El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-01

The daughter of Montana innkeep-
er is to become mistress of one of the
finest New York mansions on Filth
avenue. if she will
She is Miss Mabel Foster, the pretty
daughter of John w. Foster. of Butte,
Montant Her marriage to Senator
William A Clark's son will take
place in June The mansion is the
marble mystery that is building on
Seyenty-seventh street and Fifth ave-
nue., the property of Senator Clark, the
copper king.
Miss Foster is engaged to William
Andrews Clark. Jr.. the senator's fav-
orite son and namesake. So pleased is
the senator with the match that he
has said he will give her two wedding
presents The first shall be a million
dollar check on her wedding day. The
other will be the keys of the mansion
as soon as it is finished.
The present plan, subject to such
changes as the bride may graciously
dictate, is that the marriage shall take
place early in June at Butte. All the
Clark family will be present. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Andrews Clark. Jr., will
then go abroad for the rest of the year.
returning to take possession of the
marble mansion the following spring.
William A. Clark and John w. Fos-
ter, we're both pioneer miners in the
mountains of Montana. Today one has
a fortune variously estimated from
$50. OOO, 900 to $12O. 900; the other
has no fortune at all. The reason may
be that the goddess of the mines is
the most whimsical of all goddesses.
More probably it is that one man had
a more aggressive chin, firmer lips and
harder eyes than the other. Certainly
the paths that once lay side by side
grew further and further apart. and
would never have joined again had it
not been for 1.-The children 1.-The
children" will be married in June, and
for a time, at least. the paths of the
pioneers will lie closer.
Mabel Foster was known for a time
as "the belle of Butte" The fame of
smaller but more exclusive city of He
fame.
She is. indeed a slender. b1ack-eyed
girl of twenty. Her black hair stops
just short of being curly, and women
describe it as fluffy Her smile is
quick and charming. She has high
spirits and is impulsive and kindly
She was born in Butte. She has al
ways lived there. except when she was
at girls school on the Hudson
Foster had separated before Mabel was
born. 1t is not surprising. therefore.
that Mabel Foster and William An
drews Clark, Jr., did not meet until
six months ago. The young man is
credited with enterprise and courage
He proposed at their first meeting.
Miss Foster. on the other hand. is
credited with originality But Mr..
Clark's proposal found her quite I'M
prepared She said something like.
if not quite. This is SO sudden"
But 1 have been watching and ad-
miring you for a year and have made
up my mind" said he. And with true
Clark persistency he induced her to
make up her mind" then and there. |
And so they are engaged. And SO
they will be married in June.
When Senator Clark went to Butte !
last month he called on his sons fan
Gee. Like his son, he said he had
known her for long time, that he, !
too, had been watching" and admir- |
ing her. and he assured her that his !
son could not have made wiser /
.hoice. The innkeeper and the senator
shook hands as heartily as in the old
mining days. The senaor told the inn
keeper that his daughter should have
million dollar check and the keys of :,
he marble mansion in New York as a
Wedding present. Whereat they
shook hands once more.
William A. Clark. Jr., is a young man
If twenty-three. Two years ago he
anne out from Harvard. His life has
,een American and his conduct has
the expectations of all
Who knew him. little or well.
Born and reared in the widest part
If the only wild west of today. the
mining region of the Rocky noun
aims, he is a refined. scholarly youth
Without trace of the rough noun
aineer about him.
The son of one of the richest men in
America, he is so far. from being ex- {
ravagant that he is accused of being ]
near" IL
Active in a political campaign that Is
made older and more experienced men s
rantic. he kept the "cool head. cool
cart and calm hand that Browning g
recommended. and helped to control
he conventions that made his father {
United States senator. ii
1t was expected that when he left /
Harvard he would follow his elder V
rother. Charlie in chase around the c
yorld in search of pleasure. Instead I
e entered the Office of J. b. Welcome, | a
is fathers attorney, as a law student +
asst summer he was admitted to the 5
ar. and the supreme court of Montana I
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