Telegram-herald., 1890-11-27

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You never s4~ zuy tAing Ike the frills
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sllkea s4toass q violet powder pus In
everys hsrs. The girls declared tAey
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the soseitest six stockings AID Ao end
of emeroiaersd h&Adkercaiefs. and al
kinds of pFssEy shoes. cay H0thiag of
nainor ARTICLES n0t worth mentioning.
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pleted, mach 70 M satisfaction, for now
the worry ~As OF nay nind, and then
We sss - work upon tEs ~sddlng itself.
recOliect sAAs No hsld family con-
elave in ths drawing room. one evening
after dinner concerning the reverend
gentleman who should be selected 70
tie the Knot Auat Miranda. with her
grand ideas. thouxhs | ought % have
a bishop. III We had been Rom an Gath
olies she would have said the cardinal)
But mammA insisted that she would DO
unable - rest IN her bed THAI highs un-
less she were sure her own pct clergy
man was - perform the ceremony.
They both cried on this occasion, bus
the majority were in favor OF the clor-
gyman as being less ostentatious, and
50 Is was definitely arranged. Aunt Mi
randa couldn't speak 20 any Of Us for
three days after thiA When she aid
speak she said with vithering smils
that none Of rs had any family pride
and that she shouldn't be astonished
now st any thing. But the most difi-
cult thing OF all was 70 hx upon the
wedding-cards. The exact size and
shape had TO be determined, and then
looned up the momentous question 40
10 the advantage OF a home wedding
over church wedding and rscs persa-
especially the csce cersd. These two
items, II l may employ the word in this
sense. occupied Us a week. We fixed
upon plainly engraved invitations, 9
church wedding and small breakfast
for our intimate friends 10 follow. Next
] deliberated about the bridemaids, but
decided At last not to have any, because
should be obliged TO give each one a
fitting souvenir of the occasion, and
as papa would have 10 pay for these
gew-gaws, my conscience rebelled against
the unnecessary expense
The eventful day finally dawned- The
breakfast was ordered, the boxes Of cake
tied up with white satin ribbon, the
drSwing-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 l had
received were spread out in the back
bedroom, and the pug wore 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
excitement kept me up l walked erect
down the aisle on paps'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. 1 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 ftance has no
more TO do with the wedding preparations
than the prompter at the theater has to
do with the plsy-not as much, very
often.-Clsra Lama, in Once Week.