The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-03-01

have been called In for consultation to
provide new and agreeable features
for the wedding service.
The old fashion of dancing, which
for many generations ruled the Gus
toms In America, where 1t was carried
from Europe. is again on the cards.
The bride remains for the festivities,
instead Of creeping away after innum-
cradle hand-shakings. She opens the
dance with the groom, and at a recent
wedding, In which all the costumes
were copied from the eighteenth cen
fury, the entire bridal party danced
the mInnet before the guests as a bit
of 2ageantry. The bridesmaids wore
the gowns that once fitted through
Versailles-gowns which now look
down from canvas upon the peace COM
missioners. The bride wore a frock
of brocade fashioned after the same
style, and her lace veil, mounted on
net, was held low on the forehead by
a chain of diamonds.
MedIevaIism and Modern Weddings.
There is also drop to centuries
that make the eighteenth seem mod
ern. MedEevalism, with its splendor,
barbaric as IL seems to us now. sug-
gests the pageantry for weddings and
balls. 1t was then that royalty spent
the millions given In taxes by the
poor for such weddings as that Of
Catherine de Medici to the young
king of France.
The entire trend of fashion having
gone toward medievalism since the
end of the war, 1t is not difficult to
arrange these wedding pageants in
keeping with modern costumes. The
lattice work OF metal threads and
seed pearls. which distinguished that
era In history, was revived several
months ago. not only for evening
gowns. but for those afternoon gowns
intended for something more formal
than tea at a restaurant.
One apparel scheme for a bridal
group includes wedding gown of
satin embroidered In pearls without
price and silk and silver threads. The
lattice work Is carried up to the
knees, downward from the hips, and
covers the train, which is lined with
cloth of silver. The slim. high
necked bodice has an outstanding
medieval collar of lace sewn with sill
yer threads. and the long tight sleeves
of lace have a lattice work of pearls
from shoulder to elbow.
The bridesmaids gowns are Of pale
rose velvet, an exquisite soft weave
of this fabric, which clings to the body
like chiffon. The frocks are made
with straight panels back and front,
over q sheath slip; the panels are en-
broidered with a lattice work Of sill
yer, and there are small ornaments
Of seed pearls placed at intervals.
A wedding Of. the Direetoire.
The first empire and the directolre.
which preceded Il. are again handing
down inspiration to the French dress
maker, and each month sees n strong
grouping together OF the accessories
Of fashion during that time. So we'd
aings also reflect this age. The
clothes for pageant Of this kind are,
a hit mixed In the political eras they
suggest. but who cares7
The bride wears the full regslIa Of
Josephine, empress Of the French. with
heelless slippers. white silk stockings,
and white satin gown with the velvet
court train. lined with silver and
caught at the shoulder with silver
ornaments. The coiffure is copied from
the one that Josephine made famous.
with It's ringiets at the top and at the
temples The bridesmaids are appar-
eled In pure directoire costumes
the red and blue OF France. Their cut
away coats are OF red satin. and the
skirts are blue. The high-croVned
hats are of soft white straw laced