The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

ent at the ceremony. The wedding gown
 was wonderfully fliry-like affair Of snowy tulle embroidered with pearls and
 satin flowers which was Iooped over an
 underdress of white satin. There we,
 something very original about the veil
 which was made in such a way that
 it formed a train of tulle edged with
 ruchings of satin ribbon sewn with cir
 clets of pearls. It was a lovely and
 ethereal looking garment, but l could not
 help thinking, as l gazed upon it. of th-
 oldfashioned custom, when a weddn-,
 dress used to be put aside as a sort of
 heirloom of the family and preserved al-
 most like a sacred relic. I do not be-
 lieve modern wedding dresses will stand
 much attention from the fingers of
 Father Time
 But though Lady Eileens wedding
 gown was a thing of beauty if not a 'joy forever her ''undies" were also some
 thing to dream about and grow enthu- siastic over. She has a great fancy for pale pink as a color, and as she is fair and very pretty her taste is not at fault. At any rate all her lingerie is made of palest pink crepe de chine, ninon, or
 Brussels net, and everything is trimmed
 with real lace or else exquisitely em- broidered by hand in finest silks The
 descriptions of these delightful additions to the wedding rousseau have made quite pleasant variety in our daily pa pers. To turn from inspiring but grue-
 some details concerning our advance on the western front of our "big push" at Salonki, to descriptions of dressing gowns of "pale pink satin edged with swan down." and other alluring joys is ] quite a pleasant experience. But I note in one of the papers a cable from Rome which states the Italian government at an early date proposes to adopt measures for stopping unnecessary expenditure on lIxuries particularly in the matter of feminine attire"
 I am told that there is great slump in the war activities of those society but terflies who started out passionately upon philanthropic career in the early days of 1914 when the world conflict was a novelty. In fact, there is distinct re- vulsion of feeling among the feminine or naments of society who took up nursing and looking after the poor dear sol diers" as a sort of counter excitement to bridge, dancing and amateur theatri- calls. The matron of a hospital who has been pestered for the last two years by charming young ladies who want to help tells me that there is a merciful cessation in the rushing tide of amateurs who used to bother her. As a matter of fact we are sorting ourselves out very wisely in this, as in other matters re- garding the war The fluffy but enthu- siastic young ladies who adopted nursing and hospital work generally as a sort of
 hobby are slowly slackening their efforts, with result that is highly advantageous not only to patients but also to those whose vocation it is, to give training and assistance. Of course, thousands of these girls have honestly and most nobly be- come skillful and dutiful in their work. They remain, and their devotion to their tasks is as excellent as it is praiseworthy. But in this as in most things it is the survival of the fittest, and the girl who
 adopted nursing simply because the uni form was becoming and she loved look ing after" the poor dear soldiers has
 been quietly shifted from her position
 and nobody misses here very much.
 COME coon WORE ERC