In The Mullygrubs

THE COUNT AND THE WEDDING GUEST
by O. Henry
“Gather the idea, girls — all black, you know, with the preference for crêpe de — oh, crêpe de Chine — that’s it. All black, and that sad, faraway look, and the hair shining under the black veil…”
A girl in China black, seemingly in the “mullygrubs”, enjoys dressing as a Goth, and makes up a whole story to a new admirer about a Count’s death in Italy, her fiancé, so that she can dress in black as mourning. In fact, all ends romantic and happy! Or does it? A neat ending to this story, whatever the case.
“I met him to-day on the Bowery, and what do you think he does? Comes up and shakes hands.”
— from my review HERE