Evening star., 1915-06-21
IMPORTANCE OF BRIDESMAIDS FROCK.
I'd manhood expressed in their

, and womanhood expressed in their
dress.
If the brides gown be chosen in ac
cordance with the requirements of
simpler ceremony. to be held In her
own home or in the little country
church, then her maids are gowned in
simpler fashion also to keep the youth
full ideal of their role ever in view.
, Brides usually recognize this and
choose their maids gowns according
ly.
Summer Weddings Simpler.
There is a tendency toward simple
gowning for the summer wedding. and
many bridal robes made without
trains 1t is significant of the symbol
ism of the bridesmaids part that. even
in days when a trained gown was in
variably chosen for the bride herself.
they We're more often seen in shorten
ed petticoats. Trains for bridesmaids
We're felt to be inappropriate, even
then. This year when We are TO see
brides in net. in null, in tulle, ana
even in organdie. their maids must be
simpler still. Lace is beloved of all
women and is immensely popular this
summer. so that it is likely that wed-
ding gowns of all materials VIII be
elaborated ny it's use.
The sketch shows a charming frock
for the companion maids OF more
elaborately gowned bride. Metal laces
have been lavishly used for evening.
and this designer places them over
satin. blue for the skirt and pink for
the bodice. Pale colors are suitable for
these frocks. as they from delicate
contrast to the bridal white, and pink
and blue was ever a dainty combina-
ton.
The hat is of Georgette crepe in the
Dolly Warden shape which was intro
duced in Paris last year. but met with
atd nf
ocean 1t has come into its own. how
ever. and is trimmed with the newest
idea in floral millinery. crepe flowers.
Hat and trimming of the same material
is summery notion that is proving
success Tulle hats are wreathed
with tulle flowers. each petal outlined
with a fine tulle-covered wire. Shapes
of shirred organdie have groups OF or
candle roses, and lace hats have big
petaled lace flowers laid around their
brimS.
This IS a Wearable Hat.
The hat in the illustration is prettier
and more wearable than bridesmaids
headgear often proves to be. Silly in
the extreme they sometimes. and
one really wonders what girl is sup
posed to do with them afterward. This
one has the long tuile streamers in the
back which suggest the brides veil and
wedding garment. English brides
maids sometimes wear short tulle wells
instead of hats with the three feathers
of court dress, or bands of pearls or
small, colored flowers to hold them in
place. The prejudice in England is too
strong against bare heads in church to
admit of the maids appearing with un-
covered tresses. but sometimes In our
own country the girl attendants have
appeared with wreaths of flowers in
their hair instead of other head COW
ering.
The basket of flowers is a charming
adaptation of the usual bouquet, which
has grown of late years out of all pro-
portions into a regular floral mon
strosity. Flowers are too appropriate
to weddings to be omitted entirely. and
it is relief to the girls. during the
slow procession to and from the altar.
to have something in their hands. but
really at recent wedding the bou-
quets that they carried seemed to
dwarf the maids themselves. The tight.
old-fashioned nosegay in lace paper
and a basket like that in the sketch
are both good substitutes.
Copyright, 1915.t