Engaged girls who are contemplating matrimony, and whose thoughts are concentrated on that most engrossing subject "wedding finery" ought to give glace silk due consideration as a wedding dress. have just heard from home of a most successful bridal gown which was composed of that. most popular fabric. China cepe in soft tints seems to be much chosen for bridesmaid's attire, and very lovely it is, if fashioned in a style suitable to the soft clinging mature of the fabric. Alpaca in all shades and colours has come once again to the fore in popular favour. 'An American lady whom 1 met recently At a tennis party wore a perfectly exquisite gown of it, in pale shade of heliotrope. Tt was much piped and trimmed with yards and yards of narrow black Chantilly' lace. It occurred to me when first [saw it that the material would prove—perticularly effective for bridesmaids' dresses, and it
decidedly useful, as it might be utilise has the additional advantage of afterwards for a semi-evening gown,
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