Some Details of a Wedding Robe and Bride’s Trousseau.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 7, 17 February 1909, Page 60

Some Details of a Wedding Robe and Bride’s Trousseau.

Beautiful lace is one of the features of wedding attire which the bride of today cannot afford to do without. Absolutely simple in itself, the bride’s dress in our illustration is carried out in old ivory satin, very rich and mellow in tone, and covered with a filmy veiling Of ivory chiffon, which is supplemented with a wide hem. OLD LIMERICK LACE AXI) ORANGE BLOSSOM. The little corsage, which boasts a vest of transparent white tulle, is buried under a lovely drapery of Limerick lace which is caught on the right side with a large clump of waxen orange blossoms, and falls behind over the train—which is fashioned all in one with the gown —in long floating ends, while a little turnover Shelley collar of tucked tulle edged with Limerick lace completes the scheme. The sleeves are tucked and edged with turned hack cuffs of lace, while the veil is likewise of exquisite Limerick dent olio, falling in a point over the front of the gown, and is surmounted by a double Greek fillet of myrtle leaves with tight-shut buds, the rich green of which stands out in charming contrast to the ivory tint of the veil. HATS OF BLACK SATIN WREATHED W ITH PINK ROSES. Very pretty little frocks of “undressed net’’ the colour of clotted cream and mounted over pure white silk, are worn bv the bridesmaids, the fronts of the corsages being tilled in with snowy white lulle illusion. closely pin-tucked, and finished with filmy lace. Puritan collars of tucked tulle edged with gauffered frills of lace, and short sleeves rucked into laee bauds, give distinction to the scheme, the deep folded belts being fashioned of soft creamy satin knotted oil the left side and finished with long ends, while the skirts of the gowns are very full, and are supplemented with a deep hem, headed with a row of large French knots worked in floss silk. The large hats are designed of black stretched satin encircled with enormous deep pink roses and foliage, the colour of which is partially dimmed by the folds of black tulle which are draped over Hum. a little gauffered cap of creamy lace being introduced under the brims. NATTIER BLI'E CLOTH AND NENETIAN LACE. ' For a going-away gown a soft tone of Nattier blue cloth, with a long narrow vest of deep cream net outlined with square bands of v.onderfid old Venetkui la re, the rich tint of which stands out from the gown with capital effect. A folded belt of self-coloured silk knotted and weighted with tassels gives an additional finish to the gown. while the full sleeves are caught into little straps of cloth and give place to undersleeves of tucket! net edged with lace, the blue of the gown being still further enhanced by some beautiful marten .furs. Among trous-cau toilettes is a high-wei-ted evening frock of jxale flageolet green satin mrteore with a deep hem, ilm little bodice being hidden under a fichu of Venetian laee. Another gown is fashioned of hlm-k erope-de-soie. made very full in the skirt, which is gathered under a folded sash <>f soft satin, crossed behind, and knotted low down on the jifpe in front. The bodice is drawn over a. vest of Venetian laee. ario-s which i.re looped lung chain- of great cut jet Leads, the sleeves of dead white tulle our white satin Iwing likewise looped wit h festoons of black beads.