A Wedding Wardrobe No sensible woman will set a standard of expenditure too high for her future income, in what she buys for her wedding wardrobe. The only circumstances in which she should exceed the modest sum of her usual outlay,- beyond the fact that she needs more and special garments for the different social occasions, and has a pride in having them as nice as possible,- are those in which she marries a man of much higher social station andm uch larger income than her own. In that case it may be well fot her to put some of her savings for the future into gowns which she knows will be necessary for her in her new station. The special gowns necessary for a bride are: Her wedding gown,- which is of pure white if a maiden, or pearl gray or some other delicate color if a widow,- the wedding veil, the traveling suit, a reception gown, a church suit, a somewhat elaborate visiting suit, a plain street suit, house dresses, a dainty wrapper, and a new outfitting of underclothing, in number and quality to suit her usual custom, or as nice as she can afford. For the bride whose purse is not overfull the number of gowns and suits can be materially diminshed; the wedding gown, with some slight changes, such as the removal of the high collar and long sleeves, can be used as an evening dress; the traveling, church, and visiting suit may beo ne and the same; the house dresses may be reduced to a minimum by frequent washing. That one cannot provide an elaborate wardrobe with whcich to begin married life should not be a barrier to a marriage which in every other respect appears to be auspicious. *Note*- To learn more about, and see, period wedding fashions visit
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| Bibliographical Reference
: Orway, Edith B., The Etiquette of To-Day, Sully and Kleinteich, New York,
1914, pp. 188-189.This article is presented in its original format. Spelling and
grammar are appropriate for the time, and publication date. This article is presented for
informational and educational purposes only.
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