Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-25

As a child, Lillian Carkins was little
different from any of the children
born amid the environments of a
stony, rock.ribbcd New Hampshire
farm. She was known as somewhat
of u tomboy. little more awkward
and considerably more daring than
the ncighbors' children. But hCr
J awkwardness was forgotten when she
looked at one with her big black eyes.
Also, she sang with the purity which
~, is given to those possessed of a
natural voice"
! Up to the time of her departure
from Portsmouth the events In the
life of and. perhaps, unlovcly. They
are valuable soEly as afTording con
trasts to the heights to which she
climbed later. NJ. Goron, in behalf of
Paul Roy. is now engaged in cstab.
| fishing the activities of beautiful lii
liam Carkins Southern from the time
! she arrived In Paris in 1896 or 1897
| NJ. Goron's search is being conducted
! in the Latin Quarter and other pre-
! cincts OF Paris where gayety relSns
/ and Identities are Of little importance
1 On the Paris Boulevards.
In the late '9Os the bOulcvards
heard of an American girl who called
herself Glacia Gala, and who was
credited with dazzling beauty. There
4. IL. 1st Int
! corning her social status. II was
! said In her favor that intrOductiOns
were difficult to secure. She was
! chaperoncd by an elderly woman
known as the Baroness Won Orcndorf,
who had the entire to good society
in Paris, was rich and who claimed
that her deceased husband had been
member of the German diplomatic
corps. The Almanac dc Gotha con
tanned no record o. Baron Won OrGn-
dorf and the Raroness's statements
that she was originally Miss Bohrcr,
of Virginia, whose father and grand
, father had been officers in the United
States Navy, were not substantiatcd
| by the records.
! Glacia Gala returned to America
/ two years ago, accompanied by the
. Baroness Won Orcndorf, and appeared
I in Saratoga at the height of the sum.
mer season. News of the breaking
| off of her engagement had not reached
this country and she posed us the
| hancc of Baron Pcynac. She was
! fCted at Saratoga and later at Palm
! Beach. Since year ago she hpH
passed most Of her time ABROAD. Oscar
Hammcrstein met her last /srason in
Milan, and was so impressed with the
dramatic qualities of her voice that
he suggested an engagement ut the
Manhattan Opera House. Ncg0ta.
tons. however, never took tangible
shape. ~
Following her departure from Paris
about two years ago, Paul Roy let II
he understood that his lnfatuatiOn for
her was thing of the past. She ap.
peared unexpectedly In Paris last Au'
gust, met Roy and again he declared
his love. They came to America and
were married In Boston on oct. last.
Thence they went TO Glaca Calais
country residence at Baysde, near
Newipgton II became known during
thepast week that this property was
purchased for her nearly twenty years
ago by Mr., Hathaway, a wealthy
broker and banker of Boston, who
was attentive to her ut that time
He became involved In financial diff
cultics, but Glacia Gala paid off the
mortgage with which the property
was encountered and later spent
nearly 100000 in improving 1t.
During the last few months when
she was at home Glacla Gala made
every effort TO be received in the
homes of those socially prominent II
Newington. One of her first efforts
Twas to seek position in the village
choir. In this she succeeded easily
Newington had never dared hope tC
hear singer trained In Paris, ant
The villagers crowded the church
every Sunday when she sang.
Glacla Gala declare she will got {
divorce from her husband with al
possible despatch. She says:
81 will never let up until | driy,
| him IN the electric chair "