Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-17
"MAREY AGAIN? Oh, NEyERw
Lillian Russell Tells why She Wants Her
AIgrriags Anuulied.

Lillian Russell is not going to marry
again. That isn't the reason she has sued
for an annulment Of her HopoKen mar
riace with Teddy Solomon. She herself
has said IT,
NO, 1 shall never get married again
Never. Why should 1? Could anyone BE-
better or than I?'
The fair Lilian's bosom rose and fen,
says the New York Evening World, with
conscious happiness under q breakfast
gown of a delicious pink tint. as her gaza
swept from object TO object in the charm
INK draWius-room OF he' brlnl-neW house
al BIS Yves, Srveuty-seyenth street.
There was her slender ana pretty sister,
Mrs. owen WestbrOok, -emindful of the
fairy Lillian of the Mccall opera Com
pauy OF ISL. She bent over the piano,
and chattcd with Herr Fu-st composer
of the opera Princess Nicotine" Miss
Russell continued:
II am just now listening 20 the Princess
Nicotine which / may use at the Casino
il 1t is worthy Of me. l VIII not use any
thing not equal TO my powers-not a
No. ].
"Sandow. Oh It is absurd. 1 cannot
conceive how the story got about that |
was 70 marry that man. My father, my
mother my sister Hattie Leonard, ard
bat IL is not true that | requested him
% give mas whole performance.
'OI course, anybody goes behind the
scenes after the performance, don't you
know, and We did. l was presented to
Mr. Santow, that was all. lie is a mag
niicent specimen, you know. and all that.
But Why, the subject OF marriage
was never preached. 1t is a shame for
people to use my name to advertise them
selves.
The Howell-Osborne story is almost
as bad. They are always marrying me
or 10 every man that l am seen with,
l shall never marry anyone-never!
mot when you leave the stage"
Never! Never! BESIDES why should I
leave the stage. My voice was never bet
ter"
1T Is said that Mr.. Osborne and FAY
Templeton have kissed and made up
Were you the peace-maker between
them" asked The reporter.
II don't know. l hope so. Do You think
80. l told Howell Osborne that he ought
to make up.
Yes. MIR, Osborne called upon me the
other day and L told him that he and
Miss Tompleton ought to settle their
quarrel"
She is the woman for YOU, I said.
You have been together so long you
ought 10 stay together
Don't you thing SO. Out OF justice to
the lady. don't you know"
1t was noticeable. however, that Miss
Russell did not say how 1t came about
that she felt called upon TO advise How
ell Osborne her slave I'm those early days
when she sung her way into the hearts
OF all the young men who attended Tony
Hastor's SHOW"
And IL would be nice 10 know just exact
~ how Miss Templeton took it," when
Howell told her his earlier love advised
their reconciliation as "a matter OF JUS
tice 10 the lady"
IN tell you the true story OF how /
came 10 begin this action to annul my
marriage with Mr.. Solomon. l think my
lawyer. Mr.. Hummel. should have been
more explicit 10 the newspaper men.
II was very sick in Chicago with dlph-
iberia. and 1t set me thinking seriously
/ wanted 10 make my VIII. | wanted to
provide for my little daughter, Lillian,
In case anything should happen TO me.
but I found out thar, though the fact
that Mr.. Solomon had a wife in Lillian
Grey. or Jane Isaacs. In London. an
nulled our marriage. so far as was con-
cerned. II / died he could come on here.
and under the American law. claim a cer-
tain share of my property away from my
child. So wanted 10 II annulled."