The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-28
THE EVENING STORY
When Julia Married.
(By Temple Bailey.)

captured the rich Mr. Barclay. Ever
since his arrival in Twin Corners he
had been petted, pursued. Gossip
credited him with a half million.
Little Julia, in spite of the sparkling
sapphire on her third finger, was not
quite sure of her conquest. She had
been the Cinderella of the town A
pale quiet little thing with big gray
eyes, and a slight swaying figure, she
had not been counted a rival by the
| bouncing beauties of the neighbour
hood.
Then Peter Barclay came and dis
covered her.
wait till buy NE things that viii
set off your beauty" he exulted They
viii find out how rare your type is.
You are like a Botticelh maid-or
Whistler"
Julia wasn't sure she wanted to be
a type. She was not quite sure that
she liked the gowns he had planned
for her His taste ran to gray-greens
4 in velvets, with duh silver and cloth
ot-gold effects He brought her chain
/ of linked filagree, with a barbaric
/ jade ornament. when we get to
| Paris we Will find a gown to go with
! it-something in flame color, toned
down by chiffon
Julia was not sure that she would
| like anything in flame color. She in
! fnitely preferred white satin and
pearls. or pink silk and diamonds. She
couldn't understand why Peter didn't
take to her Powered dimities. But he
! held her to a faded blue bingham and
a cream null. Those pink-sprigged
things kill the copper lights in your
hair" he complained.
You'd think" little Julia confessed
to Aunt Nancy. who had brought her
up that 1 was a portrait or a statue,
J instead of a girl
/ Aunt Nancy looked at her. over her
glasses. Il don't believe you appre-
ciate your good fortune, Julia" she
said.
Eyes do" Julia spoke emphatic
! ally. Il love Peter love him dearly,
But somehow 1 feel as if I were a bit
of rare old marble that he had I'M
earthed, a painting that he had
picked up for a song
Nonsense" Aunt Nancy was en-
broidering 1ove-knots on 'Julia's we'd
ding lingerie. you don't know how
lucky you are
ooh. that's what every one says
but does no one ever think that Peter
is lucky?"
Peter is getting you" Aunt Nancy
laid aside her work. and put her arms
around the tense little figure. Julia,
dear. YOU mustn't let your pride make
you unjust to Peter"
It won't, oh. won't Julia sobbed
on her aunt's shoulder but every girl
ought to have a right to say what she
wants for a wedding dress-and you
should hear what Peter has planned,
Aunt Nancy"
Aunt Nancy drew sight of relief.
"Oh, if it's only the wedding gown,
she said, I'VE can soon patch up your
injured feelings
1T isn't such simple matter. Peter
wants me to wear white chiffon with
no train. no trimming-just a loose
flowing robe like the girl in the picture
he gave me the other day-a Burne-
Jones, he calls it. And he wants me to
carry diamonds. and wear a golden |
circlet around my head, and no VEIL |
Even optimistic Aunt Nancy was |
stunned by the vision of a Burne- |
Jones bride. L don't see why he |
should object to white satin and a |
VEIL she murmured.
Peter says he simply couldn't walk /
up an aisle with modern fashion
plate"
over the bowed head Aunt Nancy |
murmured, wildly, well, of all
things"
And he doesn't want me to be mar
ried in church, Julia continued. He
wants me to be married in garden
ON the edge of pond. He says that
the iris and the water lilies Will form
a perfect setting"
REUSED at last to the seriousness of
the situation, Aunt Nancy calculated,
Not be married in church? Why,
Julia Deming, that's perfectly BIAS
phemous."
Julia stated, 81 don't think he means
to be sacrilegious, Aunt Nancy, but he
worships beauty" |.
But that isn't the worst of it" she
"he doesn't want a conven-
tional wedding breakfast. He's going
to give me a gold loving cup for one Of
my presents, and he has asked me to
serve a pale golden punch, and pass
the cup from hand to hand.
Il never served anything to drink in
my life" Aunt Nancy said, with de-
cision. land l don't expect to begin at
your wedding. Do you mean to say
that he doesn't want any cake or sand
wiches or chicken salad and jellied
tongue, julia"
"He doesn't want anything but the
punch was the response: The thinksI
it spoils all the romance to eat right
after such a sacred ceremony
Aunt Nancy had a vision of Twin
Corners deprived of its wedding feast!
IF Peter thinks" she remarked, frig-
idly. that I am going to lose my repu-
ration for hospitality, he is mistaken,
Julia. You can settle with him as you
like about your gown, but L snail run ;
the refreshment end
But Julia's tale was not yet told. \
'And-and after we are married, she {
hesitated, I'VE are not going to go on
a trip. We are going to walk down
the road. and into the woods. and take
4 boat and float down the stream to :
the island. and stay there for our
honeymoon"
What" Aunt Nancys hands went l
1p to her bewildered brow. rs Peter t
crazy. Julia 2'' (
"No. He has engaged the Fosters t
bungalow, where they camp in sum- [
ner. and he's going TO put in man
and a maid to cook and look after t
-hings. and he and I will commune
sith nature and with each other" y
Aunt Nancy in her youth had lis {