The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-04
1 WEDDING GARMENT.

Il Those ~ my friends who know me wei
/ enough 90 forcQo all feelings of dclicacl
/ md reserve in tie matter often tell m'
III am one Of the lc.uest young mel
l tbcv ever saw IN thcir lives When wals
/ iLe streets avn qicvod by the remarks
| Of certain class Of small boys who have
L NOT had proper home training These re
i maias are of comparative nature
1 bo.np one object OF comparison. and the
lamp posts by which ! avn passing the
other
IL go ten blocks without hearing any
1 uirg said about bean poles and living
| skeletons am glad Bong jusi six feet
three DOB height does not add particularly
| totlc beauty Of my appearance
| Iftn8ou suppose because ! write "a
| calmly of nv lcauness that am not sensi
tive regarding 10 am
The dav overheard youBg lady say
At picnic that looked like a section Of
Al road bridge was the saddest day OF
my life
To overcome as far as possible the gro
tc,aue appearance Of my excessive lack oil
flesh always wear heavy weight goods
and ro tailor ever secures my patronage
who docs not thoroughly understand the
art of padding
Irrfc,s To a certain degree Of vanity
regarding my personM appearance. and
when made the Ehssml discovery that
was shout 90 bc married ! gave no little
Thought 20 the appearance | should pre-
sent oY an occasion when. more than at
aHr other time IN my lie so many per
sors would be gazing upon ne.
Tread books on etiquette 10 know if
under ANY circumstances. q man might
properly be married with his ovcrcOat aud
iv0 suits of clothr. on but. 10 my dis
fre.- found that ilis Wa4 allowable only
b.. ......- 81. .l.pcmcuf and rs nv wife had
So, hor heart on % church wedding. with
everybody i1 fall dress gradually forced
myself into the conviction that the over
coat and one suit Of clothes would have
o. be discarded
IS man oi my build looks positively
and iucdecmably awful M the couvcn
t'0uti c.Heiug. black. light weight gar
mcut- Of which most wedding suits arc
made When see such a man thus az
uyc1 am Convinced that there is really
something in the Darwinian theory
But as it had 90 be- so. ] was married
m thc garments best calculated 10 make
my attenuation glarugly apparent My
fri..a> were kind however, and said
n0tha, 10 east cloud ON my happiness
adj hui my sister Nell She owed me
uu.er dating back 10 the days of our
childhood and. as she put her arms
around my neck and kissed ne. she wins
Ilp m my ear.
"OA Tom. you look awfuily shoe
sfIu-Y iD that suit
separation of four years made 1t pos
a..e for me to speak 10 Nell when we
Met again. bUt sometimes fear that we
uu mover be the dear friends we once
were
After oar marriage my wife and J went
Immediately TO q far distant western city.
i1 which We made our home / was too
poor 90 throw or give away my detested
wedding garments. but J soon reduced
chem 20 state OF great shaLblncSs rs
wearing them under my overcoat when
about Day wof., as reporter ON q daily
paper We were not society people. and
] lad ro idea that would ever again
need suit of that kind One day when !
lweu, home TO dinner my wife said
See here Tom. it's shame for YOU TO /
be wearing that handsome SO suit ont in !
that way Don't you suppose you could |
se.l Do ali get some more suitable and /
cheaper garments for every day wear
LD take occasion TO say that my wife /
sa F,} economical a. we'll as practical |
Dbl sensible woman. Sometimes ] think
.A- Knows more than Know
Ito hon that would tLnk about hey
@gse zion 4 wise man will never seem
10 COZ into immediate accord with tine
,pni oi his wife. 1t d. always best To
t-As .'c6 and pretend That You have
attic .A~e OF yojr own, even though you
1Ao" That You have not
AZ ~ o'clock that night. as was closing
q! oy'h al the once prepalSery 10 gong
-''l''. .Le managing edl''r OF my paper
'Nd
>De mere DIXON. tuat report You wrote
% t-e trouble mp at the Cbrstabel nlne
was nueommoniy well done, and WI! be
TALKED about tomorrow. think can get
to.i salary raised on the strength or H.
Ia iIr meantime. here 5 little OF some
'A.a- '' NAo" you that the paper "ppNI-
ai. '. work.
.. u.s. d.. p9Se he h'". d me crisp now
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