The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-03-04
HOW HE REPORTED THE WE'D
DING.


demanded the managing editor.
''This wedding. went there last
night and they gave me a heap OF rot
about their frocks, but | don't know
whether it comes out straight or hot
Now here is Mrs. Isaac Bedding. I've
got her in Il paunier silk trimmed la
gros grain, with black point lace under
skirt and box-plaited hair. Does that
sound naturalo"
"Who sent you to a wedding?" asked
the managing editor, contemptuously.
Don't you know that gros grin. is a col
Tor? That was a gros grain, box plated
dress, trimmed, la black point lace. and
her hair was cembed en- pdnnier. You
ought to know better than to get things
mixed in that way. Who else did you
get? How was the bride dressed ~
I've got her all right replied the
bontdm with a princess of Thule veil;
the underskirt cut decoLettc around the
bottom and trimmed with basque at
the sides"
That's better, said the managing
editor, encouragingly "That sounds
something like. How was her hair?'
"Her hair was shirred,' replied the
police reporter. g SHRED at the sides
and corsaced on top
Il don't believe that's right" observ-
ed the managing editor. Read that
again.
cit was corsaged at the side and shir-
red on top said the police reporter, re-
ferrinG to his notes.
"Of course" smiled the managing
editor. at makes all the difference in
the world. You never saw a woman with
her hair corsased on top in your life.
Who else have you got? -
Here's the brides mother. She
pranced around in an iridescent bead,
cut low-necked and hoisted up on the
side with some kind of plant, I've for
gotten the name of it
81 know that STYLE said the manag-
ing editor, resting his elbows on his desk
and his chin on his hands. 1T had a big
rib down the back, didn't it,
That's it, like V tied up with Il
green shoe-strng
"Of course ~ grinned the managing
editor. You can't fool nie on frocks
You want to say that it was a-what
color did you say the shoe-string was?
Green? Then the frock must have been
red
.sNo, it was the color of clam said
the police reporter.
"Oh. yes. yes, yes l know. You
wanted to say that it was gorgeous.
deep sea pearl colored business, trimmed
with gore en- pouf and caught at the
side with delicious floral design, which
was especially rich in its artistic effect
Did you get her hairo"
"Her hair was French | had it some
where, but we II call it Il Ia Pyrcnees and
she can take her pick as to the side of the
mountains she belongs to. Who else
was there -
"NIiss Jennie Smith was the brides
maid. She wore silk socks, with streak
of yellow tapestry up the side. Her
hair was bumped
"How do you mean?' demanded the
managing editor.
1T was plastered down in front and
stuck up behind like a hens tail
Banged you mean. How was her
dress cut -
"Well. 1t was an even stretch from the
back Of her neck half way up the front
stairs. That was one piece. Then she
had on a petticoat that showed the whole
front and was trimmed with some cloudy
stuff that had dropped down on one end.
That back part was the energy, though.
with some kind of a law term in front
of it"
WAS it revised statutes -
mo; that wasn't it,
Did it have anything to do with ali
mony and the custody of the children ,"
THAT wasn't it. 1t was train with
something legal in front of it. I tried
to remember because they have it III the
City Hail.
Couldn't have been anything about
contempt of court, could it ,"
That's it ~ exclaimed the police re-
porter, a court train. and up around the
lower part of the top part of the-of
where it hooked to the body part, you
know -
The hustle -
Yes; she had it tied up with broad,
white tape and the darndest big bow
knot you ever saw"
Certainly: that's right" said the
managing editor. You want To say
that she had a court train looked back
with delicate tape SO as show the con-
tour of the petticoat, which was finished
with loops of linen
II see, replied the police reporter,
making memorandum. Her cousin
was Miss Mears, of Quoque. only got
her hair. 1t was poached on top with
rerers and had big pair Of silver tongs
stuck through the hind part. Better say
anything about that -
"CertainIy. You've got it right. Did
they have a big supper %
"They had boned headcheesc and
candy and lobster and some shaky stuff.
Lots of wine
"Eh ~
You bet -
"Then just give the caterers name
and say that on this occasion the table
fairly groaned under the weight of his
excellent provisions, and even the most
tastidious appetites succombed to tile
charms of his delicacies. How are you
going to wind it up?"
Il say that the guests danced until
late, or rather an early hour in the morn
ing
That's business smiled the manag-
ing editor. "If you do it all as well as
that last part, you've got magazine ar
ticle.'
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