Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-10
The beautiful Mrs. Langtry.
THE FURQRE THIS LADY HAS CAUSED IN Lo

DoN--A REMARKABLE COMPLEXION.
Ids LADY, who has for two years been re-
beauty and loneliness, is to visit the United
States this fail. She is not in any way In pub
lie life: The London correspondent OF the New
l lork 1fsoMne thus speaks OF the furore which
In London itself, long as Mrs. Langtry's
reign has lasted, the curiosity to see her has
never subsidized; The occasions for gratifying
her riding In the Row from twelve to two
In the morning, remarkable always for the
faultless fitting OF her habit and for the throng
met walking in the promenade by the side of the
Row. Later In the day you may see her at
hover show, picture exhibition or bazaar
Her services are in request for charitable pur-
poses and the stall over which she presides is
a fountain OF wealth to the poor At the last
performance of this kind, held in the Duke OF
flower girl, and flowers from her hand fetched
fabulous prices II you liked she would herself
put them In your button hole; but that was
boon for which You paid still more dearly. It
was darkly limited that one elderly ornament of
the social world enhanced the profits of this
particular charity by the sale of 1ntroductions
good for I'VE seoonds) to Mrs Langtry. But
Church OF Rome in former ages sold 1ndul-
gences. And yet there have been eye witnesses
TO both, and the price was known, and even
81 may mention that [ once met this wonder
ful creature at breakfast which had so much
of non-private character that my host assured
me was quite at liberty to say anything liked
about any body who was there. He assured me
further that no compliments to Mrs. Langtry's
charms VOID be Ill received, and he or some
body else added that it was a safe IL not an In
dispensable topic OF conversation with Mrs
Langtry herself. Having permission so wide
as this, may perhaps remark that Mrs Lang.
try's beauty by daylight is at least equal to her
beauty as seen In the glare of wax lights.
What you will say OF her in America can't pre-
dict but 1t Is certain that one secret OF her at
tractivenesS In England may be found In the
extreme delicacy OF her loneliness. Travelling
Britons cay that this delicacy is more common
In the United States than here Mrs. Lang.
tfy'S complexion has stood the wear aud
tear OF London life and late hours and over
heated rooms, and the peach bloom on her
cheeks does not fade, nor Will 1t rub or. She
once offered her handkerchief to gentleman
who was sceptical on this point, and asked him
TO try. The modelling of the temples Is sing,l-
larry fine, the arch OF the brow delicate; the
eyes are sapphire blue, set In an Orb OF tender
curve; the hair, which Is soft brown, is worn
low enough over the forehead to mark the con-
traSt OF color With the eyes; and when this lady
Is amused her laughter gives an animation to
her cOuntenance that Is sometimes wanting.
The face has faults which 1t Is easy to criticise
out the beauty OF 1t as whole is beyond denial
1t Is OF some one OF her portraits that ought to
say all this, but the original is so much superior
TO the portraits, and so much more constantly
on exhibition, that it seemed more Convenient
10 speak OF that. For the liberty take mot
belng photographer offer the humhlest ex-
cuseS."