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are 're this isit to Libs ek i mm, ee AT LEFT is a wedding gown of grey poplin worn by a St. Catharines, Ont., dride in 1866. It is one of several in a costume ex- hibit at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. A mod- ern bride in a gown very similar in style to the 1866 bridal outfit is at centre. It is in peau de soie with shadow cage of re-embroi- Canadian Brides Have Choice, Traditional Or Mini-Mod Gowns By MARGARET NESS TORONTO (CP)--This Cen- fennial Year brides can be patriotic and duplicate the wedding gowns of their ances- tors or they can go mini-Mod, starting Canada's second cen- tury by acomplete break with tradition. However, if a bride is de- termined to wear white, she (won't resemble an authentic 1867 bride. White wasn't gen- erally accepted for bridal ' wear until the 1880s. One wedding gown of the period, worn by a bride in St. | Catharines, Ont., was in grey poplin with tightly-fitted bod- ice, long sleeves and billow- ing skirt. The actual gown is part of the 200-costume exhi- bition in the Roya} Ontario Museum of clothes"worn by Canadian women during the last 187 years. The exhibition will be on display until Sept. 4. At the New York press showings for spring, the House of Bianchi featured a gown in ivory peau de soie which achieved somewhat the same effect with its shadow cage of re-embroidered Alen- con lace backswept into a modified cathedral train, worn over a molded bodice and A-line skirt. CLAD IN PAPER Mini-Mod wedding gowns and even pants for the bride made headline news last PLANNING A ,:, © BANQUET ©@ CONVENTION © MEETING First Class Facilities For 20 to 400 Guests Quality Service Experienced Staff RESERVE YOUR year. This spring several bridal houses introduced at least one pants gown in their collection. Pandora of New York showed a sleeveless Val lace jumpsuit with a remov- able hooded cape. Priscilla of Boston offered the extrovert bride a tent dress with jewel- banded shorts. Paper has even crashed the wedding scene. A recent Tor- onto wedding party was com- pletely clothed in paper, ex- cept for the groom. Paper gowns are much less costly than traditional fabrics. The Mod skirts aren't really new. Daring flapper brides of the 1920s stepped down the aisle in gowns with dropped waistlines and above-the-knee skirts, For. the present-day bride who likes short skirts but not mini-skirts, Junior Sophisticates introduces a Baby Doll wedding gown. A scalloped hemline clears the dered lace, by Bianchi. At right is the Mod bride--a baby doll wedding costume of Venetian lace, by Jun- ior Sophisticates. (CP Photo) a court train from the shoul- ders or waistline or with a cloud train of illusion net, One handsome ankle - length gown that would grace a less formal church wedding is a white organza with above-the- elbow sleeves, by Bianchi, with lace appliques on the molded bodice frosted with seed pearls. Brides with fall wedding dates have added fashion ex- citement in satins, velvets, brocades and fur trims. Por- trait Gowns of Montreal com- bines a slim mink - cuffed dress with a collarless coat that forms a cathedral train. The ivory satin is covered with wool embroidery on net, the embroidery design out- lined in pearls and crystals. And in New York, Jeunesse presented a bride in Cheney white Lyon velvet edged in seed pearls and _ brilliants, complete with matching hood headdress. knees and scallops band the demurely long sleeves, The dress and matching baby bon- net are in Venetian lace with a satin ribbon sash under the bosom, VARIETY OF FABRICS June and summer brides have a wide choice of bridal fabrics. For a garden wed- ding, a bride might choose a floor-length embroidered silk organza cage with an asym- metrical bow at neck and hem or an Empire voile gown with the waist, cuffs and hem- line banded in pink peau de soie covered with voile. Even for a formal wedding, the bride could add more color, as Bianchi's short sheath of pink peau, worn un- der a white Chantilly lace coat with short sleeves and back flare. With these short gowns, a bride should wear short gloves. For.formal church wed- dings this summer, almost any fabric and floor - length style is acceptable, worn with The Honeymoon! Whether your wedding is large or small, simple or elaborate, you'll want it. to be, in one word --- perfect. -- A perfect occasion and a perfect memory for you | Of course, the answer is planning, and when you are planning travel for your honeymoon trip, Service. For trips anywhere in the world you can always depend on the experience and general know-how of Mitchel and Waite Travel Service. Feel free to come in or phone and receive any advice on travel No obligation of course ! 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