Wait for Christmas or April The Sisters Tale Continues
In the leaves of autumn Cherry asks her father to delay marriage a year and vow to wait until Christmas or April. The family’s quiet ceremony ends with a wedding and a long, shadowed farewell as the forest fog drifts over the hill and the couple begins life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Martin
Dr. Strickland
Cherry
Alix
Dad
Bride's New Life in Gold Mine Town Opens Quietly
Cherry adjusts to married life with Martin at a remote California mine town. She learns homemaking, faces jealousy and money stress, and begins navigating love, independence, and social expectations as letters back home spark envy and rumor.
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Cherry
McKinley
Martin
J. M. Lloyd and Wife
Dad
Alix
Bart of
Pew
Tamalpais
Anne
Chery
Fashion notes on gowns and accessories for all ages
The piece discusses seasonable gown simplicity and the importance of dress accessories such as neckwear gloves jewelry and bags. It highlights taffeta usage for bodices and skirts in dark colors plus handmade scarfs in silk crepes and knits, describes fringe trims and decorative stitching, and features example designs in navy blue taffeta and crepe de chine with detailed tailoring notes.
Martin and Cherry Synopsis
Doctor Strickland retires and lives with family near San Francisco. Anne is 24, Alix 21, Cherry 18. Peter, a reclusive friend, loves Cherry. Martin Lloyd, a visiting mining engineer, wins Cherry’s promise to marry him. Amid wedding plans, Peter realizes his love for Cherry.
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Strickland
Mill Valley
San Francisco
Anne
Alix
Cherry
Peter
Joyce
Martin Lloyd
Martin Peter
Martin
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