A New Hope
“Of course Grace was already there. Who knew how early she had arrived? She was standing in the back room wearing a wedding dress. A sheet was spread out on the floor beneath her to keep the hem of the dress and its train clean. Iris and her mother-in-law, Gwen, were looking at the dress.
“Good morning,” Ginger said uncertainly.
“It’s going to be madness this week,” Grace said. “Utter madness.”
“Um, beautiful dress,” Ginger said.
“Not quite yet, it’s not. It’s my mother’s dress. It’s not really ...to my taste and it’s certainly not right for a wedding on the beach, but it would make her happy if I wear it. She has no problem with me altering it, but...”
“I don’t know that I can,” Gwen said. “It’s a little complicated.”
“What do you want to do to it?” Ginger asked.
“I like the basic lines, but these puffy sleeves are atrocious. These gathers in the back over the butt, ack. And we can’t have a train—this thing is long and heavy and I’m not dragging it through the sand.MoreLess
“Good morning,” Ginger said uncertainly.
“It’s going to be madness this week,” Grace said. “Utter madness.”
“Um, beautiful dress,” Ginger said.
“Not quite yet, it’s not. It’s my mother’s dress. It’s not really ...to my taste and it’s certainly not right for a wedding on the beach, but it would make her happy if I wear it. She has no problem with me altering it, but...”
“I don’t know that I can,” Gwen said. “It’s a little complicated.”
“What do you want to do to it?” Ginger asked.
“I like the basic lines, but these puffy sleeves are atrocious. These gathers in the back over the butt, ack. And we can’t have a train—this thing is long and heavy and I’m not dragging it through the sand.MoreLess
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