The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-05
BRITISH:
The High Fashion and How it Works
on Slim Purses.

on Slim Purses.
The Whitehall Review.
Tom Is in love. He thinks It will be
easy 70 economic his expenditure when
he settles down with that "dear little
girl" in home Of his own. "A fellow
spends such deuce of a lot on rushing
about giving fellows breakfasts, and sup
pers after the play" he thinks. Ger
trude's father is giving US the house and
furniture, and we shall live quietly for a
bit. We've invitations three deep for
Autumn and winter already. so that vii,
save us no end of expense. By the end
of the year ! shall have paid off those
bothering Jews. &
Gertrude is not quite 80 much in love
as Tom is. She has accepted him more
for the sake Of having q home of her
own and for the release from the thrall-
dom and mario wness of domestic ar
engagements consequent upon tine exis-
tence OF six sisters, and three brothers,
the latter, as usual, being extravagant in
proportion to the restricted means of
their parents. cit is perfectly awful to
be the youngest sister," Gertrude has
often said. II hardly ever get q chance
to 20 out, and az to really new dress, l
seldom ever expect it now. Now Tom
has heaps of money. shall have as
many new dresses as / like, and new
bonnet for every new dress. We shall
give at least two dances every season.
and few nice little dinners-and 80 on. y
While reading the Morning Post, Tom
chances upon account oil the wedding
presents given to his bride by Sir Some
body SomeDody-diamonds enough to
stock q small shop, with q goodly cata-
!ogue OF sapphires. emeralds and rubies.
He feels little uneasy. Il must give
her some little thing" he thinks, but it
can't be much" A pair of diamond ear
rings and lace pin to match accompany
him on his usual visit in the afternoon.
Gertrude Ii delig GIFTED with them: but.
alas for poor Tom! he little knows that
now he has begun to give her jewellery
she will expect fresh instalment every
few days up to and inclusive of the we'd
ding morning.
"The girls think they would like brace
lets" she tells him one afternoons: son.
do they?" he asks, little mys.iied. -
"fes. Gold would do. with out unit
ed monogram in brilliants. 1t will have
to be seen about at once. for they must,
Of course be made to your order" Ger
trude's six sisters are to be supplement-
ed by two of his cousins and two bosom
friends Of his bride, in the bridal train.
Tom orders the bracelets the next morn
ing, and on leaving the jewelers. shop
jumps into a hanson, and after a quar-
ter of an hours ride. out of it again at
the door of a shabby house not a hund.
red miles from Leicester Square. Here
lives the chosen gentleman who nego-
tlates loans for him at ruinous percen-
tage from "his friend in the city,
The wedding day comes and goes.
Tom has looked pale and nervous
throughout the ceremony. His male
friends seem to think that by calling HIM
''old fellow" an enormous number of
times they are Going him much service
The best man knows what is wrong.
Last night his friend had said to him:
If had known then what l do now
I'd never have done it. Or at least Ia
have waited year or two. Pm in no
end of a mess. That fellow refuses to
advance any more money. The last
three hundred was at ~ per cent. It'll
barely see US over the wedding trip.
Gertrude wants to 20 on to Rome
and stay q few days there. Money
runs out like water when one is
travelling. can't see my way, old bow.
| was al awful ass to think of marrying
This may be an extreme case, and IL
may be hoped that few end 50 disastrous.
ly as did this q few months since 1t
was as smoke in the nostrils of society
for some small part of nine days. We
live too fast now for wonders to be re-
membered so long as they used to be.
Some sensible persons have Inaugural
ted reforms in more than one expensive
particular Of the wedding ceremony. A
high bred girl, courageous as lovely,
walked to the altar one sunny morning
unattended by single bridesmaid. On
another Occa ion there was no wedding
breakfast and consequently-delightful
immunity! mo speeches. Wedding -trips
that last three days, or at most a week.
are immensely in favor. All these are
improvements upon the stereotyped old
custom. There still remains much to be
lone. Not many days ago an ambitious
little lady determined that her twelve
bridesmaids should evidence in their ap
pearance the possession of both richie!
and generosity by the bridegroom. They
did! Huge bouquets oforchids and 9th
er rarest hOthOuse flowers were carried
by the twelve, the blossoms outshin,n,
in their southern bril!iancy the exquis
lite pendants of diamonds Of the first wa
ter that formed the bridegroom's more
permanent gifts. That lady proved hel
own seltishness in the same moment tina
she managed that her husband shoulc
display his wealth, which is by no means
excessive.