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It was discovered that the groom 's parents had been Episcopalians , and though he was liberal to the degree of indifference upon such matters , it was decided that to have the wedding in St. Peter 's would be a delicate compliment to him . All the spring the village dressmaker has been at work upon the gowns of bride and of bridesmaids , of whom there are to be six , and now the cards are out and the groom 's name also , the L at the last moment having been found to stand for Liberty . If they had consulted the groom , he would have decried all fuss , for Fannie 's chief attraction was that he thought her an unspoiled , simple-minded country girl . The hour was originally set for the morning , but as Fannie saw in her fashion paper that freckled people often developed a peculiarly charming complexion when seen by lamplight , the time was changed to eight at night , in spite of the complications it caused . A week before the invitations were issued Fannie came to see me and after some preamble said : `` Mrs. Evan , I want my wedding to be good form , and I 'd like to do the swell thing all through . Now the _ Parlour Journal _ says that the front pews that are divided off by a white ribbon should be for the bride 's folks on one side of the aisle and the groom 's on the other . Mr. Middleton has n't any people near by enough to come , so I thought I 'd have the Bluff folks sit on that side . ''