The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-02-28
MRS. LANGTRY GOES TO HOUSE
KEEPING tN NEW HOBk AND
tfSHAkESn FREDDY
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New YORK Corespoadenss ST. Pani niPi0ussr
Mrs. LangtrY is playing here for
SetsOn as Lady OrmOnd in Peril"
of course you know that. But /
have not yet seen the fact announced
that she has become an American.
/ don't know as she Will think u
worth while 10 be natnrali2ed, be
cause it wouldn't carry the right to
vote bat she has gone 10 hnusekeep-
ing here permanently. and las set
tied down as New y Orker for good
and ali. She has bought q pretty little
house-a dainty naisonet--at lRO
Wet Thlrieenfh- street. close 10
Manyfs4 near Filth uYsnue--not Ia a
very fashionable or expensive locality,
but well enough and heI residence
wiz hencefOrlh alternate between
here and her London house 10 Dover
street, Piccadilly. Beside the other
servants her establishment consists Of
an accomplished French cook, Fefour
Of Paris; q butler six feet two, aud a
cOachInan and n fOOtman In livery Of
white cloth with real sable canes aud
cuffs. I don't know how many cal
riages there are but / have seen three
or four. Her personal maid, or I'LL de
chambre, has Deen in the duchess Of
Buecleueh's service lately.
Mrs. Langtry Is furnishing her
pretty house tasteftilly and luxuriOusly
but Withal, Ia q hOmelike and com
Portable style. About the first things
one notices on entering are several
mosque rugs from Arabia, sent to her
by the khedive Of Egypt These are,
in value, wellnigh priceless, as they
were brought fron Mecca to the khe-
dive during the last pilgrimage Of the
sacred carpet from Cairo. This car
petsQoes out every year TO be blessed,
and b accompanied by q vast thrOng
Of 100 900, or 200, 900 of the faithful.
The attention Of the Visitor at Mrs.
Langtry's is also attracted by the
fine and very rare carvings on the
walls and stands. Among these Il 9
famous fifteenth century cabinet by
Verbruggen Of Antwerp, the great
sculptor whose work so enriches the
st. Gudule cathedral at Brussels. I
believe the wonderfully elaborate
covered pulpit which / saw last sum-
mer IN the old kirk at Amsterdam,
was also furnished by him. The tea
service Of Mrs. Langtry is very choice
and includes q marvellous collection
Of ehina-perfect bits Of blue, In pat
tern ranging from WedgeWood to
willow. Her dinner service is dec
Grated with designs by Millais. And
there is Q handsome teapot Of solid
silver Of old English pattern. given to
her by her company Christmas day,
and bearing the Inscription, Present
ed TO Lillian Langtry by her loving
and loyal company, Christmas, 1888. y
Mrs. Langtry's preferences at table
are for solid food rather than trifies.
She favOrs the dry Monopole among
champagnes, because she SAYS "it
leaves no headache IN the morning."
and she prefers the fashionable span
ish sherry, the GOnzales-Byass. Mrs.
Langtry's mother is with her now
Mrs. lie Breton, the handsome wife Of
the dean Of Jersey.
am sorry 10 report that Freddy is
out IN the cUld He Il left. After all
hls persistence the pour fellow de-
served q better fate He Is more mel
anchOly than they who stuck to their
o. T. stocks tOU long. He imprecates
his optics II all women are not lust
the same-they'li lead a fellow on TIL
hes made a fool Of himself. aud then
throw him overheard. He likes the
reputation he has had, but cannot
ding OF the air Of disappointed maR.
Bul he T. not heart broken oh no
he will shake himself together again
after while. As for Mrs Langtry,
she laughs merrlly aud plays her play
and afiirms she has never been In
Peril before