AN ODD WEDDING PARTY.
What must have been an odd and amusing party assembled recently at a town in the north of England for a marriage ceremony. The bridegroom was a solo-play er on the euphonium, and stood six feet one inch in his stockings; the bride, on the other hand, was only two feet eight inches in height, which means that she was just as tall as a large St. Bernard dog. The gentleman who undertook the office of ‘ giving away ’ the bride had no arms, but he signed the marriage certificate notwithstanding, holding the pen between his teeth. The bride’s lack of stature was amply compensated for by the noble proportions of the principal bridemaid, who was a professional giantess ; another of the bridesmaids was a ‘ fire queen,’ while the ‘ best man ’ (who ought to have been a dwarf, to balance things), measured seven feet ten inches in height.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 39, 26 September 1891, Page 423
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151AN ODD WEDDING PARTY. New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 39, 26 September 1891, Page 423
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