05-18-2021, 01:49 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-27-2021, 05:34 PM by Lorn Vaughn.)
In the formal dining room, the mahogany wood table was one of the large ones that spread through the whole room and could hold twenty people. There were cabinets lining the wall that was to the house side of the room with tasteful paintings of lovely scenery above the cabinets. The side of the room where the three, floor to ceiling large windows were had large ferns between the windows. The floor was a hardwood floor with a massive oriental rug under the large table framing it with colors that accented the curtains. The curtains fell from the ceiling to the floor and were a deep rich blue. There was a large marble framed fireplace at the head of the table. Currently holding a small flame, as it was a bit nippy in the evening that time of year.
Miss Cora and Miss Bella had set up the formal dining room for Lorn and Karen. The good silver laid out over deep blue napkins and the fine china. They put them close together, of course, not opposite each other or they would have to yell to talk. The food would be brought out and severed once Lorn let the maids (dress up in their best black dresses with the crisp white aprons) know to start.
The nanny and one of the maids had come to pick up the twins earlier in the day to allow Karen to have time to finish up anything she needed to do and then to take her time to get ready. The staff had sort of joined in the matchmaking program, with the push from Miss Cora.
Lorn had spent time reading a story to Heidi before going to get ready himself. He had put on a white shirt and black suit but instead of a tie, he wore a bolo-type tie thing. He also wore his dress boots. He knew how to dress up fancy, but this was his kind of fancy dressing. He had watched the clock in his study finding himself nervous. He didn't know why. It wasn't as if he hadn't courted a lady before. He just wasn't sure how things would go, he guess.
Finally, about half an hour before the time for the dinner, he went to the front of the house and nodded to Mr. Pearson who had brought out an open-topped carriage for him to go pick Karen up. He figured if he was going to go courting, he wanted her to feel as special as he felt her to be. Lorn was about to go get into the carriage when Mrs. Pearson quickly rushed up to him with a bouquet of flowers. They were mixed colors and types of flowers. So, with a nod, after Lorn had gotten into the carriage, Mr. Pearson got the horses to go.
Miss Cora and Miss Bella had set up the formal dining room for Lorn and Karen. The good silver laid out over deep blue napkins and the fine china. They put them close together, of course, not opposite each other or they would have to yell to talk. The food would be brought out and severed once Lorn let the maids (dress up in their best black dresses with the crisp white aprons) know to start.
The nanny and one of the maids had come to pick up the twins earlier in the day to allow Karen to have time to finish up anything she needed to do and then to take her time to get ready. The staff had sort of joined in the matchmaking program, with the push from Miss Cora.
Lorn had spent time reading a story to Heidi before going to get ready himself. He had put on a white shirt and black suit but instead of a tie, he wore a bolo-type tie thing. He also wore his dress boots. He knew how to dress up fancy, but this was his kind of fancy dressing. He had watched the clock in his study finding himself nervous. He didn't know why. It wasn't as if he hadn't courted a lady before. He just wasn't sure how things would go, he guess.
Finally, about half an hour before the time for the dinner, he went to the front of the house and nodded to Mr. Pearson who had brought out an open-topped carriage for him to go pick Karen up. He figured if he was going to go courting, he wanted her to feel as special as he felt her to be. Lorn was about to go get into the carriage when Mrs. Pearson quickly rushed up to him with a bouquet of flowers. They were mixed colors and types of flowers. So, with a nod, after Lorn had gotten into the carriage, Mr. Pearson got the horses to go.
