five o'clock
The long day wore slowly away . The preparations were complete . Mrs. Weldon in her violet moire-antique and family diamonds , went through the stately parlors once more to assure herself that everything was _ au fait _ . At five o'clock the task of dressing the bride began . The bridesmaids were in ecstacies over the finery , and they took almost as much pains in dressing Margie as they would in dressing themselves for a like occasion . Margie 's cheeks were as white as the robes they put upon her . One of the girls suggested rouge , but Alexandrine demurred .