The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-24
TERRIBLE SITUATION


nary Tommy"
TERRIBLE SITUATION
The situation was indeed terrible one.
The husband that she thought dead, alive,
practically lunatic and entirely broken
in health-her second husband, whom she
had married in all good faith also alive,
and a distinguished officer fighting the
foe in France. The poor girl had the
man whom she recognized removed to
another hospital, and so far she has not
disclosed his identity; but she is torn
now between her duty to the man whom
she once loved and the man to whom her
allegiance is now due. The fact that her
first husband is insane provides no rea-
son in English law for a divorce. She
has not yet told her second husband of
the modern Enoch Arden's return. She
dare not confde in any of her relations
because they are all somewhat priggish
and conventional people; it is also diff
cult to tell the story to friends She IS
now going to consult a lawyer, for the
probability is that the returned prisoner
may live for years. while, of course, there
is also the other dreadful possibility that
the man who is fighting in France may
be killed at any moment. This is one
of the tragies of wartime, and I fancy
it is not an isolated case.
. There are about six or seven million
Inhabitants of London, and it is pretty
safe to hazard a guess that half at least
of those millions must have seen the
super-Zeppelin burning in the skies the
other night. | regret to say that | was
one among the millions who did not see
it. and 1 find that l have become crea-
ture apart among most of my friends,
who all have different descriptions and
anecdotes to relate concerning that mar
Vicious and historic spectacle. 1t is the
new fashion of the moment to visit the
scene of the establishment of the German
gasbag. and though the supply of petrol
may be short, according to national and
economic reports, any day this week one
could see long line Of most expensive
cars vending their way out toward the
northeast confines of the metropolitan
area, where lies the hitherto unknown
village of Cuffley, which was the scene
Of the wonderful downfall.
CUFFLEY EXCURSION
A Cuffley excursion party is indeed
''the thing" to do these September days
1 wentointo boot shop yesterday which
Is especially famed for it's country foot
wear. found it difficult to get served
because a large proportion of the fair
shoppers present were searching for the
equivalent of masculine trench boots,
which they were purchasing in order that
they might tramp through the plowed and
sodden fields that encompass the scene
of the Zeppelins destruction.
Lady Diana Manners has already been
photographed leaning over a pile of the
wreokage, while l heard of one fashion
able party that made their way to Cuff
! fey taking with them a most elabora tie
| luncheon basket, including several Bottles
of champagne. This was placed on a
four-horse coach and driven with an ex-
cited and hilarious party to the outer
confines of the field where. having in
spected as much as is left of the skele-
ton of the Zeppelin. the joy. riders re-
turned and ate their lunch and drank
their champagne, waving their glasses
and cheering as they drank to the fur
Their downfall of many more Zepps. 1
fancy however, that after this week Cuff
fey will sink back once more into OBJ
scurity, for souvenir hunters will no
longer be able to dig or scrape another
token in remembrance from the mud into
which the land has been churned.
FASHION STILL REIGNS
Although we are not supposed to do
anything so frivolous as to buy new
clothes for the autumn and winter, there
are unerring signs of remarkable activ-
ity to be noted in the ateliers of famous
dressmakers round and about Bond street
and Hanover Square just at present No
body is supposed to have any money and
vet most people are apparently buying
things, and have noted no special signs
of economy either in material, modes or