The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-30
The Jersey Lily Quietly Takes
Her Departure for Old
England.
WhereupOn the Club GOssips of New York
Speculate Upon Her Object in
Making the Trip,
Is 1t to Rejoin Her Husband as a Loyal
Wife, or to Procure a Divorce for
Freddy's Sake'


hurried departure for England last Satur-
day, coupled with the fact that Fred Geb-
hardt was the last person to bid her
goodbye on the deck of the "Arizona,"
has given rise to a good deal of comment
in club and theatrical circles
"My dear boy" said well-known So
ciety man to reporter yesterday, 'Tll
tell you all about it. The Lily had let
ter from her solicitor in London telling
her to go right home and sign the papers
necessary to procure divorce from her
husband. Fact, assure you. Matters
have already progressed so far that de-
cree will be granted in few weeks.
London will be startled and New York
convulscd, but one man will be happy,
and that is Fred Gebhardt."
'Do you think he knows anything
about it?"
"Docs Freddie know" asked the So
ciety man in an ecstatic sort of way.
elias he, or has he not been all this while
with Mrs. Langtry In California; Did,
or did he not make the overland return
trip In her company Just look on the
books OF the stage company when the party
visited the Yosemite, aud find out the
Identity of Mr.. "Pigott," whose name is
inscribed on the books. OF course it is
all understood between them. When the
Lily comes back next February, she will
be Mrs. Langtry no longer, but soon after
that, you will see a little notice in papers,
'married such.and-suCh a day, at such
and-such place, by the Rev. so-andso,.
Mr.. Fred Gebhart and Miss Lille lie
Breton, ci-dcvant, Lille Langtry. No
cards"
"But on what grounds will Mrs. Lang
try obtain the divorce?"
"There, my dear boy, you're asking
me conundrum. Pm not up in English
law; but little thing like that ought to
be managed as easily over there as on
this side OF the pond lncompatibility
of temper may, for all l know, be as po-
tent reason in London as it is in Chi
cago, and those who know Mrs. Langtry
intimately do say that her temper is all
her own. | shouldn't be at all surprised
to learn that her husbands temper is in
compatible with it,"
"You think, then, that Mr.. Gebhardt's
attentions to her were Serious2n
"I'm sure of it, and, by Jove, | honor
Freddie for it. He has stood up like
man through all the sneers, insinuations
and even insults that were heaped upon
him since MS attendance on Mrs. Lang
try became marked. | believe she has
inspired him with sincere affection, and
he has never once forgotten the respect
due to her. What would you have? Some
of our society ladies who are held in the
highest esteem are women who have been
divorced with the purpose to bestow their
hands on men whom they have learned to
love. Society accepts them. Society will
accept Mrs. Gebhardt. She will make
her permanent home in this city, and her
receptions will be the most largely attend
cd of any In New York"
A member of the Union Club who
was subsequently seen, did not wish to
discuss the '1ove affair" of his fellow
member.
81 ain always ready and willing" he
said, "to give you Information about
club matters in general, but | keep my
hand out Of their love matters. It's u
delicate subject, you know. Pm not at
all partial to that sort of thing myself,
and, by Jove, suppose L was TO ma my
self paraded in the papers" The thought
overwhelmed him, and fearful lest he
should make some rash disclosure, he
walked rapidly away.
On the rialto in Union Square the ac-
tors generally were inclined to discredit
the idea that Mrs. Langtry was to BIOS
som out as Mrs. Gebbardt, and retire
from the stage. Jno. Matthews voiced
the sentiment of his brethren when he
said:
"Mrs. Langtry has had more gratul-
tous advertising on account of Gebbardt
than any woman who has ever appeared
on the stage. When she first came here,
a lady who had been treated
with distinction by the Prince of Wales,
by society in England, and as an artist,
such men as Perry Belmont, Gebhardt
and others regarded it as their duty to
befriend her, Simple American courtesy
| was distorted into ascandal. Well, Mrs.
Langtry has been benefited by it to the
| amount of 100000 She has gone home
! now to her husband. | believe she will
stay there. ! believe she Is true wife
and a lady without shadow of re-
proach."