Just for History’s sake I’ll add a note.
Thomas Edison’s patent for the electric light was realized in February of 1880; and yes, Mary Edison WAS his wife.

I like the characterisation here, particularly of Mary…

Check that all the bits of dialogue have full stops in place of the commas you’ve used, and after Mary says ’"Why the melancholy" there should be a question mark.

Other than these, a clever and well-written piece – thanks for the context in the comment as well! MH :)

thanks for the feedback.. i think i fixed all the punctuation issues that you brought forward..

very nicely done, Al! I can see the giant dresses and the colonial architecture..