The Meeker herald., 1912-01-20
The Spangled
Tu1,ic

Mrs. winslow and Lily Belle were
lust stepping into the automobile
when the postman came along.
That's from Maude!" cried Lily
Belle. pouncing upon blue envelope
postmarked "springview." and run
ning = stickpin under the nap. Nov
ri know what We are all going to
wear ut the wedding"
She read in silence for . moment.
Then she sat up suddenly and fixed
her companion with two glittering
eyes.
cousin Matte Winslow." she gasp
ed. "Will you listen to what Maude
Washburne has the assurance to
write me! OF course she begins with
q lot of truck about her own dress,
and then-listen: The attendants are
to wear pink marquisette over pink
satin. All the other girls. being mar
ried, will wear trains, but you. being
the only unmarried girl, of course will
wear short dress-ankle length
And 30 on. and 30 on. Now. what do
you think Of that?"
She paused to let the horror of the
situation sink into the mind Of her
companion.
well, II they think for single
second that I'm going to do anything
Of the kind they are much mistaken"
went on Lily Belle. II won't go homo
for the old wedding. that's all. I'll
write to mamma this very day not
to let them order the stun for my
dress. Ankle length! Everybody
else with train and little Lily Belle
trotting up the aisle In short dress
humps!"
Never mind; you just stay hero
with me until the weddings over"
said Cousin Matte. soothingly. How
does 1t happen that they're all mar
ried but your"
"Oh, its club we have. There are
Just seven of us and each one that
has married has had the rest for at
tendants. The man was going to
walk up the aisle with ID simply de-
lightful-from Denver. 1t Just makes
me perfectly furious. Cousin Matte"
well" purred Cousin Matte. equa-
bly,. lust trot around In the stores
today and look at the pretty things
and forget all about 1t for WHILE"
They had their luncheon and were
making tour Of the shops when they
saw the spangled tunic. Before a
critical customer the saleswoman held
1t up-a lovely, shimmering thing. like
a robe OF cobwebs spangled with dew
drops
"oniy thirtytwo fifty. marked down
from forty" said the saleswoman.
The customer turned away indiffer-
emily. at isn't just what wanted"
she drawled. 81 think I'll look some
where else"
Lily Belle darted at the clerk as the
other woman turned away. Let me
look vt that, please" she cried. drag
ging Cousin Matte toward the tunic.
isn't that the sweetest thing you
ever laid your eyes on!'
VERY pretty" agreed Cousin Mat
tie. surveying the tunic placidiy.
As Lily Belle gazed q half-formed
thought in her brain crystallixed into
\ sudden resolution.
Cousin Matte Winslow," she an
nounced. impressively. I'm going to
buy that tunic II 1t takes the last
cent ! have, and I'm going to wear II
at the wedding. They'll all be angry.
but II serves them right. II can't
have q train at the bottom Of my
dress I'll have tunic' over the top. to
make up"
II Cousin Matte had any misgiv-
ings about the propristy Of the ar
rangement. she was too wSp acquaint-
Cd with her young relative to voice
them. 10 the tunic was ordered and
paid for.
Mrs. Winslow settled herself com.
fortably in an easy chair 70 read = let
ter. 1t was two days after the we'd
ding. and the letter was postmarked
'Springview" and addressed in Lily
Bellies upright handwriting.
Dear Cousin Matte" she read. Il
have only time to write you 4 line
about the wedding because I'm going
out in tho car with Mr.. Swift-the
Denver man I told you about-but I
want to thank you for helping me
choose that tunic. It Just made my
dress and everybody said 1t was the
prettiest gown that was ever seen in
SprinGview. Nobody looked ut
Maude's dress to speak Of, or any Of
the Others. The girls were perfectly
furious. but 1t served them right, for
they never would have dared to de-
eide the way they did about tho trains
II had been here.
Mamma began to make Q little
fuss about my wearing the tunic-
thought It might not be in good taste
but when I told her that you
thought 1t was all right she was sat
isfed. She has so much confidence in
YOUR fudxment Thanh ynu arnln