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Married Flirts
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dings. There was something she didn't know
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1934.
by MABEL
McELLIOTT
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newly married pair to the vestry, strong glasses. She was always she would have an establishment, think?" where they would soo their friends,jon for young folks, she told her- of her own very soon, her own In sickness and in health She had been invited to the church, self. They gave you hope. chaire and tables and books and for better, for worse, till of course, but only a few people something to go on. 11 was a pity beda.
Tom stopped all this chatter in It was a thrilling thought. the most sensible possible way, death do us part..
beside the immediate familyshe and Henry never had children. The solemn Words fell into the would go on to the Morell house, Gypsy was almost like one of her laughing people to the taxi which rattle on in this excitable fashion, They ran through alles of with a kiss. It was like Gypay to stained glass hush of church on a big, shabby, rambling frame own, though, living across the stood waiting. One of the station Privately, he thought that while warm September afternoon. Mrs. structure on Upper Dean Street. street, as she did. Why, from the taxis. The driver was a ruddy- the ceremony Itself had been Fettingill, who had known Gypsy fra. Morell was "poorly" and time she was that high Mra faced man who had known Gypsy memorably beautiful, it was dread- Morell since childhood, sniffed and there would bo
as Puttingill measured the space half-since he had driven her to dancing ful to have all those hordes of no reception, wiped her eyes quite openly. Mrs.
foul and Gypay would slip way up the umbrella she carried school at the age of 10. Pettingill always cried at wed-away, died car which was Gypsyls of her house us if it were her own. mured, shamefatto rip and of handshaking and embracing, be
people later, in the shining little
gaping and sighing over Gypsy had been in and out "Wish you luck," the man mur-one. Now they would have an
shamefacedly, slamming hour maybe two hours wedding present from her bride- and about
She went on, amiling and sigh- them. Even when the bride was groom. Dear known why. Mrs. ing, nodding to the neighbours. Jack threw rice. The last Gypsy ore he and his wife (how strange young and alim and lovely and Pettingill muttered to herself. Gypsy saw everyone, had a word saw of them all was h sea of amil the word sounded!) could allp pliant, as was Gypsy, who lived up They were going live in New for them all. The dressmaker who ing faces. Then she was alone away quietly together. to her name, from her crown of York City, the young Weavers. It had made her mother's beige crepe, with Tom. allye, curling brown hair to the was expensive to keep a car there, The children from the
The porch of the gabled brown nursery "Darling, darling!" He turned house had been made brave with soles of her dancing feet.
ruinously so. What the good lady school in Upper Dean Street,
hydrangeas in tuba, Jt
Into the upturned palm, some red Tom Wenver, the bridegroom, tall everything of interest that had All her mother's old friends. Then Dear Tom, how serious he was Gypsy thought, with a quick sigh
was over now. Gypsy and did not know fand she knew almost where she had taught last years and about, so, and put a flowers
roses. But nothing. and fair-haired and grave, were happened in Blue Hills) was that the young ones clustered around. about all this! Gypay's face was and frown for the intrusion of turning away from the altar. The Tom and Gypsy intended to leave Sue and the Blake twins, Margie bright with smiles, her eyes fairly this thought on the perfection of little church was filled to over the car at "Mother's," using it and Tip and Jock Ferris and all danced.
the afternoon, nothing could hide flowing. Everybody craned necks only for week-ends.
the others. It was fun. Gypay "Wasn't it all beautiful? Didn't the shabbiness of the old basket smile at the pair. Gypsy's
was enjoying her own wedding it go well?" she exulted, settling chair, nor disguise the fact that dress, Mrs. Pettingill said to her- I was strange, but everybody "All right, darling." Tom herself into the curve of his arm, paint was peeling from pillar and elf, mournfully, waa "real sweet." seemed to say the same thing thought they ought to go now."1 suppose it would have been bet-celling. Father had wanted to No
one would suspect she had "Congratulation!
looked The ice cream would be moiting ter, as you suggested, to slip away have the house painted for the made it herself, from a Paris pat-Just lovely, never saw a prot-in the dishes up at her mother's and be married quietly just wedding-darling Father! But of tern. It was demure, high-necked fer bride." Gypsy stood, looking house. How odd that she should ourselves. But this wna fun, course, he hadn't been able to man- and full-skirted. She could wear small and childlike, at Tom think of home In those terms al-wasn't it? The church and age it. It was just one of thos0 Weaver's side. Her smile was ready-well, she was a wife, and all the old friends, and every trust Gypsy to think of that. Her good to see. She was 22, gray,
(Continued on Page 5.) veil was of tulle, fine and soft and buoyant, gallant. Tam, some peo- billowy, but the cap that crowned ple said to each other, wat a lucky It was of old, rare lace. Gypsy's fellow. Tom's people sniffed and great-grandmother, a delicate, ar-sald Gypay was the lucky one. istocratic French girl who had married a seagoing Morell in 1861. had brought it with her to the Httle New Jersey town.
, later, as a dinner drea
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Mrs. Pettingill pumped bridegroom's hand and kissed Gypsy with the thoroughness she bestowed on everything she did. Tom Weaver was real good-look- "I hope you'll be as happy as Mr. inst, reflected Mrs. Pettingill, Pettingill and I have always been."
said, sentimentally. walemnly, puiting her handkerchief she
She away and preparing to follow the beamed at them from behind her
Two views of divort descending to the sunken steamer Shawshing off Hunt's Wharf in the Whangpoo to salvage fixtures
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Among the comprehensive drills, dances and games carried out at the Kaiser Wilhelm Schule in Shanghai for the observance of the German People's Day were the traditional folk dances in picture- sque costume. Pictured above is « scans taken in the garden with the young people of the Hitler Youth and the German Girla group performing the graceful danca.
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