Evening star., 1936-03-26
Shops Have Tempting
Models Which Assure
Attractive Settings
Washington Establishments Prepared to Give
Assistance Variety in Deviations
From Tradition.

sleeves are shorter you will need gloves.
and one shop takes great pleasure in
ripping open the ring finger for the
ceremony and mending it perfectly
afterward at no extra charge.
Now let us talk about some of the
beautiful gowns we have seen in the
local shops. Brides always used to
choose white satin for the formal
church wedding. Then with the swing
toward newer ideas in all directions
brides began to ask for something a
little different, and designers respond
ed by working cut the seasons key
note fashions in bridal costumes. So
we have now an ever changing pic
ture. and this year brings us. in addi-
ton to the traditional forms. the
Margot bride, the Spanish bride, the
directoire and the bride of the gay '90s,
each lovely in a different way and
appealing to as many types of youth
full beauty.
The Margot bride shown in the
illustration is the outStandingly pic
turesque offering of one shop and
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organdy over white satin. The Mary
Stuart cap of tulle to which the veil
is fastened at the back carries out the
spirit of the gown in most beautiful
and becoming manner. AS you will
find in so many of the new wedding
gowns. the redingote may easily be
removed later, leaving a formal eve
ming gown that will give lots of serv-
ice and may be worn with many
changes of little extra capes and
jackets if desired.
The bridesmaids in this wedding
party wear shorter fitted jackets OF
embroidered organdy like the brides
dress over navy blue taffeta. Their
Mary Stuart hats are of white en-
broidered organdy, and the maid OF
honor wears a long redingote similar
to the bridess over navy taffeta. A
delicious color o. pinky orange flowers
was suggested as the right color con-
traSt.
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\ MOTHER shop gives us a Margot
bride done in flower patterned
white lace with bridesmaids in two
shades of wood violet. Further on we
found picturesque Spanish bride
in white chantilly lace with lace man.
tilla arranged high, as shown in the
small sketch above. and reaching to
the shoulders, with long white tulle
veil beneath it, Ruff1es at the neck
and ruffed flounce. extending
around the long train. continue the
Spanish idea in this unusual bridal
gown. The bridesmaids wear frocks
of Spanish yellow and the maid OF
honor geranium red in gossamer chan
! tilly lace on the same lines as the
bridal gown.
The third bride shown is directoire-
inspired. with her little tight fitting
jacket waist length in front and ex-
tended in the back to form a long
train. The wide coat revers and vest
of lace beneath are very f1attering and
strikingly different. With the jacket
evening gown with lace yoke and
sleeve caps. The veil has coronet
made of folded and overlapped satin
ribbon, with a tiny wreath of orange
blossoms toward the face. Her brides
maids wear violet mousseline, with
huge puff sleeves and an extremely
high waistline outlined with dubonnet
velvet ribbon. A cluster of dubonnet
and violet flowers is placed at the
point of the wide neck, and large
picture hat of violet tulle completes
the ensemble. The maid of honor
chooses dubonnet mousseline.
We should like to say more abou.
the classical bridal gown and the
wonderful opportunities for exquisite
color schemes and their relation to the
flowers used. We shall, therefore, con-
tinue this story tomorrow.