Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1931, Page 43

Ivory and Pale Pink Popular, With Blue Also in Evidence. Today’s Wedding Gowns Discard Trimmings in Favor of Simplicit OLOR effects in the bride's dress and in the costumes of the wedding entourage ’are en- hanced by a preliminary study of the background against which the fateful event will take place, says one of our great American d ers' who clothes society weddings. hat is the interior of your church like?” Will it stand color?” are the first questions he asks of the prospective bride, and, if possible, he examines the interfor of the church and its lightin before he puts scissors to a yard of satin or lace, as the case may be. ‘Waves of color have swept away the old-time conventional ideas of weddm: garments. Pale beige or ivory an pale pink are the best of the new shades for wedding gowns, with satin and lace the favored materials, the latter very popular for the garden wed- dings of early Summer. There are some too, but this shade is of less_importance. Trimmings form little or no part of the modern wedding gown. best of them are absolutely plain, 80 as not to detract from the fresh young beauty of the bride, and also to serve as a beckground m-".h: v:u and flowers. * Wxfll the passing of the court train came the train starting at the waist line of the dress. Now, in the most modern of wedding gowns the train has its source almost as low as the knee. In shape it may be square or rounding, as you like. A new idea is the lei, or wreath, of orange blossoms, worn around the neck in the fashion so familiar to every one who has seen pictures of the Hawaiian natives. First we saw the style in the fox coliars on Spring coats and dal dresses. of lace, but family lace is used usu- for borde: the veil. Handsome to make caps lle veil. Seed pearl hair bands are used to drape the veil or hold it in place, or sometimes a band of orange blossoms is placed across the back of the neck. Almost invariably the tulle veil is edged with fine silver picoting. For the bride who prefers a cap effect ovef iHer tulle veil there is nothing or & monk's cap effect made of silver soutash braid. The Juliet cap is not 88 popular at the moment as these newer arrangements. * ok x x | THI arranging of the veil is done at | the last minute by an expert who comes from your dressmaker for that gurpoue and stays with the bride and er mother until they begin the march up the aisle. It is she who attaches the face veil that the modern bride wears, and this she does a few minutes before the strains of the wi march begin to sound through the hushed and expectant silence. The face veil is held by two pins, so that it is easily removed ‘by the bride and cast aside before the Tecessional march. P THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 10, 1931—PART THREE. i The light green lace dress shown above is worn with a cap of linen in the same shade, embroidered in cut-out design. Greenwich or down to the City Hall for the momentous ceremony the en-| semble suit is the ideal costume. A | most attractive one has a dress and short jacket of navy blue georgette printed with white. The hat which accompanies it is made of two Agnes | crocheted pull-on caps, one white, the‘ other navy blue. It 18 trimmed with a white and blue pin. ‘This bride's ‘witness has chosen a | georgette suit with & navy blue skirt and white blouse and jacket, the latter | trimmed with flowers of black patent leather and white kid. | | Flower-Trimmed Hats Ribbon Used Effective ly on Present Season’s Output—Sailors Offer Fashion Which Is Likely to Be Popular—Wide Brims. BY MARY MARSHALL. OUR first Spring hat may have been bought in too great haste. You may have allowed your- self too short a time to make the selection, or you may not have considered the question of be- comingness as thoroughly as you should. But with the hats that you buy for the late Spring and Summer there is no reason why you should not have time for deliberation—no reason why the new hats should not be ever #0 much more becoming and more gen- erally satisfactory than the first. You have time to see a wide variety | of hats of the newer sort, to study them as worn by other women and to consider the possibiliiies of each from | & personal point of vi:w. PR JUST at present the sailor type of hat is attracting special attention, and if you have not already bought one you will doubtless want to do so before many weeks have pessed. | It is, of course, only by a stretch of imagination that we can call these new hats sailors, because they bear very little resemblance to the straight, angu- lar sort of sailors that originally bore the name. But they have a certain crispness that comes as & pleasant re- lief after the succession of soft, form- less small hats which have been so | ‘widely worn this Spring. Mcreover, their | brim gives an acceptable shade that you ] welcome as the sun's rays grow stropger. And, what is more, the new | sailors are—or may be—most inexpen- | sive. Yon can buy one of two at a| price that will not put & crimp in a | very limited dress allowance. | A saflor of pure white or natural | ecru straw is an excellent investment | at this time, and by providing it with | more than one ribbon band you can make it appropriate for & number of different costumes. A plain black rib- | bon or navy blue band with regulation | bow at the side makes it appropriate | for town wear with a dark suit cr dress and a s of green and white, blue and white or even red and white silk draped around the crown gives it ad- ditional possibilities for sports or resort wear. ety TU'RBANB will continue to find a lace in the well dressed woman's 'n&obe , even with the coming of |ed sin bright Summer days, but there are many women who by this time must have discovered that the smartness of the turban is not for them. The very tall and slender girl, for instance, who chose one of the more extreme types of “urban worn far back on her lead should realize that one cf the new crowned hats 15 a better selection. {There are light-weight hats with crowns of crocheted straw or ribbon with nar- row milan brims that have all the ad vantages of the briml=ss turban and | crowns six or seven inches wide. | looked upon the best room of the house | more put one in the drawing room just | musician asked to have these things re- | moved when | consented to play. | of place. Now most well as younger women, you should | consider the new Empress Eugenie hats | and the Watteau shapes. The first are | distinctly Victorian with their narrow brims tilted down and forward at the | right side and the hair showing at the | left side. Watteau hats with their flow- er or ribbon trimmings are suggestive | of the late eighteenth century and modernized as they have neen still carry with them s suggestion of the celebrated paiater of beautiful French women whose name they bear. Cer- | tainly your ecducation in present mil- linery tendencies has not been com- | pleted until you have learned to dis- tinguish these two types of hats and | until you have consider:d their pos- sibilities from a personal angle. ¥ 'HE very wid:-brimmed hat is dis- tinctly a Summer type, though its possiblities were brought cut at South- ern resorts last Winter. Made with shallow crowns that leave the forehead well exposed, these hats are made with By the varied arrangement of the drooping Bride’s Mother Follows Trend | clety wedding wore a suit of green crepe Next to the bride’s in sartorial impor- | roma trimmed with cross-fox. tance come the dresses of the bride's| Dresses for the bridesmaids and for mother and those of the maid of hOnor | tne matd of honor are unusually prac- and bridesmaids. o | tical this season, being of the type that The passing of the dowager type of | js"yseful for luncheons and afternoon dress for the bride’s mother is the most | ot FOF (SICICR Sl ith 8 important item of news. In the modern | jacket of chiffon, either plain or flow- picture she does not pace down the ereq, is the favored type. Garden wed- aisle in an important-looking gown of | 4ings where the background is foliage some soft shade, as was supposed in the | call for dresses of organdy or bann: psychology of & few seasons ago t0 be | cloth, a musiin somewhat heavier than befitting her age. organdy. These, too, have jackets, quite Her dress is smart and young and ofter of velvet or velveteen. unimportant locking, usually & ehiffon | Bridesmaids of early Spring wear or silk costume, consisting of a dress pale colors, with the melon shades in and jacket, the sort of thing that one | the lead. Midsummer weddings will be wears to a luncheon in town. more colorful, as befitting the brilliantly The bride's mother at a recent so- ' hued flowers of that time. orim and the placing of the flower or /§" ribbon trimming, hats of this sort may be adapted to aimost any type of face | or figure. Piano for Music Not Furniture ‘Twenty years ago very, very few per- | sons questioned the entire appropriate- ness of the family piano in the family parlor or drawing room. Many folk | as not respectably furnished if it did not have a piano. Now we do not—or at least most of us do not—regard a piano as an article | of furniture, much less an cbject of beauty. In many well furnished rooms | a plano certainly doesn’t look right. We have come to look upon planos as musical instruments, and we would no | as a matter of appearances, regardless of whether we used it or not, than we | would put a sewing machine in the upstairs sitting room just for looks' sake, regardless of whether we ever used it, ndoubtedly planos are better tr ce we came to think of them as musical instruments. They used to be the repository of all sorts of vases and other so-called ornaments. We had tidies to throw across them. We photograph frames on the top of the and maybe a bit of statu- Aary. our amazement perhaps a real he visited our house and It had nover oc-| curred to us it such things were out | respect for their pianos to keep th-m fice from knickknacks that rattle and s good many advaniages ull their own. o the ts Among 3 et are becoming 90 e and vibrate when the instrument SOUSE R T S ) reons have encugh | looking bouquets of Spring flowers, it is smart to have the hats match some prominent color in the bouquet. At a recent wedding the bridesmaids wore ivory-colored lace dresses and hats of | pansy-colored straw to match a plenti- | ful sprlnklln% of pansies in the bouquet where these bl low daisies. | Hats for bridesmaids are smaller than !those heretofore used, for two reasons —the guests like to see the faces of the pretty bridesmaids, and the hat is more useful afterward. Caps made of bands of linen or strips of velvet are worn by bridesmalids and maids of honor at many weddings. The bride who is married at the city hall wears a jacket suit of printed georgette and white. Her witness wears a a crocheted turban of blue and georgette suit with a navy blue skirt and a white blouse and jacket. Brown and White. _PARIS (#). — Mlle. Christine de Bourbon, whose marriage to M. Antenor Patino, son of the Bolivian Minister to Prance, will take place in the near fu- ture, {5 among smart women Sponsor- ing the vogue for brown and white combinations. l)mle. De Bourbon has chosen & brown and white marocain frock as rt of her trousseau. She will wear t with a white wool coat trimmed in brown fox. Pin, Point Dots Some of the new shoes are made of blzek, brewn or dark blue kid for vamp and kecl, and matching faille back, em- R T Afternoon Costume. By the Associated Press. | Mrs. Silas Strawn of Chicago, wife of the newly-elected president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, is wearing a black and white after- noon costume. The skirt is of heavy black silk and the tunic blouse of white silk. With it she wears long strands of pearl beads. Paris Night Dresses. PARIS (#).—The vogue for jackets has spread to night robes. The neweat night dresses chiffon or flowered crepe have tiny waist-length jackets to match. Some of them are sleeveless, while ! others have long flowing s'eeves. All are elaborately trimmed with doubls rufies mai e o dyory jossoms mingled with yel- | The wedding dress in the center of the page is of ivory- colored satin with a square neck, which starts very low on the skirt. The | and the veil is tulle. The bridesmaid's costume shown above is of pleated yellow 8ince bridesmaids now carry careless- | ;oo gerse with @ threetiered skirt. The toque which accompanies it is of yellow | silk crochet trdgmed with yellow daisies. Color Accented in Jewelry Present Situation Re- quires That It Match | Costume, Contrary to Usual Rule When Clothes Are Elabo- rate—Jewelers Have Worked Out Tri- color Schemes to Go With New Spring| Ensembles. BY MARY MARSHALL. T is an almost invariable rule of fashion that when clothes grow simple, and assumes & role of less importance in the general scheme of things. There are, however, impor- | tant exceptions to this rule and the present situation seems to be one of | them. Clothes undoubtedly are much more ornate than they have been, but they have not reached a state of elabo- ration and fussiness where jewelry is out of place. We may not wear brace- lets in such profusion as we did a few years ago, we may not wear earrings quite so often as we have at times in the past, and we choose necklaces and chokers of less conspicuous design—but undoubtedly we shall all be prompted to buy as much new jewelry this Spring and Summer as ever before. * ok kK IN the meantime the revival of the traditionally feminine type of clothes has brought back certain traditional types of jewelry. Lockets for instance, and brooches to fasten the soft folds of lace or lingerie collars. Rings also are quite likely to assume an increasingly important place in the fashion land- scape. One thing that prompts us to buy new jewelry this season is that we find such charming things at such reason- able prices. Inexpensive costume jew= 2Iry no longex looks like theatrical prop- erty. A necklace for which you pay no more than two or three dollars will pass muster with your most expensive dress, and if you are a good buyer you can doubtless come across necklaces costing even less than a dollar that you can wear with perfect assurance, ‘The best practical angle from which to approach your jewelry problem for Spring is one of color, because fashion and good taste demand a very careful relationship between the color of the Jrnaments and the color of the costume. PR OPAQ'UE white jewelry is surprisingly becomi to most women—bru- nettes as well as blondes. It may be made of white coral, ivory or composi- tior. imitating these more expensive ma- terials. The advantage of real coral or real elephant ivory over the imitations is usually merely a matter of sentiment, because only an expert can tell the dif- ference. You should have a necklace of smooth white beads of this sort—one strand, two strand or three strand—and a_pair of matching earrings to wear when you are in an earring mood. Some of these beads are finely carved after the manner of real ivory. White jewelry of this cort may be made to fill many & gap in d‘cur Spring and Su::xdmt{‘ ar] more claborate, jewelry grows more | the thoug) | sive metal alloys that are less likely to | fufled sleeves and a train | modified Dutch cap is of rose point lace and cuffs, it will surely look well, while with lace or very fine lingerie you may decide in favor of pearls, which, by the way, are up for a revival this Spring and Summer. Pink coral—real or imitation—is making a strong bid for favor and may | be the color you will choose to comple- | ment your new black suit or dress. A yellow necklace of opaque composition rmits other touches of yellow in the | lack costume—a scarf of black and| yellow, a black hat banded with yellow ribbon or a blouse of figured yellow and black silk with the black street suit. * ok k% T}mx is no-limit to the variety of metal tones in the new silver, and, providing the tone is precisely suited to the dress, it is platinum, silver, gold or something much less precious. One would have to take at least a day off to learn the designations of all the many varieties | of these present-day metals. There is| Swedish silver that is made into neck- | laces with colored stone pendants. There | is Arabian gilt, green gold, antique gold and & newcomer in the realm of jewelry that looks precisely like copper. If you find that any of these inexpensive me- tallic necklaces supplies precisely the | needed touch of color and distinction to one of your Spring costumes, do not let ht that it may discolor the | skin deter you from buying it. Even fine gold will discolor the skin of cer- tain individuals, and there are inexpen- | offend in this way than any of the precious metals. s R SRR Wide Frills ‘Wide frills are used on many of the new dresses instead of collars. Indeed, | they are collars. They extend the width of the shoulders at the top, and taper | | down to nothing at the waistline. Of | fine net on a figured crepe dress, these frills’ are most attractive. For they | show the figure of the crepe through their sheerness and are decidedly dainty. | “scmetimes they are edged with nar- | row ribbon, pleated into the folds of the frill. Home S.hampoo It is possible to buy—for a fairly big price, to be sure—an electric hair dry- er. It is & convenient thing to use and makes the home shampoo a comfort and easy to manage, instead of some- | thing to be dreaded. Fashion Cable. PARIS, April 30. PATOU features zibeline trim on ccats in dolman and bloused-back effects with mufi waists. Threesinch belts on al types of clothes. Much dark brown for both day and evening, featured with black and dark green. Many wide-brimmed felt hats shown, Lelong stresses green and brown next to black. Velvet, satin, broadcloth and jersey fa- vored. Many evening dresses made with bodices contrasting both in color and material. For Midsummer wear much printed cotton pique and plain shan are shown. < Martial & Armand show black broadcloth evening gown with tiny ermine wrap. - Large Hats Styles Which Meet Re-" quirements for~ Heads Above the: Average in Size May Be Found Attrac-" tive — Empress Eu- genie and Watteau Types Are Espe-- _cially Satisfying. HE milliners no longer penalize - the woman with a I head. | | Nor do they ignore the that thousands of women are letting - their hair grow and therefore - demand a somewhat larger head size than they did when they had it trimly shorn. To be sure, there is a definite advantage from the fashion point of 7 view in having a head of the smaller sort and crowns are not spacious - enough !o!dtwmc‘ ofu: too nl;mdnnt . But there ‘ways of over- - cmh@b?m difficulty that did not exist use you require s fairly large head size do not feel that it is neces- sary to buy one of the matronly type Watteau type are especially satis- factory in large sizes because they give . the impression of a small hat and have the advantage of & brim. By a. dflfs arrangement of the folds or draping the crown a too ample depth or ; of the crown can be well 2 Trimmings of flowers. feathers or rib-- bon bows are aiso helpful. e Dull finished straws rather than the shiny sort should be chosen and usuaily dark colors rather than light. The<® turban type of hat is more becoming' in large sizes if the drapery is un< evenly arranged with considerably more. no one cares much whether i circles the shallow crown. Mud Pack May Be Prepared at Home: NOT many years ago the "h.m—e.lls“t et mud pack was some one seldom essayed outside l‘fil"?m ‘walls- of the beauty shop. ‘There was some-: thing rather mysterious about it. The - feeling was that the mud used was most extraordinary mud, and that much des pended on the way it-was applied. Now any one and every one can have a mud pack at home for the price of & 15-. cent package of fuller’s earth and 8 few drops of benzoin. And the 15-cent package of fuller’s earth will provide packs for you and several of riends. ‘Then there are mud bought in jars ready to lllppy. ‘This ‘mud is said to have specially beneficial qualities. Whatever sort of mud pack you de- cide upon, it is a good plan to apply it about an hour before going to bed: if” possible, not just before going out into- the cold or wind. The face should first be bathed with a soft cloth wrung from hot water, and-- after this thoroughly cleaned 3 bland soap. Of course, if you object %o - soap on your face it may be cleansed by~ the use of cream. Remove ail. the cream or soap before g Wit s the pack. Dry ly, and then, . beginning with the forehead, cover the ~ face entirely with the mud. Somey women use a silver butter spreader, but & split clothes pin is better. While the's mud is drying—probably 15 minu the face must be kept perfectly Some women read while it is 3 while others contend that better results are obtained when they relax entirely with the eyes closed. - 2 Scarfs wwmmmumdmdm s m Ways—more. interest! v than ever . On on-: smart short-sleeved dress of white Rust color, henna and browm popular c . crossed over and slij the apd