Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-02
MES LANaTRY AT HOME.


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Everything about Afrs. LAngtry's apart
ment bears the impress of her Sielicatc, been-
tifying touch, Her dressing table Ia covsrvd
with pretty trifies In silver aud ivory, soTpc Of
tbs boxes being rare examples OF cid pucch
'ropousse, and worth little fortunes each. Her
favorite perfume Is wood violet Mrs LAAg-
ny's writing desk was strewn with pretty
sibelots, but I. observed that she doos
not use crest cor a coat Of arms, which
doubtless she has better right to
that sosne of her Republican sisters whose be-
longtngs are, as Miss Squeers would say, one
mass Of heraldic signs and -demned lating.
Everything about the room is dainty and
pretty. The hangings at the windows and
doors are of pretty blue and white chintz-
lsopei back with yellow ribbons; the hoor OF
waxed wood is nearly covered with rugs OF
various kinds-cashmere. Daghistan, Agra
and beautiful Lahore carpet. There Is
large white skin before her couch, and auothsr
by her bed for descent du lit; the walls arc
covered with pictures. with hero end thors
N eastern scarf or bit Of antique embroidery
thrown across one. The nantsl is duspe2 u
with beautifnl old embroideries entirely hid
ing the cold, dull pla-rie. There is . abright
wood fire burning IN the opeu chimney. and
rs we sit Tor by las time my hostess has
risen and occupies the chair opposite r'e3
comfortably chatting by its cheerful blaze
servant fetches in the tea-tray, and, Placing
1t on a dainty little table between Us. disap
pears as noiseles,ly a. he came watch,
must say with real pleasure, the pretty move
ment of hands and arms as my beautiful Wis
avis makes me q cup of tea.-very nice tea
she says it Is, and 30 presently agree with
her.
! In talking over the attacks made against
her last year Mrs. Langtry sail: "Ths
thing that seemed so cruel and 30 cowardly TO
! me was that alone cf all the women in my
profession should be the target for every
vulgar allusion or coarse story that could
be invented. / did not coma here 70 poss
as professional beauty, but To follow the
career. l have adopted in all seriousness.
| IL my facs pleased my audience 50 much the
better, but beginner as / was and as full OF
faults as 1 knew myself to be, came as an
actress The hard part OF IL was that
they should attack my private life, which Is
my own particular affair. Why, suppose the
critics should write mp 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 an outrage.
Well" and with weary sigh, Al think even
the newspapers begin TO see / am not such q
horrible creature after all, and believe they
will finally allow that l really do wish seri'
ous'y to follow the profession am so proud
of belonging to-"
Mrs Langtry has certainly not been well
treated by those Of her own sex whom sh'
met In London before she became an actress
She mentioned the names OF two or thret
women whom she had known quite tati
riately in England and to whom she hsd
been Of social service there, and how they
had ignored her here, but, en- revanche, sh'
showed me several invitations TO dinner, on
for to-day, at the houses Of very weli-knowr
society people.