The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-27
ROMANCE OF STUDIO
GEORGE M'MANUs WEEDS MISS BER-
 GERE.
AFtist Who Conceived sThe Newly Weas' MarFies Girl Who Posed
 for Him and Happiness Is COmplete.

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 Artist George McManus, creator of the NewIyweds. and of Panhandle Pete. and Miss Florence Bergere. the original of Mrs. Newiywed. are them selves the latest of the Christmas new lyweds, says The St. Louis Post-Dis- patch.
 Their romance had its Funny side. And the fun which readers have had from the pictures of the Newlyweds and Their Baby turns out to have had it's romantic side.
 |. After being 'Lovey'~ and "sweety" and "Honeybugs" and Pudding Angef to zach other for four years on paper. the originals of the Newiyweds be- gan to apply the terms to each other in earnest. They were married in New York City Wednesday afternoon. | Posed for Ills Sketehes.
 Miss Bergere. who Is a native of St. Louis, commenced to pose for Mfr. Me- Manus' sketches soon after the artist. a St. Louisian. went to New York to draw comic pictures for The New. York World and The Post Dispatch. t Her high-heaped hair was the inspir- ation for the Mrs, Newiywed coiffure. which has been the envy of St. Louis women for years. And her features became not only those Of Mrs. Newly wed. but of every other young woman figure in McManua sketch,
 If there was occasion to introduce a dainty miss or a young matron into q Panhandle Pete picture. it was al- ways Mrs. Newlywed's face and form that appeared. This was a frequent subject of comment for the artists came to know that McManus was draw ing the only face in the world he thought wodth picturinE
 i It was the philosophic though usu- ally shabby and disreputable Panhan. de Pete who introduced McManus to the young woman who was to help him to his greatest artistic success. Miss Bergere was playing in the orig inal Panhadle Pete theatrical troupe when McAfanus met her. She was ap- bearing as one of the Holly Girls" who also represented McManus crea- tions.
 Romance of the Studio.
 The romance continued in the art- ist's New York studio. and the artist on Christmas wedding. It was planned to have Mayor Mcclellan of New York, perform the ceremony but for fear the secret would get out, the arrangements were changed at the last moment and the Rev. Arthur McAfil. Ian of the Presbyterian Church at Yonkers. was called.
 1fuQiG N1EtunAHi, EeCSHElY- n 0Ls Louis newspaper artist, and his wife, Mir, and Mrs. Ray Peck. and ". K. semple of the Circle Theatre. attepd-s cd the ceremony at the Hotel Belle claire.
 McAanus Is 27 years old. and is the son. of the former manager of Che old Fourteenth Street Thaeter, In St. Louis. He was employed onDst. Louis papers before going 10 New York, and Post Dispatch readers have kept in alm6st daily touch with hts work since he went there.
 His pictures of the Newiyweds and their Baby. Napoleon, have become known the world around. and Mir. Mo- Manus has letters from two royal Mrs. Newlyweds," the Queen of Spain and the Grown Princess of Gesaany cosnpllmenting hira on the cIevsFness of hia portFayais.
 One of the most frequent inquiries received by mail in The Pest Dispatch oftce. has been the question whether the creator of the Neviyweds was mar rIed.
 Mir. McAfanus had the Newiywsds and tseir easy nseSleGn, aEames,sSa e,sn nIs. fs the Lyceum Theater In Rochester, it scored an instant sueeeSS.t IL will soon be taken to the Auditorism TAeater, Chicago. for an indefinite run.
 Nearly every one of his series has sooner or later found a place upon the stage. '"fhe Ready Money Ladies" was adapted by Nat Wills: the idea in cheerful Charley was utilized at the Victoria Roof Gar den last year, and Panhandle Pete" ana the Jolly Jolly Girls" as well as Mir. and Mrs. Newiywed, were grouped in a play called Panhandle Pete" and produced two years ago with success in New York and other Eastern cities.