New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-01-24
Langt1y's Beauty Analysed

A woman 1t was who thus relentlessly,
In letter 70 the Cincinnati Enquirer,
dissecta the beauty Of Mrs. Langley: I
am not going 70 harp much on the
played-out string Of Langtry, and win
simply say that those who were reason.
able ia their expectations found her sat-
isfactory; but those who looked for
transoendeut beauty were wolully dis
appointed. I counted fivp women il
the audience who, beyond ell question,
were . great deal nearer 70 perfection
than this princes darling. The chief
charm was lady-like aspect and man
ner. quite out Of keeping with tho part
she WAS acting in the play. And Il was
observable that when she did unro-
hearsed things Ia IN picking up the
dumped flowers from basket handed
70 her while in front OF tho curtain, and
leading out her reluctant managsr) she
WAS even more graoeiul aud free than
when che was following instructions -
Hester Grssebrook. L was easy to CON-
Prehend bow. With the Prince o9 Wales
to push her. shs had made such head
way In London sristocsA&ic society. She
has grown thin since the familiar por-
traits, exposing tapor arms and . bono.
less bosom, were made, aad she made
no exhibition Of those things. nor in
she likely to during her American tour.
She Is large ointod woman. with big
hands. and her elbows are larger than
the parts Of her arms between them and
the shoulders. ~ was plainly disclosed
BY the tight sleeves Of her costumes.
No, she will bare no such arms ~ she
now possesses, believe me. Only one
OF her dresses was low. and that ex-
posed only wedge of skin down the
center Of her breast. This garment was
OF rich. warm-toned yellow satin, sim.
pie in style, and fitting perfectly. The
waist was heart-shaped, coming low
down on the shoulders, and beneath
the frill of point lace, which circum-
scrilIed the fieshy area to. tho narrow
limits already described, was only
piece Of lightly twisted satin following
its outlines. The corsage simply carried
the line below the waist, and in small
points. The sleeves reached below the
elbow. with piece Of the satin carried
round the edge, and little puff of white
silk edged with lace in each, tying it to
the arm. The idea suggested BY her
figure was not of feshy roundness At
tho two wide parts mentioned, but of .
big-boned frame not smoothly filled out.
This impression was strengthened BY
the visible action Of her shoulder blades
under the thin covering and above the
top Of her corsets, Is well - by the
meagerness Of her bosom. fancied
that she WAS about seven-eighths bone,
and when she smiled, with her extern
sive mouth and white teeth, the unpleas-
ant thought came to me that she was
exposing the whole front Of her skull.
which might At any moment drop out,
leaving her head shapeless mass OF
hair and skin. Having expressed that
horrid idea I must not fail TO do the wo-
man justice b saying that, - On on
tirety. she IL about - wholesome,
healthy, clean-looking . creature "a one
would wish to zee. She walked with .
stride that indicated Asturdy pedestrian,
and altogether. che had more outdoor
breesiness thaa one would expect in .
dainty. drawing-room psf Langtty was
= focus for every glass ia the house in
stantly on her appearance, and when
she made her fsst exit the1o arose such
. babel OF comment that tho other sct-
ors could not b heard 1t ILL She bore
tho ordeal without . tromof. I have 70
doubt shs liked it.
''Sho talks about her personal charms
with tho utmost freedom, " Sid hour
nalist who hsd interviewed her several
times.