Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1901 — WEDDING FASHIONS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WEDDING FASHIONS.

THE GOWNB, VEILS AND JEWELS OF THE OCTOBER BRIDEa Open Throated Bodices, Elbow Sleeve* bad Extensive Train*-Lace or Flae Plgnred Net the Favorite Veil—A Strong Feeling For Jewels. The autumn crop of brides elect has already begun to get its fine plumage in order, and for an early fall wedding the most chic and lovely wedding dress Is compiled wholly of white silk muslin, woven or broidered over with tiny dots or minute lily of the valley blossoms. It is noticeable that the costumes designed for this Important function.

CRKPK PE CHINE WITH CHIFFON FRILLS. whether imported or made by domes-' tic talent, are all extensive as to train and in a number of cases show elbow sleeves and rather open throated bodices. Brocaded satin, once typical of wedding splendor, is entirely superseded by plain duchess satis and by ivory white crepe de chine, and now, as ever, lace seems the most important garniture. The prettiest and most popular modern lace is Louis Quinze, which is more stable than blond, but possesses much of its falrylik- fragility of charm. It is an interesting and commendable feature in bridal fashions that the strict mode of the hour can be quite dispensed with in the designing of a marriage dress, and the object of every bride and her dressmaker is to work out some scheme of cut and drapery that will be highly becoming, no matter what the prevailing regulations may be. For this reason, save in a large general way, it is futile to lay down a cut and dried rule for a wedding costume. It may be a scant skirted, short waisted relapse into the mode of 1812, a flat throated, pouched body with bolero jackets of lace or an eel skirt and high cut body with choker collar. Nobody will evdfc rise up to say that the dress is not fashionable, provided it becomes its wearer, for that is the first and last duty of a wedding gown. An Imported marriage robe Is one delicate froth to the knees of small silk muslin flounces, and the remainder of the costume is in very heavy white crepe de chine embroidered in clusters of small lilies. There is coming in a strong feeling against leaving the white gown and misty veil to serve in the great ceremony without the aid of jewels, and unless all signs fall there is good reason to believe that the bridal Jewels at the forthcoming marriages will be one of the most interesting features of the tableau. Curiously enough, however, the jewels are being used at the expense of the traditional orange blossoms that have drifted almost ont of sight. These, when worn at all, appear in a tiny breast knot or inconspicuous tuft on the shoulder. The brides of the day wear lace veils if they are procurable, and, lacking these, lovely veils of the finest silk brussels net, with large lace figures and wreaths set Into the mesh and forming the border, are preferred.

They are one and all draped off the face and fall from a coronet shaped decoration In the hair straight out to the tip of the extensive train. A Parisian bride recently was married In a tulle veil Into which fleurs-de-lis with silver threads were woven, and It will not be a surprise to see these silvery veils next winter In New York, where every good fashion gets a trial on Its merits, says the New York Sun, from which these Items and illustrations of bridal modes are gleaned. All black hats of the picture order are being much worn by tall and graceful women, and one Is of fine black chip, with no less than seven long ostrich feathers, all springing from one gold buckle and losing themselves in ordered confusion over brim and crown.

DUCHESS SATIN AND LACE.