![]() ![]() Tom may have come from a prominent family, but he was five years older than her and his bank account was slim. She “ranted, raved and stormed and had hysterics,” said Marguerite. Her father noted calmly that she was still young and might change her mind. In the early spring they told her parents they wanted to marry. It was a surprise to Marguerite that the better she knew him, the more she found him “gallant and chivalrous,” “loveable and charming.” It wasn’t long before she fell madly in love with him. The cooler she acted, the more heated his interest until, finally, he succumbed and fell in love with her. “He was piqued by my indifference,” she said. ![]() He sent her flowers and she thanked him politely he took her for drives and she smiled sweetly he asked her to dances and she accepted, then sometimes broke the dates and showed up with someone else. She lured him in, and then treated him with detachment. But rumbles of war brought the carousel to a halt. ![]() They had their love and that seemed enough. While the others threw themselves at his feet, she “snubbed him, abused him, ignored him.” Her wicked methods just might work. She made up her mind to use the same tactics on Tom that he used on all the girls. She was determined to snag a fiancé before the winter was over, and Tom was her target. It was known that he had already broken off one engagement, but then again, so had Marguerite. An abundance of rich, pretty girls would do most anything to win him over. She claimed she had no serious interest in Tom, but his apathy was a conundrum and she took his disinterest as a dare. Twenty-year-old Marguerite Baker, a ripe, bright-eyed beauty and one of the “birds” at the debutante cotillion, stood out from the others in her blue tulle gown sparkling with silver. He was a regular, “a member,” of the bachelor balls, who stood attired in his tailcoat, aloof from anyone on his trail. Tall and strongly built, he rode well, danced like a dream, and was adored by all the debs. Scion of an elite Baltimore family and twenty-five years old when she first laid eyes on him, Tom Harrison was considered the handsomest bachelor in Baltimore. It made her feel “like a song-bird released from a cage.” Marguerite broke away from her mother’s social ambitions by marrying Thomas Bullitt Harrison. Both were alone in Berlin: Stan, because she was seeking a divorce from her husband, a German doctor Marguerite because she was widowed and working.Įach of them was rebellious and unafraid: As a young woman on holiday in Florence, Stan Harding broke away from her controlling parents and fled to a group of English expats. They were both fluent in French and German and interested in the arts, and both worked as journalists. Well bred, well educated, and well traveled, both were reddish-haired beauties with mischievous gray-blue eyes, engaging smiles, and keen intellects. Stan Harding Krayl, as she was known in Germany, and Mrs. These things did not ruin the overall experience or look however, the suggestions are in hopes for better experiences for others.On the one hand, Mrs. One was snagged when we received it, but I was hard to notice. We also got our groomsmen ties from Two Birds. It was much shorter than the other 2 dresses that were extra length and it was disappointing because she paid for the extra length. (3) Three of my girls ordered extra length and I'm pretty sure 1 of them was not extra length (although it said it was). For the amount of money spent and it being a bridesmaid dress, I would think they could have been presented a bit nicer. (2) Packaging - The dresses are not inexpensive and they came waded up in an envelope type package. This seemed like a large cost to just try the dress. To be able to have them all try the dress, I would have had to pay a fee, (I believe $40 or so each) for a sample dress to be sent to their house to try. (1) All of my bridesmaids live in different cities and in different 4 states. I’ve gotten cheap sweatpants from amazon that were better packed and presented. Another review mentioned the way they were packaged for shipping. We had to tie creatively to ensure they’d stay put. If you’re smaller than a size 4 or so, these will be HUGE in the waist. We were asked to go ahead and fill out a form (on a word document) and then phone our payment info in. You can’t just place a secure online order like a normal person. Their limited assortment and one-size setup should reduce the extended lead time. We also had to pay extra for a rush order when we ordered about 8-10 weeks out. They refunded that upcharge when I complained. One of us was told to order extra length, and at 5’9” in 4” heels. The fabric weighs a TON, and the ballgown skirts are comically full. Is company makes a good product and customer service is at least nice to you, but it’s a pretty disorganized and poorly run operation. ![]()
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