Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
ELLEN ADAIR STARTS
IN STEERAGE ACROSS
OCEAN FOR AMERICA
English Girl, Alone but
Hopeful, Departs From
Southampton After Morn
ing Ride on Boat Train.

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Tie ueNt morning I awokc early in
Wild excitement. For all was ready, anC
l was really to set sail for America.
| att hurried breakfast, my last
typicalv English breakfast for many 3
Ions day. Tho fri2allns egss and bacor
sntelled SO good. bat were too substan.
tal for my excited mood The stout Lon.
dor landlady forced me TO take some
toast and narmalade ana dranl, cup
or coffee hastily.
Then out to the waiting taxi my lug
gage was carried I climbed inside. di-
rooted the man to drive to Waterloo sta
tinu. and was really Oft, How mex
pensve ride in these London taXis is
our three-mne trap vas only 50 cents
and how splendidlv that smsrtly uni-
fosmed chauffeur did drive.
Two vases or white carnations were
HSed msld, the handsome car. on either
side Of t.n narrow strip o' mirror opuo-
site me. I leaned forward and smeied
their faint perfume No parting bouquet
had been given me. SO I slowly took one
slender flower from its vase and fast
ened it, fresh whiteness In the folds Of
my cheap little blacS frocl
On the platform at Waterloo station
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Galiclans werr cltnging desperately TO
wesome-looking packages while queer
~ ~.NlilsI ,'d'!anS e'ooN'u -, ,s,.',. "a|
with pict,,re.aua red .rarss around their
dusEy hair. THE hrst-class passengers
had blase air boarded the tram i'm
nsu,e.s,E, anu SuOs'"'u o'''''" 'f'e '''oF"-
FAKE" ELL FOR bkIDE AND GROOM
'Eaeh carnage was little "oinpart-
n1ent unto itself cornpletely shut off
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80 'N"' ''''' - vac
eofrl"or tram soon 1ouno "inoo"
seat in a third-class carriage and watch
ed 2 small and most trterestinc rroun
.-,, -,
"i'S'ue' y newly "d'''f" 'oup'' "C'N
b"lng seen off, by crowd Of relatives
and friends. tho platform was strewn
with n,anv-hued confetti. while rice and
all the traces Of the mornings festivities
clung TO various members Of tho we'd
ding party
The little bride, the nlerest child she
looked. hung half way out of the car
riag ,yindov. nex- N r,ins whIln +hs
lsnky husband. obviously, Of the coster-
lnonEer class. hovered uncertainty in the I
rear. A stream of delicate nIaasantriss
fitted for the great occasion was directed
at the blushinr maiden and her new
made groom. but she responded 70 the
battle call In true CocI,ray sririt T-cor
her head v,as marched q u;ier5 and won
derful confectior. Partisan in intent. but
rrucsonlS in effect The Inst fond kiss
sTuE7s-ofHher friends. both male and female
had 40, This 'chapeau'' rslisblv askaw
and the strange srrrassive foyl which
roosted in be~ bat now. neered ipCuisi-
tjveIv over one eusbod chae. For ,Ipon
crown of vaI,ov, straw truo tango tint "A
large and faun,inr mutation hird-of- |
naradisn hold Iordiy svav His Haunting
nInnnas NJ ever,. ~arish hue waved yrtIdIy
IN Nh. rsar and at syery movement Of
The little bride causht the unfortunate
proorn rirht in tho eve
cried facstious gentleman in the group.
VINO juo&'nE from certain SiHsSy gaze
anu oNer-E'hia' az nau par'aHtH ol IN, tnt
neld'hg ie"SI t't "iSetH "ut zoo wen