, 1884-03-01
MRS. LANeTRY AT HOME.
The or Her Aparements---
The Attacks which Have Been

Tho Benuties or Her Aparements---
The Attacks which Have Been
Made-
tAH- a. A" in Chicago Tribunal
Everything about Mrs. Langtry's apart
ment bears the impress Of her delicate, beau
tifying touch. Her dressing-table is covered
with pretty trihes in silver andivory, some OF
the boxes being rare examples Of old Dutch
repousse, and worth little fortunes each. Her
fuvorite perfume Is wood violetf Mrs. Lang
try's writing-desk was strewn with pretty
bibelots, but T. observed tina she does
not use a crest or a coat of arms, which
doubtless she has a better right to
that some of her Republican sisters whose bo-
longings are, as Miss Squeers. would say, one
mass of heraldic signs and "demned lating.'
Everything about the room is dainty and
pretty. Ths~ hangfngs at ths windows and
doors arc OF pretty blue and white chintz,
Topped back with yellow ribbons; the floor Of
waved wood is nearly covered with rugs of
vurious kinds-cashmere, Daghistan, Agra,
and q beautiful Lahore carpet. There is a
large white skin before her couch, and another
by her bed for a descent du lit; the walls are
covered with pictures. with here and there
an eastern scarf or bit of antique embroidery
thrown across one. The mantle is draped
with beautiful old embroideries entirely hid
ing the cold, dull marble. There is q bright
wood fire burning In the open chimney, and
as we sit for by this time my hostess has
risen and occupies the chair opposite mel
comfortably chatting by its cheerful blaze a
servant fetches in the tea-tray, and, placing
il on a dainty little table between us, disap-
pears as noiselessly as he came. / watch, l
must say with real pleasure. the pretty move
ment OF hands and arms as my beautiful Wis
avis makes me a cup Of tea-very nice tea
she says it Is, and so l presently agree with
her.
In talking over the attacks made against
her last year Mrs Langtry said: "The
thing that seemed so cruel and so cowardly to
me was that / alone of all the women in my
profession should be the target for every
vulgar allusion or coarse story that could
be invented. I did not come here to pose
as a professional beauty, but to follow the
career. l have adopted in all seriousness
II my face pleased my audience so much the
better, but beginner as 1 was and as full of
faults as 1 knew myself to be, l came as an
actress- The hard part of 1t was that
they should attack my private life, which Is
my own particular affair. Why, suppose the
critics should write up with as little truth as
they did mine the daily private life Of any
actress on the stagei Every reader of the
newspapers would agree it was m outrage.
Well" and with a weary sigh, II think even
the newspapers begin to see l am not such a
horrible creature after all, and I believe they
will finally allow that l really do wish seri-
ously to follow the profession 1 am so proud
of belonging to-"
Mrs. Langtry has certainly not been we'll
treated by those Of her own sex whom she
met in London before she became an actress.
She mentioned the names of two or three
women whom she had known quite init
mately In England and to whom she had
been Of social service there, and how they
had ignored her here, but, en- revanche, she
showed me several invitations to dinner, one
for to-day, at the houses Of very well-known
society people.