, 1883-02-22

Distinction has been thrust upon
Mr.. Frederick Gebhardt, there is no
difficulty in believing, very much
against his will. Certain newspapers
have found in his friendship for Mrs,
Langtry material for spicy reading,
and have availed themselves of the
opportunity to make their columns
additionally attractive at the expense
of his feelings. No argument is
needed to prove that miscalled zen
terprise" at the cost of injustice to a
fellow-man, is wrong and mischiev-
Gus to the public interests.
Mr.. Gebhardt is the son and heir
of q wealthy New York gentleman,
who, when he died, left him provided
with an annual income of eighty
thousand dollars. His sister, Mrs.
Frederick Nelson, of Fifth Avenue,
New York city, was equally well pro
vided upon her fathers decease Mr..
Gebhardt until recently made his
residence at the Hotel Brunswick, in
his native city, but he now lives with
his sister. He is about twenty three
years of age, favored by nature with
a handsome face and figure, and is a
young man who has conducted him
self in the discreet, quiet and tenn
perate manner preventing any unea-
5iness on his account to his nearest
friends. His chief amusements are
Of a social character, and he is n ia
vorite visitor in many of the best
homes in New York. He takes great
pleasure in the opera and dramatic
representations, is fond of horses and
fast driving and owns q stable of IA
GERS, of which one is said to have
made him in winnings more than
seventeen thousand dollars during
last season. His first connection with
the turf was in partnership with Mr..
Arthur Hunter, the famous gentle
man rider, as a proprietor of the Pei
ham stable. He bought ont Mr.. Hun
ters interest, and is now the fortun-
ate owner of Eole, the colt which
placed him sixth in the list of win
ners on the American turf last sea-
son. Last spring q matrimonial
engagement between him and II
daughter of Mr.. Leonard w. jerome
was broken off, fact which would
not have been made public but for
that curiosity in Mr.. Gebhardfs his
tory which succeeded the mention Of
his name in connection with that of
Mrs. Langtry. When this lady made
her appearance in New York, Mr..
Gebhardt shared the general admira-
tion for her beauty and talent, and
evidenced it in the way usual with
persons of wealth, by making her
presents Of costly flowers The ac-
tress and he were introduced and
became friends. He drove her out in
the Central Park and elsewhere, and
their intimacy became the subject Of
newspaper gossip, which was increas-
ed by his continuing his polite atten
tions IN Boston, Philadelphia and
other cities. Mrs. Labouchere's dis
approval of their intimacy did not
result in its discontinuance, and that
lady, who had accompanied her
friend to the United States with the
intention OF remaining but short
time with her, left her. Mrs. Lang
try is now attended by her husbands
sister, Miss Langtry. The recent
difficulty between Mr.. Gebhardt and
the representative of a ST. Louis
newspaper, which grew out of an al
legged abuse of the journalistic func-
tion, is not likely to result in further
mischief. Mr. Gebhardts return to
New York would have been perhaps
wiser if earlier, but there seems to be
no foundation for the scandalous
construction put upon his friendly
relations with the Jersey Lily.r