Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-27
HE W00ED TO WIN.
An Airy Fairy Stage Romance
That Begins Well.
LOVE GOES FORTH WITH FLOWERS,

Reinforced with Big Bank Account,
and Binds Captive a Beauteous Opera
singer-A Comedy in Which Histrionio
Jealousy and Lillian Russell Have
Parts to Play-The Way Alfred Kayne
Laid Siege to the Heart of Attalie
Claire and Won His suit.
NEW YORK, April 27.-Miss Lillian Rus
sell will be edited TO learn that Mr.. Alfred
Kayne proposed 10 Miss Attalie Claire on
Easter Sunday and was accepted The
wedding Will take place in the autumn.
1t Is learned that Er. kayne called at the
Bartholdi hotel on Easter Sunday and in
vited Miss Claire TO drive in Central pa, k.
Just what was said, while interesting
cannot be diyulged, but when Miss Claire
and Mr.. Kayne returned to dinner a s., 600
solitaire engagement ring sparkled upon
the appropriate finger OF the prima donna,
and Mr.. HAYNES smiles were reflected in
Miss Claire's bushes. Since then Nj
kayne has been literally burying his
hance IN flowers, diamonds and other ap-
propriate gifts which an income of So, 600
& year suggests.
Beginning of the Romance.
ter when Miss Claire was singing opposite
parts TO Miss Russell in IA Cigale7 in the
Garden theatre. Kayne was at that time
a student in the medical class OF Columbia
college. With party of friends he occu-
pied box one night He had armed him
self with huge bouquet which he had in
tended TO cast at Miss Lillian Russe!i's
ieet. although merely an admirer at a dis
tauce-he has never met Miss Russell at
all But when Miss Claire made her ap-
pearance the stately Lillian was cast in
the shade The bouquet was thrown to
Miss Claire and as she picked it up her
big blue eyes naturally sought the box
and met Mr. Haynes eager brown eyes.
Miss Claire blushed and tripped behind
the scenes, and Mir. Kayne went to the
box Office and engaged the box by the
week,
Makes His Charmer's Acquaintance.
Then Mr.. Kayne began a regular bonn
bardment with flower, - nj weapons
Night after night the young man stepped
to the front OF the box and threw exquisite
bouquets at his inaruorata. Then Mr.
Kayne met some friends OF Miss Claire who
live in Brooklyn Would they introduce
him. They would and did. Mr. Kayne
Immediately laid siege to Miss Claire ;
heart, and the first event that enabled him
to do the handsome thing in the flower
line was at the Tooth performance of la
Cigale, when the crowds in the lobby saw
huge set pieces to be passed over the foot
lights.
The Theatrical Green-Eyed Monster.
Miss Russell learned that Miss Claire
had about $50 worth OF gifts, while only
two bouquets were TO be given to airy
fairy Lillian. So she sent for Mr. French
and imperiously commanded that no flow-
ers be sent in. Mr.. kayne was angry and
Miss Claire plainly showed her vexation.
Then Miss Russell had a diamond star
given her; Mr.. Kayne went to Tiffany and
ordered a $1,000 set of torquoises and dia-
monds, which were given Miss Claire on
her 10th birthday. She wore them on the
stage in the first act of the opera, and
the trembling stage man ger came and
told her the jewels must come off By Miss
RusselPs orders. War was declared on
the spot.