Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-12-19


Snail not u separated. and you VIII be
my first bridesmaid. and | know Peter
will like you and o Peter. and | do
| wish his name wasn't Peter! | can
never call him that. He's not like a
Peter: he's handsome and big and tall
and strong II a bit stern and very
tender and immensely courtly. and !
think wei! never become too intimate;
a too intimate man must be %frightful
to be married to. It's I O'Clock now:
my chocolate will be coming up soon.
I've been engaged. let me see. seven
hours exactly. because ! know it was
just midnight when Peter. in a very
masterful way. | must say, took pos
session and slipped his great big ring
on my finger until he can fetch NE a
prettier one. he said.
"Oh. Nan. dear. l wish you could see
the flowers Peter has just sent me-a
great basketful, dripping over, with
little bridal roses and carnations. And
the foolish fellow says in his note. Not
as red as your mouth, not as sweet as
your kiss. not as fair as your face
And in the heart of one of the roses
was such a ring, Nan. so brilliant and
> beautiful: a constellation. not a soil
taire. l don't like solitaires. | wonder
how Peter Knew l suppose Peter has
instincts: some men have. Now |
must dress for a round of calls. hen
dinner here. Peter is to dine with us.
} Then the Christmas eve dance at the
MadisonS'. No one in the whole world
knows about Peter and me but you.
dear. l am to wear the pink over the
blue with the mother of pearl fringe
and ribbon roses. you remember? And
| wish you were here with all my
heart.
Later: Oh. Nan, such ii ball there
never was, with such charming sur
priSeS. One was a big tissue paper
balloon. red white and blue, hung be-
tween the folding doors. After supper
Captain Ashleigh. the military attache.
: was blindfolded and armed with a
wand. His object was to strike the
balloon. He failed. In fact, four men
failed. Then Mr.. Van Zandt's eyes
| were bandaged and the wand given to
| him. with all the company on the qui
vive, l can assure you. for it was a
novelty to all of us, and We We're sur
missing what that balloon contained
! when Peter (oh. how | wish his name
! were not PeterD struck the fatal blow,
+. n we We're all showered with flour,
and with such a multitude of trinketS
| of silver and silk and velvet as never
| before was seen. some labeled. some
not. the men all scrambling to get the
prettiest things for their especial girls.
the girls grasping at the prettieSt mas
culine things for the especial man. 1t
seems it is a German custom, and GER
tainly it was jolly and charming. Pc
ter. while we were dancing the cotil-
lion Che led and did it to perfection.
| said that we should have a balloon like
| that one at the double house our first
| Christmas there. l wonder if we will!
snow, deer Nan. l close. Write
! me here at Wizards for the next fort
! night. Our movements are uncertain.
, Dad heard at the state department
that he would be called upon to leave
for his post almost Immediately ow-
ing to the death of his predecessor
1 Ill OIlce at IiIlOSeS. anu the VICE Is III.
f! so l don't know how things may shape
themselves Peter. not engaged but a
few hours II you please. is already
quite presiimntuous in his remarks APP
proving OF Q rly marriages. l am not
so sure. i',ter is only twenty-one. l
AMI mean | will be-eighteen soon.
Perhaps it would be nicer to wait a
few years. l shall suggest the wis
dom Of this to Peter tomorrow when
we are going for a ride together. Cap
tain Ashleigh is loaning us mounts
oh. | forgot to tell you that the de-
lightful little carriage house and sta
! BILE built at the end of the garden of
the double house Is not empty. Peter
has two enchanting. I'm sure they are
so from their names. horses. Poppet
and Peacock. They are eleven and
twelve years old. strawberry roans.
and a coupe which is to be done over
in white cloth fora bride! And there
are two wonderful old servants. Quite
old. but still very immensely service
able. Peter says Shaddle, a butler
| he is almost thirty-five-and Supple
: her first name is Bridget-who is H.
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