The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-20
The TROUsSEAU.
Suggestions For the Late Sum-
mer Bride.
WHAT TO PACK IN HER TRUNK


Depend Upon Where She Goes,
Whether to the Mountains or the
Beach.
Have as few dresses as you can or
you win find yourself with more gowns
than you can wear out, which are sure
to become de mode. What you take
with you for the honeymoon depends
so much on where you are going-to a
country house, seaside resort, motoring
or what not. Three day dresses, two
demitoilet evening ones, some negligees
and plenty of dainty lingerie are all
you are likely to want. Blouses never
now come in amiss. They need very
excellent making and cut. Quality IS
better than quantity. Golf players,
women who fish and motorists must be
dressed accordingly, and silk sports
coat of some pretty shade, with a white
dress, is altogether up to date and be-
coming to youth. The jersey woven
pink ones are simply delightful.
Lace, net and other soft fabrics make
summer gowns, and many sorts of
muslin. The new flounced skirts show
to advantage in all these light gossamer
materials, and jackets and coats of
taffeta, over them have a very great
charm. Chiffon and taffeta blend well
together. Hats, belts, shoes and
parasols must be of the same hue,
often in contrast to the gown. The
bride of today has a liberal choice in
parasols. Some are pagoda shaped or
tulip shaped; in some the points turn
ri.
chiffon puckered on them. Indeed,
much ingenuity has been brought to
bear upon them.
We hear good deal Of the silent
colors this year, and most certainly
they are the leading notion, but are
often relieved by a contrasting shade
somewhere.
A serge dress seems even now to be
a necessary part of trousseau, as 1t
has been for generations. There are
chilly days in the best of summers
and serge is suited to them as we'll as
to autumn, spring and winter, cal
culated to stand any amount of wear
and tear and to look we'll throughout
1t is astonishing how few occasions
there are for which serge dress is
absolutely unsuitable. For shopping
and travelling it is invaluable. Silk
redingotes enveloping the figure are
quite the vogue for many occasions.
An evening dress is a necessity, and
If there is a chance of dancing a tulle
gown is the best for a young girl If
something more lasting is desired there
are light silks in a very becoming
range of colors. Gold slippers are
still worn for dancing and go with
any dress. A license of color is per-
missible in evening wraps. so often
made in chiffon of light coloring lined
with silk, or vice versa, the silk lined
with chiffon. Many are bordered with
the georgian ruches, which keep in or
der so well and so long. White fur
and white feather stoles are still in
favor for evening wear.
The wise bride will not have too
many hats, but will choose them care
fully, for on them depend the whole
success of the tout ensemble. White
and black have the advantage of being
suitable for wearing with all dresses.
Summer hats are wreathed with flow
ers, and a wide sailor shape is a domi-
nant one. The transparent hats are
very pretty. A felt and panama are
mostly included and in shape adapted
to sport wear
The wedding dress is, of course, all
important Soft satin is seldom used
nowadays. Far more frequently soft
lace or chiffon or even gossamer mus
lin takes the place of substantial satin,
the skirt just sweeping the ground.
Many are founced. A tulle veil and
orange blossom should be set as close
to the head as possible in their arrange
ment or they are likely to be supreme
~ unbecoming
Our grandmothers when they mar
ried spent hundreds of dollars on
lingerie, and the dozens of undergar-
ments were meant to last pretty well
lifetime. This would not be of much
use nowadays, for we change our
moods in the dessous as often as in
our gowns almost Sometimes the gar
ments are wide, sometimes narrow.
and who shall speak definitely as to
the position of the waist even for a
couple of years, let alone for a dozen?
But one thing we may pride ourselves
upon-that perhaps never has under
wear been more altogether charming
and delightful. Every bride nowadays
wants a negligee or rest gown or two
and a pretty cap; the stately girls
choose the Greek type, the petite the
vatican. There is a great liberty of
choice, and oriental modes suit most
women. The pretty cotton grapes make
this sort of garments altogether de-
IightfuI.