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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH C

June 20, 1940.

SUMMER WEDDINGS

What the Elegant Bride

Will Wear

Charming Styles and Lovely Fabrics

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THE two main silhouettes for bridal gowns this season--the strnight and the full-skirted, styles.

LL the traditional elegance of wedding array is available for the bride of 1940.

This modern young woman who will stand at the altar besides her bridegroom has every chance of looking as radiant as her sister who was married in 1939, or earlier.

A look round the shops con- vinces one that no effort has been spared in the designing of wed- ding gowns to make them worthy of a great occasion. While the Hines are simple, they are at the

flattering time

to the wearer, featuring gracefuity moulded bodices

waists, with skirts flowing in shapely lines.

same

and

There are two mah silhouettes this season, the youthful, full- skirted model with emphasised waistline or the classfeat line with high waist and long straight skirt. For June weddings- the dress with- the boutjant skirt has much to commend it, for delightful effects can be achieved in the summery materials such as chilton, organdit, or lace.

Lace in Fashion

Lace. Indeed, is

DAL of the fabrics of the moment where wed- ding gowns are concerned. It up- pears in many varieties from the tine type with a thread of em- broidery through it, to the niore heavy material worked with a satin finish. However, the tradi- tional white satin still exercises o strong

appeal. It can be worked with varied details which give the WILD wedding gown an individual touch.

In the majority of cases, pure -while satin is not the material chosen, most brides preferring an off-white tint such as ivory, cream, or pale rose pinit. These Lints are. of course, much ensler to wear than pure white.

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for

Of the materials which will en- joy considerable popularity weddings

the heavier silks. such as moire, suvah, or brocade. These fabrics taltor well and will And favour with the bride who Iltes a more sophisticated ¡jne, than that achieved by lace or

chiffon

for example. The heavier silks

lend themselves to

the picture

style of gown more easily than to

the classical line, their stiffness be-

ing

more suitable for the fuller skirt.

To return to Ince for a moment. Worked Into the essentially feminine full-skirted gown sewn over a foundation of some other material. For example, a stylish gown lu made of fine Ince over net and satin. The neckline is the popular heart-shape, and the long. tight sleeves have fullness at the shoulder line.

The Centre of Interest

Interest is centred in the bodice of the wedding gowns to a great degree this season, for here there is no definiic ruling, and the bride can please herself whether she has round, square, heart-shaped, bont-shaped, V-shaped, or collared neckline, and the bodice may have fullness to the front, or be gathered into, ruchings at the waistline, or it may be cut on youthful blouse Sines, Anlahing in a neat high collar. Embroidery touches on the bodice are featured a great deal.

Sleaves long this depron again, which may be accounted for by the fact that it is inore con- venient to have sleeves long an short, for in the case of short sleeves, long white gloves must be

worn, Many salin gowns feature sleeves which, tightly fitting from nuove the elbow, Anish in point over the wrist.

The Head-Dress

Next mi importance to the well- ding gown is the bridal bend- dress. This season, the high top- knot of artiflein! Bowers has de- faltely come to stay, though it is featured in nure modified lines in some enses, dependent on the shape of the bride's fure,

Some brides may feel that lawer head-dress becomes thei

more. In which ease the flowers are arranged is a failer formation, sometimes

the shape of a taking wreath. Then, of course, there the traditionof halo of orange blossom which still has many followers, and there is the more elaborato

head-dress

.made pearls mounted un material,

Vells may

be long or short, though in nest cuses. when the

gown being word has a short or long train, the shorter veil. Is pre- Terved.

For Bridesmaids

The summer bride is fortunate in having a very wide choice of colour and material for her retinue, Winter weddings demand some- thing heavier than the delightful

fabrics nimy

pustel In

tones which

the grace

summer cete- muny

There is no limit to the range of colourings the bride can choose for her retinue's dress, though, briefly. the chatce lles between bold, bright hues und

shades. pale, pastel There is a definite trend towards brighter colours this season, and for many bridesmaids' gowns pat- terned fabrics are featured. The colourings are brilliant.

Flower Patterns

A considerable number of gowns for retinues are shown in bright,

A DAINTY brklesmaid's gown of soft ivory lace with kilt- ings and a watteau blue bow for luck.

floral-patterned salin. There are. of course. the wide selections of dresses in organdle and net or lace over a slik foundation. Brides- maids' gowns are designed on full- skirted lines, indeed, some are so full that they almost come into the erinoline category.

In 1939 there was a marked tendency on the part of many brides to have their retinue com- posed solely of children. The effect was rather pleasing to the eye, but it could not be said that all the children enjoyed the busi- ness of following an elder sister or a distant cousin up the aisle. Variety in Colour

But now the fashion has re- turned to grown-up bridesinakis. These

grown-up bridesmaids on several occasions at winter wed- dings were dresses cut on the same lines and in the same colour as the bridal gown, but for a summer wedding the introduction little more contrast is to be desired.

There is no limit to the variety which may be introduced, for the brkle can have her retinue dressed in gowns, coch one eut on similar lines, but totally different in the colour from each other.

of a

Head-dresses' for bridesmaids are mostly of the floral persuasion with short vells. Small, neat hats dip- ping over the wearer's eye and reventing a great deal of her hair, are sometimes worn to good effect, but the large wide-brimmed hat in straw or other material is not so prominent in the picture,

Victorina posies will be carried by many summer bridesmaids, be- chuse the effect achieved is very charming with the full-skirted gowns they wear. Some, too, will carry muffs with sprays of real flowers Introduced on the front and, naturally, the larger shower bou- quet will have place at June weddings.

Important Details

INVITATIONS for the wedding

should be sent out about & month in advance of the ceremony as a rule, though In some cases it

is not always possible to do so, und the interval has to be short- ened by a week or ten days.

One of the first essentials, how- ever, so far as invitations uro con- cerned, is to see that the stallonery used is of good quality. A wed- ding invitation is not an every-day occurrence, and special stationery betting to the occasion has to be used.

When ordering a bouquet the bilde should take into account the colour of her gown and make sure that the flowers she chooses will harmonise. Delicately-tinted roses find favour with some June brides, .but lilies are

more perhaps popular, being more generally us sociated with weddings.

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CENTRAL CLEAN "COMFORTABLE - FIREPROOF

A BUDESMAID'S dress in rose taffeta with a short jacket with ruched edging. The hend- dress is of twisted blue and rose ribbon and velling.

Trousseau Lingerie

THE importance of well-

cut underwear in pro- viding a smooth, founda- tion for the figure-fitting lines of present-day dress is unquestioned. And, with the feminine trend in fashion guiding the design of gowns and other garments, we find lingerie more dainty,

frilly than ever before.

more

Lovely Inces, frills, embroi- deries, and soft silken materials

abound in the collections of trousseau lingeric. The coloura range from cream and variations of pink and peach to more vivid cyclamen and mauve tones. There are attractive shades of blue also, ranging from very pale tints. to turquoise tones. Sky blue is noteworthy this Reason UK K lingerie shade, but, generally speaking, the pustel pinks are leading.

this

Materials used to make lingerie season are vuried, but the -fabrics-such-os-chiffon, crepe-

-Almy

suzette, and georgette are very much to the fore. Satin, trimmed with lace, is seen in the lingerie collections also, and the combina- tion

of this heavier ma

material

with lace produces a luxurious effect.

Worthy of note is the range of soft silks, also trimmed with lace. Some attractive cifeels achieved in these materials when they are flower-patterned. Shadow Goral patterns are featured also In lingerie made of the thinner fabrics.

Embroidery Touches

are

It is largely a matter of taste whether you choose flower-pat- lerned garments or those in self colour. There was a great liking for patterned fabrics rather than the self, colours a season or two ago, but such an attractive appear- ance can be achieved with dainty Lace trimming round plain material that self colours are prominent again. Embroidery touches SCCA a great deal on lingerie, allied with narrow lace trimming.

Matching sets are as popular as ever, and nightdresses too far fro- quently accompanied by matching negligees Cut on similar lines.

are

The waist-length underskirt and matching camisole is being shown In many modern trousseaux,

A word about house-costa-no trousseau is complete without one of these useful and fashionable garments. From the more utili- tarian

examples In woollen ma- terials which appeared last season they have graduated to beautiful garments which might well qualify description "exotic" Taffetas and satina in brillant colourings are cut on full-skirted lines to make these garments. Often a ansh of contrasting colour is worn at the waistline.

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