The Washington times., 1907-08-01
A Lille Talk WhR
The Summer Bride

1t is more and more becoming the
custom to discard the elaborate church
wedding and to adopt the custom OF
being married simply at home. Besides
the question Of expense. there must be
taken into consideration the fact that
many people do not care Tor the fuss
and publicity necessarily attendant upon
c church wedding They much prefer
TO be married quietly in the presence
Of their immediate families and a few
near friends. and then depart upon
their honeymoon without any unnec-
essary fuss or excitement church
wedding must be carried out handsome
~ In every detail and unless this can
be done the simple home wedding Is
much better taste.
The travelling gown Is more desirable
for a wedding of this. kind than an
elaborate wedding dress would be. OF
course. In summer time one can travel
IL a white dress, either of linen or some
other material, and so the bride can
still keep to the traditional white.
All attempt at formality should be
dispensed with as much as possible.
There need be no attendants. no ushers
and no music, although there may De
If desired. An aisle may be made
through the center OF the room by marx
ing off the space with broad white satin
ribbons weighted at the ends with large
bunches Of cut flowers. To make the
wedding simpler. these flowers might De
wild flowers. such as daisies or vi0lets
at one end Of the room the minister
should stand under some such device as
q floral canopy or an arch, or In 'front.'
of a screen, and the bride and groom
should enter together and kneel before
him on hassocks The father or the
n
give her away, but the mother and the
other friends should stand together, In
order TO do away with as much FORM
ality as possible.
At the conclusion Of the ceremony the
parents and other relatives congratulate
the bridal pair first. and the other guests
follow Refreshments are then served
from a buffet, IL there are too many 10
seat around the dining room taole, but
IL possible let the guests he seated
The decorations should be Of cut flow
crs or OF potted plants. Festoons OF
branches in blossom make particularly
appropriate decoration at this time OF
the year. The tradition that wedding
decorations should be Of pure white is
now dying out. and the custom of using
pinks, yellows, and even scarlet IS com
ing more and more into favor. Roses
are almost always used at a summer
wedding.
A novel idea recently devised by ons
Of this season brides was daisy wed
ding. The house was decor ated with
festoons cf thickly leaved branches and
clusters OF cut daisies. The brides bou-
ouet was OF daisies, and her gown and
groom knelt under a bridal arch Of
daisies. was white with a pale yellow
flower in f. She wore a hat OF white
lace trimmed with daisies.
The table decorations and the supper
were also made TO carry out the idea
There was q huge vase filed witt
daisies in the center Of the table. while
ut each of the four corners was candle
Wifi n shade made 20 represent daisy
4 striking feature Of the menu was 2
daisy salad. which vas composed o
lettuce leaves cut into neat circles, witt
Il spoonful Of mayonnaise dressing II
the center. and narrow strips OF hart
boiled eggs around the edges to repre
sent the petals. Another Characteristic
feature was a yellow and white ic'
served in sherbet glass or plate dec
GRATED with sprays Of daisies.
Nothing simpler or fresher than this
daisy wedding can well be i'1agined
and certainly nothing less expensive MOI
more IN keeping with The season.
Just one word more TO t-.s season :
bride. ard that is that the custom ol
showing wcdding presents 70 any bul
The Immediate family or to those vhc
ask particularly 10 see them, Is fasl
dying out.