The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-04-21
Demands of Fashionable Marriage.

Tom is in love. He thinks it will be
easy to economic his expenditure when
he settles down with the "dear little
girl' in home of his own. "a fellow
spends such deuce OF lot on rushing
about giving fellows breakfasts and on
suppers after the play" he thinks.
and 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 I shall have paid off
those bcthering 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,
tion to the restricted means of their pa.
rents
"It is perfectly awful to be the young
est sister," Gertrude has often said. II
hardly ever get a chance to go out, and
as to really new dress, seldom expect
it now. Now Tom has heaps of money.
I 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 din
ners-and so on.
While reading the Morning Post Tom
chances upon an account of the wedding
| presents gwen to his bride by Sir Some
body mething-diamonds enough to
stock small shop, with a goodly cata-
logue of sapphires, emeral6s and rubies.
He feels little uneasy. II must give
her some little thing" he says, ''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 iewelry
she will expect fresh installment every
| few days up to and inclusive of the we'd
ding morning.
1.-The girls think they would like
| bracelets" she tells him one afternoon
"Oh, do they?" he asks, little mysti-
fed.
ssYes. Gold would do, with our united
monograms in brilliants. It will have to
be seen about at once, for they must, of
course, be made to your order"
Gertrude's six sisters are to be supple
mented by two of his cousins and two
bosom friends OF his bride, in the bridal
traid. Tom orders the bracelets the next
morning and on leaving the jewelers. shop
jumps into hanson and after quarter
of an hours ride, out of 1t again at the
door of q shabby house not hundred
miles from Leicester square. Here lives
the chosen gentleman who negotiates
loans for him atruinous percentage from
'shis friend in the city"
The wedding day comes and goes.
Tom has looked pale and nervous
throughout the ceremony. His male
friends think that by calling him "old
fellow" an enormous number of times
they are doing him much service. The
| best man knows what is wrong. Last
niGht his friend had said to him:
eff had known then what do now,
I'd never have done 1t or at least I'd have
waited year or two. I'm in no end of q
| mess. That fellow refuses to advance
any more money. The last 800 pounds
was at 20 per cent It'll barely see us
over the wedding trip. Gertrude wants
to go on to Rome and stay few weeks
there. Money runs out like water when
one is travelling. ] can't see my way old