The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05
PICTURE LEADS TO BRIDE
PRETTY WOMAN IN MAGAZINE
CUT ExcITEs CUPID

Sounr or URN CROSSES tne WA" ~
Find the Original Who Becomes
Wife of American Who Also March,
ed Many MiIes-Princess Airline
Heroine in Real Life.
In love with ma gaZine portrait, two
men, one a wealthy American and the
other the count of Turin, possible heir
to the throne of Italy, raced from west
and east to lay their hearts and earth
ly treasures at the feet of the original.
The American won and now Miss Anna
Cassin, of Albany N. Y, lis the wife
of Archibald Jermain Mcclure, Jr, or
the same city.
1t was the hand of fate that directed
each step in this wonderful series OF
events which brought into real life
Princess Airline, the heroine of Richard
Harding Davis BY chance the picture
of Miss Cassin was sent to an Eastern
magazine for publication in one OF its
features, TYPES of Fair Women"
where it attracted much attention, par
ticularly that of the two men who
sought to wed the original.
Archibald Mcclure had travelled in
Europe to complete his education on
leaving an American college. His heart
was in no wise disturbed when he re-
turned to devote his time and engi-
neering talent to Western mines. In
fact, while he had all the attributes for
a good husband, he was not recorded
as a ladies' man.
He was travelling from Sacramento
to San Francisco when the great
change came over him, and the way 1t
all came about is an argument to show
that so-called chance is really ''spe-
cial Providence"
See Fate in Picture.
naUchov n ''train b1,tcoer" IN Give
him his technical name came through
the train calling his wares with rau-
couS -insistence. Mr.. Mcclure didn't
want to buy a magazine and he paid no
attention to the one that the neWSboy
placed on the seat beside him. A va
grant wind overturned the leaves,
which attracted his attention. His eye
caught portrait that appealed to him.
He bought the magazine and studied
the photographs under the general
head of Types of Fair Women"
The portrait which Archibald Nc
Clure looked upon with an interest
he never before had known was one
that would command attention any
where. At first one thinks that it is
the pose that makes it so striking, but
this is quickly succeeded by the con-
Viction that it is the face itself, and
that the pose is merely incidental. One
is necessary to the other. An Ameri-
and calm restfulness shining from the
eyes. They are fine eyes with a fear
lessneSs in them born of confidence.
They are wide apart and the eyebrows
over them are strongly marked and
beautifully carved brow is broad, white
and smooth and the dark hair sweeps
gracefully and careleSsly away in a
sort of modified pompadour.
The firm lines at the corners of the
full lips make the mouth appear larg-
er than it is. 1t is a good generous
mouth, the kind from which one would
expect words of truth, sympathy and
of understanding to fall. The chin is
very fine. 1t is not large, although
the poise of the head makes it seem
rather heavy at first glance.
The beautiful head is supported by
n white column of neck which slopes
away into shoulders such as Romney
used to paint. The pose the chin
Slightly raised and the head turned to
one side, gives an imperial beauty to
the portrait. There is certainly moth
ing of humility in it, and neither is
there the suggestion of conscious pride.
She looks the queenly woman, to whom
a crown could add little of regal air.
And yet when the portrait was taken
Miss Cassin had just been introduced
into society. She was hardly out of
her teens and her school days were just
over. The photographer who took the
picture was so much impressed by 1t
that he asked permission to send it to
the magazine and this was granted.
Miss Cassin was having a beautiful
time in her home in Rensselaer, and in
Albany. 1t did not OCCUR to her that
wherever her portrait travelled it made
captives. And by the time she did hear
about it she was not especially inter-
eSted.
Love Pulse Quickened.
Mr. Mcclure was smitten by the pic
ture. He promptly wrote to his friends
in Albany and made inquiries about
the original and the replies told him
that she was really as beautiful as her
portrait. Also that her family was
comfortably rich and that their posi-
lion was recognized by the exclusive
Albany folk who go back to the Hen
dirk Hudson days. Then he made UP
his mind that after all the West wasn't
especially interesting and it was not
good place for him to live in. He
started across the continent as fast
as the trains could carry him to meet
Miss Cassin.
This wasn't in the least difficult, as
she had already become a belle in the
social set in which he moved He
found that the portrait really did not
do Miss Cassin justice, and he courted
her with so much enthusiasm, earnest
ness and devotion that they We're en-
gagged before their friends realized that
the romance had fairly begun.
Within six months after the time
that he saw her picture in the maya
zine she had become his wife, She
made something of a sensation at Palm
Beach, where they went on their hon
eymoon James r. Keene gave a din
ner in their honor at the Florida resort
and the favor which Mrs. Mcclure re-
ceived was a diamond horseshoe pin
almost as big as pear. AT Lakewood
and afterWard at Newport Mrs Nc
Cures beauty continued to make a.
stir.
Count Was Too Late.
The difference in miles between the
Golden Gate and New York and the
Mediterranean and New York is not
so very great. But in many things
distance is not to be measured in miles.
1t was a matter of chance that the
magazine containing the portrait of
beauty fell into Mr.. McClure's hands,
but the probability that it should do
so was infinitely greater than the like
Hhood that it should reach an Italian
prince. For the magazine was offered
for sale in San Francisco the same day
as in New York, while the copy that
reached the Count of Turin passed
through many devious channels and
did not reach his eyes for more than
a year after it was published.
Tried to Keep Clean.