The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-13
LONDON NOTES.
Bennty and Art in Opposition.
rhs Old and the New Craze OF Lon
don sara Bernhard and
Mrs. Lnngtry.
lspeetal CORRESPONDENCE of the Democrat

somebody once said, with d keen knowl-
edge III The substratum of human nature,
Tint the greater one becomes the more fiekls
i hs ID apt to be, and IL is 10 be- supposed that
The aphorism applies equally 10 cities. II II
does, aud the affection Of great cities Is OF
uncertain tenure, there certainly Ii much Of
excuse fuf the easy transition III London from
LaugtfY worship ID the alteration 81 the new
III arrived Bsrahardt. Strictly speaking,
however. tho new Idol has not altogether
driven the susceptible Londonsrs TO ioono-
blaBfH of ulden divlnitles, for The peerless Mrs.
IApEiry's realm IL In quite different sphere
from that Of the wlry, nervous, gifted bern
hafdt, and she certainly still holds her own
right royalty. even where the frsnzled aooa-
nations Ut her rival are lo1dest and longest.
have segn the Jersey Lily Ia every phase
Oh her phenomenal bloom. 1 have seen her
Iii morning dress and evening dress, ! have
satrhgd her walking, driving and riding.
flower shows, bazars and picture exhibitions
without number. havs criticised her pic
lures. from the multitudtnons and varied ones
u be found iii d hundred and one shops to the
artist and model, and then went forth 10 com
phrs their beauties with that Of their snbjset
MiIiaiH. Weigail and poynter have transferred
her RlUwingly 10 CANVAS, and thousands at
last years Academy praised them lgr y, put
her charm. To seq her is AlUfie To know why
elie ms ssf millions Of male tongues waggfng
with admiration, and suffused perhaps %
many more fenials eyes With the delicate
green q q saPpreseat eyy s.l Tia m n, o1
son Of my Ideal Jersey Lily. lrnned
by subtle mud perhaps fevered imaginA~
Zion, with the real, breathing and tangible
Mrs. LHngtry. ! snw her first slowly driving
81 rayuflars. bhs was dressed In that famous
black, uluse.iitting habit, GsuAed out with
vivid yellowa-"h symphony OF canary and
black, q as u local Wit put II. needed not the
sxoltud whisper and pn!itxory nudge 2! my
befufs the, and still, with tks first glimpse u
slixlit, tis true. But. yet faults which utter
III overthrow my Ideal aud yshiyered the
ere q sxpeYtoa in gh,1..er nna anst
b ,Hn tho nodsl Ys d tho forehead and tom,
Y,ies sxeeedlngly delioata; ths mouth ripe,
red and sensitlye the chin dainty and dtm-
warm luvelpeks low down, " CONTRAST with
tte eyes: tic eoloring of ths cheek exquisite
and tHnder. btlll, the Eenerpl view WIS dis
appointing, and though u rlpple Ut laughter
Wy tbe features 10 lnssly play as p,as.sad
4 hB first iiuHae rested under tile Impression
tIttt Some, OIls uf The divihitles had been re-
miss In bis endowment. and that the Jersey
Lilly, alter all, was npt absolutely perfect.
iyBfer. However, / saw her ut ths Zoo under
fhg shadow ef wtghlng Galnesborough, and
WIN partially compensated for my ssnse Of
i5sB by having u peep nt hsr delicious little
Test, and ten minutes study OF the curves VI
her truly peerless figure, Ms shs Leaned IN 90
H.. lgf
earnest but rather slow, fear- compliments
iii His Grace Oh Sutherland. Later STILL at d
charitable ,hazar hsId n. Che Duke .of Wei.
lifl4tun'B riding school, ! had tho honor 0f
bainE presented and the pleasure 81 paying
Rliinaa for d bontonieye from her hand. she
appearing as y Hover girl, and proving lite
rally d. mini III money To the poor, In whose
behalf the affAir WAS given
For D. woman, upon whose head the
#prinus III WalsH himself sst the chaplst of
fame, and about whom. b deml-hemtsphere
has been ehatterlng fpr. two yenrs, the
Jersey Lily has escaped the darts 81 SCAR
dill Rnd eaalumUy In wonderful way. ana
1lo one has ever been able 70 breathe one
III her name. | mention the Prince Of
Wales In this connection, for It Ia we'll known
that every woman whom he has noticed has
been mnde happy by Il. But this fair,. dell
cate and e1quisitsly -faHhioned Hover y as t'
white as her photograph still, and gives her
million or two rivals no hand wherewith To
nil fer from her secure throne. She heads
the 'tprufessional' beautles as gaping Lon
fiUfl has dubbed them. Mrs. Cornwallls West,
MIRA Hnngerford. Mis-. Wheeler, Lady Jersey,
Tady Dudley, Lady 1.unsdale aud half o hun.
dred others q little lower on the steps gf fauls.
Inngtry. himself, sesulE rather TO Ike the
renvwn Of his wifs's beauty, and accepts the
situation with grace which is emlnently be.
opfliu9 his excellent judgment and good
manners. never obtrudlng himself upon the
flrele pf admirers, ana satisfied with the
calm sense Ut pOHsesAon. Some men would
be absolutely jealous In his position. having
bis wlfes charms praised before ll,s wite's
faep-4for her beauty In tho accepted theme ut
LnuRtry onutt-4but he evidently thinks with
0thello.
.,Tis not to make mo jealous.
10 y--my vile Is tair, feeds WE'LL loves com
III ffoe 81 epoch. sings. playa md dances well;
The nlnnLl at fear or doubt ct h.r revolt.
For che lind erea and chose mo-
They say TINT she will visit America IN the
AUTUMN Ii 10, you may nave thanee 10
see TOT yourself Tho face which has up-tiltsd
half The European world, and compare IL with
the bloom Of some OF your. own less re-
nownch, but perhaps equally deserving beau-
lies. OH course, / know she will TAKE Amer
lea by storm anything foreign. anything
with u smack Of princes and courts always
doss, yo, , knowhbnt etll' YIN patfao ,n
sturdy, blunt. trae-hparted and steady-nerved
American critic shall have studied her, as /
have, shall have Been her hi every shade Of
her kaleidoscopic loveliness, he will not
think mo harsh or unjust when ] say that
our own free land has given birth to women
more deserving Of tho golden apple because
Of beauty than tho adorable Lily Langtry.
Tor all her dazzling and unprecedented fame.
And now for Sara Bernhardt over whom
London IL fairly arased. Bernhardt's pie
lures, Bernhardts statuary, Befnhardta
writings Hernhardts noting aud sayings,
Are themes over which London tongues run
xlibly with ncessant and prodgious clatter,
while Bernhardt herself, wonderful, mag
netic, mysterious, dapper. fascinating and
God gifted Hernhardt ID tho central sun
round which the lesser satellites and Lon
don's great roar reyolve. OF course YOU arc
I'LL familiar with that picture Of hsf which
next tu every one admres a slight. lssom,
wlllcwy figure, lanKudiy stretched on fan.
fa,ill, the great, weird eyes looking straight
ahead, and the hand caresstng q Scotch
hound cronched at her side. Well, that pic.
lure she reprodneea In "L'EtraDEere.' and
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