A CURIOUS ROMANIAN CUSTOM.

"The two white doves which were perched in the wedding

carriage excited much interest. They were given, following the

pretty Roumanian cuckoo, to the bride and bridegroom by the

people of Roumania to symbolise the happiness and peace which

are hoped to the newly-married couple."--_North Mail_.

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"A ROMANTIC COURTSHIP IN TURKEY.

Miss ---- visited Colonel ---- when boat, money, a

hiding-place in Constantinople last summer suffering from

smallpox."--_Provincial Paper._

There seem here to be all the elements of romance, but the story

suffers from overmuch compression. We shall wait to see it on the

film.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 7, 1919. · 第 40 / 40 题