The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-13
CLARA RETZ.

Then Mrs. Betz herself returned to New
York for a visit, and, sure enough, her
hair, while 1t was not gray had turned
the artist Boldini has described as 'elec-
trio" Her troubles had registered them
selves in her hair. No matter from what
ter from what direction one looked at the
picture of her hair-at once it took on a
new shade. Sometimes it was black as
night. Sometimes it was golden; some
times gray and silvery. 1t made her phys
ical beauty more pronounced
Mrs. Betz returned to Milwaukee, and
for "a time nothing was heard of her.
Then there were rumors of more trouble
with her husband. and she returned to
New York.
CHAPTER Nv.
Here it became apparent that her sep
aration from her husband was a real and
accomplished fact. She secured en-
ployment as an artists model to earn
money during her study for the stage,
which was her only alternative. She
was painted by many local artists, pos
ing in draperies. Her hair was the rage
painted, but refused to pose for figure
pieces. Her hair was the attraction. 1t
was enough to make her sought after. by
artists, who paid her unheard-of prices
to pose for her hair.
1t was not until the work on the
Waldorf Astoria was well under way
for anything more than the hair. Boil
DIM was the man who, with fiowery
words, impressed the young woman that
she was the modern Venus, and the
panels in the magnificent Thirty-fourth
street hotel prove that the Italian mas
ter was right.
of Brooklyn, and she became the rage OF
the Paris artists when she went there.
The fan. women of the fairest Of cities
were jealous of her beauty, and immense
sums were paid her to pose for famous
pictures by famous artists.
Then she returned to Milwaukee. She
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model. Her husband had besought her
to return to his home, and she did so.
But little time seems to have con-
WINGED them that life together was not
practicable. 1t was in the spring Of 1897
that she and her husband decided posi-
lively to separate. She came back to
New York and continued her studies for
She attracted the attention of the man
who exploited Anna Held in this coun-
try, and he, with others, brought her to
the attention of managers. Her success
was instantaneous, and after having all
New York at her feet she went to Lon
the talk of the two cities. She has
been abroad for two years, and only re-
Gently returned to New York.
CHAPTER V.
Now she has returned to Milwaukee
to secure a divorce. Her husband disap-
peared from that city year and half
ago. THE last that was heard of him
he was in Scranton, Pa, where he was
! engaged in getting up advertisements for
| business firms, an employment in which
he was very successful and In which he
has talent. He is an accomplished BUSH
ness manager, and in her complaint she
says that when they were married he
earned SIPS to $3.50 month. Later he
went into the real estate business, but
suffered reverses. His income was in
arated She went to New York and was
compelled to rely on friends for support,
so her bill of complaint says, and to use
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to her marriage. She declares she sup
ported herself during the past five years
solely by her own efforts. She asks for
an absolute divorce from him.
The case will probably come up for
hearing in September. Sheriff Zillmer.
of Wilkesbarre, with whom the complaint
was left for service. has returned the
complaint with an affidavit attached Not
found"