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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 53, 27 March 1909, Page 3

TRAGEDY OF FANCY DRESS.

NURSE'S FATAL MTMTCKY OF A WRRKWOLF.

The death of Mis* Elizabeth Cray* stun, a. mime at the Liverpool Royal Infirmary, who was fatally burned at a fancy dre.ssi party, was the subject of art enquiry by the Liverpool coroner recently. A number of the nurses held a surprise party in their sitting-room at the infirmary, th: 1 surprise element consisting of tiio style of fancy costume to be worn. Miss Crayston appeared as "werewolf," her costume consisting or cottonwool. After a whist drive Xur.se Crayston, who had been warned about the dangerous character of her attire, was standing near the fire, when a spark flew out and ignited her clothing. She was immediately enveloped in flames. Miss (l.rinilhs, another nurse, quickly, threw a rug over Miss Crayston and ex-1 tingiiished the flames-, but the woman was so badly burned that she died. The coroner commended Miss OriflUhs for her pluck. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death.

"It is time," said the. speaker, "that we had amoral awakening in this town. | L.'t us am* in our might. Let us gird « np our loins. Let us take ofT our coats. * Let. us bare our arms. Lot us " "Hold oil, now," screamed an angular ladv, who was seated near the platform; "if this is to be a. moral awakening don't yon dare to propose to take off another thing." Mrs. Blunder lias just received a telegram from India. "W'liat an admirable invention tlie telegram, is!" she exclaimed:, "'when you come.to consider Hint this message lias come a distance of thousands of miles, and the pun on Hi l envloiH' isn't dry vet." ! Nearly 80.ft00.000 gallon* of water aiv used annually to cleanse t'be streets of tlie City of London, • |