The coastland times., 1956-03-23
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THE + PAST
BY CAROLYN LLOYD

Now l do have problem. AS
Society Editor don't know
whether to go to Monaco to cover
Grace's wedding or to Indepedence
to cover Margaret's. Since both
will take place in April, the deci-
sion is a hard one to make.
There is little doubt that the
bigger show will be in Monaco.
Already the announced plans
sound more like the production of
a movie Spectacular" than a we'd
ding, and the ceremony will un-
doubtedly provide Miss Kelly with
her greatest starring role. Prince
Rainier will, of course, be more in
the limelight than are most bride
grooms and most likely will be
well rehearsed in his part, so it is
bound to be quite an affair.
On the other hand, / rather
lean towards Independence. After
all, Margaret is marrying North
Carolinian and good Democrat
and deserves the attention of
North Carolina papers. There1l be
no fabulous goings-on at Mar
garet's wedding, though it is
doubtful that she can keep it as
quiet as she plans.
1t has been suggested to me
that the problem of solving the
weddings be solved by my going
to independence and persuading
the Boss to go to Mbnaco. One diff
ficulty in that connection occurs to
me-In answer to an inquiry Miss
Kelly has announced that "tails"
will be worn at her wedding; and
somehow, just can't pic
ture the Boss in tails. The Prince
did say that dinner jackets may be
worn, but even a royal bridegroom
will probably be overuled on the
matter of proper attire for the
wedding. Although full. dress eve
ming attire for men is rarity ir
Belhaven, and, assume, Manteo
such garments can be rented anC
the problem isn't insurmountable
but l don't know the sugges.
ton has further merit in that il
Pratt Jr. went along to take pic.
lures, the circulation Of this paper
should go up immensely for al
least one issue.
Oh, well, maybe our readers car
bear up under reading secondhand
accounts. They are probably g
great deal more interested in read.
about our local brides. In my opin.
ion, the local girls need not envy
the two celebrities whose romances
have made the headlines. Grace
Kelly, as a movie star, doubtless
accepts the glaring lights of pub
licity as stock in trade, but Mar
garet Truman must long at times
for the privacy of the days before
she became "the Presidents
Daughter" She must wonder why
it should concern the public
whether she ate breakfast in bee
or in the dining room while at the
Daniels Zebulon home. At times
she must echo the lines of Emily
Dickinson:
"How dreary to be somebody
How public like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog"
Though far from Cindereflas
both of the brides-to-be must
sometimes pinch themselves to
make sure they are not dreaming
They couldn't have been very diff
ferent in childhood from thousands
of other little American girls who
dreamed of growing up to become
rich and famous and finding ro-
nance. Most of those little girls
early abandoned the first part OF
the dream and settled for plain
romance, but the fates decreed
otherwise for these two.
1t is enough to make one wonder
about the little girl down the
street.-the one with freckles anC
braces on her teeth. Don't laugh
at her daydreams-they may come
true.