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A SUPPLEMENT TO THE DAILY NEBRASKAH
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1934
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You are Invited to a Bridal Show
esday, February 21st at 7:00 p.m.
us for this exciting evening of the latest in fashions
and the newest colors for your wedding plans.
There will be an expert on hand to give you tips and
answer any questions you may have.
Also featured at this presentation will be:
Flowers by Susie's Silk Flowers
tuxedo's by Max I. Walker -Mints
by Miller & Paine AS
Pearls and Jewelry by y '
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And now for the gorier details of
wedding wardrobes . . .
Tuxedos usually are rented for 21
hours, or for the weekend if the wed
ding occurs on Saturday. Average
prices rane from $23 to $42. Rentals
usually include shoes. Orders should
be placed 10 weeks in advance and
final fittings are done two to four days
beforehand.
"Most mothers leave their dresses til
the last minute and are more inter
ested in practicality," Simon said. If
mothers wish to include their orders
with the bridesmaids' orders, this
should be done about eight weeks
early. Bridesmaids' dresses usually fall
within the $G0-to-$13O price range.
If they wish to forgo a train and lace .
trimming, brides simply may choose a
white or ivory bridesmaid's dress, Row
son said. The most common price range
for bridal gowns is $200 to $450, al
though Sassi's does offer designer gowns
priced at more than $1,000. The most
expensive gowns at Ben Simon's and
JMarie's are $500 and $S00 respectively. .
Prices vary
Rowson said the type of lace used,
the amount of beadwork and the qual
ity and amount of fabric vary greatly,
causing prices to vary. For instance,
Alencon lace, which includes elabo
rate cording, is more expensive than
traditional Chantilly lace.
The same criteria apply to veils and
hats. These accessories average $30 to
$100. The rule of thumb is to order a
wedding gown and veil at least three
months in advance.
If necessary, bridal shops will alter
gowns for a fee. "For about $25 you can
"get a hem and one other adjustment,"
Rowson said.
Margaret Simon noted that miracu
lous late orders occasionally have been
arranged. She often has to "just get on
the phone" to try to obtain a dress
within a few weeks or days. Another
possibility for spur-of-the-moment
brides is buying dresses from sale racks
or simply from a shop's stock of "dem
onstrators." Finding the correct sizes,
however, is far from guaranteed. t
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Sandy Rowson stressed that brides
must wear the shoes and undergar
ments they intend to wear at the wed
ding when fitting dresses for altera
tions or disasters are likely.
All the shops mentioned offer sev
eral shoe styles, of which low-heeled
pumps and ballerina slippers are most
popular.
Shops also press and carefully wrap
dresses and veils before sending them
home with customers. Reference pes
are kept on each customer's colors,
sizes and other pertinent information.
After reading Modern Bride from
cover to cover (and of course, the Daily
Nebraskan wedding supplement), ab
sorbing Emily Post's etiquette and lis
tening to countless tales of wedding
bliss and slapstick disasters, how can a
couple createra wedding that reflects
their own personalities and tastes?
Don't give in too much
"A lot of people try to put pressures
on you, but you try not to give in too
much," said future bride Donna Vam
pola ofLincohShe decided to change
' her plans completely after attending
her cousin's wedding in which the
colors and styles of the bridesmaids'
dresses were identical to her choices.
Michelle Abell of Roca is opting for
the most comfortable gowns and shoes
she can find since they'll be worn all
day and all night at her wedding and
post-nuptial dinner and dance.
Enterprising (and patient) brides
may want to make (or ask their moth
ers, aunts or uncles to make) their own
garments. Borrowed dresses, veils or
even jewelry belonging to family mem
bers is another way of celebrating the
timeless aspects of matrimony. Some
couples include clothing or traditions
celebrating their ethnic heritage in
their ceremonies.
"Here in the Midwest," Jacobs said,
"we can ignore traditional conventions
and not worry about social criticism."
Some, couples, wanting their
friends and relatives to be as comfor
table as possible, tell their attendants
to wear whatever they want to. At the
other end of the possibilities scale is a .
totally thematic wedding. When asked
about antique wedding gowns, Karen
Jordan of Fringe and Tassle, 27th and
Vine streets, said, "We have trouble
keeping wedding dresses which are in
good shape." But, she noted, last
summer a couple came in to rent
1920s-style costumes for their entire
wedding party and guests.
Weddings are, to a great extent,
made up of visual symbols flowers,
rings, candles, rice. The clothing a
couple chooses also becomes symbolic
of certain values. Don't let your chil
dren thumb through the old wedding
album with cries of "Gross, Dad!" or
"I'm sure, Ma, what is that thing on
your head, a sombrero or what!"
Hazel tov, E plurihus unum and
good luck!
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