The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

~Tv HE October wedding In the opin-
ion of many persons Is the most
picturesque wedding Of the year.
June is apt to be unpleasantly
= arm and the possibility of SHOW
r.y day in April always casts chill
os apprehension over the participants
"a the Easter weddings. May is OF
Course under n ban as "A wedding month,
placed there by world-old superstition
p.ld all other months-eXcept when an
-ariy Easter ushers in March Wed
atnrs-are more or less unfashionable
e 5ciety" does not marry i'm Lent, as
+. rule, at least in New York where
hose persons who set the fashion are
costly very high" church-a witty
Clergyman called this gilded section
ut the community "Papists anu
l,pists."
gor the october wedding yellow is
tNo faVorite color for decorations ana
,5ustumes. and chrysanthemums are
the favorite flower. A girl Of LenoX's
fashionable set, who is to be married
Ibis month, is to have country we'd
ling OF novel beauty. The spacious,
oak panelled hall Of her fathers big
villa-a red brick pile in an encircling
ring of green hills--is to be decorated
with red and gold autumn leaves.
Tho white and gold drawing ROOM
with its walls of sea green brocade'
IS 10 be garlanded with white chry-
santhemums. The dining room is 10
be a mass OF golden rod. Many leaves
OF the copper beeches are to be used
IN tho decorative schcmc-lcaves OF
o beautiful bronze tone flushed with
crimson The gold and scarlet OF the
naples will also be mingled win
white asters in tall vases OF blue ana
white porcelain on the staircase lana,
ings and in the corners OF library and
other somberly furnished apartments
Tho costumes Of the bride and her
attendants are illustrated on this page
to-day.
The brides robe is Of ivory satin
with n graceful fchu Of lace. lace
chemisette and a tunic skirt
Tho maid of honor VIII wear n
charming frock Empire style, OF yell
loty satin with fichu of plesse nous
seine embroidered and edged with
ruchcttes The skirt has bands OF
plesse mousselne edged with ruch-
ettes and big satin head covering
with chiffon with a big yellow rose as
Tho bridesmaids will wear white
marquisette over yellow messalfne.
The bodices have epaulets of lace.
The centuries are OF liberty SILK with
dangling ends. The tunics are
trimmed at the side with ribbon roses
The bridesmaids VIII carry smear
Bouquets OF yellow chrysanthemums.
The maid of honor will carry basket
OF white chrysanthemums and autumn
leaves.
An evening gown in the trous-
feau OF this child Of fortune, the
daughter OF man who is a doting
father as well as a millionaire. and the
brido of one of the great catches
of New York's 400" is shown in the
illustrations, and its simplicity is in
teresting when one considers that the
trousseau Of this October bride cost a
sum that would make the average
bride gasp with something like envi-
Gus astonishment.
This graceful. artistic frock is Of pal
est yellow chiffon over soft satin Of
the same tint IT has a plastron or
yoke delicately embroidered in palest
pink coral beads. and the triple tunic
which falls I'm points Is edged with
pale pink coral embroidery. The sim
pie sleeve Is worthy OF attention.
The novel going-away gown Of this
bride Is Enthusiastically smart and
unusual. II is OF blue cloth in a
rather brilliant shade. The little bo-
lero effect is new and promises to be
very popular this winter. 1t has