GOWN, HOUR PLAY ROLE IN DECISION .

Though the bride may not be aware of it, as she selects her gown. she also establishes the degre of easier which the wedding will possess. Although uay take some con-

It is her dress, plus the hour of the day, which determines wi- ther the male members of the

wedding party wear tails, mor- nix’ - jackets. tuxedos, or plain dark blue suits.

Here is an indication of what goes with what:

Ultraforma! daytime ding: Bride wears white or fain‘ly tinted gown with train at least three yards long and a veil one - one yard longer. Sleeves may be long or short; above elbow gloves are worn with short sleeves. Shoes are tinted to match. She carries a bouquet or decorated prayer- book and wears diamond or pearl } jewelry, if any

ATTENDANTS Bridal

wed-

floor _ length or ballerina

gowns (or any length in be-| determined

tween) with suitable headdres- above are three bridesmaids PEL. ses or hats. dresses to be

Bridegroom wears a cut-! away coat of black or oxford gray, gray and black striped gray waistcoat, shirt with wing) cuffless

seen in lottetown stores. At left is mr

jacket in place of cutaway. He,

then wears a fold collar, four

‘Bride decides degree of wedding’s formality :

BRIDESMAIDS’ yr gg - | Stewart Jenkins modelling a by e bride. |

gown available at Holman’s of at centre is Miss Eil- een MacInnis modelling

a | gown to be seen at T. Eaton

sses and corsages.

or headdrg: daytime wedding:

Formal

matching| hand tie with eee: or small) Bride wears gown with train up | bride,

| to three yards or any gown of |

' deeves, with opera length gow es, formal ee. COERAGEM | headdresses

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GARDEN WEDDING Formal garden wedding: Same as any daytime formal mnaiing Meteors are found abric of the bride’s dress

fabrics may be included) and in her bouquet which can be gar- den flowers, in the attendants’ hats, which may be a garden | the hat, and in whether or not the attendants wear mitts or

headdresses and carry small bouquets.

In fall or winter, the bride- groom wears a single breas' gray stroller jacket with striped or pearl gray trousers, white shirt with fold collar, four in hand tie, boutonniere, black stockings and shoes,

SUMMER WEAR

choice for summer is a single breasted dark blue’ or gray jacket with white or light gray trousers, the reverse com- | bination or a white or off white shirt, boutonniers, blac

Male attendants and ae

of the bride and bridegroom dress like the bridegroom. Mo- thers wear street length or | es, gloves, hats, corsages.

Semiformal ening ding: Bride, bridesmaids por mothers of the bride dress as they do for a semiformal day-

Co. and at right is Miss Jean Maclsaac modelling creation seen at Moore and Mc- Leod's.

| ers wear cutaways. | Ultraformal evening wedding —_ attendants

and mothers dress as they do

trou i. gray waistcoat, shirt with wing comet and a hombur, eollar, ascot, black stockings and) BEST MAN

shoes, hat, white! handkerchief, white, gray or buff gloves, boutonniere of

Best pod ushers and fathers) tip or long v of the couples dress the same est of nee party and as the bridegroom pa cults dress as they do for ul- Mothers of the brid le and bri-| traformal daytime wedding. A

ey - the valley or white car-| | degroom wear floor length dres-| variation permits the ushers to

rhe ‘pridegroom can choose a/|ses with long sleeves or short | wear stroller jackets while the black or oxford gray stroller sleeves with gloves, suitable hats! bridegroom, best man and fath-

Flowers for wedding

are ‘personal matter

A wedding means invitations, | receptions, gowns, rings and—of | course—flowers, which are an| important aspect of every ae ding. They are a part of al most every wedding from th e| very smallest to the most ela- borate

Mr, ’ Charles (Bud) Beazley, | owner and manager of the Flo- | wer Cart a newly opened flower | shop in Charlottetown, recently gave some pointers on choosing flowers ~ your wedding.

so that the florist will have some a. of the colors he Will be working with.”

In most Aton a girl's person- | ality is the key to the type of flowers she will like best. For example, Mr. Beazley said, one | girl, might like roses, carnations and mums in pastel colors: while another probably prefers daffo- dils, snapdragons and mums in|

yellow, rust an da’ ee - it’s all a matter of pre- feren

y of wheat or autumn shaded lea- |

ves with the fall flowers or in| the spring pussy willows added | to the a, arrangements would add a nice touch.

Weddings ea traditionally | busy times, and with this |mind Mr. Beazley, and inde many florists are willing to take the complete responsibility for all the bouquets, and decora- tion of the church and reception | hall.

After you have decided what |

| waltz to ae Jength and finger- | a an nce daytime wed- |

Bridegroom, male attend- ants and fathers wear

| tails, shirt with wing collar, white tie and waistcoat, black stockings and shoes, high black) | hat, white handkerchief, white | gloves, boutonniere.

EVENING WEDDING Formal evening wedding:

Bride wears a dress with anid mal train or not as

or a waltz length dress, 0 sleeves or short sleeves with gloves, long or fingertip veil, shoes to match, bouquet or pra-

erbook.

Attendants wear floor length

or shorter dresses (never long- er than the bride’s), often a ja-

ei dress suitable for after a

ception dancing. Th ve | gloves or mitts, aia. er

ridegroom wears dinner ja-

iat of midnight blue or black, maching trousers, cummerbund r cummervest, white pique, shirt with collar attached, bow

| tie to match suit, black or mid- night blue stockings, black shoes,

“Choo the flowers for SmAMONAS, FLOWERS flowers you will want for your a. your wedding: ley said, Another important thing to re- wedding, Mr. Beazley visits yd oe eae prong oie ing is a very Pas ter, just’ member choosing your church and reception hall to d nf chamois ae gray ead white as Riper sing | flowers for the church decora- cide on how many baskets an | handkerchief, boutpnniere.

weddin| it cubbett that should be icles Fs

a oe to a lesser extent for | bouquets would be attractive and | arkers will!

bouquets, is that it is wise

| how many pew m

carefully between the bride to | Ite alah to the flowers that are | be needed. He will then give you

be and her florist.’ “When a bride goes to the florists to choose her flowers,

naturally in bloom at that parti- | cular season. In considering Pe te

an estimate of the cost and i

worries are over. There no rushing down to the amide

In summer he may substitute | a white dinner jacket. Bes

man, ushers, father of

you decide this is suitable your pth couple dress as the bride- will be

room.

thers wear floor length

she should plan on oe a “wn eon ae are of | tle time there discus er | poi . ed of likes and dislikes so that’ inne | aoe ‘onsderation of a spec- will be no eee of disappoint- | ja) re being mar- ment on her ing day. If it | ried Soar any paeliedar holiday. is to be a fairly large veldiog | s Christmas, for example,

n and if you want any unusual or | more attractive Guoneation could |

hard to obtain flowers itis wise | he f that featurin tones your —_ a couple of | = diooae, aah te . - eeks in advan > _wed-| ruce, pine and bl holly and Christ-

ding: another ‘ies a id) mas be to take samples * ‘the was ef your attendants dress alon,

mas flowers like the poinsettia. For a fall wedding you might Z, ask your florist to mix stalks

Mo! on the morning of the wedding | dresses, long sleeves or short!

time wedding

Bridegroom, male attendants and fathers dress th would for a formal evening wedding. They may choose mar- oon ties and cummerbunds, if they ee with the white jacket for summ:

iettoresi garden wed- ding: Bride wears street to waltz length wedding dress in sheer fabric of white or dainty | shades. Shoulder or elbow leng th!

veil may be attached to small

cadarose

Attendants and mothers wear street seme dresses.

‘oom, male attend-

ants oe fathers dress as the y|

would for a semiformal day- time wedding in summer. INFORMAL WEDDINGS

Informal daytime wedding:

Bride wears her going away) suit or dress or a costume of similar design, harmonizing ac- cessories, hat and corsage.

Her afteridant and mothers dress similarly,

ridegroom, best man and

fathers wear a dark blue or gray business suit, white shirt, black shoes, conservative tie

suit, With this he wears a wilte | EXPERT’S ‘COMPREHENSIVE’ IS EFFECTIVE DO-IT-YOURSELF TEST

‘COLOR EXPRESSES COOLNESS, SENSI TIVITY

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Be it ever so humble, a bride’s new home can place of beauty — if she selects textile

ey colors that express her person-

ality

Is she a cool, calm, sea green kind of person? Does she like to live dynamically and rer.

y with orange , “a Is sh Cartas fragile— kind girl who would a yolk delicacy of Japanese design more suit- able?

This approach to an over-all plan for decorating is suggest- ed Dorothy Liebes, prize winning textile designer. as an essential prelude to any actual furniture purchases her own work as rug and fabric designer she uses a de- vice she calls a “comprehen- sive,’ which the bride can eas- ily assemble herself for color study.

SCRUTINIZE SAMPLES It involves merely glueing fab- ric and wallpaper samples on : small piece of cardboard, in very close proximity, and then studying the combined effect. Included should be the wallpap-

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The Guariian-The Patrict, Saf., Mar. 31, 1968 ~* Bride's gifts are problem

Even though a wedding is her | special day, the bride will want to give something special to the friends who attend her during | the ceremony.

But attendants’ gifis present a@ problem even to the most jud- icious sh _° Although the matron or maid of honor’s talis-

| Man may be slightly more ela- a borate than the others, brides-

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maids’ gifts should be some- what similar. Yet, the tastes and needs of all young women- even those in the same circle of friendship-are not all alike. Most often a bride will want to give a gift of lasting value, like a string of pearls for the aide to wear on the wedding day. Gloves, perfume, —— tic cases, scarves and hand- bags are other suggestions. However, there is also mi pleasure to be derived from a - that is not necessarily last-

ing

One set of bridesmaids were delighted when the bride arran- ged for each of them to have her hair done especially for the big event, She arranged for the payment. and though an exac hour could be set, this bride let the appointment be set by each attendant.

An additional hint: Each at- tendant could take her head- | dress with her, so that the beau- ty operator could style the girl's hair to sult the chapeau

Another personal thought might be the pair of pale hose

which blend with the coloring of her dress, or the shoes that are

eflects personality

of

er sample, pasted on first, then “When you paste up these swatches of possible upholstery samples, you see immediately dyed to mate fabrics, rug, samples, an uit i 7 A magazine subscription which

pery material samples.

Mrs. Liebes tossed a stack of comprehensives on a work table to demonstrate. An ‘‘earthy” room emerged, mingling sand- stone and terra cotta tones. Woven beige and orange leather stripes were suggested for one chair, a warm brown floor cov-

too much gloss.

counteract that with a weave in the upholstery.

that your room is too shiny — Or maybe the room is too wooly, and you can linen

brings a copy of a favorite publi- cation to the attendant's mail- box is another personalized thou- ght. A book or a favorite record fall into this same classifica- tion

ering. light beige wallpaper, and a rust tweedy fabric for a chair,

Strong blue and gentle lilae were at home on another com- prehensive, where the wallpap- er was a gently floral stripe mingling the two colors on a

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“Here's a good one for a study’ said the designer. It’s a Congo theme, and the brown and white rug would look well

* on a cork floor: rican art for wall decoration. “These comprehensives give

you a chance to study fabric textures too,’ she explained, displaying a quiet board that used grasscloth wallpaper as a background.

and boutonniere. In summer, a dark blue jacket and _ white | trousers may orn. |

Informal evening wedding: Bride wears a short party dress of conservative design with har- monizing accessories and hat. She may carry a nosegay.

Maid or matron of honor and mothers dress similarly and wear corsages.

Bridegroom, male attendants | and fathers dress as they do for |

an informal daytime wedding, or

they may choose gray jackets with pearl gray trousers.

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