Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18

GLlMPSES w TNO C6LEBkATED LONDON BkLLES-
THE DEAN OF JERSEYS DAUGHTER AND TIE
MARIANA OF MoATED GRANGE IN WALES.
The fierce light that beats about beauty's
throne has suddenly been focused, through the
means OF a ScurrilouS London paper, upon the
two reign1ng bellies Of the metropolis. Mrs.
Laugtry Is the daughter Of the Dean of Jersey,
an island which is famous for pretty people,
although it had not before attained the distinc-
ton Of furnishing London with the beauty off,
c1ally accepted as such. Her early life was
passed entireiy In the isle Of her birth, and
there seemed no reason why she should ever
have left it, until one day an adventurous
widower, who had already taken one wife from
Jersey, cane tMther again and carried off Mis-,
LIE Breton as his second. They came 10 London
without exciting any great enthusiasm or be-
coming known to many members of society
until 1877; then through a concurrence OF Tor
admired, and invented as a beauty by certain
amateurs, who Immediately sounded her praises
throughout the town. When the town came
to look at her it found she was indeed beau
thu. She possessed wonderful eyes, OF
limEid, transparent biue which always wore q
winning expression. She was observed 60 b,
extremely modest in heS dress, very quiet and
unas-uIning IN her manner and dl Screet in all
her actions Jealousy was dsarmed. adnira-
tion increased aid Mrs, Langtry became one
of those sights of the town which the Spring
&C u ains make long pilgrlmage5 by railway. sit
seems but yesterday says recent number of
Family Fair, 'when as bride she appeared IN
he Park and set ten Thousand tongues wag-
ging. Since then she has played a foremost
fart In the battle OF llfe and this bravely and
well. You are spellopund by her 1neffable
sweetness before you have exchanged hardly
dozen words with her. Every well bred woman
is OF course free from gene, but this one Is gifted
with delicious manner, simple and Sympa-
thetic as that wherewith mentally we endow
M1Gnon, and she talks at once so prettty and so
unsteady that you are insensibly Impressed
with the idea of her absolute sincerity. The
nSght rngt.g treble the e. light II; sprny step
Of girlEood, are still hers. Above all, she Is
kindness itself 1ncarnate. At Glasgow, where
that gees without say 1ng-slle was the cynOsure,
GUS 1mpartiality. The plain aud unaLtractive
partner claimed her hand in the ballroom. and
he was not refused. though Adon1s stood at her
elbow awaiting his chance. Llylike in every
fibre, she has preserved an exalted reputation
for womanly virtue, and this although she has
been f1atteIed and followed. caressed and made
much Of more than any living woman. She has
remained however, the same. true to the gen
tie emblem forever hers, the jersey Lily"
MRS. CORVALLIS WEST
Lady Virginia Sanders Is entitled to the graft
tude OF London society for introducing to it her
niece. Miss Fitzpatrick. who subsequently mar
lied Mr. CORVALLIS West, Of Rubin Castle
Ruthfn Castle is somewhere Ia Wales, and
therefore evidently not q tii'ns abiding pl ace
for beauty whose duty 1t is to be eveEy whese
In London. To London. accordingly, Mrs. Corn
wallis West went, and she vas greeted b. an
admiration almost sufficient To console her for
the most prolonged absence from her Welsh
CdSIlc hcE lace ID vi tiltt CudCiuluS anu ne
culiar style OF beauty that has always moved
mankind more than the most regular features
She has very rich complexion, on which an
occasional freckle stamps certificate Of fine.
ness and thereby adds to the charm of the gen.
eral effect. splendid head OF ripping lir
which used to be very long until she cut 1t into
boy1sh curls, clusters frame&1Se about her face
producing al effect which many London beau
ties have sought to initiate, but which none
has approached. She Is impulsive original,
daring and says upon occasions the sprightliesJ
things: and TO herit was given. some little time,
to throw the whole of a royal ball into dlsmay
by an untoward fa'ntiug fit, which was ar
OF &c elevated to the rauk of social event. She
dresses generally In a careless and sometimes
in startling fashion. She IL small in stature OF
an admirable FORM aud rides with certain
dash, both TO hounds and in ROtton roW.-[N.
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