St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
IT WAS TOO MUCH WORK"
And Yet, the Wedding Came Of to
the Wonder Of Many Gu
rious Friends.

Roxanna Brent had come back from
days shopping in company with two
of her intended bridesmaids, and as
she lifted great heap of silk ruf1es
out of chair and dropped into it, he.
face wore the look of one who finds
her responsibilities too heavy to bear.
Her mother was just basting the twea-
ty-ffth tuck in deep flounce OF gaugy
white material, and the dressmaker,
sewing machine at top speed, relates
Youths Companion.
well, We three girls have spent
this whole day looking at model
gowns and trying to decide how the
bridesmaids dresses shall be made
began Roxanna. 1T was SO hard to
fix on q style that would be becoming
to all six of the girls! Then, at the
last minute, we discovered there
wasn't enough Of the piece we hal
chosen. and it's doubtful whether any
more can be got! And here's Joseph
inc, OF in Vermont, writing that if I
want her for bridesmaid, must send
on the dress material with trimmings
and directions for making it, in q
hurry, because she cant get her dress
maker after next week! Isn't it dread
full, mamma? I'm so tired! And you
look ready to drop yourself! And only
think, I've got to write an exact de-
scription of the flower girls costumes
for their mothers this very night
promised"
The machine stopped suddenly. and
the dressmaker gave a gasp.
1--WE had terrible accident" she
said, and held up the skirt OF Roxan-
mas Eilmy wedding dress. The front
breadth, covered with infin1tesimal
tucks which it had taken Mrs. Brent
nearly all day to haste, had caught in
the swift wheel underneath the ma
chine, and had wound round and
round until 1t was twisted into a
black, oily rag.
The three women looked at each
other despairingly. Mrs. Brent and
Roxanna tried to be comforting, but
the dressmalzer knew as well aa they
that the goods were an imported nov
city, and that Roxanna had bought It
because it was the only thing Of its
kind in the city. and could not be du-
plicated.
But they did have a few yards
MORE" suggested Roxanna.
III you can get it, I'll stay late to-
night and work." promised the Dress
maker, because, you know, positive
~ cannot come after tomorrow
Two minutes later Roxanna was at |
the telephone. The salesman assured |
her that he had four yards more of |
the goods, and in less than an hour a !
special messenger placed it in her
hands. She united the package with
fingers and shook out the
folds. It was the same
goods, but it was the blue-white in
stead Of the cream-not possible to
Use!
At that instant Roxanna was called
downstairs. In the front hall, glowing
With the joy of surprising her, stood
he man she was getting ready to
marry. He had travelled 100 miles to
spend one day with her, but instead of
he welcome he had expected. he met
dfstracted-looking maiden who flung
herself into chair at sight OF him,
md sobbed Historically.
ooh. Dick, it's no use! can't marry
'ou! lists oh, it's too much
vork!"
That was one Of the times when
mans crude ideas about what is and Is
lot necessary in wedding saved the
lay. To be sure, q few dozen people
wondered, when the quiet ceremony
ook place, why Roxanna Brent had
een so changeable in her plans about
Ter marriage. but except for that the
World went on just the same: and
soxanna, well and happy, is to-day q |
adiant witness to the truth that al
7edding need not necessarily be too
nuch work." after all. K