The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-13
FAIRY LILLIAN
REALLY IN Love
Miss Russell Rescnts Report
of Pre-Nuptial Financial
Arrangement
WHY SHOULD | WE'D
FOR MONEY, SHE ASKS
Has More Than She Needs,
Spends Ninth Tcntlls of
1t on Others Vet
Lives in Luxury

| pedTdnce Lfil5 afternoon at the W ever
| Field jubilee show at the Hudson
Theatre, Lillian Russell was shown
| clipping from a newspaper which
| quoted her as saying that she would
| not marry Alexander f. Moore. OF
| Pittsburg, unless he could give her
sixty thousand dollars year
| Yes. | have seen it," sighed Miss
| Russell, and 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 | do not
| know, but most people have them /
suppose, and they rise up when they
are least expected" And Miss Rus
| sell sighed again.
| MY attention was called TO this
| nasty. malicious article by Fay Tenn
] pleton. Ii Is always the same--we
| never can get away from L. Fay said:
Just because we are actresses and
! live in the so-called world Of unreal
| ity we are never given credit for nav
| ing hearts and emotions that are real
! and true and sound. We pay the price
all right and indeed We do" Miss
| Russell declared.
! The insult implied in my marrying
&
/ arrangement makes me really i'll. /
! have never thought % money IN this
| instance. Such thing would be an
! insult to my love and to his ar-ction
! for me. We have talked OF everything
| but money.
Why Marry For Money?
Now. why should ! marry any U1ar
! for money Think it over. have
| money plenty and enough to live In
| luxury TO the end Of my days. and
| have my profession. AS 1t is, | spend
nine -tenths OF nay money on others,
and have one-tent1 for myself, and
! glory in doing it. I am not a Chfis-
! tan Scientist, but l do believe that
/ the more one does for others in the
! world. the more happiness they get
! back In return. '.-
thoughts. and live only for what they
get out Of life. they viii find that life
has nothing TO give them IN return.
! That's my theory-its my religion. and
! try always to live up to il That's
| why | feel heartsick when l see things
attributed TO me that have never been
| in my thoughts feel sorry for the
| person or persons who could be I'M
| kind enough to send ct such false esti-
| mates Of me- said Miss Russell.
| And to look at the string of pearls
about her fawIess neck. the huge
| pearls upon her fingers, and the hun
dreds of sapphires that formed the
great butterfly. and other decorations
| in her marvellous gown. one did won
! der why the fair Lillian should marry
! for money. alone.
| IF He Were Pennilcss?"
! Il won't say that ! would MARI
| Mr. Moore If he were penniless; /
! doubtless wouldn't have met him II
he were penniless. but the fact that
he has money has nothing TO do with
| my regard for him. j have met and
! still know dozens of men reputed to
| be millionaires-most of the men L
| meet socially are men OF money and
/ as | can buy most of the things. ]
| want--and have my own motor and
all the luxuries that my taste de-
mands a marriage simply for money
| would be repulsive to me and foolish
| besides. Now, why should | do IL
frankly ask and any person in all
| fairness would answer there is no
| reason at all.
! But / love Mr.. MOORE would
not marry any man on earth II i
| did not believe that l did love him.
1t is the only reason for marriage. es-
pecially to woman situated in life
as l am-economically Independent
| and with more comforts than most
men could give me-
Then you still retain the illusions
OF hfe-you believe in good old-fash-
Toned love and equally oid-tashloneo
marriage she was asked.
| Love Is No Illusion.
II maintain that belief IN love 10
no iliusion5-the illusions are the mis-
| takes--but love is the absolutely real.
Let woman lose faith in the good
/ aess es The world and she loses a. u
| sparkle in her eyes and the curve
| to her lips. Let her grow bored WIN