Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-11-01
When julia
Married
BY ENpLE ALLEY

Copyright, 1911. by Associated Literary Press)
Little Julia was envied by all of
her friends 1t was such a triumph
to have captured the rich Mr. Bar
clay. Ever since his arrival in Twin
Corners he had been petted, pursued.
Gossip credited him with half mil
lion.
Little Julia, in spite Of the spark
ling 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
rival by the bouncing beauties of the
neigl borhOod
Then Peter Barclay came and dis
covered her.
Wait till I buy the things that
will set off your beauty" he exulted.
They will find out how rare your
type is You are like a Botticelli
maid-or a 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
in velvets, with dull silver and cloth
of-go]d effects. He brought Ter a
barrie jade ornament. when we get
to Paris we will find a gown to go
with it-something in fame color
toned down by chiffon"
Julia was not sure that she would
like anything in fame color. She in
fritely preferred white satin and
pearls, or pink silk and diamonds.
She couldn't understand why Peter
didn't take to her lowered dimit1es.
But he held Ter to a faded blue ging-
| ham and a creamy 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 | was portrait or
statue, instead of a girl"
Aunt Nancy looked at her, over her
| glasses. 81 don't believe you appre-
ciate your coed fortune. Julia" she
said
Yes l do" Julia spoke emphati-
cally. Il love PeterI love him
were a bit of rare old marble that he
! had unearthed, or painting that he
had picked up for a song"
Nonsense" Aunt Nancy was en-
broidering love-knots on Julia's we'd
ding lingerie, you don't know how
lucky you are"
oh 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
Il won't, oh. I won't" Julia sobbed
on her aunt's shoulder, "but every
girl ought to have right to say what
she wants for wedding dress-and
you should hear what Peter has
| planned, Aunt Nancy"
Aunt Nancy drew a sigh of relief
"Oh if it's only the wedding gown, "
she said. I'VE can soon patch up your
injured feelings"
ct isn't such a 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 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. II don't see why he
should object to white satin and q
veil" she murmured.
Peter says he simply couldn't wall
up an aisle with a modern fashion
plate"
Over the bowed head Aunt Nancy
murmured. wildly. well. of al
things"
And he doesn't want me to b.
married in church," Julia continued
HE wants me to be married in {
garden-on the edge of the pond. H,
says that the iris and the water lille
will form a perfect setting"
Reused at last to the seriousness O
| the situation, Aunt Nancy calculated
mot be married in church? Why
Julia Deming. that's perfectly bias
phemous."
j Quick in her defense of her lover
Julia stated, Il don't think he mean
to be sacrilegious, Aunt Nancy, bu
he worships beauty"
''But that isn't the worst of it," sh
continued, "he doesn't want cor
ventional wedding breakfast. He
going to give me a gold loving Gu
i for one of my presents, and he ha
. asked me to serve a pale golde
punch. and pass the cup from han
to hand"
t Il never served anything to drin