The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-05
MAYNARD LILY.
Some New Incidents in Her
Checkered Career Related
by One Who Knows.
Her Husbands Hsppiness De-
stroyed as Soon as the Jersey
beauty was Discovered.
Her Escapades with ChetSyynJ
the Favorite Admirer-Fred-
die Iebhardt shut Our.



NEW YORK, October 27.-The re-
cent London lawsuits which result
ted In the declaration that Mrs. Lang
try paid her husband salary on co L.
dition that he "does not modest he I"
have occasioned widespread comment
of a character the reverse of compli-
inentary to that unfortunate man, the
husband of professional beauty. A
man well kpo in New York, and a
member of several prominent clubs,
authorizes the publication of these
facts. He says: Some two or three
years ago Mr. Langtry came to this
country and refused, as will be re-
membercd, TO make any statement to
the press of the reasons for his visit,
During his stay in America he was
for the greater part OF the time my
guest at my place In the country, and
since his return we have kept up a
correspondence at Intervals. lie
talked with me very freely, and feel
at liberty, under the present circum-
stances, to give publicity 10 the facts
gathered from him. According to
his story, the first discovery of Mrs.
Langtry in the island of Jersey was
made by the duke of Bedford. lie
was very much struck by her beauty,
and paid her great deal of atten-
ton. At that time Mr.. and Mrs.
Laugtry were living in ailluent cir
cumstances on the income of his
property, which amounted, he claims,
100000, or nearly a quarter of mil
lion dollars.
THE PRINCE HEARS OF HER.
On his return to London from his
visit the Prince of Wales heard SO
much from Bedford of the extraor-
binary beauty of Mrs. Laugtry that
at his request that man accompanied
him on a trip to Jersey for the pur-
pose of meeting the now famous
beauty. The heir apparent was as
much pleased with Mrs. Langtry as
was his friend, and he suggested that
she make her debut in London soci-
ETY., offering to make it his business
to request certain ladies III London
society to act as her sponsors. The
offer was gladly accepted by the wo-
man, whose head was already little
turned by the attention her charms
attracted. None of these proceed
iDgs were, however, looked upon
with favor by Mr.. Langtry, who fore.
saw that he was about to bid farewell
forever to his quiet, peaceful life.
He is represented as being big,
| good-natured, kindly man, of the
type who love dogs, horses and guns,
and country sports, all of which, with
Il good home and the respect of his
neighbors, his income was sufficient
| IN sppuro him for life
SHE SCORES AN IN MENsE SUCCESS.
Once Launched in London society
Mrs. Langtry's success was imme-
diate, aud her easy-going good-natur'
ed husband was hoping all the time
that before long they would return
to their quiet home. The result was
that in time he found that his wife's
extravaganza had eaten up his entire
fortune. The triumphs of the art OF
Partisan men milliners are expensive
luxuries, and they soon exhausted q
fortune small in comparison with
| those possessed by those in whose So
ciety they moved and yet large in the
eyes of most people. 1t was then thai
Mr.. Langr y put his foot down ant
said: 81 am ruined financially. Thii
farce is played out. You married III,
for better, for worse, for richer, fol
poorer. You have had all the fat
You must now take the lean. hay,
sufficient influence to secure gov
ernment appointment. We will re
tire from society, take small hous
and settle down together like re
spectacle people for the rest of on
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