Telegram-herald., 1890-11-27
Ny WEDDING.
no Preparation Necessary for
That Inl ortAnt Event


-onass how nlaay women wAo had
= life of siAsls b.ssssdassa. either from
choice OF aseessisy. ss the oass may 30.
realize shat being engaged and gesting
married actually msansl / woAder II
they have the rem0tess ideA Of ths
vanity and vsKasiOn Of spirit. che end
less preparations incident - The greas
event, me tnLsrnlAAh.e worry and sour
~, the mad ecstasy ef delight The
quAfFels. the Dad temper. The misuader-
standings thas are part and parcel Of ar
ranging = wedding Old and hardened
as l nov Al, | alternately smile and
shudder a. recall tho experience lead
ing up 70 the one great decisive step In
nay existence. To be sure, / was nos An
ultra-sWsl We aidn1 have money
ehoagh Cor thai We couldn't afford 10
give grand balls az DelnonioO's, 3, and
rent ane house IN London for the sea-
son But papa was quise well OF, FOR al
that and 40 moved In very good society.
Naturally. every xirl who has . spark OF
ambition WGnos her wedding 20 De "a
brilliAns as possible. and dear papa "a
the NOES generous man alive de said
should have every thing l wanted. and
that he would pay the bills. lie had
some pride about the matter himself.
because Lottis Jones-who had tried her
best % capture J ack (that was my fence.
and had failed - arouse In his breast
the fainsest spark Of interest-hai
lately married out OF pure pique and
II -
wedding At least, the papers said so.
lWe were not invited. So dear papa
declared trom tho beginning that my
wedding should bs Just . trife more
sumpsa0as than hers. aud so indeed it
was.
The engagement w~s 10 DO . shors
one. Tho auspicious ocoasion-l be-
heye that Is the correct phrase-was
hxed for the nrss week in April and
then the excitement and the Wild
anxiety began. I am sure, much as l
enjoyed IL, on the whole, hope | shall
never have to go through with the pro-
eeedings again. at isn't likely Jack
says. looking over my shoulder, and
speaking with a sort Of sniff. (N. b
] sm writing this after two years OF
matrimonial bondAge.)
In tho hrst place, mamma and Aunt
Miranda. who never had any more taste
On dress than Bridget the cook, began
70 discuss the all-inportant subject Of
my brousseau. The wedding-gown was
TO 30 considered first, OF course, and
then came the interesting point con-
corning ths modists VINO should be en-
plOyed 70 make It. Amt Miranda sug-
lsstod one, and mamma was for having
another. Every morning az breakfast
time the matter vas brought up, and
every morning they differed as 70 the
proper choice. Papa used 20 swallow
his coffee boiling hot and rush out Of
the house 70 escape from these conver-
salions. My opinion, strange 70 say,
was never asked; and. 70 tell the truth,
I didn's care who made the dress so long
as they settled is one way or the other.
It began 70 look. finally. as IL | should
bs married without any gown az all,
when, one dns morning, mamma
cunched matters BY going out very early
and giving the order % suit herself
When Aunt Miranda discovered this
underhand action, she hooked herself up
fn her room and cried all day. But the
wedding-gown. which was 70 be OF the
richest crean-whlte satin, was only the
nucleus Of the tr0usseau. I felt that l
must have az leass dozen other frocks-
No self-rosDectinF girl can possibly get
married without lot of clothes, made
of the hnsss materials and cut In the
latest fashion. It Is taken for granted
By the whole world that. Up 70 the date
OF her engareueRt her wardrobe Is
lacking IN al hat pertains 70 gentle
wo-aan's toilet" "a the modistes say,
and that. in vulgar parlance, she hasn't
a decent rag % her back Mamma,
therefore. who likes 20 live up 20 all So
efatv preiudioes. ordered number OF
1evalv gowns for ne, besides neglgeeS
Jackets gneludirg = smoking IscE {,
vbfoh was the issess agony, opera
rloaks. sea gowns, bonnsts and hats,
and spent AL my time tn being fitted
For hours and hours did I stand with
aching soints and thrabbing head IN
front OF that aress- makers mirror. trying
on ard aking or, while mamma and
Aunt Miranda sss severely By and crisi-
cissa and. as usual. disagreed and went
home out of temper. declare 7 GOT 80
tired and heart-sick over it al that 81
times I could not help wishing were
savage and allowed 70 ran about IN .
head dress Of feathers and garland Of
leaves for a costume, 80 utterly did
learn - loa.hs the sighs Of clothes der
ing shose horrible weeks But whom tae
garments were finally sent home could
have cried With pleasure. they we're 50
pretty and dainty AL tae girls came
% see them and everybody Agreed (eS-
ceps sally. Who vas iesleusl that my
wardrobe By fsr sclipsed hat Of Lotsie
Jouea Then rhen these os5er splendors
~--e disposed - shers vas The snTS7'
=, be thosZht o. I an sorry - b
obliged - record ne faas thss namsna
.nd Aunt Mirsnas b Al some words n
ra4ard - the kneer~ AuRt hirsnda
uishad ne ~ have ss least two doEen a
every shing. while nsoaros protested. ssy
fux that one ic<ea would Be Quits
ssrcisnt- II tbs snd mamma. vso hss