The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-04-05
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BRITIsH:nIAltnIAGEs
The High Fashion and How IL Wort
ssE .ss. on Slim Purses. 10

BRITISH: MARRIAGES. s. S.
The High Fashion and How IL Wofles,
on Slim Purses.
The whitehall Review. i a. s#.
Tom Is inslove He thinks It will be
easylo ecohomize his expenditure when
he settles down with that "dear little
girl"' in home Of ibis own. "A fellow
spends such deuce of lot on rushing
about giving fellows breakfasts, and sup.
pers after the play he thinks. Ger
trude's fathef is giving tis the house and
furniture, and we shall live Quietly for q
bit. We've invitations three deep for
Autumn and winter already, SO that wiz
saveli1s no end Of expense. By the end
5of the year Ishall have paid of those
,bothering Jews. - rs y; I.
Gertrude is not quite SO much in love
as Tom is. She has accepted him more
for the sake Of having home of her
own and for the release from the thrall-
dom and mario wness of domestic ar
engagements consequent upon the exis-
tence Of six sisters, and three brothers,
the latter, as usual, being extravagant in
proportion to the restricted means of
their parents. at is perfectly awful to
be the youngest sister," Gertrude has
often said. " hardly ever get 4 chance
to go out, and az to a really new dress, l
has heaps Of money. shall have as
many new dresses as I like, and new
bonnet for every new dress. We shall
give at ..least two dances every season,
and q few nice little dinners-and SO on. !"
While reading the Morning Post, Tom
chances upon account OF the wedding
presents given to his bride by Sir Some
body Observation-Disclosures enough, to
stock small shop, with a. goodly cata-
logue of sapphires. emeralds and rubies.
He feels q little uneasy. Il must give
her some little. thing" he thinks, but it
can't be much." A pair of diamond ear
rings and a lace pin to match accompany
him on his usual visit in the afternoon
Gertrude Is delighted 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
'fhe girls think they would like brace
let's" she tells him one afternoon, ooh,
do they?" he asks, little mystifed.
eyes. Gold would do, with our unit
ed monogram in brilIiants. 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
Svo4 h0v nFf ~:
ter of an hours ride. out of it again at
the door of shabby house not hund
red miles from Leicester Square. Here
lives the chosen gentleman who nego'
tiates loans for him at ruinous percen
tage from "his friend in the city"
The wedding clay 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 o.
times they are doing him much service
The best man knows What is wrong
Last night his friend had said to- him:
IF had known then what I do now.
I'd never have done it. Or at least I'D
have waited a year or two. Pm in nc
end Of mess. That fellow refuses to
advance any more money. The last
three hundred was at 20 per cent. It'll
barely see US over the wedding trip
Gertrude wants to go on to Rome
and stay few days there. Money
runs out like water when one is
travelling. / can't see my. way. old boy.
l was an awful ass to think of marrying.
This may be an extrcme case, and il
may be hoped that few end SO disastrous
ly as did this few months since. II
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 bya single bridesmaid: On
another occasion there was no wedding
immunityl-no 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
done. Not many days ago an ambitious
little lady determined that her twelve
bridesmaids should evidence in their ap
pearance the possession of both riches
and generosity by the bridegroom. They
did! Huge bouquets oforchids and 9th
er rarest dollhouse flowers were carried
by the twelve, the blossoms outshininl
in their southern brilliancy the exquis
tie pendants of diamonds of the first wa
ter that formed the brideQroom's more
permanent gifts. That lady proved he1
own sel6shness in the same moment tina
she managed that her husband shoulc
display his wealth, which is by no means
excessive.