Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-18
LILY AND FREDDY.
The Reason Mrs LanZtry VII Not
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Mrs. Lillian Laastry Vii nqt come g.
America nsxt seas9n, la spite " 81 tae
proIaststillls ~ ievs stlaa taaG shs ulale Poi
rs znd the deter aallst.ou Jbat she efines4
= f-N months 49, 90 become sn Amerlcsa
cttizea Ia fact, spite oi sery affirmed
L0uioa failure. Nr Arthur Wal4ek rs-
celVsd a cable dispatea . tee daFs ago
from M Heary r. Attssy asking hiu ro
cancel tie dates thai AoneY male ioi tiie
star rheatef for Mrs. Lanztry, saylne sle
does not intend c. visit Amer. Ga nsxty ear.
The motives for this determination 0u tbe
part ~ the celebrated Jersey Ills seemed
a. hrst rather hard % discover. for u wss
0als short time ago that she decided
positively 70 come aud reside here and
bring a divorce suit against her husband
With the intention II marrying M. ten-
hardt, but the secret Is SUI aud Is toii now
for the first time. she and Gebhard have
decisively aud finally quarreled. and Mrs
Langtry viii never be Mrs Gebhard, nn-
less-as true lovers quarrels sometimes do
not iast-thess two faithful partners may
again conclude % settle their dhputes. IL
is not likely, however, for the dispute Is a
serious one. IL seems that il originated ia
a rather peculiar way
AT one Of the receptions ia the past win
esF ia New York. AIRS. Nelson, the sister
OF Fred Gebhard, Is said u have made
some remarks publicly that were deroga-
tory 70 Mrs. Langtry's character. Some
kind friends Of the Jersey Lily wrote her
an account OF the conversation and all that
had been said. IL appears that this ac-
n. fl..e
she wrote Immediately q Mr. Gebhard, or
Dear Freddy" demandins Of him an inn
mediate explanation o. the sister, and an
apology from her. GebiarI took the mat
ter rather coolly, as he takes everything
Whether he asked for al apology from
Mrs. Nelson does not appear, bIr that sac
never made one Is quite certain. Fred GeO-
hard continued 10 write % his laiy love IN
the same strain a. usual, not even men
tioning the affair OF the insult % her. Mrs.
Langtry's letters multiplied, and each Of
them grew more decided and, might
also say, indicative. But still Mr.. Geb-
hard remained silent concerning the main
charge.
~ few weeks ago Mrs. Laugtry wrote a
letter, which she said would be the final
one demanding once for all that Mr.. Geb-
hard answer her charges about his sister
aud send her on an apology from that lady.
Tne letter il seems has been left unan-
swered by Mr.. Gebhard, who seems TO have
not cared one way or the other whether
Mrs. Langtry liked it or not. Nothing
more was heard of the matter from either
party until this telegram came from Mr..
Abbey 10 Mr.. Arthur Wallack Evidently
it is reverberation of the Nelson Geb-
hard affair. Mrs. Langtry has probably
said to herself: What is America without
Freddy" and FREDDY" becomes an i'm
possibility in face of his positive refusal
O. mix his sister up with Mrs Langtry's
affairs. Indeed, it has been said among
club-men in New York for some time that
Mr.. Gebhard was heartily glad that
Mrs. Langtrv had gone to England.
This opinion gas based on a remark
Of a friend to Mr.. Gebhard 70 which
he answered. Lillian is very nice, but
she is "A terrible bore, dear boy" an ex-
preston which would naturally give
ground for belief that Yr. Gebhard is
thoroughly tired Of this celebrated woman,
who has sacrificed 50 much for him, and
that IT is a matter Of very small moment
u MN WneJner sue returns 10 America OF
not
zB sides. it is rumOred that Mrs. Langtry
is not particularly desirous Of returning to
America just now for a variety OF reasons.
One is that she has transferred her affec-
tions 20 MIR. Charles Coghlan. her hand
some leading man in London. Mr.. Coghlan
will have nothing 10 do with America. He
f made very bad failure the last time be
was here. and has shaken the dust of
America from his feet forever. Whether
Mrs. Langtry ever becomes Mrs. Coshian
Is a question. but she viii certainly never
become Mrs. Gebhardt-