Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-08
|, FASHIONABLE BRITISH MARRIAGE.

Tom is in love. He thinks it will be
easy to economic his expenditures when
he settles down with that dear little
girl" in home Of his own, "a fellow
spends such duce of lot on rushing
about, giving fellows breakfasts, and on
suppers after the play" he thinks.
"Gertrude's father is giving us the
house and the furniture, and we shall
live quietly for bit. We've invitations
three deep for autumn and winter
already, so that will save us no end Of
expense. BY the end of the year shall
have paid off those bothering Jews"
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 release from the thralldom
and narrOwness of domestic arrange
ments consequent upon the existence Of
six sisters and three brothers, the latter,
as usual, being extravagant in proper
ton to the restricted means of their
parents. at is perfectly awful to be
the youngest sister," Gertrude has often
said. al hardly ever get chance to go
out, and rs to really new dress l
seldom even expect it now. Now, Tom
has heaps ofmOney. | shall have as
many new dresses as / like, and new
bonnet for every new dress. We shall
give atleast two dances every season,
and few nice little dinners, and so on.
While reading The Morning Post Tom
chances upon an account of the we'd
ding presents given to his bride by Sir
Somebody Something - diamonds
enough to stock small shop, with a
goodly catalogue of sapphires, emeralds,
and rubies. He feels a little uneasy.
~ must give her some little thing" he
thinks, "but it can't be much" A pair
of diamond earrings aud q lace pin to
match accompany him on his usual
visit in the AFTERNOON. Gertrude is de-
lighted with them; but, alas! for poor
Tom, he little knows that now he has
begun to give her jewelry she will eX-
peCt fresh installment every few days
up to and inclusive Of the wedding
morning.
"The girls think they would like
bracelets" she tells him one afternoon.
"Oh, do they?" he asks, little mys;i-
fed.
"Yes. Gold would do, with our
united monogram in brilliants. 1t will
have to be seen about at once" Ger
trude's six sisters are 10 be supplemented
by two of his cousins and two bosom
friends of tue bride, in the bridal train.
Tom orders the bracelets the next morn
ing, and on leaving his jewelers. shop
jumps into hanson, and after y quar-
ter Of an hours ride, out Of it again at
the door of shabby house not hun
dred miles from Leicester square. Here
lives the chosen gentleman wis
negotiates loans for him at ruinous per-
centage 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 cod fellow" an enormous number
of times they are doing him INCH sur
vice. The hest man knows what Is
wrong. Last night his friend had said
to him: "If had known then what l
do now, I'd never bad done it. Or at
least I'd have waited year or two. I'm
In no end of . mess. That fellow re-
fuses to advance any more money.
The last three hundred was at 10 per
cent. tn barely see Us over the wed
ming trip. Gertrude wants to 60 on TO
Rome and stay . few weeks there.
Money runs out like water when one "a
travelling. l can't see my way. old
boy, was an awfu! ass to think Of