Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
All the Powers of the
Fashion World Are
Out to Contribute to
Be auty of Spring
Brides Of 1890.
Clothes That Reflect
Latest Modes Are to
e Be in Good Style for
Many Months.
BY MARY MARSHALL.

7 T Is the bridegroom. not the bride,
to whom one should murmur words
OF congratulation. That Is one Of
/ the A B C's Of wedding etiquette,
based, OF course, on the cherished
belief that the bridegroom has finally
succeeded in leading his lovely bride 70
the altar as the result of surrounding
all sorts of protests and obstacles.
Still We offer the bride heartieSt con-
gratulations, not of course, on the fact
that she is being married-we merely
offer her fluctuations about that-but
on the fact that she is being married
this Spring of 1880, when designers and
experts and all the other powers that
be in the fashion world seem to have
conspired to make bridal dresses lovely
and to make the brides trousseau all
that it should be.
From a practical standpoint, this sea-
sons bride has an advantage over the
bride of last season, who now finds that
not stitch in her whole trousseau can
be worn without drastic alterations this
season. This seasons bride may rest
assured that clothes that reflect the
latest fashions now will be in good style
for many months to come. She is, as
1t were, coming in on the ground floor
Of the new mode. Skirts are not ex-
pected to change either in length or
the raised, well defined waistline still Is
too new to be cast into the discard Of
fashion very soon.
II there is one time in a womans
life when she can make a complete
oreak With the past, so far as clothes
are concerned, it is when she puys her
wedding clothes, and there have been
Few seasons for years when every woman
has had more occasion to make a com.
plete new start.
HERE is not, to be sure, quite such
difference in the wedding gown
this season and last as in the other
dresses In the trouSseau, because even
last Spring the long, full skirt and close
ly nodded bodice were to be found IN
most bridal dresses. Because fashions
as they are possess so much of feminine
loneliness and dignity one finds fewer
wedding dresses of the period sort this
season, however It was only when skirts
were knee length and very scant that
the bride really had to choose a gown
OF mld-Vlctorlan or Moyen age Silhou-
ette
There seems to be less striving for
spectacular effects and novelties in the
bridal dresses of the Spring. Pure white
satin is still the traditional material
or the faintest of faint flesh tones for
the sake of becomingness.
For the very conservative wedding
dress full-length sleeves are chosen but
many brides prefer short cap sleeves or
short capelet falling over the Shout
ders. With these sleeves long white
gloves are worn drawn well up over the
elbows, leaving only very narrow line
OF bare arm showing.
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The tulle veil is so much more be.
coming than lace to most Young
women that it is not really an advan-
tage to have an heirloom in the way OF
a hne lace wedding veil that must be
worn for the sake of tradition. The ar
rangement Of the lace or tulle over the
head should be quite simple, and the
line OF the veil at the forehead should
be decided with reference to the pro-
portions of the features. The very low
placing Of the cap-hiding the forehead
entirely-iS, Of course, q thing of the
past. but only the girl with beautifully
shaped forehead should attempt the ex.
tremely high-brow effect.
Soft pastel tones are chosen for
dresses OF the bridesmaids and maid Of
honor-with lovely shade Of leaf
green taking an important place for
Spring weddings. Pastel blue has been
chosen for several smart Spring we'd
dings, and this is sometimes combined
with pastel pink by way of trimmings.
Or pale pink may be combined with
blue. The new aqua blue, which is q
lovely soft grayed tone. may be chosen
with pale grayed pink by way Of con-
trast.
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