The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30
A BRIDES YACHTING SUIT.
How II Caused Her to Miss Trip to
EurOpe.


Especial Correspondence
NEW York, July 27.-Col. NuteHutter, a
patient man of this city, who had passed UNI
scathed through many campaigns, both
cardiac and military, fell in love some months
ago. The courtship was very happy one,
unbroken by any storms-as calm and bliss
full as sail on an artificial lake. The inev-
table conclusion was reached the other day,
when the colonel and his fiancee were mar
ricd. The wedding was very swell
The colonel has an ancestral home out Of
tho city few miles, and thither he took his
bride. She looked over the honored castle, and
mentally pronounced it dreadfully gloomy,
and made up her mind to modernize it as soon
as she could. Being Of the uncertain order Of
mind, she longed for more active field So
cially than the ancestral home promised. 1t
was exclusive to dullness. She suggested
Europe Anxious to please her the gallant
colonel consented He got leave of absence
and purchased tickets He showed them to
his beloved wife in great glee.
She looked ut them indifferenty and said |;
"Dearest, don't you think it would be nice to
stay here after ala These fine old trees are
Just too sweet for anything. Such nice shade
as we have around the house; hate to leave
it,"
The colonel looked aghast. "But, my dar-
ling" he said, everything is settled. l can't
back down now And l thought you were
most anxious to go!"
1t was settled. The colonel, being a man
of system as well as of affairs, had all his lug
gage packed the night before, and, as they
were to sail at 10 o'clock in the morning, he
had nothing to do but get up in the morn
ing, eat his breakfast and start. At least
he thought he had nothing else to do; but
when morning came he found that his be-
loved wife had arranged that he should do a
large part of her packing. He strapped
and unstrapped trunks, packed and
toiled until he was ready to drop
down. At last it was all done,
and he owned himself again until his fair
tyrant was ready to come forth and give him
some more orders He went out on the
piazza to chat with group of friends who
had gathered to see them off. Their time was
limited anyway. They were to take the
steam cars short distance, then the horse
cars. Time passed, and the colonel's bride
did not emerge from her dressing room. He
was patient till the last hope of getting to the
pier had fled. Then he groaned and started
on alone He hid behind bush near the
gate but his tormentor was to be told that he
had gone and that she would probably miss
the trip. He was in hopes that a little scare
might make her less tardy in future.
Finally she appeared, and then the cause of
all that delay was apparent to every be-
holder. A stylish and stunning yachting suit
of dark blue, trimmed with red, with bon
net, gloves and complexion to MATCH ac-
counted for it ALL This dazzling toilet had to
be made at all risk of missing the ship. She
was somewhat staggered when told that her
husband had gone, and flew down the path
like frightened animal. The colonel adj
vanced from his retreat and they started off
at lively pace. They reached the pier only
to see the good ship they expected to sail in
glide down the bay with all their bag
gage, which had been sent ahead,
on board. Even the placid colonel
showed some Impotence. They wended their
way slowly and sadly back to the ancestral
home, wiser and less happy than before there
had been any talk about Europe. This little
incident has been a veritable wet blanket to
their honeymoon. The gorgeous yachting
suit was bathed in tears, and has been buried
permanently. The sight of it seemed to
throw dampness into the sunniest domestic
atmosphere.
tell this story of real life and real foolish
ness in the hope that other women who keep
husbands and escorts waiting may read, pom
der and remember ELLIS CLARINET.