Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1907 — The Final Shower. [ARTICLE]

The Final Shower.

“And you say when the heiress became the wife of the foreign nobleman it was a shower wedding.” “I should say so.. The bride wore a shower bouquet.” “Yes.” “And then there was a shower of rice.” “My!” “Followed by a shower of congratulations and old shoes.” “Well! Well! And how did It end up?” "Very embarrassing all around. The nobleman's creditors fame around and presented a shower of bills."