A STARTLED BRIDEGROOM.
A great many people say groom when thcy°mcan bridegroom. A K| 00111 < ot course, is a manservant, iisna ly liveried. Olio of the largest ready-made clothing houses in Manchester received not long ago from the country a letter, the suUstance of which rms: "What is the proper dre<s for a groom in the afternoon?" The clerk who opened the letter naturallv enough referred it to the .lverj department. The head of that branch, in turn, dictated a brief reply, semething like this: "Bottle-green coat, fpwn-eoloiired trouws with top-hoots, si'ik hat with cockade. Our prices arj as follows," etcetera. A. week" ehipsed. nnd the firm recened a plaintive little note: "I always knew it was expensive to get married; but can't you suggest '-onietliing a .i~tle less elaborate!"
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 87, 24 September 1915, Page 1 (Supplement)
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130A STARTLED BRIDEGROOM. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 87, 24 September 1915, Page 1 (Supplement)
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