New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-07
-O MAKE a wedding procession

~O MAKE a wedding procession
really effective its tone scheme
must include some vivid color.
One of these colors is the yellow OF
the Lady Ellington rose. Its Hare
strongly appeals to most modern girls,
and seems especially to fascinate those
brides-elect who have been seeking
for a color likely to startle the wit
n.sses invited to the church ceremony
They certainly provide that shock
when their bridesmaids pace down the
aisle looking like a bright yellow
stream moving slowly in harmony
with the wedding march.
Taffeta souple is the ideal material
for bridesmaids frocks, because it
lends itself to the picturesque effect
which is never more desirable than at
g church wedding. For. when the en-
tire scene is pleasing, the attention is
distracted from the faces and figures
ofthe attendant maids.
Yellow is Becoming.
None save the most wilful of plain
dris could fail TO look well enough
to pass muster when arrayed in one
Of these taffeta picture frocks for
bridesmaids. Put the ordinarily plain
girl In that newest of combinations.
the orange and hydrangea blue frock,
and q tip-tilted Vatican hat massed
with flowers, and give her a be-rib-
boned and be-howered crook. If she
then fails to look picturesque abandon
her 10 her fate as hopeless PROPOSE
ton
Rose CoIors Striking.
Two or three vivid tones of pink or
blue are more novel than is the IA
miliar pompadour combination. Ra-
dance rose in taffeta and tulle is par
ticularly striking against the dark in
terror fnishings of the church, and
"hrefame" rose, that amazing coral
and yellow blending, is horticultural
production which affords the modern
bride a chance to make a stir. Lily
of-the-valley green-youthful, fresh
and dewy-is exquisite with pure
white. and if a touch Of the Aaron
Ward roses yellow can be introduced
so much the better.
Bridesmaids costumed in green and
white and carrying baskets of Aaron
Ward roses may be depended upon TO
make stretch of coloring not readily
to be forgotten, All colorfulness be-
longs to the bridesmaids. The maid
of honor. coming next to the person
age of the hour (the bridegroom is
merely an accessory, is shade less
picturesquely CARRIED than are the
other girls.
She is weighted with the importance
of caring for the brides bouquet and
train while at the altar, and advertises
that importance by having her frock
in the keynote Of the color scheme OF
the wedding and her hat in a deeper
tone or in black.
Bride in Old Lace.
The brides costume is as dignifled
As the occasion is serious. From
ahoulder to feet the gown is an un-
broken line OF finest old lace--if the
bride has ancestors-or of tulle and
chiffon or crepe de chine If she has
not inherited any lace.
Russian brides have furnished New
World brides with an idea for veil ar
rangement, and if the American bride
has an oval face the stately Russian
headdress OF wired lace vastly be-
comes it. Otherwise she accepts the
Dutch or the frill cap. Or she let's the
s.ngths OF lace or OF ace-bordered
BRUSSELS net foam from under a
wreath of roses of white spring flow
ers.
II the wedding is TO be real sue
cess. not only the gowns OF the we'd
ding attendants but also those Of the
quests themselves must be attractive
II not elaborate. More or less tailored
suits are always good style, and three
recently admired are illustrated or
this page.
Costumes Of Guests.
The one to the left would be attrac'
tive. with the coat and overskirt Of
plain dark brown faille and with the
waistcoat and underskirt of the same
brown, striped in old ruby red.
The coat, short, little and tight-ht-
ting, bears close resemblance to The
Jackets" worn by small boys during
the last century. 1t may possibly have
been derived from that very source
Just as Paul Poiret's Costume Moth
ing" had its origin in the costumes
worn by small boys under the reign OF
Napoleon. However, the coat illus
trated is a strictly modern adaptation