Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-14

waistiine is emphasized in the wedding
gown, as in all other costumes.
The plain bridal veil of filmy white
tulie is always the most becoming, and
the bride who covets the impossible
privilege OF wearing a priceless real lace
at her wedding should console herself
with the knowledge that real lace wells
are always hard to arrange gracefully
and are almost invariably unbecoming
Seven or eight yards Of tulle-or bridal
Illusion, as the Shopkeeper oddly calls it
are required for a veil, and no matter
what economy is practiced elsewhere,
anything but a skinny wedding veil The
tulle is not cut, but is gathered to a
circle Of light wire to fit over the top of
the head. and the wreath of orange
flowers or whatever else forms the or
nan:ent Is sewed carefully in place. When
placed on tho head this circular wire and
wreath may be pinned carefully to the
hair. The front of the veil should fall
lust below the waist in front-not far
enough to interfere with the hands and
bouQlet-and should sweep to the very
end of the train at the back. When
spread out over the train, the last thing
before the ceremony takes place, some
one clips away the bottom Of the veil
and gracefully, and it may be caught
here and there with pearl-headed pins.
The wedding bouquet must always be
white. excepting in the case of a widow
who remarries; then any favored flowers
may be carried. Most brides stipulate in
favor OF lilies of the valley, and these
dainty flowers seem to have a specially
syrlbolical sentiment for wedding use.
Sometimes the lighter flowers are mixed
with white bride roses-as in the case
of Miss Goulds bouquet in which orange
blossoms and bride roses were intermin-
gled. Miss ISelin carried white Hl2cS.
Orchids are the Understandable. flow
ers-if any bride would care to consider
fashion when choosing her wedding bios
soms-but nobody really loves orchids
They are weird. wonderful and fright
fully expensive, but sentiment they have
not
Charming wedding bouquets which are
a compromise between the new shower
effect and the old-fa shiOned noSegay are
just now the fad. White roses form the
center Of this bouquet, and these roses,
stiffiy punched together, are surrounded
by border of valley lilies, outside these
there being fringe OF maidenhair fern
The nosegay is backed by the old-fash-
Toned lace paper and each little flower
spray, depending on white MORE ribbon,
Includes lily Of the valley and fern.
Occasionally one meets with bride
who abiureS the conventional bouquet
and carries prayer book. An innovation
lliS Winter WAS tie Gill A3S VI IL SNdiiCl
leather prayer. book with an otherwise
coEventionaiiy snow-whiSe wedding t0il-t
This red prayer book was a feature OF
the LoganDe Sincay wedding. an in
ternatonal affair, where. strangely
enough. the usual order was reversed,
and the bride was in moderate crcum-
stances, while the groom was enormously
rich.
Tradition demands that the bride shall
go to the alter with 10 ornaments save
her beauty. Stretching a point, conven-
tionality has permitted pearls-and one
exception in any kind of jewels, repre-
senting the groom's gift. Here was dis
played one of Miss Marjorie Goulds evil
dences of sentiment. She wore with her
bridal robes various pieces of jewelry-
gifts from those near and dear to her
in defiance of tradition and accepted GUS
tom. There was diamOnd-Studded
watch hung on chain of pearls, the
gift of her mother; sapphire ring from
the bridegroom, a diamond bracelet and
d diamond brooch. remembrances from
other near relatives. Miss lselin with her
wedding costume wore a double string
of superb diamonds, one strand encirclinS
the throat and the other lying on the
bosom Of her gown.
The costume in which the bride leaves
her fathers home for the first stages of
her wedding trip is popularity supposed to
be a travelling suit. but few brides would
care to wear the dainty costume designed
for this suspicious occasion on a dusty
railroad train The going-away gown is
usually deiectable costume which later
on does duty as an afternoon calling
gown.
One of the Fashionable brides of the
spring started on her honeymoon in
costume of lavender cloth, made Rus
sian fashion with a hip-length coat
drawn in at the waist by patent leath-
er belt and opening in front to show
huge. fluffy jabot of point de Paris lace
The hat was of lavender straw with two
shaded violet ostrich plumes.
\ love of a little going-away frock was
worn by little bride of last week. This
was of dove gray foulard with white
dotted pattern and the skirt had two de-
lightful old-timey pleated ruffies, one set
at the knee and the other at the bottom
of the skirt. There was also a folded
sash of the foulard, one end being drawn
through a silver buckle and falling In
long tab to the knee at one side or the