Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-09-30
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! MADEMOISELLE HAPPY-CO-
! LUCk'S WEDDING.
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A Prize Story by Marian Per-
rim Burton, in Vick's Magazine.


Ing to be yellow-a whit, and gold
Wedding-more appropriate than pink.
don't you think? Rivington colors.
TOO. White and goldl So sort of heav-
emily. Pink seems rather loud-and be-
sides. we ouldn't get any pink flowers.
but we have bushels and bushels of
daisies-lovely, perfectly lovely. The
girls have made an enormous umbrella
entirely of daisies for me to stand
under, and daisy chains 60 from the
ends Of 1t to the corners Of the church,
and just at the critical moment they
pull the strings and the daisy petals
float down on us like doves and bless
ings.''fs
But l lave had pink crepe gown
made on purpose" l said, land John
was going to wear his hunting clothes"
"Oh, you dear things; isn't that too
bad! Oh course, l see the joke about
Mr.. Baylits. Hunters pink! Ha, ha,
wouldn't that be picturesque. Now you
will have to give up that glory, Mr.
Bayliss, and wear the inevitable claw
hammer"
Evening dress at a noon wedding,
Miss Farley?"
Certainly. why certainly! Wear
your best bib and tucker, Mr.. Bayliss.
This wedding is no scrub affair.""
l could hear John groan mentally.
Nothing tortured him more exQuisitely
than to do something unconventional
"Will Louis wear evening clothes
"Of course he will. Funny thing.
At first he objected strenuously-want-
ed to wear Prince Albert. Pokey old
things, Prince Alberts. don't you think
so? | said l wouldn't be married at
all IL he didn't wear his dress suit. In
the end he saw / was right. l am aw-
fully sorry about your pink gown. Miss
Darlington. I've got dream of q yell
low gauze you might wear 1t is a
little passe, but it wouldn't show In
the dim religious light of our sanctu-
ary."
I blessed q kindly caprice of fate
which had led to put a dainty white
point d'esprit into my trunk at the last
moment
Thank you, but I have a white
gown which 1 think will do. l can
carry yellow flowers. think the effect
will be good
"I'll look over your things when you
unpack. That will be time enough to
worry. Mother says haven't had my
hat on straight for a month. Is it
straight now? Thank you. Oh, excuse
me, Mr.. Bayliss! Did 1 jam your foot
with my umbrella? You look positively
in pain. Mother says l always empha-
size my remarks with stabs of my UNI
brella as if I were killing a rat with a
poker. All, here we are. I'll jump out
first. Oh, dear No, it didn't hurt me.
Just wrenched my knee a little.
have great sort of way of tumbling
out of carriage. Mother says-oh,
there she is! Isn't she dear Mother,
this is Miss Darlington and Mr.. Bay
liss."
The next morning was chaos.
Trunks to pack, guests to meet, cous-
ms to welcome. presents to open, 1ow-
ers to arrange, rooms to sweep, cater
ers arriving, parents weeping, and, oh,
last and best and worst of all, the
bride to dress. Cousin Jennie Depew
from Chicago undertook this difficult
task. got myself ready early, in the
white point d'esprit, and sat myself
down in big chair, for all the world
like little girl who has been dressed
and kissed and put down and told not
to stir un.n II O'Clock. l didn't stir
1 just listened.
Henrietta, where is .'our eorsetw
said Cousin Jennie Depew.
"Oyer there In that corner some
where under those papers. There, see
itT
What. this black thing?''
"ThingP That is not a thing that
is hCocaded silk. Yes. / am going to
wear that. / do not intend to come
home and peel off every article of
clothing in a tearing rush to get into
my travelling things
But you wouldn't wear this under
your Paris gown to be married IMP
Certainly. Give it to me- l always
wear black corsets to travel in. 1t
takes ten minutes to be married, and
we shall be travelling three months.
There! with this lovely cover on, who
knows? You can never know! Now
my dress. No, am lot going to wear
any long skirt; they are all packed"
"Oh, Henrietta! That dream of q
silk white petticoat?"
Eyes, Jennie Depew. packed, all
packed. Now my dress, quick, quick.
Gu! This is caught in my hairv
Careful, oh careful! Now you have
pulled out great wisp that hangs
down your back in q tail"
THAT is too bad. isn't it? And the
hairdresser gone! Oh, shall never
get married again."
81 have a lovely idea for your veil.
Cut 1t in two pieces. A short one,
about yard long, fastened lightly to
the front of your hair, for Miss Bar
rington to take off when you kiss the
groom"
Now stop. Jennie. No kissing. No
kissing and no 'obeying' in my we'd
ding"
"Well then, to take off at the end of
the ceremony. Then q long piece to
hang from the crown of your head to
the tip of your train. How much have
you, five yards?'
why. yes. suppose So"
Every well. I'll cut off this yard. so.
And now the rest. Why, Henrietta
There is only yard and half left.'
"Oh, that's SO! 1t was a remnant:
two yards and a half! / forgot that
Well, never mind. Your plan was all
right. Put 1t on. Supposing it only
does reach my waist; people will think
that Is the latest from Chicago"
Henrietta. Henriettar' came the
voice of the bridegroom. He was
staying at the house-quite incorrect,
but Henrietta commanded and he