The Calumet news., 1912-02-17
FAIR LILLIAN GRlEvEp
BY REPORT SHE ExACTS
PRE- -NuPTlAL SETTLEMENT


New York. Feb. !. In her gorgeous
jewel gown. Just after her appearance
at the webber- Field jubilee show a
the Hudson theatre. Lillian Russell
was shown n clipping from news
paper which quoted her as saying tha
she would not marry Alexander p
Moore of Pittsburgh unless he could
give her 100000 year
"Yes. l have seen e." sighed Miss
Russell. and II sort of makes me SAD
not Tor myself. bat because there
are so many unl.ind yicious-minded
people left i'm this world. Now that
article was inspired by some enemy
why ! should have enemies | do not
know. hut most people have them.
suppose. ana they rise up when they
are least expected" And Miss Russell
sighed again.
My attention 10 this nasty. mali
cious article was called by Fay Tenn
pleton outside in the wings. ITS al
ways the same--we never can get
away from It, Fay said: Just be-
cause VIC arc 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 pay the price all
right. Fay said, and indeed we do
Miss Russell declared.
Never Thought OF Money.
"The insult implied i'm my marry
ing MIR. Moore with a pre-nuptial arr
rangement makes me really III. | have
never thought OF money in this in
stance. Such thing would be an in
suit TO my love and 20 his affection for
me. Wehave talked OF everything but
money. Now. why should | marry any
man for money? Think IL over
have money--plenty and enough to
live in luxury To the end of my days,
and have my profession. AS it is,
/ spend nine-tenths of my money on
others and have, one-tenth for my
self / am not a Christian Scientist,
but do believe that the more one
does for others In the world the more
they get back i'm return.
IF people give out malicious thoughts
and live for only 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
always to live up to II. That's why !
feel heartsick when | see things at
tributed to me that have never been
I'm my thoughts. | feel sorry for the
person or persons who could be un
kind enough to send out such false
estimates of me-" said Miss Russell.
And to look at the string of pearls
about her nawless neck. the huge
pearls upon her fingers and the hum
dreds of sapphires that formed the
great butterfly and other decorations
in her marvellous gown one did Won
der why the fait Lillian should marry
for money alone.
Has Plenty; Why Seek More7
Il won't say that | would marry Mr..
Moore. if ne were pennil SIS; / doubt
less wouldn't have met him if he were
but the fact that he has
money has nothing to do with my
regard for hinis / have met and still
know dozens OF men reputed TO be,
most of them | meet Soc
tally are men OF money, and as | can
buy most OF the things | want and
have my own motor and all the lux
uries that my taste demands. a mar
riage simply for money would be re-
pulsive to me and foolishness besides.
Now. why should I DO 1t? | frankly
ask and any person I'm all fairness
would answer there Is no reason at
all
"But I love Mr. Moore would not
marry any man on earth. If | did not
believe ] loved him. It's the only rea
son for marriage, especially for a wo
man situated i'm life as | am, economi-
,ally independent and with more COM
forts than most men could give me-"
Then you still retain the illusions
Df life--you believe i'm good old fash
oned love and equally old-fashioned
she was asked.
Il maintain that belief i'm love Is
no illusion; the illusions are the mis-
Iakes, but love is absolutely real even
nmy mistakes and faults. And my
owe for Mr. Moore Is the most real
hing in my life" she added.
Moore Adds His Denial.
Pittsburgh, Feb. 15.-"The stories
,eing circulated TO the effect that Miss
Russell has declared that she will nos
marry unless she is assured of a large
income are ridiculous and very annoy
rg" A. +. Moore, publisher of th.
pittsburgh Leader, who is engaged TO
marry Miss Russell. made this de-
,laration and added that the reports
ire being circulated by theatrical
,ress agents who have no proper sense
# the balance Of things.
You may say for me-" said Mr..
Moore. that have written to Weber
Z Fields and told them that no more
uch stories must be published. May
,e the reports are the innocent ebulli-
ion of publicity agents, but 1t is very
nnoyng TO me TO have such repre-
entations sent abroad"