Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-12

An Explanation from Wrx. LabOuchere
An Authorized Denial from Lang.
try.


An Authorized Denial from Lang.
try.
The New York San publishes what purports
to be statement from Mrs. Labouchere in re-
gard to her misunderstanding with Mrs Lang
try. As Mrs. LabOuchere is to sail for Liver
pool tomorrow on the Servia. she makes the
statement in Justice to herself According to
this statement of Mrs. Labouchere Mrs. Lang
try when she first went to London enioycd a
social triumph and was received everywhere.
her grace and beauty giving her passport into
the most refined and exclusive circles Her
sociai position seemed assured. when an un-
fortunate scandal came into circulation and
'',ateraii! affected her position in the fashion,
able world Her husband having lost hi .
money she adopted the stage as a profession.
not alone with the object of making money, but
VITA an earnest AID sincere prediction for the
stare Mrs Labouchere was instrumental i'm
th'ctiii2 tHe arrangements for her American
Jour ana To ir>ScI the lOn4sOTleneSS of her long
Journey across the SEA. Mrs. I.aboucllere says
she offered to accompany her.
THE TOO ARDENT ADMIRER
When asked for an explanation in regard to
the breach between them. Mrs. Labonchere is
quoted "a saying: During Mrs Langtrys en-
gasement in New York she has been the reci-
pient of many polite courtesies from gentlemen,
and only during the latter part of her stay in
that city had these attentions assumed SUCH a
citrac;er as to induce me to express my diSap-
Probation. Just before the close of the New
l Ork engagement. perhaps two DAYS, | heard
that Frederick Gebhart. a Young man whose
marked attention to Mrs. Langtry had been the
cause OF much gossip. intended Sonding his
horses and carriages to Boston for her use and
to continue his attentions there as lie had done
in New York went at onceto Mrs Langtry and
tod he: how i'nprudent such course would be
t.idt the subject was the talk of every club in
New York. aud it would prejudice her inter
csts as well as compromise her name should
sue permit her adnlrcr to continue his attcIl-
tons beyond New York. Mrs. Lanmtry seemed
to regard this suggestion as involving unneces-
sary self ahne@at:On. Feeling assured that
acted in tn" best interest of my friend said:
| Mrs. Lan9try. if Mr. Gcbhart goes to Boston.
shall not 60 Very we'll replied Mrs. Lang
try. and thus briefly the discussion ended An
account Of the scandal i'm some form reached
England. Mrs Labcuchcre continued. land my
husband cabled me to return home at once. |
am panied as well as surprised that Mrs. Lang
Try. a woman of the world. whose social eXpe-
Fences should have guarded her from the errors
of q school girl should CRAFTY a caprice at the
expense of her interest and reputation, and
after the years of homage that her beauty has
Inspired. she should now mar the promise of
career by yielding to the adulatiOn of a but
terfv'
any steps toward procuring divorce Mrs La
boEchere replied: Ion. no. there is no judicial
separation. merely tacit understanding that
they shall live apart The stage opened to her
source of revenue. and. understanding the
temper of the American people, and the gen.
erous manner in which they patronze the the
alters in this country. induced her to visit
America. Her engagement in New York was
certainly financial success, and she has made
money"
THE SCANDAL ALLUDED TO
above is thus described in an alleged statement
from Mrs LabOuchere. printed in the Cncin-
natl Commercial: =" Mr.. Langtry squandered
the fortune of his father in two or three years.
fast life in London. moving in the highest So
clal circles, his wife being the reignEg belle
Soon the crash came. and the failure Of Mr.
Langtry was so complete that he was obliged
to make trip to this country where he re-
manned for two years. At the expiration of this
time he returned to London. Upon his arrival
there he found himself without money or
friends ana the social position he and his wife
had occupied was gone. BY a mutual under
standing they separated. he stating that she
might md support as best she could and he
would do the same. 1t was at this time she
maze the acquaintance of Sir Geo Chetwynd
Bart. who is recognized in London as one of
the leading sporting men of England. always to
be found either upon the turf or at the club
house. The LOndOnpapers soon began to notice
the conduct of Sir George and the Jersey Lily
and the two were for time the subject of Cos
sip in and about London"
MRS LANGTRY DENIES.
A Boston dispatch to the Philadelphia Press
says: I" Mr.. Chas A. Mendum Mrs. Langtry's
manager stated on the ladys authority that
any statement affecting her strict proprlety of
conduct either in England or America, was I'M
qualifiedly false. He added that it was impossi-
bic that the Chetwynd story could be true. If it
was it must have been known in England, and
in that case Mrs. Langtry would not have been
received and chaperOned BY the Princess of
Wales as she had been. He admitted that she
had been indscreet in permitting Mr.. Gebhart' s
attentions, which was due to her ignorance of
the difference in social customs in this country
from those Of England. but that having been
set right on this point, she had promptly dis
missed MIR. Gebhart, who had returned to New
York"