The Washington times., 1923-02-11


Why does Madame not have
face made over; as all the ladies
doing ventured Pierre csutio
the check, and left it in Dr.. Stode
palm while saying good by.Y
The prinna donna, in her camp ID
woods. dreamed of the doctor.
drawing room of his car on the. n CIV
bound train he was dreaming Of her:
five weeks had passed since he had
moved her mole, but he thought hosN.
it would be to kiss the spot where
been. S
ia Her gfatitpde to him was hq3sll
He'had arliit9ed all that Pierre
dicted. Hehad shorn her of tweni
Miss Nielsen returned tostown atls
gan rehearsals for "Kitty Darlir q
Stoddardsoff 10 cali for her after
night rehearsals and drive her hone
drive from the Casino. Theatre
ways through Central Park.
moon gave first aid. &
The climax of the romance might have
been deferred but for one event. That
was the unlocked for, the quick tile
amazing failure of kitty Darlin,.n EBe
opera was musicalized version of sfSwHet
Kitty Bellairs." In stSweet Kitty Bel
LARS" Henrietta Crosman had starred for
two years. The Casino was known as re
playhouse that never had failure. Alice
Nielsen was prima donna from the Met.
ropolitan Opera House, that proud temple
of song across the street. Yet for SOME
reason, never quite explained, "Kitty
nxrlin'" failed. 10
Miss Nielsen was puzzled, distressed,
wretched. DIR. Stoddard tried to comfort
her. No man can comfort a star foaecb
play that has failed. Time only canlfio
that. But DIR. Stoddard seemed alwavss
about. He called in the evening to take
her to dinner end play. He leftshts
Office to look in upoH-her in the after
noon. Every morning he telephoneda her.
There's an element of comfort in tbs
assiduous attentions of a man~t to any
woman. 31Js
eff man keeps right on calling On a
woman whose play has failed he mustthe
interested" Miss Nielsen said to a friend.
"Or sorry for her. II 3ud
She said so TO him when he called that
afternoon, when he told her of his great
admiration. -
Perhaps you are only sorry for meg
she said, and quoted the poet, j" Fifty
melts the mind to love- !"
81 know" retorted the physicfaaal
"sone duffer said that. | know Fifty
swells the tide of love- But felloi;1
10 e with you tie day. renlove.l7 so,ir
mole. And i II never fall out of i.{,Ne
raa4eer what you do with me-. / vfatRTto
marry you. Right now. As soon asslynu
can put on your hat and we can 90 ITO
the license bureau" 500,
''But | am not adapted to doInestiaity
! don't know how to keep house, LfS.I
had to stay at home and cook and earn
and miss the concerts and operas W0safl
be unhappy" said the prnia doana.-f4
''1f | wanted a woman to-cook and diam
| would hire a houaekeeper." The re oinel.
'4Alice, when VIII Hon marry n1e?n tava
Five months alter the famous moley skAs
removed Miss Nielsen and DIR. Stodda8d
were married. The wedding took Rlaee
at~1Greenwich, Conn.,, in the First Prashy-
terrain Church Of that city. n.,r.
It has been a happy match. The, Hsir
live in handsome country places OF
Mount Kisco, N Y, near the farm wheEe
lived the late Richard Harding Davis DR..
Stoddard is entirely satisfied with the face
he made, never tires of looking at itl. ISF,2
feels vefN safe with the man who made it,
WEof = lid No faira1.