The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-20
THE JERSEY LILY.
Eastern Society Stirred Up by Her
Sudden Parting with Mrs.
LabOuchere.
Reflections on the Character Of the
Latter Lady by Writer to the
New York sun.

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49, p,,,,. -, ,i,,. ,y,,,v editor ~ he on3o-
na,,,..,,,,sr Trnfh !. aci,o,:oc Eastern society
vi rar,rd tn y = urF,or VI, si1ns himself
..Tr.,i,e " and VIII. ,-r,iy, >. sIur9 thrown on
,n,. character of Mrs + anc,rv nv friends to
Mr. Iohn,chera saws in The Nav York SIM
.Mrs, I1gtrv c mid not do wrong even if
che CANT to warrhrj nv Mrs. Ia6ruchere.
by v1n,.,, Sister Of .fa, v man. by Miss Pat
tsnT, nv -. ma~ap,. ana nv the hotel ser
Want T. .idrs hu'H.,, an Indifferent actress,
she had +, r-hearse nearly every afternoon,
m ,,errorm at the theatre .ysry night. and
som, inn, twice day. sac mad no time Tor
any,hlD. else. Her DINNERS at Del,nonico's
did no, last over an hour and half as she
had to h.. =, the theatre n 70 Her supper
never be.,,, ul,iI after the theatre closed
saw II:,n and ara. m. the service of the
house en-, for The day.
"Nen who a,,uclai 4 with her as snobs
simply wanted TO be see,. with : v man like
her Thev are not numerous, for they have
not nluck enouph to nav court to her in ear
nest. Town talk is ali they are after. The
two Cuttings. George Could, son OF lay, the
stock broker Schenck, and yolnc Gtbhardt,
the rejected sutton of Jerome. and Oscar
Wilde. ye-e prominent in th,s inc.
1.-THE ground # her separation from Mrs
Iabouchere is that She lost al social opportu-
mites on her account Pc1ple would not
invite Mrs LabouChere, and that lady, with
intense selfshness. would not let her 90 alone
Besides, it is question whether Mrs La
bouchere is Mrs. LaboucheEe. She was
married to a Mr. Pigeon. solicitor, in Br;sfO!
She was originally Hatty Hodgson, an actress
of the Haymarket Theatre She married
Pigeon, and is said to have neve: been di
vorced from him. But Labouchere has always
introduced her as his wife. Such is her Lon
don record, anyway Mrs. I.angtry was smart
enough to understand that in Boston Mrs. La
bouchere would hurt her socially sill more
than in New York, and that is what is the
NATTER
In regard to this communication Mr.. Fow-
Ter. who accompanied Mrs. Labouchere from
New York 10 Washington, made a statement
TO a reporter for the National Republican. MI
Fowler, it may be we'll to state en- PEASANT, is
the American agent for Mr.. l.abouchere. who
has numerous landed interests in Virginia and
North Carolina Said Mr.. Fowler: Il as
sumo the responsibility, stamping the state
ments, especially the one that Mrs. La
bourchere with intense selfshness' would not
let Mrs Languy 90 visiting alone and that
Mrs. Labouchele IS not Mr. LabOuChere's
wife. as unqualified lies. She is as much
Labouchere's vile as law and church can
make her so. This is an awkward business.
he continued in deprecatng tone, and wee
if not that nv sense Of Justice is outraged by
the vile SANDERS heaped upon this lady
would give no expression of opinion what
ever. The statement that Mrs. Langtry was
handicapped. socially speaking. by her com
panion is the worst sort Of rubbish. AS
matter of fact, if such a condition existed. /,
was Mrs Labouchere, ard not Mrs. Langtry
who had best reason to complain"
"Did Mrs. La5ouchere bring letters from
people of distinction al homer"
"Yes; one of her letters was from II,
Prince of Wales to Mrs. Paran Stevens, OF
New York. Now. as 20 tn. allcped difficult
y between these two adde's there is but this TO
saw: There was no rupture of their amiceble
relations. It was Simply an error Of Judy
ment on Mrs. IaDgtry's mart that caused It yT
There was a certain gentI.man in New York
whose attentions to Mrs. Lsnptry formed the
theme of considerable gossip. lie !, man
whose antecedents and wealth give him Inc
entire to the best society, but one whom ladies
of discretion prefer keeping at distance in
preference to encouraging his visits. Well h.
hung about Mrs. Langtrv continually. Ms
Labouchere finally objected. Mrs. Langtry
CURLY informed her that she would allow no
suggestions in such matters. There could be
on7V one result. They agreed to dis.yr,.,
Mrs. Ianptry has gone to & ,S.un with her
comnanv and Mrs I.ahorch-r. :. h.re in
WaShinGton There ven have thu Who'll.
story am rather surr,r;,r9 that have hern
BETRAYED into SAVING anv,h;Dc about il What
ever
..Wir Mrs. I.aI,o,cher. remain lonc in mi,
countrv,'