Evening star., 1915-05-30

match each gown. EVehlng wraps ais
simply ravishing-voluminou affairs OF
coral TURQUOISE or purple silk. lined
with chiffon, edged with Georgian
ruches and decked with silver embrold-
cry or trimmed with white fur
white fox neckpiece to wear with them
would make a gift for which any oride
would be pathetically grateful
Hats are always important. for they
can make or mar the ensemble. For
travelling, the bride should make her
head as neat and trim and as small as
possible. When she reaches her desti-
nation she may let her headgear be as
large and frivolous as she pleases.
Wide sailor shapes in flowery Gre
tonne and tussore colored to match the
silk wreath are charming with white
clothes for mornings For afternoon
there are the transparent fantasies In
black, white or pale colors. or the old
fashioned leghorn wreathed with flow
ers and ribbons. Sport hats are seen
in supple hemp or tucked and corded
silk If one is really serious. there are
practical affairs in panama and soft
felt White kid hats are new. II rather
heavy. The all-white or all-black hat
Is always a good choice.
The wardrobe for morning, afternoon
and evening being settled. there re-
mains that crux of the whole anair-
the wedding gown. Stately tradition Is
somewhat relaxed here also. Satin
that stands alone" and a three-yard
train, the whole ensemble as dignified
and matronly as possible. were once the
rule. The young wife never knew what
to do with such regal magnificence ait
erward. She could not wear it very
well as it was. and sentiment forbade
her cutting it up into something less
formal We have changed all that, too.
White satin with a court train is still
permissible. even desirable, II the wed
ding is to be a formal one, in great
city church.
For a country or small church cere-
mony, or for a more intimate house af
fair, however, the gown of lace net or
chiffon seems more appropriate ana
wearable. The skirt is neither short nor
long, but just sweeps the ground all
round and is apt to be made up of ruff
fies The tulle veil and orange bios
SONS still reign supreme-but have
care in its arrangement, for 1T can be
most horribly unbecoming. 1t Is a
fairly safe rule to keep the head as
small as possible and to avoid bunch
ing A garland around the head of
orange buds or seed pearls is charming
if line across the forehead is becom-
ing to you. If not, tulle veil that is
pulled on at the back and a short plain
veil of lace over the face and head often
make better arrangement than tulle
all around.
In the good old days the chest of un-
derclothes was the pride of a wedding
outfit. Dozens and dozens Of each gar
ment were stored away in neatly rib
poned piles, and the collection was often
the work of years. In these extrava-
CANT times our lingerie modes change
nearly as rapidly as those Of our outer
garments, and bride of today must be
up-to date in her dessous. Skirts
wider or narrow. waist lines fly up and
down again, the whole outline of the
figure changes. Witness the last grand
prix in Paris when all the women sud
denly turned from sylphs into Junos.
No change in outer garments could
have brought about such a revolution.
SO they must have accomplished it by
altering their under ones! And then
| the designers are always inventing
| some ravfshing novelty in lingerie that
| we simply must possess. A reasonable
stock. each piece perhaps just a bit
| daintier than usual, is a wiser invest
| ment.
Last of all. comes the consideration
| of that speciality Of brides-the neg
| liges and boudoir caps. Here she
| may consult her own personality re-
| gardless of fashions. and dress her
| type in its very own style. II she is
| stately and classic she may be san
daled and f1lleted and draped in long
| Greek lines. If she is sinuous and ex-
| otic. dark and a bit mysterious look
| ing, she may indulge to her hearts
| content in oriental fabrics, queer color
combina tions. peaked slippers and tur-
| banlike headdresses. petite and rogu-
| ish Dolly Warden may look her best in
Watteau sacques and rufled petticoats.
| with coquettish lace caps. all rosebuds
and blue ribbons. Only let her always
of,av- hof ton IN
| pristine spotlessness and freshness Is
better than all the crumpled lace and
half soiled gorgeousness in the world.