BRIDAL FASHIONS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 652, 1 November 1909, Page 4

BRIDAL FASHIONS.

Wedding fashion/! continue to provo- a'source of endless activity to- the coutunero (writes the London correspondent of a Sydney paper). The employment of beautiful lace on wedding gowns has been too long a detail upon which the modern bndo has soizod with avidity to bring any < novelty wii>h it. ; Nevertheless in no other "typo of dressi has the use of raro defftelle a greater charm than m tho matter of the wedding gown, and tho bride who possesses a cherished store usually brings it into use'on the'shining garment of silk or satin which composes .her toiiotte.. The embroidering of the lace with floss silk, which is nowadays onr of tho expedients resorted to by the . oouturiere: appears :i at' first .unnecessary, but in some makes of lace the effect is (rreatlv enhanced by these means, and much can bo dons in this manner to render the gown more cßcctivc. ■ ■ • -

A beautiful wedding gown 'or a recent bride >as .compoßfid-'dj ■ soit satin dach'esse,' which was draped with a simulated cunt of fine point de Flandres, heavily embroidered in floss-silk, which wis caught with a circular ornament, and openod-down tho front to show the satin. Over thi9. were drawn folds of ran over-skirt of satin,-which had the effjet-of- being-out- away m givlng to ttio two sides

being.connected with a group of the narrowest tuoiS, while a heavy ornament and tassel with a itrue- lover's .knot- finished-it; "The sleeves, which, wero of the same lace as that introduced'on the gown, reached to tho: elbow, and the transparent .guimpe of;spotted net was cut away ia a square, round the column of the throat, a' flounco of, the lace > being lightly draped over the. train. Very pretty, too/ were the bridesmaids' frocks of soft white crepe de chine, with Gainsborough corsages 'formed of the finest Valenciennes lace, the deep fichus of the'-same being edged' with gauffered frills, Awhile the lace elbow sleeves were finished with knotted 'ribbon. Short tunics were' composed iof rows of • 'Valenciennes 'insertion ' fell over white orepe do chine jupes.'and were finished with a knotted twist ■of ribbon and a ' deep "pluic" of crystal fringe.-. Large black, picture hats wero worn, and bouquets of deep crimson roses , carried. • Two. tiny pages in white Court suits, and a pair, of small girls in short :White silk frocks finished with collars and cuffs of Irish lacel and lace caps, completed the bridal cortege; The going-away, gown chosen by the bride was of samphire blue cashmere, the corsage prettily ;adorned with Paisley trimming; hor hat ana long coat were similarly trimmed.

, Nora, Was that ; the coalman X saw making love to.you yesterday evening?" "Ses, nia'ain; but I. hope ma'am-—"Does he love, you wry much,, Nora?" ■ ",'E says 'e does, ma'am JDevotedly?" "Yes, ma'am." "Well, you tell him that unless ho gives us.better weight than he has been doing we shall get our coals elsewhere."'

: "Aro wou sure, Aunt Susan, there'is nothing deleterious in this pio?" "Sure, honey. Aly recipe don't call for none of that kind of stuff." . .