The Marriage of Regina
Djamilé Douec
1903
The whole city was talking about Regina’s wedding. I should tell you first that Regina is one of our former students. People were saying, “Yes, Regina is à la franca” (the expression means “European-style”). “She is making her own trousseau with the help of a seamstress who comes from the West. She is sending for clothes from Europe, she won’t…
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