Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-20
THE ENGAGED GIRL.
Worries Over Style Of the Name She
Is to Assume.

"bSNN A"iN alu inc biggest Cnalf hnu(
began to unfasten her callers tippet.
"No, | can't stay long, but | wanted
to tell you how much i appreciate
your visits, even if | never am at
home"
I've been in just five times this
week and found you out every time"
began Beth.
YES, know. But it's such short
time till Easter Monday now that if
! don't 60 every minute III not be
half ready for my wedding. I've found
now thing to worry over now"
you poor old dear" cooed Beth,
comfortingly. Don't YOU think you
would better quit discovering new
thing. till you've got some Of the
old ones Strengthened out? Have you
yet found your Aaty'
No. groaned the engaged girl.
Nor are my hats ready. And there,s
been an awful botch Of the browS
canvas cloth-the one | meant to
travel in, yon know-and mammals
oldest sister, down cast, has written
me a scorching letter because | didn't
give her more warning. so that she'd
have time to get ready to come to tho
wedding. But how could when
wasn't engaged till Christmas eyey'
$50 on, dear. If it relieves you"
encouraged Beth.
Then, too. can't decide about the
style Of the invitations and about my
name"
And pray what is the matter with
your name; TO the marriage Of their
daughter, lsobel Winifred.' sounds
quite grand Its lots better than
'Efye Mae or Lille Maymc or"
1T isn't my present name which
worries me" put in the bridc-to-be.
Its my new name-Mrs. Thomas J.
jenkins"
oh said Beth. a triAe breathless-
~. Have YOU got that fary Can't
you postpone worrying over that tin
after the bishop has made you really
Mr. Tom:"
II think itiswtll to look these mat
tiers in the face" sighed l.ohol, re-
signedly. "A girl ha, to be cautious,
YOU know, before it il too late"
Too late;" echoed Beth. in
frightened tone
well. not exactly that. perhaps
replied the girl, whirl.ug her solitaire
,houghtfully II suppose would
not throw Tom over even II his par
emit, had been less considcrate Of his
wife than they were"
81 don't quite see The connection"
said Beth.
There, III have TO explain it al
over again sighed Isobcl. mo one
seems TO appreciate my woes. Tom
says be won't even let me have my
cards with the John on them, but
just like he has always had his-plain
Mrs. Thomas J. jenkins. 1t sounds
like a business card. I've been col
Letting the cards the girls have left
since they've been married, and I'm
going 10 have the worst Of the lot.
Whereupon Isobel drew packet
from her purse and spread the tiny
pasteboards before her
Here's Mrs. burlington Watterson
Barnes-thats Jennie Smith. YOU
know, whom Turly Barnes married
last fall. And here's Mrs. Benning-
ton Frederic Tupper-Fred Tuppcr's
wife. No. his name wasn't 'Bcnning-
ton but Nell said she just wouldn't
have Frederick Upper, so she hunt
ed up the Bennington and dropped
the * from the Frederick Sounds
well now, doesn'tit? And hereE Mrr
w. j. Caxton Matson. Yes, that's
Billy Matson's wife. The w. j.
stands for William Jacob and she
didn't like them, SO she fixed it this
way. But here's the finest Of the lot:
Mrs Jay Thomson Prettyman, Jr.-
just Mrs. Tommy Prettyman. The
- used to be an initial, but she didn't
like it, so she had it spelled out, and
left the p out Of Thompson and
added the Jr.,' although his fathers
name is Henry, and it is awfully dis
tinguished now.
Just think how il will sound to
be announced at reception Mrs.
Thomas j, jenkins, right after Mrs.
burlington Watterson Barnes and
Mrs Say Thomson Prettyman, Jr.p
To make matters worse, Tom says
that if the name has been good