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Show I TANDY LADY' TO BE A BRIDE ELfZABBT& . ' , i NEW YORK The engagement of I Miss Mary Elizabeth Evans proprie- j tress of tho famous "Mary Elizabeth" I tea and candy rooms on Fifth Avenue, ! to Henry D. Sharpe of Providence, R. j L, adds a new chapter to a most interesting inter-esting American business romance. ' Miss Evan's grandfather, Judge Henry j Reigel of Syracuse, died when she was a little girl and she added to the fam- ; ily income by making candy in her i own home and selling it. When she reached 15 years, her business had : grown into a candy kitchen of which I Syracuse was pro.ud. Then she came to New York and prospered amazing- ; ly. During the war she offered her I "Mary Elizabeth" shops as an experl- I ment station for trying out govern- : ment recipes, helping Hoover. Then I she went to France as a Red Cross I worker. OO r I |