The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-02
BY Temple Bailey,
Copyright. 1911. by Associated Lit
erary Press


( Copyright. 1911. by Associated Lit
erary Press.)
Little Julia was enNled by all OF
her friends. 1t Was suCh Il triam pa
/ To have captured the rich Mir. Bar-
/ clay. Ever since his arrival IN TWIN
Corners he had been petted, pursued,
( GOSSIP credited ham with haII mil
/ hon.
I Little Julia. in spite OF the spark
: ling sapphire on her third finger. Was
not quite sure OF her conquest. one
mad been the Cinderella oil the town.
/ ~ pale, quiet little thing, with blg
4 gray eyes, and slignt swaytng ng
/ ure, she had not oeen counted a
! rival by the bouncing beauties OF the
neigh borhood
/ 1hn Peter Barclay came an dis
covered her.
! Wait Till l buy the things that
VIII set OF your beauty he eXulted.
They will ind out now rare your
type is. You are like a BottieeiA
julia wasn't sure she wanted 10 be
maid---or "a Whistler"
IA type. She was not quite sure that
she liked the gowns he had planned
Tor her. Ills taste ran 70 gray greens
IN velvets, with dull silver and cloth
ot-gold effects. lie brought her
chain OF linked hiagree, with a bar
barrie Jade. ornament. When we get
To Paris We viii ind gown To go
with it--something in flame color.
toned down by chiffon"
Julia VAS not sure that she would
lAe anything In fame color She in
hnlte!y preferred white satin ana
pearls or PINK silk and diamonds.
Sne couidn understand why Peter
didnt take To her lowered dlmtties.
But he held her To fOdeA hi4e ssfixr-
nam and creamy null Those pink
spTigged things Kill the copper lights
in your hair, he complained,
GU think, little Julia confessed
to Aunt Nancy, who had brought her
/ UP, that vas portrait or "a
statue, 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.
les, l DO Julia spoke emphatI-
caIly i love Peter love him
I dearly. But somehow | feel as II /
We're a hill OF rare old marble that he
had unearthed, or painting that he
mad picked up for song
Nonsense. Aunt Nancy was en-
broldering love-knQts on JUDAS we'd
dlns lingerie. You don't know how
4ncky You are
on. that's what every one says
out does no one ever think that Peter
is lucky
Peter Is getting you" Aunt Marcy
I 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
| i wont, oh. won't" julia sobbed
! on her aunts shoulder, but every
girl ought TO have a right to say whar
! she wants for a wedding dress-and
you should hear what Peter has
! planned. Aunt Nancy
Aunt Nancy drew sigh Of relief
! on. II it's only the wedding gown"
! she said, Eve can soon patch up your
/ injured feelings
! 1t isn't such simple matter Peer
wants me to wear white chiffon, with
no tram, no trimmine-just a loose
flowing robe Hike the girl in the pre-
! ture he gave me the other day-a
\ Burne-Jones. he calls 1t. And he
wants me TO carry daffodils, 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. Il don't see why. he
4 should object TO White satin and a
! veil'' she murmured.
| Peter says he simply couldn't walk
: up elii 7eiiSiF hAAii a ilbAlSIn ldSniOn
/. plate,
| Over the bowed head Aunt Nancy
/ murmured wildly, We'll, of All
| things"
/ And he doesn't want me TO he
married in church" Julia continue-
| He wants me to be married in a
garden-on the edge OF the pond. He
says that the iris and the water unes
will form perfect setting"
Reused at last to the seriousness OF