The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-12
EAMEs AND STORY.
Intimated That a Romance Has
Come Into Her Life.

Come Into Her Life.
A new romance has come into the
life Of Madame Eames. Her statesque
and almost cold delineation Of her
wonderful art has changed into a
glowing, living, warm Interpretation
OF her grand opera roles.
Her friends in high social circles
and the music lovers who frequent the
Metropolitan Opera House have await
ed the announcement of the romance
which accompanied the start Ia z
news that the prima donna had asked
the New York Courts for a divorce
from her famous portrait artist
husband. This interest, /" it is sand,
has been so pronounced that her init
mate friends were not so surprised as
was the public when she filed salt for
divorce. One Of her confdantes, ac-
cording to rumor in high social circles,
has said that the pending divorce is
an incident in the romance which has
come into the great prima donna's
life--a romance which will eliminate
after Madame Eames obtains her de
cree of divorce
To repay his social obligations Mr..
Story gave large bal masque at the
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadel-
phia. 1t so happened that Madame
Eames was cast by sudden change
in programme for the principal role in
an opera at the Metropolitan, in New
York, on the night of the masked ball
in Philadelphia, and it was then too
late for Mr.. Story to recall the invita-
tions.
On the night of the ball Nine.
Eames received telegram during the
performance that her husband was
stricken with sudden but not dan
gerous illness, and asking her to come
to Philadelphia at once to act as hos
tess for his guests.
A special train was ordered and the
performance was hurried through for
Nine. Eames' sake. AS quickly as the
curtain fell she ran to a cab without
waiting to change her stage costume,
and was whisked to Philadelphia in
fast time by the special train. She
arrived at the ball some half an hour
before the time for unmasking, and
the absence OF the host had not been
missed by the masked guests.
Nine. Eames costume as Marguerite
which she wore, covered by domino
and black mask, was admirably suit
ed for the occasion and nobody recog-
nized the prima donna when she en-
tered the ball room.
The jolity was at its height when
Nine. Eames entered, and she was
greeted by two masked women who
they recognized her. Nine.
Eames humored them in their mis-
take, but they soon plunged into Cos
sip that silenced her. They were
what costume beauti-
full debutante was wearing, and |
she would appear as Juliet
and Mr.. Story as Romeo, and what
Nine. Games would think of it If she
knew the devoted attention her hus-
band was paying this young woman
and how her tender feelings were re-
,iprocated.
Every word that fell from the lips
Of the two masked women was like a
poisoned dart to Nine. Eames, but she
lid not reveal her feelings, and listen
ID until she had heard as much as she
Gould hear, and then slipped away.
The two masked women did not lose
tight OF her, and when the hour for
struck and Nine. Eames
stood revealed to their widening eyes,
hey suddenly found that the ball was
10 enjoyment to them, and left.
To the conclusion Nine. Eames, like
! trained actress, played her part as
Happy hostess, and it was not until
,he last guest had departed that she
vent to her husbands apartments
ind demanded an explanation.
The one clash shattered all their
'ears Of happy life together, and
hey separated then and have not met
ince.
Nine. Eames and Julian Story have
practically lived apart for the past