Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-20

The trains of wedding gowns surely
the struggles of a bride to reach the
altar with several yards of satin in
tow count for any kind of evidence.
The progress of fashionable brides up
the aisles this season has been almost
painful to watch, so visible was the
fact that the train was actually all
their strength could drag. The pro-
cessions have accordingly moved with
great dellberation, for no hasty step
has been possible, and the father of
the over weighted bride has been forced
into slow and mincing gait to cor
respond with the snail-like pace of his
daughter. Yet the longer the train the
better pleased is the bride and that its
length was matter of comment brings
contentment to her heart that was
never there before. especially if she is
told also that she walked well. These
trains have one good end. however
they send the bride to the altar with
head up and shoulders back. with quite
martial air, and the return trip is the
same, SO all can see her face and note
| her radiancy.
! The ribbon with which the guests are
roped in at church weddings is now
divided into two sections, begun and
ended with bows that loop about the
pew posts and thus it is not necessary
to rope all the guests in at once nor to
! let them out again simultaneously One
| piece OF ribbon can he removed, and
= when the set of pews that il incloses is
: no S{1, -,
This means that the guests depart more
! comfortably than has been customary.
The extra number of bows is also pleas
ing, especially if they are attached 10
! the posts not trimmed with flowers The
! favorite floral decorations at the we'd
dings of the season are tall flowers that
nod. but do not bend, such as Bermuda
/ or Gala lilies. These with superb
palms ard tree ferns. give quite trop-
! ical effect.
The Socrates of we'll known coun-
try club. recently condescended TO ask
1 a question, Why do the So-and- SOS"
naming the most popular young mar
ried people of the colony. go TO their
old farm every week end and take all
their most attractive chums with
them he inquired Wait until YOU
are asked. and you viii know" was the
reply, and the next week Socrates ac-
cepted the bid He found a farmhouse
not yet remodelled, so without mod
ern comforts-and farmer and his
! wife serving as the staff" There was
a stove in each room. where wood
fire would have been picturesque. but
would have warmed only the chin
ney. while kerosene lamps lighted the
rooms. Later in the evening he dis
covered that the latter gave out a very
pleasant heat. tho to his sensitive nos
rlls II was tainted with the odor Of
oil. In his bed he discovered a clumsy
object wrapped in flannel, which upon
investigation proved 10 be a heated
piece OF wood. almost log, and on
second thought he kept it, 20 his com
Tort later on. Next day when he
awoke a snowstorm was raging. and he
was summoned as he Enclosed his eyes
to come out and shovel snow TITS
bully for an appetite he was told. He
struggled thru chilly sponge bath
put on the old clothes he had beer
warned to bring and joined the ac-
climated- In just fifteen minutes he
was boy again. The falling snow
seemed to blot Out ali r7isdeedsv Of the
past and renew his forgotten energy
With breakfast he felt but twenty-one
instead of the faded forty-two he