1937-06-21 — Page 2

THE CHINA MÁIL, JUNE 21, 1937.

Brides Through The Looking

to every

Glass

THERE are two sides, and then This is the self-sacrificing mater

This is the self-sacrificing mater-

dress designer sees both.

Vanity, you see, plays so large a part in the matter that it often obscures everything else.

her life doting on a domineering husband and unappreciative child- ren:

She never asserts herself, but I have a sneaking affection for her. She's rather sweet in her desire to please.

To Please Herself

But while it would be wrong to assert that no woman is a heroine to her dressmaker, there is no doubt that every woman reveals some- thing of her true character when Very different is the fluffy, cling- she is choosing her bridal gown. ing type, who wants yards and Every schoolgirl, I suppose, in-yards of tulle, and is adamantine dulges in romantic day dreams of at getting her own way. She's as the moment when she will stand at determined at twenty as she will be the altar, decides what she will at fifty! wear, wonders how she will look,

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Actually, when it comes to the point, the poor bride has very little choice in the matter! But this does not prevent her from revealing various traits which foretell what sort of wife she will make.

To Please Him

There is the rather shy, retiring girl, who is content to wear white satin and lilies because "he" would prefer it. Her fiance is usually in the Army.

Everything is planned to please him. Nothing must be done to dis- grace the regiment. "He" must not be embarrassed by anything unusual or eccentric.

Since her mother's views on the subject of bridal attire coincide with her own, she achieves her ob- ject of looking seductive in chiffon and rosebuds.

tic career as a debutante, so she wishes the ceremony to be as start- ling as possible. The interior of the church is to resemble a Holly- wood set. She wishes her bridal gown to be backless. Tactfully I try to dissuade her.

The Bank View

Very well, but make it really striking," she agrees at length. "After all, I shall be standing with my back to the audience—I mean the congregation-for half an hour, and I want the effect to be really unusual,"

But these are the exceptions. Most prospective brides are charm- ing; the real trouble, so far as the poor dress designer is concerned, comes from mothers, mothers-in-law and bridesmaids.

A Stand-up Fight

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I was once the unwilling witness of stand-up fight between mother and her daughter.

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The girl, tall, dark and statues- que, wished to be married quietly in a tailored suit, but Mamma had From her unpunctuality in keep-different views. ing appointments and the rapidity "You're my only daughter, and with which she loses interest even I do think you ought to be married in her own wedding dress, I know in white.” that she will soon be bored withi "But I should look ridiculous in matrimony and will prove a most tulle and flounces. You know they unsatisfactory wife.

don't suit me!”

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Then there's the "scenic” bride. "You're only married once in a She's usually very beautiful, with lifetime at least, we hope so," eyes as large as saucers and an ex-was the ominous response, and quisite complexion. And doesn't she you're my only daughter, so please know it!

don't disappoint me!"

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temper "whose wedding is yours or mine?”

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.I stole out of the room.. When I returned Mamma was weeping quietly on a sofa, and the daughter · greeted me with a triumphant. smile.

"Well, Mr. Tinling, we've de- cided to wear a tailormade."

Good Taste

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Once the brides are married they usually justify my estimation of their characters.

The nicest type is the really well- dressed woman, who knows her own mind and is uninfluenced by critic- ism or advice.

She is critical, yes, but only when obvious faults merit criticism. Good taste is her watchword, suit- ability her guiding principle.

It is almost impossible to please the chiffon and rosebud type. · And the difference in her behaviour while choosing a dress and wearing it is staggering!

I suppose that is just human nature, or perhaps just feminine nature! Anyway, the result is well worth while.

For, after all, the dress designer is not primarily concerned with character. His task is to create a perfect ensemble.

TEDDY TINLING.

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