The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06
THE JERSEY LILY.
HANLEv NoRKE,

HCr Reasons Tor Going Upon the stage.
aud Her Contemplated visit To
America.
Mrs Langtry's determination to come to
this country has been brought about not by
a fading popularity in England, but by the
extravagant terms offered to her by Mr.. Alb
hey. She has done an exceptionally good
business in the provinces, and in Edinburgh
she received almost an ovation. She is now
a shrewd woman in all that relates to money
matters, and she has not been taken off her
feet by the success she has so far secured.
Her first entree into London society did carry
her into deep water very quickly, but she
has well proiited by that experience. A
clergyman daughter, with little experience
in society, her ambition was never satisfied
with her small circle in Jersey she in
duced her husband, Mai. Langtry, TO 60 to
London and take n house in Mayfair. Their
income was reputed to be eG, 600, but sub
sequent events showed that it was about
one fifth of that sum, or say $4,000. To
take n house whose rental was not more than
81, 800 did not seem such an extravagant
venture, but the expenditure that such
house in London demands in the circle
which they at once entered was something
enormous, and they sprang at once into COM
petition with those who led the pace. Mrs
Langtry had scarcely appeared in society ere
she attended a garden party at Nottingham
and met the Prince of Wales, Albert Ed
ward had been on his good behavior for some
time. The Mordaunt scandal and still
later but unpublished ebullition of anti-con-
nubial pleasure had drawn the curb on his
friskiness to an unwonted degree. The story
that his legitimate consort had threatened
to return to Denmark to her father was
widely circulated, and in the set best ac-
,t,,I ,,,,t tl,n D.,,,
But, having RETAINED from any wandering
habits for long time, he was in state of
peculiar susceptibility to female charms.
That he let down the bars of resolution and
overstepped the limits of prudence in his ad-
miration for Mrs. Langtry is we'll known. 1t
is not proper to intimate that his infatuaton
was reciprocated by the lady, and it would
be wantonly unjust, without proof, to accuse
her of impropriety but as married woman
it was certainly risking her reputation to
permit any intimacy with 30 notorious n
rake as his Royal Highness was known to be
Had the Langtrys been satisfied with run
ming waitin 6 race, living in good style ON
their credit, and laying by their cash. they
might have kept the track for years. There
is no place in the world where credit is so
easily had, and in their circle it would have
been pressed on them; and such plan,
I"i.o "no'JI.'o''"o,o W gnu ioiai
"n 1 n'sn ao',", ann a. ho''oh i,ioral'ly
anu ; am aie INV oons, t,, "ouiu nays
ioiu'i ou on'y ,e"a"nao'1 iiiou isehee III the
had no idea of curbiLg their inclinatons.
Consequently, even the most accommodating
tradespeople could not rest cOntented with n
patronage on credit at the rate of $500, 600
per year, knowing that there was not tenth
of this sum flowing into their patrons
Poche'S, ana none Oh ~ moving INTO theirs.
~ was io' 1ioro ''iah 'nree years, therefore,
pe,o,o 'ho oyo" iesi"ence Vi THESE uhsophiato-
cateu jersey Peopie was thrown open TO inc
vulgar R"plis ~ an auction SAFE iof the Dehe-
nv .. the .req'tors' "heh TINS news shocked
maylair MAJ. Lahg'ry was on ms way TO
h'heiioa' anu the Jersey LILY was wasting
noi h"S rance On M, 'he ron. steps OF her pa
.ein"l hoii', me only lhlhg ABOUT the safe
tna' al',aoleo a''ehsioh was lhe exception
any iheoiocre io' Vi pe'ohginBs lhat were
iouna IN tiie mousse ana Pupho OPINION was
uNideu between lhe theory mat the TASTE
OF the frihce OF wales set, and represented
ny TINS favored beauty, was atrociously bad,
ana the Deliei tlat ali the elegant and costly
ARTICLES had Deeh turned into cash before
,ne crash came. hither alternative was
h'Bniy opJeo.ioi,apie 10 'he othef aristo,
c'"tio resiuen's thoIeapohls, ana III was Wen
understood that II LAZY Langtry ever tried to
return TO society she should be made to feel
that she had committed the objectionable
SIN;
but she was 100 wise Tor That and too ambi-
nous 10 remain III Jersey parsonage. Mai.
iLsanngtry' having no ihrt''er means nor capa-
oill'y 10 give her pace IN the swim OF FASH
ION, mas iaded out OF s'ght: lie certainly re-
turned ron america, ana ~ Is possible that
theatrical nrnnAItlAE
madams wardrobe; put IN engaging Mrs
Lahgtry Is not probable that any addi-
uohai payment Tor MAI Langtry's services
were Insisted upon. HIS place can easily be
niled hereafter, II II has not been already.
she did mol give her female iriends chance
70 cut her acquaintance. WIN Napoleonic
INSPIRATION she utilized her temporary re-
nreheht by studying Few simple parts for
inc stage ana ny acquiring certain amount
sue mas it"u nono' ii1r i"ies heretofore nave