Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-09

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 did was on the morning after the great affair, when we were looking forward to the pink ball in the evening. Mrs. Ess Kay didn't quite have her wish, for the ball was a moderate success, but it did seem a pale pink after the gorgeousness of the night before, and it might have been still paler Jas every one felt rather washed out If 1t hadn't been for one special excitement Mohunsleigh's en- gagement to Carolyn Pitchley was an nounced, and we were told that the wedding would have to be soon. as Nohunsleigh had had news which called him back to England, and he wanted to take his bride with him.
 Before I stopped to think I'd prom tBed CaSolyn to be one of her brides maids, but five minutes later I would almost have liked to change my mind because of Potter. He was asked to be an usher. q didn't know at the time what that meant, but I had vague impression 1t was something of importance at American weddings) So that I was sure to see a lot of him If were bridesmaid, and in any case I was beginning to feel he might make 1t too awkward for me to visit much longer with Mrs. Ess Kay
 However, when on second thought l tried to get out of my promise by limiting that l might have to go home, Carolyn seemed ready to cry and said that if I threw her over it would spoil everything. The wedding would be in ten days, and surely I hadn't been thinking of going back to England as soon as that?
 It was quite true, I hadn't. And more than that, I knew I shouldn't be welcome at home I made up my mind to get through somehow and told Caro- lyn I had only been joking.
 She had always wanted to be mar ride at Grace church in New York. bus New York Is no place for August wed. dings, if an August wedding you must have; so Carolyns invitations, which appeared almost immediately after the engagement was announced, told every one that MT, and Mrs. Pitchley begged them 10 be present at their daughters marriage in the drawing room of the Chateau de Plaisauce.
 didn't know that you could be mar ried in drawing room, but it seems you can, quite properly. However, when l go home l don't think I'd bet ter say much about that part of Mo hunsleighs wedding, or some of the old fashioned people mightn't under stand. I should hate them to get the idea Just because of the drawing room that poor Carolyn was morganatic or something.
 She seemed ecstatically happy, more than 1 could imagine any girl being if she had to marry Mohunsleigh, who, although a dear good fellow when you know him, isn't bit romantic. But he suddenly blossomed out into all sorts of pleasant American ways, sent Caro- flowers and things every day, though I fancy he couldn't afford 1t; gave her a lovely solitaire diamond ring, which I'm sure he couldn't and Q guard" an heirloom in his family.
 It would have been shocking. Carolyn said, for her to be seen anywhere after the invitations were out, though I can't think why. as she didn't seem at all ashamed of marrying MOhunsleigh, but rather the contrary, and asked me hun dreds of questions about what she would have to do when she was a countess. Fortunately. though. sue had lots of things to keep her busy in doors, trying on such frocks as she could get made in hurry and writ ing letters to every girl she knew an nouncing her engagement.
 The funniest things about the whole affair were-for me-the ushers, the re hearsals for the wedding and having a married woman as a sort of head bridesmaid. Carolyns best girl chum was married herself In the spring, so she had to be what they call a matron of honor.
 It seemed horribly irreverent to re- hearse for the ceremony, but nobody else thought so except Mohunsieigh and me. and Mohunsleigh said in con fidence that he'd found out the bride groom was mere lay figure at wed ding-anyhow in America and he in tended to let Caro- do exactly as she liked until after they were married. Then she might have to find out that once in awhile it would be just as well if she did what he liked But he asked me not to mention this to Carolyn and her stepmOther. so I didn't. And In spite of my objection the rehearsals were interesting l felt as if I oughtn't to laugh and joke, but the others all did tremendously. so I did, too, in the . end
 MohunsleiSh was disappointed be cause that Californian friend of his (whom he would have visited if it hadn't been for falling in love unex- pectedly and getting marrted) couldn't come and bc his best man. He urged him, but something interfered. Mohuns- leigh didn't Jnll us what and MT Jameson B. Marlborough wasn't even able 10 come 10 the wedding l was disappointed, too. as Mohunsleigh had told Us such romantic things about his friend that wo all wanted to see him. MT. Marlborough had been a sailor and a cowboy and had left everything to fight in the Spanish war. where he'd done brave and splendid things. and