Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-23
GIANT AT MIDGET WEDDING
Assortment of Human Freaks Lend
Eclat TO joyful Cere-
mony.
WEE-WEE AND SOME WHISPERS

human skeletons and fat men. that
looked like the skyline OF lower Manhat-
tan from the harbor hurried or strolled
according 10 the length OF their legs
into the middle ring Of the Barnum 6
Bailey show in Madison square gardon
last night for the first circus wedding Of
the year Miss Elsie Reiueking, snake
charmer, who Is about three feet tall,
became Mrs Short. wife OF Joseph Fran
els Short. midget clown. who Is Just a
little shorter. .H
When the band began to play Here
Comes the Bride" the midget couple all
white gloves seriousness and silence,
salked solomnly out Of tho Monkey su-
trance led by Rev. g, y. Daniels Of 20
East Eleventh street Right behind Mr..
Short and Mrs. short-to-be strolled
Hugo, The French giant, who is only
eight or nine feet IN height He added
majesty and solemnlty 20 the occasion
as best man. Holding Hugo's arm waa
ceye Gill, the Texas giantess, who II
not more than eight feet1n height She
was bridesmaid.
Next In the bridal train tripped two
flower glrls-Mle Maxine, tho snake en-
ebantresa, and Mile clifford, tho sword
swallower They scattorcd dahlias be-
fore the bridal pair when they won't into
the ring.
Procession Of TrcnLs.
Then came Princess Wee Wee, the
worlds smallest woman and her two
foot fthis refers 10 height companion
Count Paucei. smallest living man, who
was still lnrge enough 10 get away with
two tumblors Of beer and four glasses Of
wine at tho breakfast.
III weddings arc all Ike this / want
TO get married." said the count
Both Wee-Wee and Faucet had 10
hurry even run, to keep up with tho
iels1rely stroll Of Hugo. who seemed
bored by the affair, and pulled out ta-
bIecloth--or perhaps II was handkcr.
ehief~to wipo his broad cxpanss Of
brow"
Not far TO the rear waB Miss Grace
Gilbert. the bearded woman, tho only
woman in the world who has 70 shave
and doesn't. She wore q brown taffeta
with deeoliette room for her whiskers.
She was accompanied by Alistair Mac
Wilkie, who. AZ owner Of the worlds
prize set of whiskers, twelve feet in
length, looked as n no had lost nm cleo
tlon bet At tho wedding breakfast no
Hade n speech as long as hin beard. but
the "cnrioaities." as he called them. for
gave him, for ho tucked bis beard away
In his coat pocket while talking.
There were others In the procession,
too. Zip Barnum8 original what.
i1-1t.' who hears everything md says
nothing. But he can make eloquent
signs. and he expressed wish for
wife last night by folding his arms
around himself
rhc Guests md Their Apparel.
Jack Wilson, called the human beef
trust" just because he weighs 600
pounds; Alice Cherry, his chum, Lub-
berra, the double-bodlcd man; Eddie
Masher. the thirty-eight.poun "skelc
ton dude" and Miss Orlana, the Circas-
sian girl, who has head Ike gtuntod
yellow pine tree, we're also In the pro-
cesslon.
Mrs Short wore gown ef accordion
plcatcd white taffeta, trimmed with
Georgottc crepe, with clasps Of gold
holding the flsche-so they say. The
bridegroom wore evening clothes and q
scared look.
Mlss Gill; the giantoss, wore a gown
Of red satin. trimmed with mousselne
Of Chantilly lace. caught with til worth
Of brass at the left shoulder and drop
ping in long curves 10 tho heel Of her
right boot seven feet further down She
carried red roses. and looked like a
streak Of lightning. M, Hugo. the French |
giant. wore evening clothes with
boutoncrro Of lilac trees In his lapel.
Andrew sturtz. the tatooed boy-"every
move plcture'-was also there. Speak
ing Of marriage at the breakfast. Mile
Maxine. wife OF Andrew, and herself II
snake enchantrcsB when tho European
war doesn't cut off her supply OF snakes,
said she was tired Of looking at the
pictures and she'd trade her gallery"
off for couple OF good live constrictors
any day. Andy said he'd go into the
movies II she did.
or course. they have a circus wedding
every year or so. and sometimes the
same freaks" are married over and over
again, SO they say But neither Mr.. or
Mrs. Short had ever been married be.
fore, to anyone else or 10 each other
A snake Their Cupid.
A snake brought them togother last |
June. they say. Mrs. Short. who was |
then Miss RelnoMng, was in the Midget |
circus at Cuney Island Rs snake |
ehaHmer one day Mr. Short, who was |
clown there, was passing The snake
booth when he SAW boa-constrictor with /
its mouth open about 10 swallow the /
midget enehHutresa, or az least. Mr. /
Short thought Il was going to swallow /
her AH short wrlgglcd through the |
hara and saved bls brlde.to-ho. but just /
there The film stops
Whether be seised the boa Nv the tan /
and nlpned nff ita head ON tied "a into 4 /
knot thn stories Az not relate Anyhow /
tlte EbRrmHf and tho clown heRan % 4
love etrh other and They wanted ta /
Walt Be- gel married until they gai into /
Nes YORK. where lhsg have d lot ot /
nieHd6 Nha. unlike 2lp What.is-ltH /
rot eHA hfaF and see everything, bm |
H.k aH1 wtlfe ii. Too.
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