The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-01-06
The Spangled
Tu1lic


Just stepping into the automobile
when the postman came along.
"That's from Maude!" cried Lily
Belle, bouncing upon a blue envelope
postmarked "Springview," and run
ming a stickpin under the flap. Nov
Ill 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
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 SO on, and 80 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 a single
second that I'm going to do anything
Of the kind they are much mistaken"
went on Lily Belle. 81 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 aisle in short dress
humps"
Never mind you just stay here
with me until the weddings over"
said Cousin Matte, soothingly. How
does 1t happen that they're all mar
ried but your"
ooh, it's a club we have. There are
just seven of us and each one that
has married has had the rest for at
tendants. The man l was going to
walk up the aisle with is 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 a
critical customer the saleswoman held
1t up-a lovely, shimmering thing. like
robe of cobwebs spangled with dew.
drops.
"Only thirty-two fifty. marked down
from forty" said the saleswoman.
The customer turned away indiffer.
emily. "It isn't just what l wanted, {"
she drawled. Il 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?"
very pretty" agreed Cousin Mat
tie, surveying the tunic placidly.
As Lily Belle gazed a half-formed
thought In her brain crystallized into
a sudden resolution.
cousin Matte Winslow," she an
nounced, impressively, I'm going te
buy that tunic II It takes the last
cent have, and I'm going to wear Il
ut the wedding. They'll all be angry
but 1t serves them right. II / cam
have a train at the bottom Of my
dress I'll have tunic over the top t.
make up"
II Cousin Matte had any misgiv
ings about the propriety of the ar
rangement, she was too well acquaint
ed with her young relative to voic,
them, SO the tunic was ordered ant
paid for.
Mrs. Winslow settled herself com
fortably In an easy chair 10 read a let
ter. 1t was two days after the wed
ding. and the letter was postmarket
"Springview" and addressed in Lily
Bellies upright handwriting.
Dear Cousin Matte" she read, &C
have only time to write you line
about the wedding because I'm goinf
out In the car with Mr.. Swift-ths
Denver man told you about-but
want to thank you for helping me
choose that tunic. It just made my
dress and everybody said It was the
prettiest gown that was ever seen In
Springview. Nobody looked al
Maude's dress to. speak of, or any Of
the others. The girls were perfectly
furious, but 1t served them right, fol
they never would have dared to de
eide the way they did about the trains
II had been here.
Mamma began to make a little
fuss about my wearing the tunic-
thought 1t might not be in good taste
but when tolf her that you
thought 1t was all right she was sat
isfied. She has so much confidence IN
your judgment. Thank you again
dear Cousin Matte, for suggesting It.
Cousin Matte opened her eyes Z
little at the last sentence, then she