The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-25
DANCER AND MILLIONAIRE
WIN OPENING LAP IN RACE
Romano Fleming and Allan
Carlisle Both Work to Make
Marriage Success

New York, July 25-Romaine Flem-
ing. attractive "10-cents-a-dance
hostess, and Allan Carlisle, her shy,
collegiate millionaire husband, have
won the first sprint in the Young
Love versus Life handicap.
Romano, long accustomed to taking
care of herself. stepped out and found
herself Job while the honeymoon
was still in its first quarter. Her
friend Peggy Fears, actress producer,
gave Romano a bit in her show.
Allan also has gone to work. His
decision required more time and con-
sideration. His Harvard course still
had a year to run when his persist
ent courtship resulted in romantic
alliance.
Living Simply
II had not studied for any profess
sion," he apologized boyishly. wish
I had, now. I'd just taken general
course. woke up to find that I could
have used a better background for
business"
SO his first Job is with large in
Surance firm. He starts as a sales
man. A few days of lining up pros
poets left him cropping, but enthusiast
tic. Many of his college fellows look
like "sure things" to him.
The Carlisles are living and intend
to live simply. Their apartment is a
most modest one in Greenwich Viii
lage. The "missus" is well schooled in
making and mending her own clothes,
If necessary. A tWo-burner kitchen
cite gas plate is also a familiar item
to her.
Young Carlisle, though expected to
inherit some 100000 one of these
days, appears to be on a conservative
college allowance. It is matter he
will not discuss.
His earliest upsets, concerns and
handicaps grew out OF Broadway's
typical exploitation of cinderella
marriage" He found his name and
that of his bride -four sheeted" most
prominently.
The Broadway rumors had it that
members of his family were disturbed
by the blatant ballyhoo and there
had been councils of the clan.
Still Dancing
The honeymoon routine has includ-
ed repeated visits to the "Orpheum
Dance Palace" from which Romano
graduated into matrimony. The ro-
mantle legend has persisted that
Cinderella" usually appear over
night at the Ritz or at ringside seats
in the Swankiest spots.
But Romano returns to her old
haunts. Allan also meets his old pals
there.
1.-THE place and these people were
all part OF our romance" explains the
bride. cts like going home"
After all, the new Mrs. Carlisle had
danced as a hostess for several years.
Carlisle, with fellow collegians from
Harvard and Princeton, would drop
in for dancing diversion while week.
ending in New York. He meets his
college fellows and she dances about
with old friends or chats with the
other girls.
More Romances Due
Two of them are. at the moment,
in the throes of romances expected
to end soon in wealthy marriages.
One of them is a member of a trio
with whom Romano once shared
quarters.
Still another, Miss Violet Pye, dark
and slender colleen from Belfast,
studies art and writing during the
daytime. She has contributed to The
Princetonian and The Ding, the
Princeton magazines. Until a few
months ago she was secretary in a
Wall Street office.
The girls chatteringly remind you
that Miss Romano was wooed for
about year and a half before she
agreed to marry. Allan had been
ready for the wedding bells at least
a year ago, they say. but she encour-
aged him to stay in school and talk
things over with his parents.
AS for Mrs. Carlisle, she would have
you know that she married Allan and
not his millions.