The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-13
THEY BOTH DENY IT
Lillian Russell and Her Fiance
Are Indignant
Over Reports of Mercenary
Feature in Engagement.
DOES NOT NEED THE MONEY
She Says She Has All She
Needs Already.
Makes a Comparison of Ameri-
can and Foreign Husbands.

New York, Feb. 13--ln her gorgeous
jewel gown just after her appearance
at the Weber-F'ie jubilee show at the
Hudson thester, Lillian Russell was
shown clipping from a newspaper
which quoted her as saying that she
would not marry Alexander P. Moore
of Pittsburg unless he could give her
$50, 900 2 YEAR
YES, have seen it." sighed Miss
Russell, .'aad it sort of makes me sad
not for myself, but because there are
so many unKind, vicious minded people
left in this world. Now that article
was inspired by some enemy-why
should have enemies I do not know,
but most people have them, l suppose
and they rise up when they are least
exIected-'
And Miss Russell sighed again.
My attention TO this nasty malicious
article was called by Fay Templeton
outside in the wings. It's always the
same-we never can get away from it.
Fay said:
Just because we are actresses and
live in the so-called world Of unreality,
we are never given credit for having
hearts and emotions that are real and
true and sound. We p.y the price all
right Fay said. 'And indeed we do,
Miss Russell declared
1.-The insult implied in my marrying
Mr. Moore with a prenuptia1 financial
arrangements makes ne really i'll.
have never thought of money in this
instance. Such a thing would be IN
insult to my love and to his affection
for me- We have talked of everything
but money. Now why should marry
any man fer money. Think it over. I
have rnoney-plenty and enough to live
in luxury to the end of my days and
I have my profession AS it is spend
nine-tenthS of my money on others
and have ore-tenth for myself and L
glory in doing it. / am not CHRISTIAN
Scientist but L do believe that the more
-fa..ld no
more happiness they get back in return
Her Theory of Life.
IF people give out malicious thoughts
and live only for what they get out
of life. they will find that life has moth
ing to give them in return That's my
theory-it's my religion and / try al
ways to live up to it That's why feel
heartsick when 1 see things attributed
to me that have never been IN my
thoughts. I feel sorry for the person
Or persons who could be unkind enough
to send out such false estimates OF
ne" said Mss Russell
And to lCok at the string OF pearls
lbout her f1awless neck. the huge pears
Ipon her fingers and the hundreus Oh
n, rhir.s that formed the great put !
erfv and other decorations in her |
marvellous gown. one did wonder Why
he fair Lillian should marry for mon |
y alone
Moore if he we're Denniless; I doubt |
ass wouldn't have met him If he were /
lenniless. but the fact that he mas |
money has nothing to do with my Re,
rard for him / have met and sti.i |
5,9o1., dozens Of men reputed to be mill |
Of the men I meet So
iallv are men of money, and as can
INV most Of the things / want anu |
lave my own motor and all the luAuE-
Is that my taste demands, marriage
.in7n1v for money would be 1epulSlNe TO |
no and foolish besides NOW VIZ
,bould do it? I frankly ask and an
,erson in all fairness would answer |
here is no reason at ALL
But I love Mr.. Moore would not
marry any man on earth il I did not
,elieze [ loved him. It's the only rea-
on for marriage especially for wom-
IN situated in life as I am, economical
Y independent and with more COM
orts than most men could give me"
..'Then YOU still retain the illusions or
ife-vol1 believe in good old fashioned
owe and equally old fashioned mar
ia ge?'' she was asked
Love Not an Illusion.
Il maintain that belief in love is no
Illusion: the illusions are the mistakes,
,ut love is absolutely real I never ,
.ould be anything but real. even in my
mistakes and faults. And my love for
.fr. Moore is the most real thing in my
ife'' she added
There is no reason for woman to
/
cynical woman is the last thing in the
Universe. A woman cannot retain her
,eautv and lose her faith and belief in
happiness and the worth while. I have
lever lost my enthusiasm for each
lays work and play"
Then you would recommend them as
seauty preservers2"
The are absolutely essential to
,eauty. Let a woman lose faith In the
GOODNESS of the world and she loses the
-
Ter lips. Let her grow bored with life
md let her go through her days with
IA affected interest or with a total lack
# enthusiasm and that woman is
cooked for the tOboggan of failure and |
Misery. She finds herself growing less
popular and she seems to overlook the
act that she is responsible for it her
elf"
Miss Russell said that while she had
lot discussed the money question with
Moore. she had discussed the problem
f marriage.
Marriage must be an equal partner
hin to be a success said Miss Rus
ell. There must be tolera ton and
here must be 4 splendid understand
ng. 7 have hold Mr.. Moore that would
INSIST upon having my own undisturbed
'rivacy as I have now. The trouble
With many maria ges. with their result
ng unhappiness. comes from a fami1-
arity that IS intoIerable to most
women.
Husbands Compared.
Women are naturally more sansi-
i've than men and that is where Eu-
opean marriages are so much more
uccessfu1 than American maria yes.
he foreign man. called by many
americans 'brutes.' feminine are not
ass virile and splendid than their !
american critics. But they have a
ner appreciation of woman's delicacy
nd her feelings. They would not as I
ave known many American husbands
, do. boldly enter their wifs's boudoirs