FASHIONS IN BRIDAL ROWERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 20, 25 January 1939, Page 16

FASHIONS IN BRIDAL ROWERS.

Tight Bouquets Popular Again. Brides' bouquets, like every other fashion, change with the style, and this year the wedding which is smart will «how a very definite trend in flowers of the bridal party. Gone are the arm sheaves and bouquets; the bride of to-day will carry a more formal bouquet, and she has a wide choice of flowers, for the florist delights in creating individual styles which will blend with the style of her dress. The trend in dress to-day is along princes* lines; that is, unbroken by cross planes. The bride's bouquet should fol-

lew the same idea. So florists to-day compos* bouquets with thi» in mind. These are carried in both hands directly in front, thus continuing the symmetry of the general ensemble. .Following tim dominant feature, flowers tend to be massed in closer formation -than in preceding years. Blooms ate confined nearer the heads. In some cases the steins are wound, allowing no green to show. Calla lilies are wound with white satin. These flowers, which are only for formal weddings, show no green, but their own heart-shaped leaves, and only tall brides should carry them. They arc a stately flower. Compact Bouquets. Those fragrant favourites, gardenias, appear only with their own glossy, leaves, and compact bouquets are the most popular form. Sometimes a muff of these white blossoms is carried, always directly in front, and sometimes a long spray bouquet; but never in a ribboned shower effect. In fact, the smartest bouquets show no ribbon. The tendency is away from greenery with bridal flower groupings. Too often the presence of foliage or fern detracts from the-general effect, and the wisdom

of artists is «een in the refusal of most florists to use anything other than the flower's own foliage. Nothing pleases a florist more than to be given swathes of the bridal frocks on which to base the floral scheme. Flowers can then be matched exactly or appropriate contrast secured with certainty. Frequently a certain shade in the bride's gown or those of her attendants, forms the basis for the bouquets, other tones being added for emphasis. Roses are favourites just now. Sweet peas are such fairy things, they will never h>se their popularity, and as summer progresses delphinium will join the procession. With the increasing informality of weddings has come the growing importance of the corsage. For suits it is most appropriate, but if a bride insists on carrying flowers she should choose an informal arrangement of mixed blooms. And when she dashes through showers of confetti for her new husband's car for the motor honeymoon, she may be. wearing the centre of her bridal bouquet. If so instructed, the florist will arrange the bouquet so that part may be extracted before the remainder is gaily tossed to waiting friends.