GRETNA GREEN BRIDE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 74, 8 January 1930, Page 6

GRETNA GREEN BRIDE.

“NOT WONDERFULLY HAPPY.” WIFE WHO CANNOT COOK. The course of true love is not running too smoothly for Air and Mrs Eric H. Nurthen, the young stage lovers who were recently married at Gretna Green. It is not because they are not wonderfully happy; they are. The trouble is that Airs Nurthern, .better ljiiowu as Bubbles Delainey, simply cannot cook. A correspondent of the “Sunday News” found the newly-wedded couple lunching at a “snack bar” somewhere in the West End. They eat out because Bubbles is not able to. get breakfast ready before lunch-time. “The other day,” Said the 17-year-old husband, a little sadly, “Bubbles took exactly an hour and 40 minutes to prepare breakfast. As we intend shortly to go on tour in variety, I am wondering whether’ she will ever be ready in time to play matinees. “What did you have for breakfast?” the writer asked. “Well,” said Bubbles, laughingly, “when eventually I did manage it the result was quite a tempting dish of eggs, tomatoes and bacon. Anyway, I did my best. And how would you like to cook breakfast in a fur coat? You sec,” .she explained, “our dressing gowns are at Thorpe Bay, where we intend to make our permanent home. For the time being we are living at New Barnet, and I cook on a gas-fire ring. ‘Married life is certainly a change from the stage,” Airs Nurthern continued. “I have never been accustomed to do anything for myself, and we cannot get any domestic advice from our families because they have not forgiven us yet. “Anyway, everything will be all right in the end. We are arranging a music hall tour in the provinces, after which I hope to return to musical comedy. Our variety act will consist principally of eomodv dialogue.” Aliss Delaney, who. is 27, lias played principal parts in leading productions of “Irene,” “Bettv,” “Oh, Joy,” and the “Lady of the Rose.” “People are saying that I kidnapped Eric,” she said. “Now. docs lie look as if be would allow himself to be kidnapped?” Eric laughed, took a bite from his sandwich, and retorted: “She’s some kidnapper!” /