Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-24

w clear day today, aren't you Do you
like to write It's, 'twere and 'twere.
90. I've got run on those words lately,
nave you noticed it, have. After while
I'll get kink on something else. so you
probably won't get too tired of this one
before it's over.
You see. the reason I'm glad It's
clear is because the Flower Market is to
being held at Rittenhouse Square and tho
May Market is going on out at Yer
non Park So it is kind of me to wish
good weather on the workers.
Did you see the crowd outside the Girl
Scouts rummaEe sale yesterday morning?
] can't say blame them there's frock
in the window l wouldn't mind having
myself And I hear Bailey's and Caldwelrs
and lot Of wonderful shops have sent do.
nations. It's at 1928 Chestnut street, YOU
know The Government took over the
store at 1907 Market street, where they
had planned to hold their sale last week.
All the Girl scou, captans-Ellen Mary
CassAtt, Gwen Martin Harriet Deaver and
dozens of others-are interested in the sale.
and judging from Yesterdays success its
going with a rush
A BOUT today's Flower Market in Ritten.
"A house Square. Did you know that two
prizes have been offered for the best
sketches of the Flower Market of 1918?
The rules state that sketches may he made
in any medium and must not be framed
: They must be left at the Academy of the
E Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry streets be-
fore 2 O'Clock on Tuesday of next week
that is May 28-and must he called for and
taken away on the following Mondav
The name and address Of the artist must
be written distinctly on the back Of the
picture ard-whtsper it low-the artists
must all he under thirty years of age.
HAVE heard of the difficulties through
which the bride of today must pass. hut
nothing compared to this tale, and its all
true, you know.
The little bride Of whom | speak had
planned to ne married about three weeks
from now, and suddenly one evening comes
a telegram from the only man in the
world" that he won't hc able to get off
next month; in fact. he can only come
right the next day or not again for months
Cu a. u'lOth lIlP NlEnl tne teleSlAm
came it was decided to have the wedding
next day Bridesmaids and maid Of honor
had been chosen long since but Of course
there was nothing doing in that way. for
it was rot possible to get the proper
dresses ready in less than twelve hours 1r
fact, what to do about the brides dress.
Well, a maid was dispatched to New York
for the froCk. some one else ran out for the
clergyman to perform the ceremony, and
the bride herself fed in another direction
for tule and vet more tulle to make the
veil and fill any discrepancies the frock
might have.
The bridegroom arrived in time so dld
the family and the friends who had heen
called hurriedly by phone: and the Whole
party sat around and waited for the maid
to arrive with the dress, for. YOU see. the
ceremony's time had to depend on when
the dress came. If the dress and the maid
got back by noon the wedding was to take
place about T. if she got hack by = it
would take place an hour later perhaps
Anyhow, that dress and that dress only
had to he worn.
Meantime. as the guests and bridegroom
waited around, suddenly the bride would
think of some one else to invite and then
every one would rush to the phone and call
that some one up and tell them to hustle
around
How they ever got food and decorations
to say nothing Of ring and officiating cler
gyman. goodness only knows. hut they must
have got both, when ! heard the story
they had been safely married for some few
days.