The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-27
BRIDE WHO
DCLAREED No
When the Minister Put Formal
Vow to Her.
SHE REFUSES TO EXPLAIN
Prospective Husband Departs
in Great Disgust
SHE REFUSES TO EXPLAIN

World prints the following:
Why did Miss Happy Van Wyck inter
rupt her own wedding just at the point in
| the marriage service where the minister
| expected her to say Yes" BY respond
| ing with a most determined MOI"
| Why should the daughter OF the late
| Charles H. Van wyck. who was a United
/ States Senator from Nebraska. who has
: and is absolute mistress % her fortune
and herself. have refused at the very
/ last moment to wed Frank Mitchell. a
/ railway clerk with a salary OF SIS per
week after they had sought several min
/ listers TO marry them. thereby giving
/ Washington the greatest social sensation
/ OF the year.
Even Miss Van wyck was shocked BY
/ the stand she had taken William Bald
win, who expected to be the best man at
l the wedding. was shocked and grieved-
/ The Rev. DR.. Wallace J. Radcliffe. who
was in the midst Of the service which
( the young woman interrupted was shock
ed and grfeved and startled Mr.. Mitchell
was absolutely-even intenselly-stunned-
DR.. Radcliffe wanted 10 know the rea-
son He feared at first he was being
made the victim OF practical joke. al
though the fact that Mr. Mitchell had
produced a properly filled out marriage
license indicated that he at least was
acting in good faith
At first Miss Van WICK, who was very
white and apparently laboring under
strong nervous strain was silent. The
minister reiterated his question Then
she said:
7 cannot be married now. II is too
serious TO act in this way 1 viii not
90 on with the ceremony
Mr. Mitchell demanded an explanation
Everybody knows that an interrupted
wedding is the worst luck in the world,
and Mr.. Mitchell is a southerner. who
was brought up on a plantation. where
the colored people know the meaning
of all signs and can recognize all hoo
docs
Miss Van Wyck refused 20 supplement
the reason she had given The prospec-
tive bridegroom tried TO reason with her
and then pleaded. Miss Van wyck was
! absolutely hrm. She wasn't seeking dra-
matte effect, but she refused 10 reeede
from tho position she had taken.
Mr Mitchell then became angry. II Is
said Much may be pardoned man
under the circumstances. Il Is trying 10
stand before minister With a young
woman as beautiful as Miss Van Wyck.
who is fascinating and altogether delight
full as well as rich. and have her refuse 10
60 on with the marriage ceremony about
sixty seconds before one expects 70 hear
the clergyman pronounce them man and
wife.
Il is said n his wrath Mr.. Mitchell told
Miss Van Wyck that she had no right 70
humiIiate him in that fashion and that
she could marry him there or not at All.
According 70 the current story. Miss Van
wyck replied that she would msrry him
some time. but only when she was ready
The party separated al DR.. Radclire's
door. ard II is declared that Miss Van
Wyck and Mr Mitchell have not seen
each other since. Miss Van Wyck went
20 Milford. Pa. and Mr. Mitchell also
left town.
There was no reason why Miss Van
wyck should have elected 10 get married
without people knowing anything abort
Il Although she Is only nineteen. she Il
her own mistress and has absolute con
troll Of her large fortune
x IS possible the fact that the mar
rage seemed to be Gre Of those hastily
arranged. Informal affairs that usually
characterize runaway marriage made her
change her mind Every riEbt-min5ed
voung woman looks forward t. we'd
ding which shah BE- fine AFFAIR. and be-
cause ~ her wealth and position Mss
Van wyck can have a splendid one Eith
All the attributes which can make those
affairs notable
II there had been an opposing parent
or guardian 70 object 70 the match. p0s-
SHY she would have been married II =
even more probable that y the Rev. Her
bert scott smith. rector of 81 Mar
Earfsts Church. IN Washington. had not
been shaving a week ago Weinezisy
a the particular tire Re selected for that
necessary operation Mss Van WICK
would row 30 Mrs. Frnnk Mitchell
Mr.. Mitchell ard Miss Van wyck
sought Rector smith a; srst. and they
refused 70 wait unA be had finished
shaving They drove from recfory 70
parsonage. only q nnd the clergyman
oct Of Engaged untH they reached the
parsonage u TIE view York Avenue Pres
l.ytersau church Dr. Raaclire va AZ
bone ard quite wiling 20 perform tie
eeTemoay-
But The long DELAY ard re several cts
appointments had marked elect upon Ire
prospective BRIDE. Un1s- fhoss clrcora-
stances a vsang woman - naturally un-
der Z considerable s.rzi1. srt r.sinly =
vas TOO much tar Ms Var WICK
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shs came ~ il naturally n the Urifsc
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