MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 28 May 1907, Page 4

MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE.

AX ACTUEBSES ROMANCE. Now York, March 28. A romance of Hie stajje, of which the final scone was laid in a fashionable New i'ork nstauram, whence the quests adjourned at ni(tni«iht for the iior 4 of the niarriiifje service, has ju.it brought sorrow on two of the oldest, a id '.mom. respected families in New England. and in--idenialiy furnished Uosti-n :uul New York with a feast of gossip.

Voting Mr Ihison Draper is the chief limine in this latest scandal. Jle is the son of the Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts. Mr Khene/.er Draper, head of '.n old and extremely wealthy family in Pxtston. For time he lias been engilded lo Miss Alice Majorie Ray, a playmate of his childhood and an heiress of great socia distinction. Prcparatoiis for the inarriajre of the youny; couple we«v already far advanced, and a beautiful residence. which had been constructed specially lor them, beside the mansion of tho |LieiUcnint-t:overnor, was waiting to r<>iceive them niter their honeymoon. Hut while lle'ir ti'ieii(!< were eon^'ratu

latinjjf them mi their approaching happiness, young Mr Draper, who ha* ju• • L celebrated his twenty-lil'th birthday, suddenly left home audtravelled io New Wrk. '(h"iv. on Sunday In*!. nft<T -nper at Jieetin-'s liestaurant. he pro'■eded to a little church around the corner. u here he was married to Mi*s '.Mieenie Sanford.. who has recently been appearing in a subordinate rule at Wallace's Theatre.

. Immediately afterwards Mr Draper took t? e iirst (rain to Boston to acquaint his lather of the sudden change in his plans ami to obtain forgiveness. P.iit the irate Lieutenant-fJovenior is Raid £> have preciptately ejected his son i'rom the house. 'IV yoiin*r couple are now on their honrvmoon.