The Forrest City times., 1891-08-21
NO WEDDING GARMENT.

with carriages. Lady George stood on the big square landing at the top of the stairs and gave her hand so often that after a time it seemed no longer her own. The people thronged up and up. The current appeared amending, and she felt almost as If the circle must be complete, and the string of guests must be revolving, as in n child's toy the figures that 20 up to the mil and arc gummed on to tape move in endless succession up and up and up.
 Her tongue was tired, too, and so was her smile, soit each was kept in active work. "How do you do?' "How do you do?' How do you do2" "Your son not with you? No? am sorry" What lovely flowers'a "How do you do?h "How do you do?" No, almost cold. "How do you do2" "Yes, stiiiings' "Ah, Mrs. Keith scarcely thought you would get away. Dull-was 1t? What, none of the right peoples Didn't suppose for an instant there would be-"
 Let me stand here for one moment. want so much to know who some one IS who came i'll just before Us. A beautiful woman Quite too lovely" !"
 Mrs. Venabes probably Not Mrs. VenablesY Fair? Lady Fleet? No? Miss Adair? No9 Then l can't tell you till see her
 She is coming up now. There with the fair hair No-in front of the Braba,ons." Lady George had the misclance to drop her bouquet, and in the momentary confusion name was lost.
 The lady who advanced behind the unheard name was fair to wilderness almost. Her hair was of peculiar fhade of yellow like pale sulphur. Her eyes were of the lightest gray.
 Lady George gave her hand and said, How do you do2" The Braba- sons occupied her with some elabo- rate explanation about why they had been unable to dine in Barn street and in the meantime the lady. with n murmured word. had passed on. Lady George looked after her She was bowing to some one. She was bowing again-and now again. Ap- parently she had many friends in tho room.
 Mir. Brabaxon was talking to Mrs Keith, who, as soon as he had moved away, turned to her hostess.
 'She is handsome. 1 hope your flowers were not spoilt. ddr catch the name" The lady was lost in the smart crowd. Neither did l." said Lady George, blankly, "and I don't know her from Adam She must be some friend oi the girls. Joan or Maud must have sent her card--my memory is so bad. can't leave this; il you come across either of my daughters. will you send her to me, Mrs. keithg Oh, here is my husband. George-George- 20 into the room and tell me who the striking. looking wom- an with the yellow hair is. '
 There are dozens of 'em. Which9"
 "lll show you" said Mrs. Keith She was interested. &G# A
 The two moved, but like the raven from he ark they did not return
 Lady George after ten minutes CT so felt that she had done her duty, and she left the top of the stairs She for halt.an-hour before she came across one of her daughters.
 Maud, I had something to ask you and I forget what. Oh, yes. Who is-I can't see her now--yes, there she is-,hat woman with the yellow hair standing by the mantle piece" HYET
 .'ln white'-I don t know.n 6
 "But neither do l, thought you would be able to tell me. Find Joan and send her to me-
 It was twenty minutes before Lady Georges second daughter ap- peared before her. By that time the lady had moved her place.
 "tknow the one you mean," said Joan, ''bnt don't know who she is. she has very curious hair and she is in white
 "Yes..
 "Well. don't know"
 Mrs. Keith came up.
 "Lord George doesn't know," she said.
 II can easily find out" said Joan. "6hc has been talking to Charlie Vim cent for the last ten minutes; HI ask him.
 She moved away as she spoke.
 Young Vincent was leaning against . pillar and laughing heartilys He was tho butt for the moment of tho chan Of two of his trisnds. Jonn heard . few of their remarks.
 He didn't mind, don't you know-- awfully pretty woman like that. Neither would you"
 Said she met him at Nice, and dear old Charlie's never been out of the country in his lie"
 Vincent caught Miss Athol's eye.
 You are going to let me take you down to supperr he said to her
 Twill ses later, < said Joan. Just DOW want you to tell me something. What Is the name of the lady you ~sre talking to few minutes agoe"
 He began to lsujA.
 "At whaty" said Joan.
 Well, the whole thing. These two chaps have been chaffng mo like any vhing as 1t is. You mean the hand come woman with the fair haiss" Y "yes."
 . was standina near her when che