ten o'clock
There were gowns , dinners , theatre-parties , and presents ; every day brought its new surprise and new delight to Cherry . She had her cream-coloured rajah silk , but her sister and cousin persuaded her to be married in white , and it was their hands that dressed the first bride when the great day came , and fastened over her corn-coloured hair her mother 's lace veil . It was a day of soft sweetness , not too brightly summery , but warm and still under the trees . Until ten o'clock the mountain and the tops of the redwoods were tangled in scarfs of white fog , then the mellow sunlight pierced it with sudden spectacular brightening and lifting . The little brown house was full of flowers and laughter and coming and going . Anne and Alix , flushed and excited in their bridesmaids ' gowns , were nervous and tired . They had made lists and addressed envelopes , had decorated the house , had talked to milliners and florists and caterers and dressmakers , had packed and repacked Cherry 's trunk and boxes .