Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-11-20

great force OF character Jack says
take after her), got her own way, and
Aunt Miranda went upstairs again and
she'd tears. In her opinion it was hui
initiating for young lady to be married
with only one dozen of every thing,
even if they were all trimmed with real
Valenciennes, and she made such fuss
about it that I had 20 go up to her room
and pacify her. While all these various
preparations were making papa stayed
at home very little. He used to spend
nearly all his time at the club, some
thing unusual for him. But dare say
being in the house reminded him con-
tinually that he was soon to lose me and
made him unhappy. He is such ten
der-hearted creature!
Well, the lingerie was Just too sweet.
You never saw any thing like the frills
of lace, and the exquisite ribbons and
silken satchet of violet powder put in
everywhere. The girls declared they
were almost too beautiful to wear, and
so they were. Then had a dozen of
the loveliest silk stockings and no end
of embroidered handkerchiefs, and all
kinds of pretty shoes, say nothing of
minor articles not worth mentioning.
Thus the trousSeau was finally COM
pleted, much to my satisfaction, for now
the worry was off my mind, and then
we set to work upon the wedding itself.
I recollect that we held family con-
clave in the drawing-room, one evening
after dinner concerning the. reverend
gentleman who should be selected to
tie the knot. Aunt Miranda, with her
grand ideas, thought 1 ought to have
a bishop. IF we had been Roman Cath
olics she would have said the cardinal.)
But mamma insisted that she would be
unable to rest in her bed that night I'M
less she were sure her own pet clergy
man was to perform the ceremony.
They both cried on this occasion, but
the majority were in favor of the cler-
gyman as being less ostentatious, and
so it was definitely arranged. Aunt Mi
randa couldn't speak to any of us for
three days after this. When she did
speak she said with a whitening smile
that none of US had any family pride
and that she shouldn't be astonished
now at any thing. But the most diff
cult thing of all was to fix upon the
wedding-cards. The exact size and
shape had to he determined, and then
doomed up the mOmentous question as
to the advantage of home wedding
over a church wedding and Uice gersG-
especially the pfce UerSG. These two
items, if I may employ the word in this
sense, occupied US week. We fixed
upon plainly engraved invitations, O
church wedding and small breakfast
for our intimate friends to follow. Next
deliberated about the bridesmaids, but
decided at last not to have any, because
l should be obliged to give each one a
fitting souvenir of the occasion, and
as papa would have to pay for these
gew-gaws, my conscience rebelled against
the unnecessary expense.
The eventful day finally dawned. The
breakfastwa ordered, the boxes of cake
tied up with white satin ribbon, the
drawing-room wreathed in flowers, the
musicians were ready, the tulle vail and
orange blossoms put on, my point-lace fan
and long gloves arranged on the dressing
table, the two hundred presents had
received were spread out in the back
bedroom, and the pug wore a white
satin band. Every thing. in short, was
perfect. Mamma had charming new
gown of heliotrope satin, and Aunt
Miranda one Of pearl-colored silk. We
all looked rather pale and haggard, but
excitementkept me up. walked erect
down the aisle on papa's arm to the
strains Of the nuptial march from "Lo-
hengrin." forgot to mention that Aunt
Miranda had set her heart upon having
Mendelssohn's march played, and-but
never mind that. I got through the
ceremony beautifully, and so did Jack.
1t occurs to me, by the way, on reading
this over, that haven't said very much
about Jack. But then girls fance has no
more to do with the wedding preparations
than the prompter at the theater has to
do with the play-not as much, very
LAMA, in Once a Week.