A girl who lived in a small town and had a big lawn chose to be
married outdoors in August. The blossoming hydrangea hedge in front of
the house was made thicker with small evergreen branches stuck down
into the ground. One corner of the yard where there was a natural
alcove curving in among the shrubs, she picked out for the wedding
itself.
The porch was decorated with Japanese lanterns and flowers, and
beforehand the guests gathered in groups there or on the lawn.
When it was time for the ceremony, some girl friends of the bride
marshalled the guests to the chosen place and then returned to the
house to act as ribbon girls. There were about a dozen of them in
light summer dresses, and the first couple, holding the ends of long
white ribbons, preceded the bridal groups, roping off an aisle across
the lawn and among the spectators.
A chorus of young musical friends came first, singing the words and
music of Lohengrin.