Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-09
pecia, Correspondence Of The EVENING TAR.

was real wOInals quarrel between them. and
That the quarrel was about man. quarrel
between two women is always interesting. Mrs.
Langtry showed that she had temper before
this affair. on the occasion of one of the bach
eior dinners given in her hOlor. At one Of
these Lord Vaudeville was invited. bat he was
compelled to stdy away because the FAMOUS
beauty objected to his being present Why?
People al first were parplexed to know the
reason, but now it appears that Mrs. Langtry
had no gruige against Lord MandeYiila
but against Lady Vaudeville. whom she
knew in England and received attentions from
hut my lady gave Ofiense By utterly disregard
i1I the English beauty in this country That
was reason enough FOR Mrs. Lancrtrv and she
resented u as al insult. The bachelor dinners
were Kept up To the last. and seemed to have
been enjoyed very much By Mrs Laurtrv and her
former friend. Mrs. i.a5ouc:cre Trey were
also enjoyed very much by the men about town
who We're fortunate enough TO receive invita-
ti0ns to them. There are various theories re-
gardlng the identity OF the man about whom
Mrs Langtry and Mrs Labouchere (metaphori-
caiiy speaklng) tear each others hair. Several
names have been mentiOned-that of Theodore
Titon aIlong others This was I'M
Just. as he is only acquaintance
OF Miss Pa1tisOn. of the Langtry troupe. Geo.
Gould has also beel honored (as he would saw
with being mentioned as the young man in the
case. But this cannot be- true. as our boy
George. notwithstanding his papas millions.
has no standing in society whatever. There is
not suob in town who would not undergo al
most anything To have his name mentioned in
connection with the affair. From all / have
been able to learn. the honor of getting so fully
Into Hrs. IangtTys @raceS that she would quar-
rel with her most intimate friend rather than
dismiss him. is Freddie Gebhar(lt. This young
man-fOF he is not vet twenty-fye-is one Gf
the best known of our mei-abOut town. He
Is tall straight and handsome with complexion
and hair oil the blonde type. He lives in great
style at the Hotel Brunswick. drives his
own four-in-hand and drives out in various
other snowy traps. This happy youth also has
stable of fast horses. one of them said to be
the best colt in training in this country. 1t is
said that he showed the English beauty what
nice bits of horSe-fl1sh he had. you know" by
taking her Out behind pair of trOtters. which
he made fy along the bOulevards. Fredde's
income reaches almost 100000 a year. derived
from permanent Investment left him by his
papa. When you go to the opera or theater on
first nights YOU are almost sure to see this
youth in the lobby dressed in swell clothes or
occupying conspicuous position in q box
Although he spends his entire income
after his own fashion. he is known
among his acquaintance as very care
ful and economical young man. | make
this statement or heresay only. and that he
carries this idea 81 far that he invariably par
takes OF champaign opened by others. but does
not open bottles freely himself. j am inclined
to put this down aS an unwarralted Slur on the
young mans character Whoever the young
man may be that has made such profound i'm
preston on Mrs 1.angtry. he is without doubt
very proud OF ii. and suppOses that such a con-
quest entities him to universal admiration IS
have said the town is talking about the scan
dali yOu may call II. Those who admire
Mrs. LaGgtry for her beauty and the decree of
success which she attained on the STAGE regret
II as injurious to her reputation: but women
who are jealous OF her face and figure and who
imagine that they have made her feel their
superiority by refusing to receive her into
society. are filled with delight. There are some
who take cynical view OF the whole affair, and
Say that it was shrewd device on the part of
Manager Abbey to revive the waning interest in
MS celebrated star. Whatever be true it has
been choice bit of gossip.
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY.
Men OF leisure who do not care for club life
have found new amusement. This Is photog-
raphy There are several gentlemen who have ca
meras and work for hours at taking photographs
with the enthusiasm of Sarony. They say that
It possesses a strange fascination. These ANA
teur photographers usually have dark room on
the top floor of their own houses. with rugs and
screens dark apartment where the chemicals
ere kept is an important adjunct to the operat-
Ing room When one of these gentlemen pho
tOgrapherS acquires some skill he has the MEM
bers of the family sit for him. down to the poodle
0p2 and the cat Then he goes out and drags
In his friends. man OF leisure remarked to me
yesterday that he had just returned from the
studio OF friend IL was such rare sport that
he intended buying camera for himself right
away The mania is growing.
PORTING CHARACTERS.
The sporting men of New York 90 out of
right only TO reappear again after a short inter-
val. When their attention is not conferred on
encounters In the ring they indulge In dog fights
rat batting, and cock fights in out of the way
places on Long Island. Without some such
amusement every week the sporting man be-
comes a miserable creature, and at regular inter-
walls lie Graves the excitement of witnessing two
champions trying to knock each other out Just
now this element Of society is i'm wild state of
excitement over several encounters that are In
contemplation. An effort is being made to
bring the great and terrible Sullivan face to
f2ee with Mr.. Jem Mace, of England. But as
Mr. sullivan is very particular. not to say
nncal. about the conditions of a match. it is yet
doubtful whether the two men will meet each
other. Mace is al OF. pugilist. but thoroughly
believes that his bones and muscles are good for
some hard blows yet. Notwithstanding his
gray hair he has shown the willingness to stand
up IN front OF Sulliyan's sledgehammer blows
Billy Madden Sullivan's former trainer since
his quarrel with the champion has been scour-
in9 England for q man able to knock Sullivan
oct. He now believes that he has found his
man. III this be really So there will be more
fun for the sporting gentry The preliminarjes
Of another match are being arranged between
Frank White and George Fulljames There is
something very amusing ABOUT the way these
prelimiDaries arranged. The contest is
always kept In doubtful uncertainty
until the papers are finally signed and sealed
The sporting man seems to delight in this I'M
certainty. He is as formal as a lawyer and as
e1acting as judge in the matter of details 1t
h as good as a show to see these big-shOuldered
thick-necked and clumsy listed fellows trying to
come to an agreement. A match is also being
arranged between Jim" Elliott and tom
Allen-that is a start has been made in the pre-
hminaries. which is much as it is safe to saw
II all of the contests finally take place. the
pfiZe-n2htng mania which reigned sometime
ago will be developed again.
THE MODERATION SOCIETY.
One of the queer characters of the town is
Col II. II. Hadley. He is constantly being
charged with sharp practices which he denies
and goes on smiling as before. He has become
most widely known in connection with the
N0rey letter, of which 1t is said he is the author
He is man of fine personal appearance. dresses
well, is well hammered and is oily and plausible
n il ;u,p0ssbe IN iiStan To hin, oud 6ouht hi,