The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-14

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you were deeply interested in Il
ton. Now | find yc n. are inter
bonnets."
Yes" she anstrered, 81
fever for bonnetsl And 1t hs
late in life. Cousi. ler. I am
old and l have nevEr had a C
'costumel' 1 have lbeen a cres
Shire and tatteEs, and !.
worn last years coat with next
hat. Now | am to1have a toll
velvet dress. SIT, knd--a ira
gloves with ten battbnsl"
"And for wlIatrf To meet
lubberly men! Whdt will they
your ten buttonsP"
Katherine laughed.
THE men are tie excuse.
wedding party woulli do as wei
perhaps my attack Ga vanity WI
short as 1t is VIOLENT
VI hope so. "he said, standing
holding out his hand. 81 thou
were superior to all this."
II am not" she replied grave
"You have my lest wishes f
ing well. May l alao hope for
cess of your appeal?r,
katherine now looked at hi
real gravity. she feared her 1
had carried her too far, but be
and walked out of the room.
lie looked perpleAed as he hu,
his oiice. lie dl5inot like tn
had considered NJ ISIS Wright
sensible girl ana ne had not objt
her liking Tor polltiFs, nor had
because she maze speeches at
meetings and semlIubilee affai
would not have liked all thi:
wife or sister, but Katberii
neither. lie was I.early forty;
a bachelor, distlngp SIZED and m
but ne was not a marrying man
Suddenly be stood still. IS
for bonnets!" he rCpeated, 81
for bonnets. The next thing
be getting marriedl What a
was! OF course that is it,"
Then he laughed. Aad t
wondered who it Was. 1t con-
one of the Legislators!
That evening he wrote her a
My DEAR Miss WRIGHT: I
very bonnet for YOU this afternt
was gray ana II Vas tied doy
might be described as fuzzy or
l mink IL very superior in st.
color TO the ones you were W
over. A very pretty girl had it
course l couldn't ask her VIII
bought it. Truly Yours.
GEofGE L. ROB
When KATHERINE! read this n
was COMPOUNDED. Her 'sfeyer,
such very late date that she
short time for PREPARATION, Ey
she had to go 10 'ler dressmakt
she had to buy lace and natural
The reception " three orc
was now after min .n1 from h;
nine to haif-past ten she had {
lesson to give, and t was pouril
She had more tlan half a l
wear her old cashmAre
A gray beaver! THAT was "
Judge meant, and he was RI,
gray. beaverl Howl stupid not
known 1t was the Vi,ry thing.
But she had no lime to spal
put on her hat, HER waterprt
took her umbrella and she spt
to give her music lesson, "
hour it wasi The selections f
Prophetic were longer than tn
itself But even this came to
and she ran home, 1t was no
eleven, and with tie help of h,
lady she made a hasty and pro
toilet. The velvet, with its tn
to be put on at tlIe dressmak'
the bonnet changed for a bt
Madame Fontalnt's. 1t wa
twelve before she left the hous
bought the lace, but she wei
florist to florist before she fou
her ideal white rosel, 1t rained
rents. The streets ran in wa
mud was everywhete. She was
she was nervous. She went t.
taurant TO get a PUP of tea,
waiter was so long) coming to
jumped up and rusll ed to Madar
talne'S.
"What, change That haiti" CT
mi liner, THAT suIerb hail l
most charming ond l had in til
Beavers are commonplace and
not becoming" she could not
hat on so short Notice. She
she said 1t was absurd to (
change. The timeldew on. X;
had no time or strength to di:
and she hastily threw of her
and the milliner Put the new
her. Aud without a glance
glass she was off dgain. Ice G.
not stimulating, out it Is readily
and on it katheriHb lunched.
her a pain in het forehead, a
laughed TO herself DIT the idea of
so drenched with rtlIn eating su
frozen stuff. Butt at the dress
all was ready. 1tltook but a
to sew in the lace, and the skill
gers of the dressmaker fastened
dress, pinned up the train, and
clock struck three.
How far away Mrs. Elliott
how slowly the car splashed ale
the hort es had ouly kept tn
Katherine'S watch how they
have flown.
But when she entered Mrs.
door how still, how apart from
it was. There was a murmur O
in the parlur. Tit was the per
flowers, the husheJ step on soft
the gentle voice of a lady's mat
up in Mrs. Elliott room Katie
length viewed her costume. (
pleased. Her figure was tall a
der, her dress fell in heavy,
folds; her gloves, her handkerch
flowers! Well. It was the
Katherine Wright made real.
not regret the gray beaver and
one moment of ps RECT, unallo,
istaction in her own appearal
seemed to her THAT her tram g
a new movement. If she had b
seventeen she couljl not have be,
content.
She noticed, However, tina
were but few lagls alive hats
hail table. But 81 \ was not sol
was not displeasefl because s
not the last 10 arrive.
In the long ami brilliant +
group of ladies' nod talking
gentlemen, and among them
once recognized thu tall figure o
Roberts. When She entered
Elliott looked up III surprise.
not recognize this elegant q
then she came forward and,
greeted her, whispered. "You :