The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-07
Engagement Of Miss Daskam and
Selden Bacon Attracts Very
General Attention.
Story Of Lives Of the Two Are Fea-
turized by Many Of the
Papers.

The people Of the United States are be-
coming pretty we'll acquainted with the
fact that Josephine Dodge Daskam, who
writes stories containing smart things,
and Selden Bacon. formerly connected
With the University of Minnesota and now
a lawyer of New York. expect to be mar
rted this fall. The Journal an
nounced the fact some time ago. Since
then, newspapers and literary journals
all over the country have been "featur
ling the story, giving pictures of Miss
sloaskam and Mr.. Bacon and other pictures
intended to illuminate the tale, tho they
sometimes darken it.
4 one full page of newspaper syndicate
matter follows Miss Dashams epigram:
If you can't get your vote. you can
always get your voter
The article which follows says in part:
From her many and anxious suitors
Miss Daskam has chosen the oldest and
the plainest-the man who, her fellow
townsmen and tOWnsWomen of Stamford,
Conn.,. thought had the least chance or no
chance at all of winning the brilliant New
England girl for a bride.
"Mlddle-Aged Lovers
mr. Selden Bacon's age is As, an age
one was not accustomed to associate with
romance until Miss Josephine Dodge
Stories.'
defending her choice and explaining
the title Of her new book, Miss Daskam
said:
1--WE make mistake when we think
only Of the loves of the young. The mid
dle-aged have a right to love, and they do,
and am not sure that their love is not
| the BEST
| ''Mr. Bacon is widower. Widows are
sometimes romantic figures, but widow
| ers? Yes Miss Daskam has chosen a
! W1dower for her life companion. Per-
faps that is why Miss Daskam said.
Getting engaged is the most COM
monplace thing that ever happened to
! me-
'At the same time that the young New
England author becomes a bride she will
become a stepmother. There are two lit
tie Misses Bacon respectively aged 8 and
10 years. That this is not always a pleas
ant office Miss Daskam proved in one OF
her short stories. Her stepmother.'
| II don't remember where I first ii ct
Mr.. Bacon declared the author. It's
unromantic, I know, but it's true. I have
known him long time. 7 don't think il
was at any social, function. Perhaps il
was at the home of some common friend
Of ours. l think it was.
" won't stop writing when I am mar
ried. If one has been as fortunate as
1t would be a pity to give it up. Mar
rage may be something of an interruption
|
ting, with new duties and new compan.
ions, it is likely that I will not write sc
much at first. But 1 must write a novel
My publishers insist upon that, altho
think they are wrong. am partial to the
short story myself. 1t is my form, ant
think it is the American FORM"
Where will you live?
In New York; but haven't the leas
idea where
g. g Will you take a long wedding journey
perhaps to Europe?
rive haven't talked Of that
VIII the wedding be at church or a
/ home?'#
We haven't even talked of that -
| - Nor the date?'
"'Only that it will be in the autumn
About Mr.. Bacon and Miss Daskam ma.
be cleaned further the following:
Miss Daskam Is q years old Fiv,
years ago she was graduated from Smith
college. She has been her fathers house
keeper for three years in the old-fa fashioned
faded brown frame house on Broad street
She is TALL slender and chic. Her dusk,
crown of hair, her black eyes set far apart
denoting the reflective temperament, he
olive, colorless complexion, hint that sh,
. might have been born in one Of the pen
insulas jutting into the Mediterranean.
About Mr.. Bacon.
, ''Mr. Bacon looks like a prosperou
|, Scotchman. He is blond, with a dash Q
7 [silver in his hair, and mustache and Val
: Dyke beard. His eyes are blue and non
committal Twenty years ago he was
, student at Yale but did not. graduate wit
l his class of SO. He returned to Mime
sofa, whence he came. and became pro
fessor in the university Of his state. Eff
7 teen years ago he married Miss Fairchild
daughter Of the governor of Wisconsin
son and two daughters were born. TIL
son died. For ten years Mr.. and Mrs
Bacon lived in New York. The ex-uni
|, versity professor became successful cor
, poration lawyer, with offices at 43 Ceda
> street For most of those ten years bot
: husband and wife were interested in tn
! bright Smith college girl A year ago Mrs
Bacon died. Last month Miss Daskam'
J engagement to Mr.. Bacon was announced.
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