Show NOT READY TO MOURN Bride Was Thinking of Anything But Mourning Garments The pretty bride met so many maRY ladies at the reception given by her husbands husband's husbands husband's hus hus- bands band's cousin to introduce her that It was Impossible to keep up with them and so when the hall boy te telephoned up to know whether she was at home to Mrs James or Miss Richards she always said she was and took it for granted they were family friends A Mrs Martin was announced Inthis in inthis inthis this way and little Mrs Anderson received received re reo the Stranger with a cordial gayety and began to chat to her of teas and matinees Mrs Martin was wasa a dismal person in rusty black and did not seem to respond to merriment The bride racked her brain for conversation conversation conver conver- and the guest eyed her with growing disfavor Finally the outburst outburst outburst out out- burst came when Mrs Anderson said I met you at Mrs Townes Towne's reception reception reception recep recep- tion of course didn't I I find it so hard to connect names with faces but butI I hope hope hope- The visitor rose and broke in inNo No you did not meet me at any reception reception re reo and I must say I am surprIsed surprised surprised sur sur- to find you like this Ive I've been in the business off orr and on for twenty years and I never saw one take it so light as you do I answer your jour our note to call and talk over over mourning for your husbands husband's funeral and you tell me about the the- last night When the bride had sufficiently recovered recovered recovered re re- covered from her shock she took the note the other held out ut It was signed Mrs Sanderson and was written from the apartment just overhead where there had been a death the day be- be I before New New York Press |