribbons.
The bridesmaids. the Misses Ruth Cheney.
Kate DE Forest Prentice, Annette Whipple
and Marion Smythe carried blue silk
coaching parasols embroidered in blue. and
wore pale blue gowns. apparently chiffon
hroadcloth
The costumes had skirts that barely es-
capped the floor. and Elton coats. both being
trimmed with strapplngs Of blue silk laid
or near he bottom Of the skirts IN Greek
key patterns, the straps being perhaps
tlree-fourths OF an inch wide. These skirts
had three or four-inCh deep piaits, that
were stitched 10 a point below the great
Isl Width Of the hips, the piaits then be-
fne REL ascd. There was also a group OF
similar JuCks in the back. The skirts were
tight at the top but decidedly fun at the
bottom.
Whatever the uuderblouses were. they ala
lace stocks and a ht Of white lace where
Tire Jackets were cut away from the neck
iu front. They came below the top OF the
gIrdles or belt. coucealing the latter all the
way around. They were quite elose-fitting
and hung straight, the fronts meeting Mar
row strappiugs OF blue silk went up and
down the back. crossings IN each side OF
TIE center back In u Greek key corner ef-
fec other strappings went around the
Jackets an inch or 50 from their edges The
sleeves came "a little below the elbows and
we're trimmed with strappings crossing
each other. a similar effect In strappings
Outlined the nccks Long white gloves
over watch came lace cuffs finished the
wrists. are parasOls were carried against
the right side, resting between the right
ar ASA the body
IRE" cats were deep creau-colored or
yellow sh leghorns, almost small enough
for tceues. They were rolled at both sides
forming modified point in the front. with
1lide. round effect at the back. Blue
tuic was box-plaited across the back to
form a cachepeigne Al the right side,
whsrc she rolled brim was slightly ndent-
cd GSa.,ss tGe crown, stiT. light blue wings
standing up and sianting the least bit back
ward were fastened TIE left sides were
p'a.a.
.-,,.' Gotham Bacon, the brides mother.