Marriage a La Mode

Marriage a La Mode is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 31 December 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories. - The title is a play on the phrase mariage à la mode in French, which means 'fashionable marriage'.William would usually buy his children sweets because he knows his wife won't let him buy them 'big donkeys and engine...