, 1891-08-22
HARRY NEWS CHOICE.
1t is Miss Catherine McLaen, a
Burlesque Actress.
The Most Beautiful Woman On
Earth in His Eyes.
His Romantic First Marriage
Seven Years Ago.

New YORK, Aug. 2l.-About a year
ago Harry s. New, son of John c. New,
editor of the indianapolis Journal aud
United States consul general in London,
while on a visit to Detroit, met Miss
Catherine Mclean, who was playing with
Kate Castleton in the burlesquc Faust
Up to'Ddte.
Mr.. New, one of the most popular
young men in Indianapolis, constantly
seen in society, a member of all the
prominent clubs and a record breaker in
several branches of athletics, suddenly
forsook everything for the pretty black
eyed singer.
Though no actual engagement was an-
nounced it was well understood between
the parties most interested that a betrothal
had taken place.
Since the departure OF his father for
London, and more particularly since the
appointment of Elijah Haliord as private
secretary to President Harrison, Harry :.
New has had entire charge of the .JDarRlL
The journal is well known throughout
the country, and especially in the West,
as the principal organ of the present ad-
ministration. As editor, il .chIef OF the
paper. therefore, and connected as he was
with high official persons. it is not sur
prising that young Mr.. New deemed it
wiser to conceal the TACT of his engage
ment until such time as he saw fit to an
nouncc II by a marriage notice.
Miss Catherine McLaen is striklngly
handsome aud about % years old. She
is tall, perfectly nroportioned and dresses
taultlessly. Anyone who looks at Miss
McLaen once will look a second time. She
was educated at a convent in Canada,
speaks several languages ~fuently and is an
accomplished musician. Her last appear
ance on the stage was in Fashions.
Yes, said MIR. New last night, lit is
perfectly true, | am to be married tomor-
row The whole affair will be strictly pri-
waite, There will be no groomsu en-, no
bridesmaids, no flowers and no cards.
81 hope you will be kind enough to
contradict the story printed In a morning
paper today that | fell in love with Miss
McLaen from having seen her on the
stage. There is not a particle of truth in
that report. | had met her several times
before | ever saw her on the stage. We
were introduced at the house of mutual
friends in Detroit.
q course | know that the fact of Miss
McLaen having been on the stage makes
her a target for sensational paragraphing,
but | would rather have what sensational
ism that is not true left out. Miss Nc
Laen went on the stage from necessity.
not from inclination.
She will not return to the stage. She
has not the slightest desire to do so. The
lady | marry tomorrow will make me A
wife of whom | shall be Justly proud.
She is well educated, accomplished, of
good family and in my eyes the most
beautiful woman on earth. The only
sign OF mental weakness she has ever
shown Is in having selected me for a hus.
band"
Mr.. Now has been receiving the con
CALCULATIONS OF many western friends stop
ping IN the city, but has invited none to
be present at the marriage except Mr..
John L. Brush, who is at the Hoffman
House.
The wedding of tomorrow recalls an
other romance earlier in the lite of MIR.
New. The story was never told in New
York, but has been well known to all his
friends.
In 1880 Mr.. New, then but % years
old, became acquainted with Miss Mill
gan, a beautiful Chicago girl. who was
visiting Indianapolis.
Although he never maid hcrany marked
attention. he nevertheless fell deeply in
love with her. No one thought that be
cause the young newspaper man made an
occasional call upon Miss Milligan and
once in a while took her out driving, any
serious understanding existed between
them. Nor did there.
One Sunday afternoon, however, MIR.
New and Miss Milligan took a buggy
drive. which marked an era in both their
lives.
While driving slowly along a lane lead
ing to one of the suburbs of INDIANAPOLIS
they suddenly came upon a picturesque,
uncovered church.
"Oh, how pretty" exclaimed the glrl.
1T is prettier inside" the young man
said; lets go IN"
They went in, as the story goes, out of
sheer curiosity. Inside the church a short
Afternoon service was being held. They
waited until it was over. What occupied
young News mind during that time no
one knows. Turning to the girl who was
with him, he said:
Let us get married.
She looked startled; then, with the
same strange audiences that PROMPTED
him to the asking-consented.
They had started out in the bright sun.
shine that Sunday afternoon, boy and girl
acquaiptances. They drove back to the
city in the deepening dusk man and wife.
The marriage was kept secret. In fact
1t was not contaminated until some
months later when the publication Of the
story IN a Chicago paper betrayed them to
their friends.
For three years the couple lived to-
gether very happily. The Young husband
became a widower 10 1888.
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