Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-19
WOMEN AND wEDLoCK.
A Pretty Story Of Mr. Emmons Blaine
and His Prospective Bride.

New York Letter 10 Boston Herald.
forthcoming marriage, about which the
whole country will read, IL that Of Emmons
Blaine and Miss Mccormick. dated for septem-
Der rs At Riohfeld Springs The young gen.
'smAn Is spoken Of by his acquaintapces .
splendid fellow, man of brains Who IL both
industrious and modest. and the bride seems
70 DE admired for her personality as well
Tor the fact that she is a great heiress. The
couple have spent considerable Of the summer
al hiehneld Springs. A little incident shows
how afectlonately careful Emmons IL of his
aiiianced wife. There were cool rain storms
recently at Richheld and the evening after one
OF these wet and chilly spells they were 70 call
on some friends at cottage about a mile
away. '-fussy" old LADY made some re-
marks about the perils OF such weather
Il tell you what l always DO" she said.
when hiring hacks. 1 have inquiry made az
TO these vehicles being dryly housed and due
attention paid to airing them. A lady in deli
cate health, for whose We fare a comfortable
close carriage Was considered essential and
who engaged one especially by the year from
a livery stable. found that when she resumed
her drives after being kept in by any ailment
fresh cold and q renewal of illness was the in-
evitable result. For long time this went on
without any reason except her own suscepti-
bility being suspected. but at length the truth
lively reeking with damp, and after this was
discovered and acted on the inyalid's health
was entirely restored"
Emmons listened attentively and then went
out to engage the carriage for that evenings
trip. He was seen in close conference with the
livery man. who at first smiled at the sugges-
ton that was being made 10 him. then treated
1t seriously when he found that Blaine was in
earnest, aud a while stterward two employ es
we're seen at work inside the selected vehicle
They had hot lat nd H.,
the interior upholstery. All the cushions. the
thick cloth sides and even the rug on the
bottom were carefully iroped. This wasn't
done TO smooth out wrinkles or to renovate the
cloth, but TO drive out all possible dampness.
The Job was completed just In time 90 hitch on
the horses and drive around for Miss Nc
Cormick, her chaperone and her bridegroom
| elect. Surely If Emmons takes such thong htful
care as that of his bride she will not be likely
| to get rheumatism, as his brothers wife has
done.
Mhen asked Emmons Blaine 70 describe 90
me what his bride was to wear at the wedding
he looked at me quiz zically and replied:
something white. II is glossy and guess it
is satin. but mind you. l don't say that know.
Ii was merely by chance that 1 had glimpse
OF u sample Of the fabric, anyhow, and won't
warrant you that there hasn't been an entire
change OF plan. No; can't direct you where
| to make inquiries with better result / haven't
any notion where the dress makers establish
ment is. But can tell you what / am gong TO
wear myself" / took him at his word.
TO his astonishment. and insisted that
he had promised to describe his costume.
well, IL you must know" he plalntively
proceeded, "a Fifth avenue tailor of high
authority assured me that for a daytime we'd
ding must have a black coat of fine diagonal
CLOTH but that he could give me leeway between
very light drab and dark brown trousers ard
that IN the matter Of a vest-he said waistcoat-
might indulge my fancy. he also gave me
entire freedom as 10 a necktie. So there you
sre."
But you havn't told me what your clothes
were" insisted
well, the trousers are middling drab, the
vest Is the same cloth rs the coat and the neck
tie is a shade or two lighter than the trousers
and there you really are. aren't your