“NO BLUSHING BRIDES”
OLD ILLUSION SHATTERED That kindly little fellow. Eros, is liable to break his bow and arrow in disgust and throw the pieces down on Piccadilly’s hurrying crowds when he hears this piece of news, states a writer in the ‘Daily Mail.’ A man who should know has _ just shattered one of the most cherished illusions of those who love romance by declaring; “There are no blushing brides nowadays.” He is Mr Walter James Lickley, who, during 22 years as superintendent registrar at the old St. George’s, and the new Caxton Hall. Westminster, register offices, has married thousands of couples—princes and peers among them. Mr Lickley, who is retiring from the position, said: “We used to read about blushing brides, but to-day they are very few and far between. In tact, nowadays the bride is generally more composed than the bridegroom. Alter all, it is a woman’s great day, and she usually dominates the occasion.
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Evening Star, Issue 22191, 20 November 1935, Page 17
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