DAMAGE OF A MIDGET

Taranaki Daily News, 8 August 1930, Page 9

DAMAGE OF A MIDGET

6-FOOT POLICEMAN'S BRIDE HER HEAD BELOW HIS WAIST GREAT PUBLIC INTEREST By Telegraph— Press Assn. —Copyright. Rec. 7.30 p.m. London, August .7 A crowd rivalling that which assembled outside the Savoy to witness Miss Amy Johnson’s arrival waited in the pouring rain for the appearance at the church of the midget bride Winnie Yelland, 43 inches. People packed the street to such an extent that the limousine, from which she could scarcely see out of the window, was hemmed in and unable to proceed. Other cars contained members of a midget group of theatricals, of whom Miss Yelland is a member.

Despite her high-heeled shoes and fashionable bead crown, the bride’s head did not come to the bridegroom’s waist. He is Jimmy Mac, of 71 inches, a. stalwart London policeman. A cousin of the bride gave her away. When she held out her-hand for the _ring the groom had to bend low to put it on her finger. The bride cut the wedding cake, which was 14 inches taller than herself.

Miss Yelland is a daughter of a sixfoot Devonshire man. She has maintained the family since her father was killed in the war.