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Moreover , he took great pride in his charming daughter , and wanted everything done that could in any way contribute to the success or add to the beauty of her wedding celebration . Patty fluttered around the house in a sort of inconsequent delight . Now in the present-room , looking over the beautiful collection , now chatting with her cousins , or other friends , now strolling through the great parlours with their wonderful decorations of banked roses and garland-draped ceilings . Dinner was early that night , as the ceremony was to be performed at eight o'clock , and after dinner Patty flew to her room to don her own beautiful new gown . This dress delighted Patty 's beauty-loving heart . It was a white tulle sprinkled with silver , and its soft , dainty glitter seemed to Patty like moonlight on the snow . Her hair was done low on her neck , in a most becoming fashion , and her only ornament was a necklace of pearls which had belonged to her mother , and which her father had given her that very day .