Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-28

PRINCESS" WEDDING GOWN
PEARL AND Sill YER SYMPHONY
Nays Bridal Dress AlBritish Creation but Fashioned b.
Hands of Empires Most SkiufuL Workmen

London. Feb. %. - AZ BELTS the
only daughter Of the King Of England,
the wedding gown worn by the Princess
Mary today was an all. British crea .
tion. For many weeks the workers
have been sewing into place the thou
sands of seed and baroqus pearls and
the minute diamonds Of silver bullion
and sparkling crystals that have helped
70 transform prosaic materials like
silver CLOTH, narquisette and ducheese
satin brocade into a glittcring. shin =
mering wedding gown Of the Kind as.
sociated with n princess in a fairy
story. No Queen Of England. no
Czarina or, Empress ever wore to the
altar wedding gown rs truly beauti-
ful and as smartly modish.
SO cleverly was the work done
that the delicacy Of rose and foliage
embroidery in the lattice design that
decorates the tilmy overdrcss Of the
gown was IN no way impaired.
In selecting the materials emphasis
was laid on the pearly whiteness Of
the silk to be employed, and the result
was duchessc satin brocade. the ex-
shot with the finest silver thread subtly
interviewer with silken warp.
symphony in Pearl and Silver
A symphony in pearl and silver. soft,
shimmcring and regal. SO tho Paris
drcssmakers who designed this marvel
GUS. filmy billow Of dainty satin and
organdics describe it. The foundation is
n princess gown composed Of heavy
cloth of silver, ankle length, falling In
long. graceful lines. The decolletage IL
III or, 'ha ~ a..L
silver embroidered with transparent
sleeves reaching the elbows veiis the
glistening silvcv and transforms the
square corsage into a V-shaped front.
Exquisite English point lace which
was worn by Queen Mary at her own
wedding played an important part in
the evolution Of the dress. II is ar
ranged in deep collar in the back and
falls in soft cascades Mt each side Of the
waist. reaching below the skirt hem.
The full court train was speciality
woven of English duchesse satin shot
with silver and worked with Indian sill
vcr and silk cmbroideries represent =
ing tho various floral cmblcms of the
empire. The gown in its final form was
not made until the last moment, In
superb cloth of silver and tissue.
Reville, Ltd. OF Hanover Square, Lon.
don, are the makers.
The underdress material was brought
from India by Queen Mary and is de-
scrbed as a triumph Of Indian manu-
, fncturc. The ovrrdrcss Of silver lace Is
richly embroidered with pearls. The
train is four wards long and fifty inches
wide. The veil falls from simple tiara
of priceless pearls, and it Is the one
worn by Queen Mary at her own we'd
ding.
Silk Brought From China
A special shipment Of the best Chin.
Csc silk went into the gown. The best
weavers In the kingdom We're employed
on the task of fashioning the strands
into q silk cloth. The cloth was woven
in n factory In Baintree, where those
set at the task were shut off from the
view Of others No vulgar machine
was permitted to have part in its
manufacture. The weaving was done
entirely by the hand workers II Balm
tree. an old English silk manufacturing
center, where the art has been passed
! down from generation to generation.
! Most of the weaving was done by a
/ workman named r, Bum, the second
Of three generations of silk weavers
and veteran OF the air service.
Working eight hours day he was
able TO weave only three quarters of
yard in a day.