Beaver County News | 1919-08-27 | Page 3 | Married in Bathing Suits

MARRIED IN BATHING SUITS Ceremony Certainly Saved Bride and Groom Considerable Expense in Wedding Finery. The funniest ' wedding I ever saw was when camping last summer, writes a correspondent of the Chicago Tribune. Trib-une. A girl friend and her father were there and she met a young man whom she grew fond of in a short time. One night he asked her father for her hand, but father objected because be-cause of the short acquaintance. The next morning the couple met and planned to elope, but somehow father "got wise," so this was spoiled. When swimming that afternoon they met again and the girl happened to mention men-tion that her father had gone to the village and would not return until evening. eve-ning. The boy said: "This is our time." A minister was on the shore and they went to him and asked to be married at once. The ceremony was performed on the beach, the couple attired in their bathing suits.