Evening star., 1909-03-06

fallals they gleefully purchase with evil
IDENTITY no twinges of the unpleasant
economy habit. The little Easter brides;
II is surely good to see' them in their
youth and prettiness and happiness: for
now-as the dainty Indian lyric goes
The young green grass Is springing
And the marriage month is drawing very near
One Wedding Dress in Lifetime.
A woman may be married as many
: times as she pleases-in these advanced
AayS-but she may be a real bride but
; once. The widow and the divorcee have
no right to the brides sacred privilege
the lily white gown, covered with misty
veil: or to her symbolic fiower-the Or
anEe blossom. So the little Easter bride
with true sentiment sacrifices something
else II need be, and for once in her life
steps forth in the brave panoply and
sweet dignity of real wedding dress.
Would that every bride could afford
to wear her wedding raiment but the
once. laying 1t away with lavender and
dear memories afterward; but wedding
gowns cost a deal of money, and the
average bride must plan hers with view
to its doing duty on many an occasion
after it's initial weartime.
Satin is the approved material for the
conventional wedding dress, and this
years satin wedding costumes, in their
soft, draped effects, are supremely lovely.
The model shown In today's illustration
has a drapad skirt attached to d bodice
OF rich lace. which is laid over little
yoke of irish crochet The long sleeves
or shirred satin add striking individuality
to the gown. The veil of point d Alen-
con is draped with orange blossoms.
Too Many Frocks Mistake.
The Easter bride, and also the June
BRIDE will do well to invest plentifully in
dainty lingerie, but not spend lavishly for
frocks. She cannot very we'll buy ahead
for another winter season when-who
knows?-we may all be wearing curls
and crinolines. Paris predicts medieval
costumes; London prophesies early Vic
torian styles; some one else insists that
the mode will be after the bouffant Louis
XIV period At any rate. summer is
Meeting, and a host of pretty foulards,
pongees and linens, which run into al
most as much money for the making as
more substantial stuffs, will not be as
satisfactory a start for the winter sea-
son as little bank account in reserve.
Some essentials there are which the
Aprin4 bride must surely provide. un-
less her honeymoon Is to be spent doing
Europe" or cut on a ranch. She must
have in the first place. beside smartly
built travelling suit of serge or mohair.
one coat and skirt costume of cloth or
pongee silk, two afternoon frocks in
dressy style. q couple of dinner gowns. a
dancing frock and a handsome evening
wrap. To these really necessary items
may be added as many pretty summer
frocks and various dainty blouses as the
summer plans call for
Suit Of Substantial Fabric.
The "going-away' raiment is almost
as important In the brides estimation as
the wedding gown Itself. In her travel
ing garb she is TO enjoy the first salts
faction of her newly acquired matronly
dignity. And she may be quite sure that
II her compiacent reflection that she is
now . married woman travelling with her
husband is always paramount in her own
consciousness, the fact Is also patent to
all beholders
So the wise little bride selects travel
ing suit which, while perfect in cut and