A HAPPY MARRIAGE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18875, 30 May 1923, Page 7

A HAPPY MARRIAGE

LADY PLEASANCE TALKS. "FOR BETTER OR WORSE." LONDON,. May 12. Widespread interest is still being displayed in the romantic love story of Lady Pleasance, daughter of the Earl of Stradbroke. Details of her marriage with Mr Owen M'Kenna, who was a wireless operator on a P. and 0. steamer, when he first met Lady Pleasance, are being feat/ured in many newspapers. ' Lady Pleasance looks radiantly happy, and presents a strong contrast to the quiet, reserved young woman who was known to a limited number of friends in Melbourne recently. She has left her husband's relatives in Scotland and has travelled with her husband to Ireland, where, the honeymoon is being spent. While passing through lielfast, Lady Pleasance was interviewed. She made no effort to hide her feelings of happiness, and her remarks showed that sue was facing the future full of assurance that she had taken the right step in following the dictates of her own heart. "We have taken each other for better or for worse," said Jjady Pleasance, with a happy smile, which left no doubt about the future being all "better" and no "worse." "We are extremely happy," added Lady Pleasance. "We could not postpone the wedding for the arrival of my parents, whom I expected in London on Mav 10." The happy bride had but little more to say. Her eyes spoke volumes. There was a final sentence, however, before the interview concluded. "The only secrecy about our wedding," said Lady Pleasance, "was the date of it. Lady Stradbroke told a representative of the Sydney Sun that the widespread publicity given to the marriage of Lady Pleasance was causing her great distress. Many reports were inaccurate, and she did not wish her friends in Australia to have any wrong impression. 4 Lady Stradbroke emphasised the faet that she knew all about the marriage arrangements some months before the event. "We did not, try to prevent the marriage or postpone it by a single day," she said.. "Lady, Pleasance had been staying with friends at Birmingham, and the couple were hurriedly married because Mr M'Kenna was shortly rejoining his ship. "Nowadays people liked to get married according to the ceremonial they choose. Surelv these two were entitled to do that. My son-in-law has written to me saying that he regretted the undue publicity which unfortunately some newspapers had featured with great prominence. Both Lord Stradbroke and myself wish them every happiness."