The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-03
HER NEW GOWN

Florence stood before the pier glass.
Small Phyllis sat up in bed. Florence 8
expression was meditatiye. Phyllis
looked unmixed admiration
1T cost hundred dollars" mur.
INJURED Florence.
ITS lovlier than anything" breath
ed Phyllis in awe.
The gown enveloped Florence like a
sunset cloud. 1t should nave been de-
scribed in terms of rosy mists and sill
yer ebullition. The bill however.
dealt only with cold actualities. 'uown
OF ask pink chiffon and under robe OF
white peau de cygne." read the bill.
Further over. in conspicuous isolation
were the figures. S1OO."
Florence pursued the study of the
pier glass and gradually her mood re-
Axed. "As you no doubt know, Phyl
lis." she pensively remarked, "a maid
of honor Is some ore whose dress Is
described in the society column the
morning after. Well, for three success
sive weddings Miss Florence Lock-
hart, maid OF honor. has looked radi-
ant ia a white soft silk, that flowed
In graceful folds and so forth That
white silk of mine was getting deadly
monotonous, snail relieve many
wearied readers. shall at last look
radiant in smething else"
Phyllis smile was amiable but
vague.
only" continued Fl'rence father
said it must not ccst more than $50,
nd. however | put it 500 Is just
twice $50"
Meditation. tinctured with gloom
again possessed her. Without en..u-
siasm she removed the sunset cloud
and spread 1t on the chintz rocker, TO
be called for later.
Phyllis watched the operations. She
then submitted to the ceremonial OF
tucking in.
"And remember" said Florence, nc
a final inducement to immediate slum-
ber. II am going TO put a piece of
wedding cake under your pillow for
you TO dream on"
But when Florence had left the room
Phyllis again sat up in bed. Wedding
cake. according to her idea, was not
stuff made to dream on. She decided
to remain awake and pat her portion to
a better use.
Small Phyllis retired with the birds,
and there were still faint glimmerings
of day in her room. The pink
gown lay tomptingly outspread on the
chintz rocker. Slowly she crept from
bed and approached. She touched the
soft chiffon with reverent fingers She
lifted 1t gently and smoothed the silky
under fobe Soon familiarity bred
feminine desires. and Phyllis tried on
the waist. There was no criticism
whatever TO be found with the At and
the absence OF sleeves and the low cut
neck delighted her soul.
She grew bolder, tried on the skirt.
finally turning II inside out in her zeal
for becoming effects.
BY this time II was dark and moth
Ing could be seen but the faint white
glimmer Of her last artistic arrange
mcnk. Reluctantly Phyllis returned to
bed. there to await as patiently as
might be the advent of the wedding
rake.
Owover. the vigil soon ended and
Phyllis slept That was even before
Florence burst into the room like a
Whirlwind.
Late as usual" she moaned to her.
self. That's striking now, and the
reremony's nearly due. III keep them
all waiting Where's that miserable
gown. Won't father take my head off
But perhaps when he sees how really
oVely it is-oh, these hooks The
'dea of dressing in the dark anyhow! |
But | havn't seconds time and the
gas might waken Phyllis and she
would be sure to delay me. Everything
vas all right, though. when ! tried it
m this afternoon, and can look in the
glass when | get there"
But she didn't. She was excitedly
eized by the bridal party and thrust
nto line. She passed dizzily up the
lisles with the usual creeps and tre-
nors of stage fright She followed the
Tread ceremony in the same flushed
and eager way. She kissed the bride
iurriedly whisked in to see the pres.
ints, hustled out again for a salad and
ce in the Ching room. talked inco-
ierent nothings to hundreds Of guests
Fho replied in kind In short. she en-.
Dyed her hrst lucid interval on the
gay home in the carriage
There" she sighed, 81 forgot Phyl.
is wedding cake after an"
II is a fact that lucidity does not al
ways bring happiness. The next