Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Forgot Brides Shoes.


q other dresses, apiece .......... x
Lingerie .........-.... ....... 81
LINENS '--..'... .----,. -.s ....ss... lUN
Announcement cards ......... x
postage -..., ..............s...
Wedding supper ....... ....... %
If the wedding was nice enough as
having the announcement cards would
imply the Atlanta bride said and
there was TO be a wedding supper at
tached 1893 wouldn't be a starter
Think OF all the little things a bride
would simply have TO have that the
list doesn't begin to mention And
II she's expected to get her linen for
the house out OF that, too" very
large exclamation in voice)
The brides talking about It were
Mrs. Erwin Dickey. Mrs. Shirley
Brooks, Mrs Williams Schroeder,
Mrs Gugtave Sisson, and Mrs. Dan
Carey, and they all agreed that the
sums set aside wouldn't at all pur-
chase handsome garments II the cost
OF dressmaking had 10 be considered.
Bride Would Have to Work.
"Of course, II a bride makes all her
clothes and does the embroiderinc
on them herself, she might possibly
De able to get very nice trousseau
out OF the S399'-doubtful tone-"but
simple to do it,
About the wedding gown in par
ticular There's $50 for that Why
you couldn't get a dressmaker to
touch il for less than from 500 20
$50 - and that wouldn't leave
but very little 10 put on the dress
itself If II had any trimming"
They agreed that the item about
two plain dresses for sac apiece was
ample on account Of the plain" part.
but the four dresses for Sl5 apiece
wouldn't be much unless they We're
bought at a bargain sale
Fifty dollars for lingerie won't be
gin TO do they were positiye-"es 70
pecially the Kind OF crepe de chine
lingerie that Is popular nowadays.
Nothing but bare necessities could
be bought with Il. As for handmade
lingerie, which brides always Ike 80
much $50 wouldn't get but few
pieces
All Of them being housewives Of
late date, they were experts on know
ing what linens would amount to
when one went out TO buy-not in
exact sums, but a complete set would
go far over the 500, and nearer the
$3.50 line.
$50 Supper Is Sooffed.
= WtoAllE supper Tor SOUL
They laughed over that Item Where
we're the flowers music-and the
Caterer-oh, WHERE was he?
OF course this was considering that
the girl to be married mad some social
duties to fulfill. which 1899 wouldn't
take care Of They could not give
an estimate on what they thought
brides rousseau should really cost
as It all depended on what was eN-
pected Of the bride and her station
in life
But they thught incidentally that
most weddings and trousseaus cost
TOO much They should be elegant
and dainty. nut not too high-p priced
SO many brides spend hundreds
and even thousands-of dollars on
their weddings and their outfite-
which is foOllsAuess." they declared
Brides frequently buy so many
clothes they never wear some dresses
more than two or three times. gar
anents rapidly go out OF style and
IL is just so much waste.
But II a girl wants to save or
her rousseau ttip TO prospectiyes)
let her marry In the summer time
It's lot cheaper
When an was said and done. this
was the finale:
No matter how little a girl has 10
marry on, she usually gets bv it,
A girl who is good amuager can
get married on surprisingly small
amount.
It is better to marry on small
sum than TO leave ones parents in
debt
Il isn't trousseau. anyway. that
counts. IL IS the fact OF the wedffur
and ijs details should be arranged So