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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, JUNE 22nd,

1929.

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PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT.

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Bride Ge Toggery

Any Girl Would Commit Matrimony For These Costumes

A Bridesmaid (left) And the Maid of Honor Are Arrayed in Gowns Of Colored Chiffon With Plumed Chapeaux Matching Their Frocks. Both Gown by Jenifitis

Two Pairs, of Bridal Slippers., Those Above Are Embroidered in -Pearls, and Silver, The Other Pair in Satin Orange Blossonis.

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Very Smart for the Young Bride Is This Chiffon Maris. Louise Wedding Dress. The Bodice Is Fitted to the Hips With a Satin Girdle Around the Waistline And the Flaring. Train Is Ruffled.

The Silver Mesh Cap Has a Tulle Veil.

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Traditional Bridal Dignity and a Modernistic Touch Are Found in This loory and Gold Broche Bridal Cown by Jenkins.

Alencon Lace Jacket Corresponds to the Cut of the Court-Length Train.

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HE traditional "something old, something new, some thing borrowed, something blue," is carried out in the best of the latest wedding gowns for the June bride, The "something old" often comes in the quaint cut of the gown itself. The Mayen age is reflected in many of them. or sleeves, bodice or skirt catch their inspiration from periods of long ago,

The "something new." of course, is the originality with which these old themes have been evolved, or the gorgeous new fabrics from which gowns are fashioned, or the mode of their decoration. Some even introduce very novel ef fects in the form of rich little jackets, the darlings of Dame Fashion this spring,

As for the "spelling borrowed," the lucky bride re- lies on grandmother's seal lace veil to give her gown ite sumptuous touch, or on other lovely heirloom laces. One favorite way to bring in the "something blue" in to work turquoise touches into the gown's trim.

OUTSTANDING is the wide diversity in the styles that couturiers show for the June bride. No two distin- guished houses duplicate. Certain trends, however, are no- ticeable, though worked out in varied effects.

The fitted bodice is the most outstanding popular theme, A gown may have a form-fitting princess cut, with extreme length that all but touches the floor, or it may have it bodice fitted and, below the hipline, flare extravagantly though softly by a series of circular tiers, ruffles, a lace flounce or lace and fabric joined in godets.

In the majority of bridal gowns the waistline is consid-. ered, if not emplurized.

Flounces or other fullness below the hipline assume dif- ferent interpretations. Graduated circular ruffles that dip of their own length to form a train in the back are on im- portant manner of achieving a smart cilhouette and fullness.

SLEEVES are long and tight with charmingly quaint and demure looking. mitt cuffs or else regally lovely lace ones that run almost to the elbow. Sometimes the Ince is outlined in brilliants for further luxury and beauty. For sleeveless gowns, bides now wear very long white gloves, the old shoulder-length.

Necklines are modestly cut, with more width on sider than depth. Whether rounded or square, there is the same bateau effect of width and thallownesi,

All of the formal wedding gowns feature the train. Some have a very long one, the real court length that needs must have a hearer on the way to the altar. Others dis miss the subject with less formal fan tails that are pointed or circulas as they dip.

Some of the loveliest of bridal gowns are very long and fitted and have a bolero, a cape effect or some, intricately cut scarf arrangement to break the snooth silliouette,

For materials, classic satin is a first choice this June, an always. But for the individualistic bride who demands originality, there are perfectly gorgeous gold or silver and ivory brocades that are regal and lovely,

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con more or less decide on their own veil ar- rangement. There is a preference for some kind of a cap of rome arrangement that gives a clock head apscar- ance. The sulle or lace veil may be cut short on the sides

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and dip in the back like the skirt. It may fall the entire length of the train,

Colorful and charming are the bridesmaids' frocks this year. Figured chiffon is an innovation for their dresses. Printed taffeta ie good, too, especially for a frock for the flower girl, ring bearer or train bearer. Organdie, mouse- scline de soie, tulle and other theer summery fabrics are used. Color and cui are the main features of the brides- maids' gowns.

Bridesmaids' hats are a theme all themselves. The pic ture hat of colored Swiss or horsehair braid, with flowers, ribbons or some unique ornament decorating it is popular. The use of lace and plumes is a little gesture this year to the femininity of the season's styles.

I. TWO gowns for bridal attendants - one for a bridesmaid and one for a maid of honor-are shown in this photograph. The bridesmaid's frock, at the left, is off-white printed chiffon with a Parmesian violet scarf and troin.

The amart hat-a narrow-brimmed Swiss braid chapeau in the manner of the Gay Nineties-is violet and has an ex- actly matching ostrich plume curling around the crown.

The maid of honor's costume, of the right, is fashioned of flesh-colored chiffon with blue, yellow and green flow- era appliqued on the lower portion of the bodice and scarf sleeve. The hat is rose, straw, with a rose plume. Both costumes are by Jenkins, New York.

II. THESE gorgeous bridal slippers are indicative of

the current mode in nuptial footwear. The upper pair are white satin, intricately embroidered in seed pearls and silver. The other pair are also satin, delightfully em- broidered in the always popular orange blossom design.

III. MARIE LOUISE, Parisian couturier, offers this chick wedding gown particularly for the girl bride and the little bride, it of white chiffon with a skist of normal length in front dipping at the sides and back to form a full, long train.

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The bodice is fitted to the hips with a satin girdle at the waistline. The neckline is bateau and the sleeves are long and tight,

A silver mesh cop, with a bandeau of orange blossoms embroidered in silver, carries a tulle veil that falls cape- like over the shoulders. The slippers are silver brocade.

IV. RESTRAINED and gorgeous is this bridal gown

of ivory and gold broche created by Jenkins, New York. Cut on long, form-fiting princess lines, the gown curves slightly upward in the front and, in die back, an inserted circular train sweeps to full court length,

The outstanding feature of this gown is its Alencon lace jacket embroidered in topaz and turquoise. It is fashioned with a cutaway line, the long, circular back corresponding to'the cut of the train.

The long, tight sleeves have their cuffs embroidered in semi-precious stones. The gown's neckline is square, shat low and wide across the shoulders.

The tulle veil is wom with a sinart turban with a band- ing of tulle framing the face and fastening under the chin in nua-like demureness.

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