The Twin City star., 1918-06-01
OUTFIT FOR BRIDE
Ivory White Satin Remains the
Favored Material.
Lace Is Again Fashionable and Often
Family HeirIooms Are Used
The Going-Away Gown.

Though no one begrudges the bride
of this year her traditional bridal
panOply of ivory satin, lace and tulle,
1t Is not expected Of her to provide an
elaborate and expensive trousseau Of
handsome evening gowns and stunning
afternoon costumes, states fashion
writer. The sentiment of the times
Is against display in dress, and this
years dearth Of formal entertain
ments, of the usual sequence Of balls
and dinners and house parties pre-
cludes the necessity Of large supply
Of costly clothes for anybody-even
for the bride who is supposed to en-
Joy special program Of gaieties in
the first months Of her married life.
HoneymoOns are being cut short
this year-as rule the bridegroom,
after brief furlOugh for his wedding
and the ensuing trip Of week or
ten days, goes back to his regiment or
to his ship and the bride settles down
quietly with her home peOple-Or near
them-and though she goes out for
mally, has naturally not much heart
for formal affairs.
The wedding day costume, however,
Is another matter. 1t would be an un-
natural bride who did not claim her
full privilege of bridal panoply, per-
haps claim 1t the more determinedly
because robbed Of other privileges of
brides in normal times. A woman can
be bride but once, and even in war
time she wants to wear the trailing
white satin, the pearls, the orange
blossoms and the symbolic veil which
may be hers on this one great occa-
sion-and this one Only-Of all her
life. Many a beautiful wedding gown
has been worn this year and the sum-
mer wedding gowns promise to be no
less beautiful than those Of midwin-
ter. Ivory white satin, the tradition
al "bride" satin, Is the favored mate
rial for the wedding gown and though
the spring models keep to the slender
silhouette now insisted upon by fash
ion, there are many lovely ways Of
breaking the straight, slim lines with
soft draperies and panels Of airy fab
ric. Lace is again fashionable on the
bridal gown and some are trimmed
with rare old point and Venice laces
OF the newer laces, shadow lace is
the favorite, because of it's delicate
texture and lovely draping qualities.
Embroidered chiffon Is used also, and
pearl embroidered chiffon is specially
distinguished.
Every bride nowadays seems TO seek
some Individual and original veil ar
rangement and many are the interest
ing caps and coronets Of lace or tulle
from which the veil falls at the back
to the end of the train. The Russian
cap, rising to peak Mt the front, has
been used, and various sorts Of peas
ant cap, modified or exaggerated in
line and carried out in lace, tulle or
silver tissue. The veil now covers, or
almost covers, the hair as a modern
hat does and Is no longer poised or
perched high on the head, caught by
q puff Of tulle or q cluster Of orange
blossoms.
Second only in importance to the
bridal gown is the smart costume in
which the bride bids farewell to her
friends and starts away to begin her
married life. The going-away gown,
as 1t is always called, Is less often
a gown, than a tailored suit Of formal
and elaborate type; sometimes 1t is
gown covered by very smart top
coat-when the bride starts her we'd
ding trip in motOrcar. This practi-
cal costume will most ~likely, this