Evening star., 1922-02-05
WEDDING CAKE, aAD LIB.

cause we were to be bridesmaids.
and though I'd made them myself,
and they were organdie, they'd re-
ings and hats-Im not fool enough
to try to make hats for an occasion
like this. I knew it was going to
take a years hard times to get US
back to normal again. Mother can't
understand about bills. She always
thinks shopkeepers ought to be glad
to supply us with things because
we're such nice people and had such
wonderful ancestors.
As for this wedding breakfast
spread of Lettie's, that had been
almost the last straw. She and
mother had wanted to hand it all
over to Trazzini, which meant that
we'd have another bill Of about $500.
for it was going to be a proud.
splurgy affair, can tell you. Our
big old house and our garden are
just fine as background for par
ties-I often wish they weren't when
rolls and ice cream. I'd made Let
tie agree to be married in the garden.
pointing out to her tactfully that
she was one of the few girls whose
complexion could stand exposure to
sunlight and also that our Baltimore
Belle rose vine over the arbor-we
call it pergola now-would be in full
bloom and she and Edgar and the
rector could stand before it. The
real reason I wanted a garden we'd
ding was because it would save
money in house decorations. Our
house is pretty shabby and takes a
lot Of fixing to hide 1t. I'd been pray
ing every night for six weeks that
the weather would be good. for
served in the garden, too. Which
brings me right back to food again.
Temple and had gone over every
item and We knew that We could
make the jellied bouillon and the
sandwiches and the salad and the
patties all by ourselves at about one
tenth the cost of Trazzini. The ices
we'd buy. but little cakes to serve
with them and the wedding cake and
coffee and claret cup we'd make. We
had it all figured out to the last
centime, can tel you, and, even so,
it ran 70 u fearful sum Of money.
Sc when Temple suggested this per-
fectly simple way Of saving several
dollars. do you wonder that looked
upon it with a kindly eye?
"Nobody'll ever know but you and
me- she repeated. after Miss Let
ties married and gone who's to look
after the remnants of the wedding
feast but you and me, Miss Kathy?
Well melt down the sugar icing off
the pan and use it for pudding sauce,
too. Oh. there won't be a thing
wasted, whereas II We have a great
iced cake to be eaten up it'll last
forever and be bad for yours and
Miss Edith's stummicks. Your ma
won't touch it. as you know. for fear
it'd fatten her up. What do v falter
for? It's the grandest scheme ever
had, I'm sure. Look at thin eggs
and that butter, It's a crime to be
wasting it. to say nothing of the ex-
pense."
looked at the butter and eggs and
looked at the pan and I wondered.
If anything should happen that it
would be found out Lettie and mother
would never forgive me and: indeed,
I wouldn't forgive myself. wasn't
going to have our family made ridicu-
lous before the Sparthwaites and
their set. as well as all the other
people Lettie had asked. 1t would be
a wonderful tidbit for the society pa
already been rather
catty about the daughter Of the
daughter Of the shabby, genteel fam
lily who'd managed to land a Sparth-
waite.
But if anybody should lift the
tray, Tempie-it'll be so much lighter
than real cake" objected weakly.
"Now don't be foolish. Miss Kathy."
said Temple. with contempt. who
is there that goes about at weddings
lifting up the fancy dishes? If that
worries you can slip a brick under
the pan."
"All right" I said at last. Lets do
it, Temple. But don't breathe it to
soul. It's our secret, yours and
mine. If Edith finds it out we might
the mattresses we have in for the
reception mustn't suspect, either"
-'They won't come until after the
table is all arranged" said Temple.
"As for Miss Edith-Tm going to put
this cake, when it's baked. under
lock and key, anyway, for it needs
all Of its two weeks mellowing. Then.
the day before the wedding. when
you're cutting it UP and putting it in
the boxes. I'll be busy putting the
fine, thick. fancy icing on the PAN"
She gathered up the eggs and but
ter we'd saved and carried them
away. There's enough here to last
us right up till tho day Of the we'd
ding If were careful" she gloated.
"and nothing more need be bought.
And as for raisins we'll now have
a store to last till Christmas time or
thereabouts. You can have some Of
'em in the mush when it gets too
tiresome."
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TT was all just as simple as that.
will say for Temple that she kept
her word. We went ahead and baked
the cake that was to be cut up and
it came out fine. was sort Of afraid
Edith might be poking around again,
and I knew she'd notice that we