The Royal Gown.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1922, Page 3

The Royal Gown.

AN INTERESTING DESCRIPTIVE

UNITED S Kit VICK IKI.IUIt A.\IS LONDON, February 22nd. Public interest in the Royal wedding is steadily increasing. Crowds wait outside Buckingham Palace in the hope of catching sight of the Princess, who is extremely busy receiving deputations conveying gifts from provincial towns and public bodies. The “Evening News” fashion expert describes the wedding dress as lovely as a fairly tale dress, one that the elves used to fashion out of blossoms and dewdrops and gossamer. The bridal array of silver tulle with heads <:!' pearls, satin and old lace combined to make an entrancing frock The train is of white satin shot with silver, and is 41 yards long, so finely embroidered that it resembles brocade. The outstanding feature of the design. of embroidery is that it consists of national flowers of United Kingdom and Dominion—the Rose, Shamrock, Thistle, Daffodil, Maple, Wattle, Fern, and also a border design of lotus buds of India, worked in Indian silver. The, laoe on the train is the same as the Queen and Queen’s mother wore when they wore married, an exquisite honiton. A simple veil of white silk tulle, edged with pearl heads. The head dress resembles a tiara carrying sprays of orange blossom.

THE BRIDESMAIDS. The bridesmaid’s dresses are of silver cloth and silver lace. No bats will be worn, but their veils will be held by silver bands. The Queen’s gown is of rich cream and gold woven lace and velvet brocade, with a large Tudor rose design worked in. All the dresses are constructed on classic Greek lines, beautifully swathed to the figure. The Queen wears a toque of cream tulle, with upstanding ostrich feathers their tips being touched with gold.