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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Mav 17. 1956
Beautiful Dress Helps Make The Radiant Bride
(Photo by Estes Studio)
SOLEMN MOMENT—Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pierce Jc. kneel in prayer during their marriage ceremony at the Trinity Episcopal Church. She is the former Marjorie Smith of Wichita.
By FLEECIA ANNE FENBERG
(Deila Kansen, Society Editor)
There's a saying that every bride is beautiful. It is probably true if you think of a bride as the radiant vision cressed in a flowing white gown, gliding down the aisle to meet her prince charming.
A wedding dress is far more than a special gown topped by veil. To begin with, it must adhere to a tradition demanding a fitted bodice, a huge skirt, and an unmistakable bridal mood. It must reflect the trend of the season, and it must be created with such artfulness that it flatters a bride more than any dress of her life.
But what makes'a bride beautiful? Certainly her wedding dress is a big factor.
That's a tall order for a dress to fill, but perhaps it is the only ensemble that is designed for one occasion only.
Many Styles. Fabrics
Many Services
Today's bride has dozens of styles from which to choose. Almost every store in the country has a department dedicated to her. And she can settle for any one of many fabrics.
Organandy is another summer love. Lace remains the favorite trimming, often enriched with sequins and pearls.
Necklaces range from wide open ones to little demure collars that fasten around the base of the throat. Sleeves are short this spring and summer, and even in winter girls are buying short-sleeved gowns.
Waistlines are normal or somewhat elongated. The latter creates a graceful, long-stemmed silhouette that's very charming on a slender figure.
Small Hats. Veils
Skirts are either bouffant or faring, and the princess fashion is coming into its own again for brides.
Little caps, half hats, pillboxes, tiny pliureaux, and coronets top the picture. Attached to them are veils that are usually fingertip or shoulder-length rather than long. Gloves are short, stopping at the wristbone.
Bridal bouquets should be properly scaled to the weaker rather than overpowering arrangements. Bridal jewelry should be kept at a minimum and bridal makeup should be delicate and discreet.
Shoes range from the glass slipper to the satin ballerina to the white calf pump. This year features the Cinderella princess slipper in polyethylene plastic—a dressy addition to bridal fashion.
And speaking of budget, you can now buy lovely, perfectly styled gowns from $22 and up. Usually a dress with a train is $30 to $40 more than a floor-length gown in the same style and material, and a floor length $30 to $40 more than a ballerina length. But a note of caution—don't forget the $40 to $50 extra that will
be needed for hoops, crinolines, a long-line bra, headdress, veil, and shoes.
Thank Notes Are Personal, Prompt
Thank you notes should be personal and prompt. The notes should be hand-written by the bride on note paper. They should mention the gift and give some evidence of having used it.
Thank you notes can be sent up to a year after the wedding date and still be within the code of eliquette, but good taste suggests you write them as soon as possible. A good rule is to write the notes as you receive the gifts.
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Bridal showers are a delightful and practical custom which have become an important part of wedding festivities.
Showers Are Important Part Of Festivities
There are many legends about how they began. One is that in the "Gay Nineties" the bride-to-be was given a parasol filled with little gifts. She was supposed to open the parasol over her head and thus receive a literal shower of gifts.
Useful Gifts
Today many girls begin filling their "hope cheeks" before they are out of high school. Although these hope cheeks provide a beginning for a prospective bride, showers help to supply the extras which few young couples can afford and which they need to start a home.
Because most couples begin their married life in a small apartment, shower gifts should be useful. As the fun of showers comes with the opening of a multitude of gifts, it is not necessary that they be expensive or elaborate.
Showers are planned by the bride's closest friends, usually her attendants. As a rule members of the bride's family do not give bridal showers although aunts and cousins may do so properly.
Since everyone who accepts a
invitation is expected to bring a gift, only personal friends of the bride receive invitations to a shower. These invitations may be telephoned or they may be an informal note. They include the kind of shower, time, place, and always indicate if the party is to be a surprise.
Types of Showers
The variety of showers is almost as endless as the variety of articles needed to begin a home. It includes linen, lingerie, stocking, a kitchen, book, canned goods, and miscellaneous showers. The bride's friends should consult with each other before planning showers so there will be no duplication. One kitchen shower usually supplies the bride with enough can openers for the rest of her life.
The bride always thanks every one at the shower for her gift. Although written thank-you notes are not required if the giver has been thanked in person, a short personal message about each gift will make the giver especially glad she came to yourbrid shawer.
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