The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27

matter of course at the dock, entered the I
carriage. and drove with them to their
house. where he remained while in New
York, leaving his traps in what he was
pleased to call his room while making
short trips about the country.
1T did me good just to see them" the
short, stout saleswoman said TO the tail,
lean litter as the two met d the drawer
where they Were putting away things
says the New York Sun.
See who?" was the inquiry made with
pin between the teeth, as the filter meas
ured inches on a coat shoulder.
That couple that went out of here just
now. You must have noticed; a big |
gawky man from the country and a girl
dressed up to the mines all In cheap feath- |
ers and pink ribbon. Had a big satchel
along with them"
Believe l did see them" said the filter
without taking the pin from her mouth.
"A bridal pair?"
Going 10 be- About the first of the
month. L think He is helping to pick out
the bridal outfit The girl is young, about
~ should say. She wanted velvet cape,
shoulder cape, but she couldn't go over
$40
THE idea of anybody expecting to gel
velvet cape for 49," said the filter; "just
Ike these greenhorns How did il come
out?'
She wanted jet trimmings, lace and all
that for So The cheapest thing we have
in that line, you know. is $l2. 80, and that's
no great shakes. Wei, this girl tried he
cheapest one on and was delighted with it.
She wouldn't be bad looking girl if some
BODY put decent corset on her and show
ed her how to dress. The groom liked the
cape, too. He told her she looked like a
peach in IL and praised her up so that
turned 10 nv
opinion as 10 how it looked. However, she
hauled it off at once when she heard the
price, but her face fell to zero and she
looked very nearly ready to cry when she
said that after ali she believed a coat
would be more useful and picked up the
$40 coat she had tried on
We'll, so 1t would be more useful" said
the litter, jabbiug her pins in line an exact
distance from the armhoe and holding the
garment TO view. Did she get it,"
NO; she's got the cape" was the an
sweri and I'm as much pleased about it
as she Is. That young fellow she is going
TO marry Is great, hulking clown. but
he's got big heart and as much delicacy
as duke When the girl took the cape
of and looked so disappointed he motioned
20 me behind her back, holding out 81
bill, and then he said out loud: Here
miss, is that the lowest you could take for
this cape? She's bought two dresses and
& pair of shoes. and some handkerchief
down stairs. and it seems to me you ought
to make her better price than that. The
cape amt worth a cent over $40
Il pretended 70 consider a while and
even walked away as though l went to
consult somebody in the matter While
the girl was examining the precious cape
Tor the NTH or sixth time, and / was be-
hind a screen hanging up some cloaks
ne came behind there and gave me the
extra $3.50 Don't let her know, whatever
you DO, he whispered In a hurry. Shed
never take ii il she dreamed 1 had helped
to pay for it, You make out that YOU
let her have it for ten. It's her wedding
cape, and | want her satisfied Then I
went up to the girl and told her that as
II was the last cape we had of that par
ticular kind we would let 1t go for $40"
Wei, / never" said the filter, drop
| ping her pins; Il didn't know before that
you were such an actress. The stage is
| losing by your being here in the cloaks'
| and suits room"
Who couldn't act with that young fell
low so dead set for his girl to have the
| cape, and she so openly disappointed? She
| wasn't much more than a child You
ought TO have seen here face when l told
| her she could have it. Why, she lust lit
! up all over, like sunburst, and she
| handed out the $40 bill in a fifty and went
off wearing the new cape. as proud as
though 1t was silk velvet instead of vel
ours and was lined with real silk instead
! of farmers SATIN
What sort of trimming did 1t have on
it?" asked the filter, resuming her meas
| urements.
"All Sorts was the answer. 1T was
| one of those with vandykes of let running
up to the shoulders and a beaded collar
and lace down the front. 1t was lined
with red. OF course at that price the vel
vet had to be mean and himsy to allow
Tor so much trimming, but the girl does
not know the difference. They have gone
down 10 the restaurant now to get lunch.
| doubt if the young fellow has much
money, but he's head over heels in love
with his girl. and ne's as tender of her
as II she was made of crystal and likely
TO fall to pieces in his hands any minute ;,
| 90 ike TO see real lovers" said the
| litter with emphasis, as she turned lin the
coat sleeve she held just three-ouarters
Oh an inch. ITS nearly lunch time now
you think, If we went down right at the
drop of the hat we'd See them eating To-
gether?"
Shouldn't wonder" was the answer
They are in town for the day, and, iudg-
ing from the way the pocketbooks looked
uoh thlnk they've got much more shon
ping to do. They will probably take a
iohs time over lunch and then sit round
IA Tue ldules paflor and listen to the mu-
sic until time to take the train
A Bangor lawyer attending court In the
ancient town of Wiscasset in Maine. went
rummaging recently in the colonial court
records of the place, says the New York
SUM- and In the course of his reading ran
across the official registration of a "smock
marriage. Not knowing what sort of
marriage that was he looked further. and
got considerable light upon a custom that
prevailed in England century or two
ago. and also to some extent in the Amer
lean colonies.
| Smock marriages were weddings where
the bride appeared dressed in a white sheet
or chemise. The reason of such a garb
was the belief that If a man married a
woman who was in debt he could be held
liable for her Indebtedness If he received
her with any of her property; and, also
that If a woman married man who was
in debt his creditors could not take her
property to satisfy their claims If he re-
ceived nothing from her. In England
says an antiquarian. there was at least
one case where the bride was clothed puris
naturallbus while the ceremony was being
performed in the great church at Birming-