Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-08
speciaI Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS. May 81, 100

PARIS. May II, l3oi
The classic Paris wedding gown is still
white satin; made simple; trimmed win d
little mousselne de sole, with knot oi
orange flowers in hair and corsaSe' ana ho
jewels.
Ultra modern girls may prefer crepe ue
chine or mousseline de sole, but when they
can they make it up in lace, ana IL ''ie
mans mother has some English point OF
point d'Alencon it is a graceful act 10
hand some of it over to the bride-a
starter to good understanding valued above
lace by Paris mothers-in-law.
The veil may fall back from the
chignon almost to the train. or, prefer
ably fall both back and front, to cover
face and shoulders giving desired tlm'u
air Even it Will be trimmed with redi
lace oftener than you would imagine anu
the explanation will let us into the PM
lusophy of modern Paris weddings
The Paris bride of today prefers smart
church wedding to an unproductlve prlad.
trip How. otherwise. is she to have heF
"cortege' its advantageous conse-
quences following through life? How,
otherwise. is she to have her ten or hfteen
bridesmaids dance in picture hats before
all the acquaintance of both the 1anI-
lies?
The "cortege'' procession, up the
church aisle, recently excluded all not OF
the families, with the sole exception OF
two bridesmaids
. Now it includes lot of the girls sirl
friends the mans men friends and a
judicious picking OF the influential middle
aged both in and out the family. Often II
runs into thirty couples-all who are bid to
the intimate" wedding dinner. now that
the same principle of starting well mas
thrown down the bars to the wedding
lunch.
PICTURESQUE Feature Passing.
1t is a pity--for mere Paris picturesque
no wonderful Partisan
carriage-ride feature of the old lunch is,
by the same token, growing less fashion
able yearly. I know one good Paris couple.
marrying their daughter, who are actually
battling for the Paris benedlction' OF II
with the parents of the bridegroom: and,
for all it's waning vogue, the Paris streets
In June are still gay with Its lines OF
blithesome carriage loads in festive toilets
At a side door of the church the invited
guests would pile into the waiting car
riages. The bridal party leads. Houp-la.
They trot gayly through the avenues OF
Paris. every one smiles on them, many call
out to them gay remarks are passed. the
traffic stops-it is the benediction of Paris
nothing less
Houp-la, the procession of festive car
riage loads makes its tour of the Paris
Bots and back again to some big restau-
rant with halls for wedding breakfasts OF
the old style. There is one at Neuiliy, Just
beyond the Paris gate. with rooms for
thirty simultaneous parties.
1t is a long. loud, gay event. the old
style wedding breakfast, with all kinds OF
good hot dishes, with white Bordeaux 10
start with red Bordeaux and Burgundy to
20 on with and with champagne to top
OF Conversation sparkles with the Bur
gundy and explodes with the champagne
The poet of the family reads his verses.
Every one must make speech or sing
song. and even the bride, like a girl OF
spirit holds her bouquet of orange flowers
and trilis out bravely.
| say it is a pity-from the point OF view
Of Paris icturesQueness-that the modern
girl is cutting out this lively and expensive
carriage feature to add the price of 1t to