The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-14
Listening In Or Foe

morning over my cup of coffee find a picture of Cerise with her head bent against the also inclined head of a per fectly beautiful young woman with Cupids and doves and roses and sun flowers wreathed around them by the enthusiastic artist. It is a real TO- mance,. pretty little love story, and everybody is so-o-o-O happy about dear Cerise and Hubert Licorish, who have announced their engagement. It seems they are just suited. for each other Rnd they are so exceptional.E
 'aThe next morning read that every body is in tears. It seems that Hu- bert's annoying wife, who has been liv- ing on the old farm with their six chill dren on diet of turnips or something, has explained quite simply that Hubert can't get married because he is still married to her. Great guns walls Hu- bert, in the following days interview, can it be that I forgot to get that divorce that Thursday five years ago when I started for my lawyers? By love, remember now-went to lunch on the way and forgot all about it.
 ''Then they interview Carise, who is found Recamier-like on her imported chaise-longue attired in cream lace and fluff, looking pale and lovely. She will be true to Hubert, she says in a firm sweet voice. Nothing shall separate them. Their marriage will proceed as announced. See how he loves her sixty-five photos of him about the room, and then here is Cheeseflakes, her Pom dog, that Hubert paid $6,000 for. What more could any woman ask? She and Hr1harf hoUo f0 fofI IsIra Jsaf,o.., supplying enough photos and interviews protesting their beautiful devotion to one anther for weeks and they haven't seven minutes between them to devote to work on the lot.
 "Then Tadpole Teeming, the comic star, gets million dollars willed him by an uncle in Madagascar and he takes three days telling of the good works he is going to do with it. Then it seems that the man turns out not to be Tad poles uncle after all and the next day it evolves that he turns out to be dead in the least and anyhow, he didn't have any money to leave if he had been dead or anybody's uncle. This does not let Tadpole off. He has to renounce the million nObly in print and explain in one whole column how he prefers to work for hls wealth.
 "Or else little Crispy Shimmers says she guesses she'll play 'Genevieve the Poor Sewing Girl and immediately ten other fair ladies hop up to shriek that no, indeed! Why, their scenarios for 'Genevieye the Poor Sewing GirP have been all written for ages What can that snip of a Crispy be thinking of, with her profile, anyhow! Every one of the ten is interviewed every day and sometimes the reporters are camped around Crispy's doorstep as thick as swarming bees and she comes out in a pretty Paris frock and gives them ice cream or coffee, and they write regular has-hish dreams about her..
 Everybody takes sides as to which lady they really want to play Genevieve and a pleasant time is had by all. Only they just can't get any work done, not even dusting off their pearl necklace and polishing up their diamonds. tell you they are being driven to nervous breakdowns with all the excitement they have on their hands and I'm wOr- ried. I like the pictures and pretty soon there won't be any pictures be- cause nobody has any time to make 'em."
 "That'd be finep declared the an- noyed man.