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


began to unfasten her callers tippet.
mo, | can't stay long, but wanted
to tell you how much | 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.
eyes, 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
a new thing to worry over now
you poor old DEAR" cooed Beth,
comfortingly. Don't YOU think YOU
would better quit discovering new
things till you've got some Of the
old ones Strengthened out? Iaveyou
yet found your fat?'
NO. groaned the engaged girl.
"Nor are my hats ready. And there's
been an awful botch Of the brown
canvas cloth-the one meant TO
travel in, yon know--and mammas
Oldest sister, down east, has written
me a scorching letter because didn't
give her more warning, so that she'd
have time to get ready 10 come to the
wedding. But how could when
wasn't engaged till Christmas eyei'
Go 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; 'Tothe marriage Of their
daughter, I.obel Winifred, sounds
quite grand. lts lots better than
'Efye Mae or Lille Mayme' or"
at isn't my present name which
worries mc," put in the brde-to-be.
Its my new name-Mrs. Thomas j.
jenkins"
"Oh. - said Beth. a triile breathless-
IT, Have You got that far? Can't
YOU postpone worrying over that till
after the bishop has made you really
Mr.. Tom;"
II think It is well TO look these mat
ter. in the face sighed Isobel, re-
signedly a girl ha. to be cautious,
YOU know. before il is too late"
Too laic;' echoed Beth. in a
frightened tone.
"Well. not exactly that. perhaps
replied the girl, whir.ing hcrsolitaire
thoughtfully. 81 suppose would
not throw Tom over oven II his par
emit. had been less considerate Of his
wife than they were
81 don't quite see the connection"
said Beth.
There. I'll have 10 explain il all
over again sighed lsobel. mo one
seems 10 appreciate my woes Tom
SAYS he 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 II 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 TO have the worst 81 the lot"
Whereupon lsobel drew a packet
from her purse and spread the tiny
pasteboards before her.
Here's Mrs. burlington Watterson
Barnes-that's Jennie Smith, you
know, whom Turly Barnes married
last fall. And here's Mrs. Benning-
ton Frederic Tupper-Fred Tupper'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 here's Mrs.
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 che fixed it this
way. But here's the finest of the lot:
Mrs. Jay Thomson Prettyman, Jr.-
just Mrs. Tommy Prcttyman. The
y 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 it will sound TO
be announced at a reception Mrs.
Thomas j. jenkins, right after Mrs.
burlington Watterson Barnes and
Mrs ,Day Thomson Prettyman, Jr.p
To make matters worse, Tom says