The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-21
MRS. LANGTRY's NEW HOUSE.
She Buys Residence in New York and Is
Ready to Settle for Life.
W, A. Crofut's New York Letter


W, A. Croffut's New York Letter.
Mrs. Langtry is playing here for Stetson as
Lady OInond in peril" OF course you know
that but have not yet seen the fact announced
that she has become an American. l don't
know as she will think it worth while to be nat.
urahzed, because it wouldn't carry the right tc
vote; but she has gone to housekeeping here
permanently, and has settled down as New
Yorker for good and all. She has bought
pretty little ho1se-a dainty L, maison-
street. close to Mays, near Sixth avenue; not in
a very fashionable or expensive locality, but well
enough, and her residence will henceforth alter
nate between here and her London house in
Dover street. Picoadilly. Besides the other
servants, her establishment consists of an ac-
complished French cook, Velour, of Paris; a
butler six feet two inches, and coachman and
a footman in livery of white cloth with real sable
capes and cuffs [ don't know how many car
riageS there are, but | have seen three or four.
Her personal maid or file de chambre, has been
in the Duchess of Buccleuch's service lately
Mrs. Langtry is furnishing her pretty house
tastefully and luXuriously, but, withal, in a
home-like and comfortable style. About the
first thing notices entering is several
mosque rugs from Arabia, sent to her by the
Khedive of Egypt These are, in value, we'll
nigh priceless, as they were brought from Mecca
to the Khedive during the last pilgrimage of the
every year to be blessed, and is accompanied by
a vast throng of 900 or 200, 900
of the faithful The attention of
the visitor at Mrs. Mrs. Langtry's is also
attracted by the fine and very rare oak carvings
on the walls and stands. Among these is a
famous fifteenth century cabinet by Verbrugen,
of Antwerp, the great sculptor whose work so
enliehes the ST Gudule Cathedral, of Brussels
! believe the wonderfully elaborate carved pulpit
which ! saw last summer in the old kirk at Ant
Werp was also fashioned by him. The tea service
of Mrs. LangtFy is very choice, and includes a
marvellous collection of china-perfect bits of
blue, in pattern ranging from wedgewood to will
low. He dinner service is decorated with designs
by Millais, and thereis handsome teapot of
solid silver of old English pattern, given to her
by her company on Christmas day, and bearing
the inscriptions Presented to Lillian Langtry
by her loving and loyal company, Christmas,
1888" Mrs. Langtrys preferences at table are
the dry Monopole among champagnes, because
she says, 1T leaves no headache in the morn
ing, and she prefers the fashionable Spanish
sherry, the Gonzalez-Byass Mrs. Langtry S
mother IS with her now-Mrs. lie Breton, the
handsome wife of the Dean of Jersey
am sorry to report that Freddy is out in the
cold He is left. After all his persistence the
poor fellow deserved better fate He is more
melancholy than they who stuck to their o. T.
stocks too long. He imprecates his optics if all
women are not the same-'they1l lead a fellow
on till he's made fool of himself, and then
throw him overheard" He likes the reputation
he has had but cannot fling off the air of a dis
appointed man. But he is not heartbroken-oh
no! He viii shake himself together again after
awhile AS for Mrs. Langtry, she laughs mer-
rily and plays her play. and affirms that she has
never been in 'Perip before.