Tomato… Tomato ( A Cautionary Tale)

An English girl, moved to New York and, soon after arriving, romantically acquired a local boyfriend. Shortly after that they were both invited to a party. It would be, she was told, fancy-dress. After many sleepless hours, She decided on witty outfits for herself and the boyfriend and they turned up resplendent and a little sweaty as a pair of tomatoes.  She was a tomato, he a tomato.  They were shown into the grand residence and waddled into a room full of Americans wearing black-tie, cocktail frocks, and diamonds. The English girl had misunderstood. “Fancy-dress” had meant dress fancy.

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