The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-05

lady friends in their own homes on a morning visit. and in this scene occurs her best piece of acting-,he faint. II was very real, and when the curtain went down the applause was warmer and the buzz ofcomment showed an audience well pleased. will not go through the play with comment. That IS not what began for. Enough that was not thoroughly at ease until the last scene Of the play, when the transformed wife appears and puts 10 flight the Mon,ressor and to shame the caddish Arneliff. Then all her beauty came out. although longed to see her in full evening dress. There ought to be q scene with the duke n that play.
 was satisfied and sratihed. and s,nk back in my chair with sigh of relief. Old Europe was not dead yet: and human nature-man nature. if you like-was in a measure excusable.
 Except to compare the Lily with other celebrities, it is not ny present purpose further to ven,ilate my own private opin- ions, bu; offer to you those which chanced to hear coming out of the crowded place of amusement.
 .I don't blame the Prince of Wales. was the somewhat odd remark which reached my ears. and turned around 10 discern an apparently eminently respect able matron, in company with what seemed to be maiden lady of certain age. and literary. or perhaps a school teacher "No-she has the most engag- ing face ever saw: and what wonderful eyes. and such d lovely brow, \ pity she should hide il so =
 One catches sight of the central portion of the forehead in tha, scene just alluded to, wherein the hair is somewhat disar- ranged from Mrs. Langtry's favorite set mode of wearing It. That pure. delicious brow of childhood. and oi very young persons. with seemingly soft shade of weariness resting upon il, Wonderful eyes indeed. They resemble the fear less wide-opcn eyes of beautiful boy, or of an angel, are even more coquettish in their effects than dreamy ones, where the art IS less transparent. For the seraphic eye' does not necessarily belong to an arless or noble nature. Dear, no-it is sometimes quite the opposite.
 One touch of nature makes the whole world kin The remark concerning George lN's handsome kinsman brought to mind a still stronger comment (becausc it was made to the person herself which once overheard in sal0U in Paris. ad- dressed 10 young American bell. who was the recipient al that time of some marked attentions from a certain distin- guished social and political lcader-whom the representative of all Ina, Is pairician in our country had met for the first time that evening. How perfectly fascin- ating the duke Is cosldn; blame any woman for falling in love with him (fhough the reply is quite irrelevant to our present topic. II was loo "raey" one not to repeat. particularly as II was the truth. - should blame d woman for failing in love with him, because should find it impossible to. myselE")
 The intense interes, and curiosity which Mrs. Langtry has universally excited was exemplihed by the rapt attention which was accorded her. never assisted at so silent performance. There was scarcely whisper. and very little applause but you ins,inctively felt it was ali being taken in. and wondered if she was capa- ble of appreciating (it was touching to me 10 see so many different classes repre- sented) this honest interest and unselfsh homage on the part of her sex in an alien land. think. from all l<ga,her, tha, Mrs. Langtry has been exceedingly ad- mired by her own sex, and without any petty jealousy and think il would be a pity for the English people to agree with tnr English pres, m believing that as d nation we are unwilling 10 besiow the laurel wreath of beauty unbegrudingly other than upon our own.
 The curiosity surrounding Mrs Lang try in this country has doubtless, in a measure, been somewha, due to the fact of her having been classed among pro- fessional beauties" i've have none with us) and to that other anomaly of per son of social prestige going upon the stage, as well as desire on the part of some to look at a person who has been received in the intimate aristocratic circles of monarchies. Not that this last con- sideration need have much weight after the recognition of Bernhardt, and be- fore that person had given some show of responsibility by legally prenxing the title of Mrs, to her estate.
 In spite of our friends, the journalists land none honor their opinion more than the writerl must be permitted my say. and this is the point have been endeav- oring to make from the beginning, .iz' Beauty, like Mrs Langtry's, is very rare in this country and in the world. Why, from an impartial standpoint. she must rank numberless celebrities, both public and private, whom princes and the press have delighted to praise. such as Miss Schomberg (nee1 Mrs. Ritchie, Mrs Douglas (that wasl Mrs. Sprague, Mrs. Moulton (formerlyl Mrs. Craig Wads- worth. Mime. Ia Marquise de Gallifet and Comtesse pourales. Marchioness of Hastings (nee Lady Florence rage,). and others might mention.
 Now, with regard to Mrs. Lang,ry's social status. am totally ignorant, ex- cept as have received enlightenment from the press. But believe she has been received at court. and in the drawing rooms of many of the best people fash ionably considerede certainly in what is termed in England the Wales set" And if she was received prior to her