Evening star., 1928-03-25
BY MARY MARSHALL

Aear spring bfloeSt
Just as truly as "all mankind loves
. lover" so all womsnSind loves to help
plan the brides trouSseau--and / claim
to be no exception to this rule. So
thank you very much, YOU hrides-to-ee
who have written 10 me asking for Sug-
EeStioTS and advice III planning your
bridal wardrobe Nothing pleaSes me
better than TO have q finger IN the pie.
In order TO give you definite advice,
I've gone about looking at all the new
bridal collections l could. and in re-
viewing any of the new Spring collec-
tionS lately have tried to look at them
through the eyes of the Spring bride
making special note of the frockS and
wraps ana little things that might be
most suitable for the trouSSeau.
From them all l have chosen five
1rocSs, negligee and a set Of lingerie.
The street ensemble, which may also
be worn as a going away" costume.
makes use of the black green -an6-gray
color scheme. 1t is newer than anv Of
the beige combinations and a little
"n-idier" than navy or MILDLY blue,
- The Si6s-pleated skirt Of gray CASH
mere should be mounted on a slip-top
Of white silk. made With shoulder straps.
OF matching crepe satin made with
both sides showing And be sure that
the two fahricS do match This is alb
Solutely essential in achieving smarmeSS
with gray
One or two alternate blouses should
also be planned. One might be Of a
printed silk voile or gsorgette in shades
of gray, green and brown. The coat of
gray cashmere is preferably made with
g.. ~.
fox collar may be worn The coat col
lar in the sketch shows rolling motion
At the back Of the neck. so that neither
fur collar nor scarf is really necessary,
The small felt hat is best Of black or
green. since gray is not generally be-
coming above the eyes. boutonniere
Of gray and green flowers should be
worn on the left shoulder The bag
may be Of green or gray alligator or of
tapestry showing the same coloTs with
black. Gray stockings ana black slli-
gator pumps or oxforos and gray gloves
finish perfect ensemble.
The useful .rocs Of black satin is
Nghtene6 and made especially becom-
ing by the use Of rose georgette In the
frock shown here there is jabot and
collar Of rose georgette. aS well as q
belt and undertaking of the skirt
Settling cuffs rf the geo-gette ex-
tend below the s.ven-eiEaths sleeves
These should be rlaGe SO that they may
BE- removed for cleaning without diff
rultv The stockings should be Of pinkv
flesh tone and the slippers Of black
suede or patent leather The hat OF
transparent black straw is bound With
satin and trimmed al the front with
punk roses ard black leaves
For informal evening ana more for
mai afternoon wear. We suggest a rose
beige Lar tcock made like one that has
recently nfen much admired in the col
lection ~ a prominent 6resSmaker. II
-1s ma6S over q slip of satin in match
@nF shade and Is trimmed on the shoul-
der with pale pink flower. Rose beige
satin slippers and matching stockings
frish the picture.
The chiffon evening frock may be Of
any becoming shade II light pink is
chosen. then the satin wrap worn with
il rasr be OF a soft rose tone. which
may be worn effectively over the rose
oelge lace frock. The same beige satin
slippers may be worn with both frocks
Large colored stone ornaments trim the
bodice
The morning frock Is of brown and
beige printed silk made with straight
tailored sleeves end worn with a large
brown silk bow at front Made Of
&1&AAnaB&C SIkAS - n I1E6Ek1G64 mouse
4rDck. possessing somewhat more smart
ness than is usual with this type OF
frDck
The trouble with many negliges that
are very tempting 10 the. young woman
choosing her bridal fnery is that while
they look very attractive when in a
spacious stage setting or display room.
they are much too theatrical for The
usual slx-r00n cottage or four room
apartment where sweeping trains are
al too likely TO catch on the door knobs
or even the knobs Of the kitchenette
stcye
The negltge We have chosen has no
such trailing clouds Of glory at aII-in
fact. il Is short and sleeveless. The
lower part. Of pleated crepe de chine
might Be washed satisfactorily provided
time vas taken 70 haste the pleats be-
lore washing. 50 that they might be
carefully pressed in afterwards The
coat oe mRaSe geOrgette with ecru lace
Is aS ] have said. sleeveless but might
be made with sleeves II desired.
Quite characteristic of the lingerie
SETS shown by the leading French dress
YlaksE5--|a1o. by the way. all seem 10
1aFe gone into lingerie making nova
caES-are the three pieces shown In the
s&efcn- They are made Of fiesh-coiored
creps de chine with dotted net Of the
sans shade, . trimming which in Itself
Is cutie inexpensive The embroidery
n shsneE of light pink and green adds
70 frsIE eIeeti~eness-znd 20 their price
when not made al home
fEobErsehf 1925