Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-24
THE JERSEY LILY.


Mrs. Lxngtry In New York-Ths Cordial
Greeting She Meta Reporters View
OF Her Attractions.
Mrs. Langtry has arrived. The Posts
account says: At exactly o'clock this
morning the steamboat Laura NJ. Starin
steamed out from the dock at Twenty
second street aud the North river and
headed down the bay, having on board
about 100 persons, theatrical people and
newspaper reporters, bent on welcoming
the Langtry and Wyndham parties, ex-
pscted on the Guion line steamship
Arizona.
1t was still black night when the Starin
started, and Mr.. Abbey's guests sat
around the cabin gazing with interest at
the work of three French walters, who
laid table in the most approved fashion,
with everything that was GOOD to eat and
drink. The breakfast was all ready, and
the head waiter had given the signal to
lift the covers, when the band on deck
above struck up God save the Queen"
and the whole company rushed up stairs
to find daylight getting the best of the
night fog. and the Arizona within few
hundred feet.
By the time the band had played God
Save the Queen" for the fourth time it
was broad daylight and the Starin was
made fast to tho Arizona. But there wero
NO means Of getting aboard the steamship.
At Z o'clock murmur of admiration ran
through the little crowd as a graceful
young woman, with Il blue veil tied around
her hat stepped to the front of the hurri-
cane deck and bowed to sOmo favored
persons on the Starin.
1t will probably te agreed that Mrs.
Langtry does not fully satisfy all the con-
ditions of perfect classical beauty. Her
features are not of Grecian regularity, and
her general appearance is scarcely OF that
kind which, in largo assemblage, would
excite instant and universal attention.
The new conner is of more than average
height, but not much. She is perfectly
proportioned woman, holding herself
with well bred grace the ease of
perfect health. Her head is large. She
has a strong, rather heavy chin, large
shapely mouth, perfect teeth, gray eyes,
and brownish hair. This morning her
complexion was pale. She was dressed in
close fitting dark blue gown of what ap-
peared to be tlannel-but which woman
might pronounce to be something entirely
different-trimmed with gold braid.
Around her neck was a loose olive
lined silk 'kerchief, and on her head a
little brown straw hat, trimmed with red
and black striped ribbon. Mrs. Lang
try's expression in talkin. is exquisitely
charming. Her voice is full and musical,
and her English accent the p'easantest
that can be imagined. Her face when
talking with animation is wholly different
from her face in repose, a fact which suf-
ficiently explains tho disappointment at
somo Of the pictures of her which have
reached this country. Expression counts
for so much in tho SUN Of Mrs Langtry's
attractions that no picture can convey an
adequate notion of the face. The potency
of her beauty lies almost wholly in a do
main entirely outside of Photographic art.
An ugly woman with Mrs. Langtry's grac-
ious manner, exquisite bearing, and
fine, spirituelle appreciation and enjoyment
of what is best in all that she sees and
hears, would certainly attract attention
and admiration. II, as in Mrs. Langtry' s
case, be added superb health and beau.
tiful body, and fresh attractive face, it
is easy to understand her fame. 1t should
also he repeated here that Mrs. Langtry
on the stage may, even as a picture, b.
entirely a different woman from Mrs.
Langtry after a weeks voyage.