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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1933.

AUTUMN WEDDINGS AUTUMN HUES

Costumes from

JAY-THORPE NEW YORK

The tall and slender

bride can't go wrong in this charming wedding gown of ivory salin with double epaulcile shoulders. The little cop, also of ivory satin, has two ling plumes that hold the nem, three-quarters veil in place.

Although white remains most popular for the bride, her bridesmaids may. surround her with the gorgeous colors nature provides at this time of year

Made of stiff white court salin with collar, cuffs and coronet of duchess lace, the wedding gown al left adds height to the bride. With her bridesmaid in a simple yellow crepe dress, trimmed with large bons of brick-colored velvet, slie makes a delightful autumn picture. The velvet hot and gloves match the shade of the bows.

NOVEMBER is the autumn bride's Dress your bridesmaids and your maid of

It is to her what Jung is to

the girl who plans a summer wedding.

Autumn colourings lend themselves to A November wedding and this month's bride, with a little careful planning, can use the most attractive colour schemes for the all-important day.

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The trousseau though important does not rank so high as the actual bridal gown which can be carried out in satin, crope, valvot or faillo.

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Puro white in probably most popular. Off-white shades, Including ivory and the bluish, greenish and yellowed tones, hava their places in the wedding of the brides of to-day. However, white is youthful and flattering and there is much to be Bald in favour of it.

The November bride can work out a charming colour scheme for her wedding.

honour with an eye toward the beautiful picture they should present from the back of the church.

Don't array your bridesmaids with. pink or blue for a November wedding. That privilege belongs to the June bride. Besides, in a church decorated with autumn leaves, chrysanthemums, and other autumn flowers, there are much more appropriate colour schemes, ·

Yollow, ranging from the pale tones up to the tawny orange shades, is a good colour for the autumn bride's attendants:

Belge, graduating to brown which the maid of honour wears, is another. And delicate drchid to pumpla la particularly good this year, since pansy blue and violet are in vogue.***

If you have a voll that your great grandmother wore on hor wedding day,

don't by any means pass it up. Old laces aro particularly amart just now."

If you are practical-minded, perhaps you will choose a wedding gown that can be worn as an evening frock lator. If you: have that den in mind, select a dress·· from which the sleeves can be easily removed.

Vells come in various lengths these days. You can have an extremely long, trailing one, a three-quarter length or a short on which renches just bolow your Ehoulders.

The way you arrange your veil to, form a cap must, of course, depend on the shape of your face. And you can have face voiled or not-as you choose,

Flowers that you carry are important, too. Any of the beautiful-autumn flowers- are appropriate. And if you don't want flowers, a prayer book is always lovely.

The bride" in white, del velvet maker a lovely setting with a maid of honor in pansy blue velvet. The man- tilla-like lace veil an the bride and the. ostrich feathered velvel hat on her companion are a splendid com- bination.

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