The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-11-07

from tree anu euTuU, painting tnen
rainbow lusters on grass and drive
way. Under the high gray columns OF
the porch and into the wide door,
framed in It's small loaded panes that
glowed with the merry light within.
poured q stream OF loneliness: in car.
riagewraps OF light tints. collared and
edged with fur or elder, or Vide
sleeved mandarin coats falling back
from dazzling throats aud arms, hair
swathed with chiffon against the night
dews, and CALAMITY cavaliered by mas
culine black and white.
These from their firing rooms over.
flowed presently, CARRIED like dreams.
to make obeisance to the dowagers
and then to drift through fower.lned
corridors, the foam on recurrent waves
OF discovery. Behind the rose bower
In the hail. which shielded a dozen
colored musicians-violins, cello gui.
tars and mandolins-came premonitory
chirps and shivers, which presently
Sove into the low and dreamy melody
OF Garry Me Back to Old Virginia"
Promptly as the clock in the hall
chimed ten. the music merged into
march. Doors on opposite sides of the
upper hall swung wide and down the
broad staircase came. with slow step,
a stately procession: two heralds In
fawn-colored doublets with scroll and
trumpets wound with flowers. behind
them the Queen OF Beauty, her finger
tips resting lightly In the hand OF the
Knight OF the Crimson Rose, and these
followed by as brave a concourse OF
lords and ladies as ever graced castle
hall in the gallant days when knight
hood was in flower"
Shirley's gown was OF pure white:
her arms were swathed in tulle.
crossed with straps OF seed pearl, over
which hung long semi-fowing sleeves
OF satin. and from her shoulders rose
a stiff pointed medieval collar OF Vene-
tian lace, against whose pale traceries
her bronze hair glowed with rosy
tights. The elge OF the square-cut cor
sage was powdered with the pearls
and against their sheen her breast and
neck had the soft creamy ivory OF
magnolia buds. Her straight plain
train OF satin. knotted with fresh white
rose-buds Nancy Chalmers had la.
bored for a frantic half.hour in the
dressng-room for this effecD was
held by the seven-year-old Byioe
twins, beribboned knickerbockers, duly
impressed with the grandeur Of then
privilege and grimly intent on acquit.
ting themselves with glory.
Shirleys face was still touched with
the surprise that had swept ID as
Valiant had stepped TO her side. She
had looked to sec him in the conven.
tional panoply a soberslded mascA line
mode DEGREES. What she had beh Id
was a figure that might have stepp, d
out OF an Elizabethan picturefrane
lie was in deep purple slashed with
gold A cloak OF thin crimson velve,
narrowly edged with ermlne huna
from his shoulders. lined with tissue
like cloth-ofgold. From the rolline
brim OF his HIT swept a curling purple
plume. He wore slender dress.sword
and an order set with brilliants spar
killed. on his breast.
The costume had been one he hGh
worn at a fancy ball OF the winter be
fore. 1t had been made from pain,
ing at Windsor OF one OF the dukes Of
buckingham, and II made n perfect fol
for Shirley's white.
The eleven knights OF the tourney
each with his chosen lady. II les,
splendid, were tricked out in sufficient
ly gorgeous attire. Many an ancien
brocade had been awakened for tn.
nonce from It's lavender bed. and ruff,
and gold-braid were at no premium.
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