Show HILDA CLARKS ROMANCE A siren of ot the tho stage has haa captured a king of or all street The Tho late Hoswell P Flowers nephew Frederick S Flower Floer has succumbed succumbed to to the lovely prima donna Hilda Clark In Kan there was a 11 charming Society belle be le dancing and singing her way 11 Into the hearts of ot the army urmy officers stationed there She be longed to lu what Is known as ne the fash set net et She was oung young and ful fur uncommon tall with masses of ot curls curll that looked like spun pun gold when the ra rays s of ot tie the sun struck then them The I army arm men Inca used to desert their barracks to listen to Hilda Clark when she sang for tor the thc benefit of ot some pet charity or In school exhibitions of which she was vas then the leading feature Her lIer unknown to her spread and whet when she coins to Ne New York in the season of ot 1893 1 93 she had no In tn obtaining a hearing Not lung long after atter afterward afterward ward she found herself a n member of or the th celebrated redoubtable unexcelled She had hall stepped with a 11 Into the shoes shoe of the leading woman She had replaced Camille D as ns the prima donna of one of oC the most famous light ODem I In America 0 The quality for Success as was born horn with Hilda Clark She had a II natural voice which Improved with her hor years She Sho captivated without error effort She seemed to win the hearts of ot people as IS easily ns us she oho smiled and as ns site she smiled run Ion you OU can calculate for yourself how hot many man hearts heart she che must hive hae ha e con COli quer Therefore no one was lIIS in the least lenit d that Fred Fred Flower the th young Walt Nall street king was at t the feet t t of or the Kansas siren ir n MIM lurk lark Miss MIM Clark her mother and slater sister sl are arc now he this guests of ot Mr Flower Dower on his yacht he the erana Hilda Clarks rumored engagement recalls a story star of or a little II war between her ler and Alice Nielson It arose arote at lit I the lie rehearsals eheart als of Herbert nail Smiths Smith opera pera The h Serenade The comi os e eera ers era rs had conceived the tho Idea Iden of having two wo leading women who should sing on alternate nights Their desire they thy declared was to satisfy nH as many lie pie pic le as us possible It was a 11 dangerous experiment ex but it worked up to a certain point Each Kach ach composer had selected tho the prima irlma donna whom ho he Ie thought mot most fitted to be the heroine Mr Smiths choice was teas Alice Nielsen Mr 11 Herberts Hilda Clark Everything was going smoothly when tho the first night suddenly become Imminent Which donna was Waa going to have hB e the honor of being o Until Both prima donnas Instated Up tip Upon tI tipon on the tho right to appear The Th were Wert In despair d Each I lIdl upheld hl the rights of hit hie choke choice In time tilt course of ot hum human n events the night before the opening o came carne around Both Hoth prima ar nr arrived arrived rived for Cor the dress dross rehearsal Chaos Cnn s reigned Finally at t the ol obey alev v elith hour the lie th rivals consented to have their destiny to the flip Jp of oC a dais coin Luck L oll favored Alice Nelsen I nail alaI Hilda Cla k r d for the sweetness M of at her lur die dis Position graciously withdrew while I r admirers banded tn to together lher to ma make mai Q j of ot the second night n a first nr t Amon them was Frederick Flower The Tho sextet of the date set for tor the vv day daI la is still American |