EMPIRE'S IDOL.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10742, 13 November 1928, Page 8

EMPIRE'S IDOL.

■—. .... I LITTLE DUCHESS’ MARRIAGE ‘‘LINES.” p The romance of the youngest . daughter who married the ’King’s , son is tlie fulfilment of a fairy tale ' which keeps alive one’s faith in the happy ending to life. t No fairy tale has thrilled an Em- . pire so much as the courtship of . Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and tlie . Duke of York, and while still in her middle twenties, the elfish little , girl who spent her childhood at Glamis Castle, lias been tlie subject of many biographies, states an overseas publication. < • The latest, and perhaps the simplest and most pleasing is by Lady Cynthia Asquith—a versatile member of a brilliant family. labile adding little that is now to what we already know about the charming Duchess of York—how . could -there be .anything left—after the glare of merciless limelight had shone its brightest—the story is written with a happy intimacy which emphasises the radiant personality of tlie slender smiling figure who bus snared the imagination of an Empire, • V" Weddings are of. paramount importance to women, and those whose “lines” are ordinary affairs .printed on tinted paper, will be interested to know that the Duchess; licence is a roll of parchment nearly a yard square. The document was- prepared in a. locked room, and toolr nearly three- days /to complete'. Twenty ‘ quills of varying -thickness were used to. do the old English . lettering iii. black ink ‘ i • T]ie great value of. Eudv Cynthia’s bi)o|r, f puhlifibed * bv. ]:lu.telnnson's, 'is the collection of pictures of. the Duchess ip childhood—a collection, which, for charm, grace, and. elfin elusiveiiess • are a .delight in themselves. '