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Show The Trying On of the Wedding Gown. I AN EASTER MONOLOGUE. I Sllk Virginia Nilcs Leeds. I Ol Rfc CuKra I- . . . , i 1 E Ah, cherle, there, you arc! Com In; I y..n r . . i i t In 1 1 tr. foi ! Of 1 t , ; mind i he gowni . tin y iii hOUM! Timi is uii.it ;,..'i gel f"i havlni wsd-' wsd-' Un in I ho family. 'vs. have Just corr," f i in 1 lot hlld ' dear me, tl piml ' I: i . I I' i: ' ii not li ng ol mo for the last month, that every tim. ii- calh I m at ( "i"' hllde - and 1 1 c in' I think 1 son got ting married, that j i-tting elothM Bo like b r:i n. i mi n . to think himself ol n Itni i i Hi- trousseau? ) ' lurur Regeic, i really haven I n an- i Hum; i f him shun Hi'- cards went Out, Vml .ii I t II )i I Mi . I"' w III h:i I" ; more I r ) .-m "f rn- i I "( uiir n itural Ii . , " what dirt you Bay? Yes; Isn't It ;i i beauty? ciiithiido tails it a "restaurant ; fro k"- for dining out lit tin- li'.t- l- and I restaui Ulits, i km tl,' sheer sleeves ar. perfectly lovely, 1 think her bklrts i nil ly liuiuc awfully will. But I must tell uu about this momlup. Mother and I went to Clothilda's at eleven I itnd M'lrlan J I n I ni tip re. lorgnon and I all H vsas tin- all-Imp.. rtn nt da I can.-" it was tho trying un of the wedding gOW'H. My dear, 1 wish you could have wits' wit-s' n-x" .1 i ho s i." 1 1 ' rt.i Inlj a i - pli - tur. ! 'liilhll.l. ttl'li h . I Ii I .. a n t If i ll I V done a tul tic v-r hi - n t fr -!,-... w.-is P on her Kia- a t .--f, i . the l's ln gla.vs tlraw Inp .i ir at t. nt i..n i. . 1 1,.. : , . r I . r I r ami i-.i ling heaven t" witness that it was the moat magrdtHiuo thing that h.nl . . r coma iut of h. i establishment- such a i richness, such a slmpM- il y. par . KSmpll ' "Rcgardcz, mademoiselle, n'est 06 pax, B t Ml un.' !:.(., i Has It not the air B tout a iiut Kuo do la PalxT" We would Knot have dared find a single fault, even if I we had seen on.-. fir she, was carried away by bor transports a single com- plaint from us after such a chef d'eouvre would have caused her to burst Into tears and as likely as not gv- up . I -.-making. I Then il..- model. I can't deny Bhe wan I a handsome woman and did .- I off my K Wedding kih n ii ml ill-rv In. I sli. a had tho most curious expression on her face as she stood p ring at me from beneath be-neath my own ilni lace veil. I couldn't quite make It out. and It I I -Mainly couldn't linve been that she thought It bcrumo her better than it did me Oh, out of the quea- 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 1 It w as a most flngnlar expression, expres-sion, and Marlon noll.nl il. t . n . and said she a. i.-d as though sin- owned the gown and that she wouldn't like the idea of any other woman dressing up In hep wedding gown and trying on her veil. I tell her sho will feel differently when she Is a brldo. especially If she has a rails trousseau Mother did not notice tho model at all. She never dues notice anything any-thing except the hang of a skirt or the set of a pair of sleeves, so the expression was quite lost on her. Poor, dear mother! She Is so dry nt times! Sin- said this morning when we were driving away from Clothtldc's that the only use she can Bee for the mother of tho bride Is to sit back and pay the bills Droll, wasn't It? But to n turn to tho model Reggie snys these models sometimes are well, really, I don't quite llko to repeat It. Promise you won't tell, then. Do you believe It's so? Regglo ought to know. He's a man. They ai.- good looking enough, nt all events, and 1 noticed as this one walked oft trailing trail-ing my wedding skirt that her silk pettl-ii. pettl-ii. its were liiilte as good as mine Another An-other cup, do. there's a dear! I must bava my tea very afternoon at flvo or 1 expire! Well, my dear, tho model grew faint after standing so long, and they ran and fetched her something in a glass which Clothilda called toil volatile. It was the strongest sort of falntness, for she didn't get in the least pale, and the glass smelled suspiciously of well, I wouldn't like to say. I mlcht be mistaken, but Reg-Bie Reg-Bie sometimes drinks cogna.- Madame offered of-fered us some, too, but naturally we declined. de-clined. There was nothing to make us faint. But coming away, mother said, "My dear, now that you are to be married mar-ried you may as well know some of the things of life." rind she delicately hinted that at somo of the smart dressmaking establishments like Clothlldc's you can get most anything you want to drink by feigning a little faintness. Vous compre-nez? compre-nez? Marian says L,ady So-ajul-So Is always al-ways systematically faint when she stands to he fitted and that Coralle, who does her gowns has to keep a certain brand 6n tap for her. It Is all added to In r account under "findings." and she pain well for It. Trust Cornllc for that! What won't you find next at the dressmaker's? dress-maker's? But the wedding gown a dream, cherlo Simply a dream of loveliness and perfection' perfec-tion' Ivory satin that stands alotu.- with motifs of rose point and panels of tho sama, s.-ven hundred and fifty for the laoe alone to say nothing of tho silver border ami the train yards and ards long! Tho veil has been In tho family forty years and Is of point also. So becoming, be-coming, you know, and with Reggie's gift, a fleur-de-lys of diamonds and a Bpray Of orange blossoms, I'm sure there will he nothing wanting. I have made Regglo promise faithfully nrt to ajl close to me In the brougham coming back to the house after the ceremony, and I should Insist In-sist upon separate carriages to be- sine p. it to be mussed, hut ho says It wouldn't be the thing at nil for a newly wedded pair not to drive home together. Poor boy his eccentricities again thinking more of form than of a crushed wedding gown Have you heard0 Clothilda will not fit anybody unless she wears silk underwear and hand-made lingerie she says her "confections" could not possibly sit properly prop-erly over anything else. From the way the model rustled I know she was silk to her skin, and it's a mystery to me how people of the sort ran afford to dress as they do. , unless as Regglo says Marlon told I mo she was dining at one of tho expensive restaurants tho other night, when who should sail in, dressed like a duchess and I with diamonds galore, but the model who stood for her presentation gown! She sat with a party at the very next table and bowed condescendingly when she suw Marian, and Marian could not decide whether the gown was the woman's own or one she waa secretly sporting before It was sent home. She said It wouldn't surprise sur-prise her either way. Aunt Ellen you know how queer and prim ehe Is? said she hoped I was taking Diy marriage soberly and thoughtfully only fancy any ono accusing me of anything else! Haven't I shown tho greatest thought and reflection even to the mall apt ribbon on my "undies?" and I'm sure no bride ever entered Into the thing with more maidenly meditation. Why I have actually prayer over It . . yes. my dear, 1 don't mind owning It to you' . . . you see, I was awfully doubtful about that new shade of Preni h blue with my coloring, but Clothllde Insisted upon It for a dinner drssS, so i just went down on my knees and prayed prayed earnestly that it would be becoming' The very faot of being an Ivulrr bride makes on Innnlte-Iv Innnlte-Iv more thougbiful. f.-r of course a spring trousseau is so nun h more dainty and f. tchlng than any other If you Just take the pains, and no one can say 1 haven't tcken tho oains ... I have spent six hours dally at Clothllde's ever slnco the engr.geuii nt w - announced, and all tip- flippant things of life have had to go by the will. But poor Aunt Ellen she does nmnao n.e! Tier glff was a gold thimbl set with tmetiivsts. hoping I would be industrious I'll 'change It. of oourse, for something useful hut it takes a maiden aunt to teach a bride her duty! It Is a fact, though, that many girls Ikko th. lr vi.-.liln altosether llchllv th.re was Const. mce, fur instance she simpiv ordered so many frocks at so much and never paid any attention to them, running around the entire tlmo with the Count as though nothing serious were on the tnpls Aunt Tllcn might well have turned her attention to her oh. ye- dl vorced what else could you expect of so thoughtless and tlipp.tnt a match? They lived together only three years. Reggie and 1 have poaltlvely sworn to stick together to-gether flva yean anyway Both of up ll ink il simply w ret. lied form to break any sooner than that. Beatrice and Percy discussed all the details de-tails of divorce on their wedding Journey ri.th'-'r anticipating events, don't you think? "We are so different. The subject Is taboo, d with us until our return. By the way. what do you think Of mv bleu of carrying a prayer book instead of a b liquet0 Looks more .1. votlonul, shouldn't you Bay, as you walk to the altar with j. ur eyes downcast and a shy expression un vour face? 1 do so llko the devotional li ok It) a brlda tho bold, self-possessed Ones never appeal to mc besides, flowers slrrplv ruin the gloves, and Beatrice had the front of her frock utetrly spoiled with a green stain from her orchids. The prayer pray-er book Is tho sweetest thing white kid, hound In gold, with my monogrom In diamonds dia-monds It can he turned Into a card .-ase later on. Reggie thinks I am so pious for one of our set, but we have alwnjs been a pious family. Ills people go In entirely for Areas and amusements, without a thought for anything else. The bishop ho Is to marry us. you know wanted to call yesterday to have a little chat with me, hut it was the day for the going awav gown to bo tried, and of . 0 irse I couldn't give, up so important an engagement for him. so I wrote and told him that a matter of the utmost moni- i t required my attention. I don't know when 1 (an give him an hour unless I w..1k-him w..1k-him In b.-tween tea gowns and dressing jackets Friday morning I don't know what he wants to talk about anyway, for I have kept mv mind on the things ho told me about the first tlmo he called. I should think ho would know that Regglo and uon't need lecturing, ns we have been to church twice in succession, and sat In the f-ry front pew We didn't think ho could fall to notice ua, for we arrived later than any one else, and my violets were bigger than any other hunch In the church-where church-where could his .-yes have been? Yes, Marian Is to be maid of honor. Her name is ilwavs In tin paper at fashionable weddings, vou know, and It looks so well wlib the d'e. I simpiv couldn't get along without her. . . she thinks It brings lurk to be nn Eaatftr bridesmaid and that ehe will tp br'.de before the year Is out. At least If she Isn't a bride she will lUVVS n very swagger frock to add to her eol-leetlon eol-leetlon chlff cloth with duchess lace and that snrelv Is as much satisfaction. . . . I am giving my attendants turquoise n-.-k chains much more novel than brooches Marian has twenty-four broorheg. Another cup of tea you positively must I Rut the habit In London eight cups at imst of an afternoon makes ono feel SO braced up OJw no, surely you mustn't! Can't you stn, t dinner? Not at all, only joggle quite en famllle, I assure you! I'm awfully lOrry, but I have enjoyed your visit Immensely, snd you've been so good. taking such an Inter eat-so nleo to tell you r (lung! I'll louk for you In the church Oh. yes. downcast ey.-, can sometimes see a good deal. Don't think I shan't know all that s poMm in ; hut, do vou know Q satisfied In mv mind' ;ibout that model et now, what do you supposo that cxpr usslon meant? VlRGINl v N'it.fr LBEDB |