The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-03-30
The spangled
Tu1liic

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 a blue envelope
postmarked "springview." and rum
ming a stickpin under. the nap. Nov
I'll know what we are all going to
wear at 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
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 SO on, and so 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 home
for the old wedding. that's all. I'll
write to mamma this very day not
to let them order the stuff for my
dress. Ankle length! Everybody
else with train and little Lily Belle
trotting up the able 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 you?"
ooh. it's a club we have. There are
Just seven OF us and each one that
tendants. The man was going to
walk up the aisle with 10 simply de-
lightful-from Denver. 1t Just makes
me perfectly furious. Cousin Matte"
WELL" purred Cousin Matte. equa-
bly,, Just 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 3
critical customer the saleswoman held
1t up-a lovely, shimmerins thing. like
a robe Of cobwebs spanGled with dew
drops. r'as
only thirty-two nifty. marked down
from forty" said the saleswoman.
The customer turned away indiffer.
emily. ut isn't Just what wanted"
she drawled. IT think I'll look some
where else"
Lily Belle darted at the clerk as the
other woman turned away. LET me
look at that, please" she cried. drag
ging Cousin Matte toward the tunic.
isn't that the sweetest thing you
ever laid your eyes on?"
Every pretty" agreed Cousin Mat
tie. surveying the tunic placidly.
As Lily Belle gazed 4 half-formed
thought In her brain crystallized into
a sudden resolution.
cousin Matte winslow," she an.
nounced. impressively, I'm going to
buy that tunic II 1t takes tho 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 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 wei acquaint-
Cd with her young relative to voice
them, 30 the tunic was ordered and
paid for.
Mrs. Winslow settled herself com.
fortably in an easy chair 70 read let
ter. It 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, II
have only time to write you q line
about the wedding because I'm going
out In tho car with Mr.. Svift-ths
Denver man told you about-but T.
want to thank you for helping me
choose that tunic. II Just made my
dress and everybody said It was the
prettiest gown that was ever seen in
Springview. Nobody looked at
Maude's dress to speak Of, or any Of
tho others. The girls were perfectly
furious. but it 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 = little
fuss about my wearing the tunic-
thought 1t might not be in good taste
but when I told her that you
thought 1t was all right she was sat
isded She has 80 much confidence In
your judgment. Thank you again,