Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-07
A Day at the Wedding.
HOW THE REPORTER AND MANAGING
EDITOR FIXED 1T UP BETWEEN THEM
Detroit Free Press.l

II say" said the police reporter, tip
Ing the back of his head. II don't know
whether this is right or not!'
A"DOn't know whether what is right?'
demanded the managing editor.
"This wedding. I went there las
night and they gave me a heap of 70
about their frocks, but I don't know
whether it comes out straight or not
Now sshere is Mrs. Isaac Reding. Nv,
got her in q panier silk, trimmed a Ia
gros grain, with black point lace uD
derskirt and box plated hair. Doe
that sound natural2"
"Who sent you to wedding ?" asked
the managing editor, contemptuOusly
"Don't you know that gros grain is ,
color? That was grOs grain, box
plated dress, trimmed a Ia point lace
and her hair was combed en- panier
You ought to know better than to ge
things mixed up in that way. Who
dressed ?"
1--WE got her all right" replied tn.
police reporter. "She wore q white
bouffant, with Princess of Thule veil
the underskirt cut decollette arouno
the bottom and trimmed with basque
at the Sides"
''That's BETTER" said the managing
editor, encouragiDgly. THAT sounds
something like. How was her hair q
"Her hair was shirred." replied the
police reporter. ''Shirred at the sides
and c0rsaged on top.
II don't believe that's right" observ
ed the managing editor. "Read tia
again"
cit was corsaged at the sides and
shirred on top" said the police reporter
referring to his notes.
''Of course" smiled the managing
editor. ut makes all the difference in
the world. You never saw woman
with her hair corsaged 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,"
II know that STYLE" said the man
aging editor, resting his elbows on bis
desk and his chin on his hands. us
had big rip down the back, didn't
it?"
"That's 1t, like v, and tied up with
a green shoestring."
"Of course :" grinned the managing
editor; "you cont fool me on frocks
You want to say that it was a-whai
color did you say the shoestriDg was
Green? Then the frock must have
been red ?"
mo, it was the color of clam" said
the police reporter.
"Oh yes! Yes, yes! I know. You
want to say that it was gorgeous,
deep-sea pearl colored business, TRIM
med with gore en- pouf. and caught at
the side with a delicate floral design
which was especially rich in it's artis-
tic effect. Did you get her hair ?"
"Her hair was French. had it
either French or Spanish, and I forget
which,"
"You ought to be careful about such
things, but we'll call it la Pyrenees
and she can take her pick as to the side
of the mountains she belongs to. Who
else was there ?"
"Miss Jennie Smith was the brides
maid. She wore silk socks, with o
streak of yellow tapestry up the side
Her hair was bumped"
"How do you mean ?" demanded the
managing editor.
"It was plastered down in front, and
stuck up behind like hens tall"
Banged? you mean. How was her
dress cut?
swell it was an even stretch from
the back of her neck half way up the
front stairs. That was one piece. Then
she had on petticOat that showed the
whole front, and was triunmed with
some cloudy stuff that had dropped
doun Of fho ond Tho hack no IF was
the energy, though. and she called 1t q
train, with some kind Of q law term in
'front.' of it,
WAS it revised statutes ?" asked tho
managing editor.