\ir-raids Shanghai Girl Marries At Tunbridge Wells; Gay Time at Calverly Hotel I am sending you this group taken just before Nancy Neild (daughter of Dr. and Mrs, Neild) arrived at the church for her wedding. At the last minute we had to change it to Tunbridge Wells, as the Rennells. who were lending their house, had no windows left and lived and slept in the basement and ground floor. So we changed it to Tunbridge Wells ard had the reception at the Calverly Hotel, states a letter recently received in Shanghai, in which the wedding of Miss Neild, formerly of Shanghai, is described.
We had had a very bad time the preceding week with air fights all day and bombs dropping near each night. I very much doubted if we would ever get to the wedding. Nancy had a white wedding; she carried the most gorgeous piece of Brussels lace I have ever seen—it fell rom a spray of artificial orange blossoms on her head and formed a train over the shorter train of her thick, parchment-coloured crepe dinner. frock. which had a heart-shaped neck and long sleeves, She carried a sheaf of Hamsi lilies. Miss Ray Stoper was the only bridesmaid, in turquoise velvet with clove carnations, The first time we wert to try on her frock and veil there was a very bad raid—two bombs fell near and then we heard two more come whistling down, Everyone went down on their hands ard knees and I thought our last hour had come. Then again as she got in the car ready to go to church....It was a glorious day, however, and Hitler was kind, There was no more excitement until they left whea a terrife fight took place overhead.
About 150 came to the wedding. all locals except for immediate relatives. Mr. T. J. Fisher of B. & S. came down with Tony who proposed the bride's health, The only other people were the Nyes, Barlams, and Mrs. Stuart, and Burton-Sayers. Everyone t tells me Nancy made the leviiest bride they have ever seen—and she really looked lovely. The spent the honeymoon at Broadwood and said t was lovely to get away from the war for three months.
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