The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-01-04
NO WEDDING GARMENT.

NU w uDDlNU u ANMUN L.
On one OF Lady George Athols "frst
Thursday her rooms were filling to
overflow. Barn street was blocked
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 unending,
and she felt almost as if the circle
must be complete, and the string OF
guests must be revolving, as in a
ehlld's toy the figures that 60 up to
the mill and are gummed on to q tape
move in endless succession up and up
and up.
Her tongue was tired, too, and so
WAS her smile, but each was kept in
active work. GLOW do you do?"
'''How do you do?" "How, do you
do?" "Your son not with you? No?
Lam sorry" 'What lovely fowers!'
''How do you do?" Glow do you
DOR mo, almost cold" Glow do
you do?" Eyes, Sitting" "Ah, Mrs.
Keith scarcely thought you would
get away. Dull-was it? What, none
OF the right people? Didn't suppose
for an instant there would be-"
"Iet me stand here for one moment.
Twant SO much to know whc some
one is who came in just before u.s.
Abeautiful woman. Quite too lovely"
"Mrs. Venables probably. Not Mrs.
Venables? Fair? Lady Fleet? No?
Miss Adair? No? Then can't tell
you till see her."
"She is coming up now. There with
the fair hair. No-in front OF the
Brabazons.' Lady George had the
znischance to drop her bouquet, and
i'm the momentary confusion q name
was lost.
The lady who advanced behind the
unheard name was fair to whiteness
almost. Her hair was of peculiar
shade OF yellow like pale sulphur.
Her eyes were OF the lightest gray.
Lady George gave her hand and
said, ''How do you do?" The Braba-
IONS occupied her with some elabo-
been unable to dine in Barn street,
and in the meantime the lady, with a
nurmured word, had passed on.
Lady George looked after her. She
was bowling to some one. She was
bowling again-and now again. APP
parently she had many friends in the
room.
Mr.. Brabazon was talking to Mrs.
Keith, who, as soon as he had moved
away, turned to her hostess.
''hhe is handsome 1 hope your
flowers were not spoilt. didn' catch
the name" The lady was lost in the
smart crowd. "Neither did T." said
Lady George, blankly, "and l don't
know her from Adam. She must be
some friend of the girls. Joan or
Maud must have sent her q card-my
memory ID so bad. can't leave this;
III you come across either of my
daughters, will you send her to me,
Mrs. Keith? Oh, here is my husband,
George-George-g into the room and
tell me who the striking looking wom-
an with the yellow hair is"
'"There are dozens of 'em. Which?'
"I'll show you," said Mrs. Keith
She was interested.
The two moved, but like the raven
from the ark they did not return.
Lady George after ten minutes or so
felt that she had done her duty, and
she left the top OF the stairs. She for
got the unknown lady, and it was
half an-hour before she came across
one of her daughters
MAUD, I had something to ask
you and l forget what. Oh, yes.
Who isl can't see her now-yes,
there she is-that woman with the
yellow hair standing by the mantle
piece"
''ln white?-I don't know
<.But neither do I. . 1 thought you
would be able to tell me. Find Joan
.and send her to me.''
1t was twenty minutes. before
lady Georges second daughter ap-
peared before her. By that time the
lady had moved her place.
az know the one you mean," said
Joan, "but don't know who she is.
she has very curious hair and she is
in white"
Eyes"
''Well, I don't know"
Mrs. Keith came up.
Lord George doesn't k&ow," she
said
~ can easily find OUT" said Joan.
"She has been talking to Charlie Vim
cent for the last ten minutes; I'll ask
nim.
She moved away as she spoke.
Young Vincent was leaning against
a pillar and laughing heartily. He
was the butt for the moment OF the
chaff of two of his friends. Joan
heard afew of their remarks.
He didn't mind, don't you know
lawfully pretty woman like that.
Neither would YOU"
"Said she met him at Nice, and dear