“ No sketch of one seems complete without more than passing mention of the other, both having striking artistic temperaments, and the same appreciation of humor, though the latter does not show itself in their poetic writings. ”

“ SILLER, Miss Hilda, poet, born in Dubuque, Iowa. 7th August, 1861. Her father is Frank Siller, of Milwaukee, Wis., who is known as "the German poet." but who emigrated to America from St. Petersburg, Russia, when a boy of fifteen. HILDA SILLER. Her mother's maiden name was Sarah Baldwin. She was an English woman. Hilda Siller has inherited from her parents a love of literature and art. She excels the average amateur musician in the same degree that she excels the average local poet. ”