The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-23
FREDDIE AND LILY.
THEIR ADVENT IN THE QUAKER CITY
Ar'. LlhEtrI Stared ont Of CoautsIlute By rutl
ou' PhllAdsiphl,n'-Yrsddi, G,bhsrd 10 the ,
R''su'.-sOmsthisg Ibost the Tod.
der Alter The Eusihh B,AuiJ, b

PHILADELPHIA, December eeaa.-The Pres
prints the following about Airs. IAngtry
and her hanger-on, Mr.. Goddard: At
o'clock yesterday afternoon Mrs. l.angtry,
who has remained secluded In her apart.
men,s at the Bellevue Hotel during the
morning, stepped ont on to Broad street,
accompanied by Mr.. Frederick Gebhar,l,
Of New York, and n Mr.. Richard Peters:
The trio, Ntrs. Langtry forming the cen.
tral figure, walked briskly along until
reaching Chestnut street, down which
thoroughiare they turned. Mrs. I.angtry
looked cheerful and happy, and now and
ngain the little party paused to survey the
tempting wares laid out In gittering proi
fusion In the windows Of the stores. In
passing the Continental Hotel Mns. Lang.
Try. was recognized by the passers.by,
und before the corner OF Eighth and Chest.
nut streets was reached hundred men
and women wrrc struggling to get u good
view oi her ihee. With tho view, prcsuma.
by, OF getting rid OF the curious throng
that rapidly swelled In numbers and vol.
nnc, the party turned down Eighth street.
The cry, There goes MH. langtry," how.
ever, attracted ideB from all directions,
and as the corner OF Samson street was
reached Il band In neiehbofins place Of
amusement struck up lively mir. Owing
10 tho ever increasing number OF people
That now iairly henmcd In the party, pro.
gression began to he no easy matter. As
walnut street was reached Il car happened
to be passing, and Mr.. Geblard, seeing,
probably, tint it was hopeless to continue
walking In peace, helped his far charge
on 10 theplatform and the party took their
seats in the ear. On returning 10 the hotel
Mrs. Langrtry aud her escort lnnched in'l
the .public dining room, and carriarel
has ing been ordered In the interim, they
went out fora drive.
On returning 10 the hotel Mrs. l.augtry1
nnd Mr. Gebhard dined and the lady at
once proceeded 10 the theatre. MIR. Geb-
hard, after taking II stroll down town, re-
turned 10 the hotel and retired early TO his
apartments. 4
Thronshont the day both Mrs. I.angtryl
anu Mr. Gebhari peremptorily declined to |
conversation with nm aconain,anre Mr..
Gebhard said, incidentally. tLnt thrrc wns
not word Of truth in the statements flint
had been published relative 10 His rxclu.
sion from any portion OF tLe thcntre nj
Boston. lie bad never seen Mr. Ste,son in
his life, he added. and did moi know hin,
i
WHO MI "EhilAGD Is. j
Mr. Gebiard is nearly six feet high, and
stands and walks as STRAIGHT as mn InJion
lle Il s,,,.,v hr, ,s,rou,.,,. Iii. III.
.su 'ut ''onsIy ou'''' ahu n's
".' nA0"h ue'o''oh 10 neil sports anu
athletic exercises give him hardy look
and tingc his somewhat dark compIr.ion
with healthy coJor II. L,. w,,ll ,h,n.,,
ho,J oraI t,.a - -. ~ nAs ". " ".,""peu
.e"u' o'Ai '"ee, square, determined chin,
datk eyes and slight black mustache. Ills
hair is black, and worn short. He dresses
quietly and in good taste, and his clothes
are OF cut Enthusiastically English. Mr..
Gebhard, although quite young man, be.
ins probably not more than twenty.four or
twenty-five years OF aye, is alreadya we'll
known figure in New York society. lie
WIS a prominent polo player when the
Manhattan l'olo Association inst opened the
Polo grounds, playing then twice week
during the season OF 1850. In 1851 he be-
came known ASA leading owner OF nce.
horses, and in communication with Arthur
Hunter, the well-known gentleman rtlcr,I
purchased that magnificent racehorse, Eole,
whose performances marked him rs one OF
the finest stayers ever seen upon tho
American tuf. Mr.. Gebhard soon be:
came known MS good judge Of u racehorse
and u clever matchmaker. While by no
means reckless gambler, he is Mt times d
heavy speculator, and it is said that in his
tilts with the betting men, he usually came
out ahead. Ills colors are popular with
the rnblic, and his hoses invariably run