The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-06-26
TO SOON WE'D THE LILY
Mrs. Langtry May Be Mrs. Geb-
hardt In September.
She win be Divorced 4, That Time-No
Hitch in the Caiifor<.& .sourts-Iiow
the Love Secret Leaked Out.

NEW York, June 24.-Frederick Gebhartit
and Mrs. Lille Langtry are to be married in
September. This is definite and certain. They
have long been betrothed, and public rumor
has mated them, but Mrs. Langtry will not
much before the time mentioned DO legally
free from her present husband. That has been
the only reason why Gebhardt and the beauti-
ful actress have not been welded long ere
this. Her husband refused several offers,
made through the law firm of Howe s. Hum
MEL of portion of her wealth If he would
consent to a separation. He declined all these
propositions, and took good care that she
should not have the only ground valid in the
state OF New York on which to obtain di-
vorce. He is now hotel keeper at an Eng
lsh seaside resort, and it is five years since he
and his wife have met
AT length Mrs. Langtry, while in San Fran
cisco last year, acquired real estate there, land
made the city her legal residence. That now
enables her to put forward a suit for divorce,
and this will to certainty make her free
woman in August. Any hitch in the proceed
ings will be unexpected, and the couple are
advised that none is possible.
The explicit announcement of matrimony
in September for Gebhardt and Mrs. Langtry
was made a few days ago, at dinner given by
Mrs. Langtry at her New York residence, in
West Twenty-third street. Two Of the guests
were James Gordon Bennett and eX-Judge
Cunning S. Bedford, old cronies of Gebhardt,
although they are decade older than he. On
this occasion, Bennett offered as q toast the
union of the fair hostess and Gebhardt who
sat in the chair of honor at her right
"Thank you," Mrs. Jangtry responded
'and your good wish is going to be realized
soon.''
Glow soon?" Bedford asked.
'NIay / answer that?" Gebhardt inquired OF
Mrs. Langtry.
She gave permission, and he then said that
the wedding would occur early in September
possibly little sooner-in San Francisco, to
which city they will journey, according to
present arrangements, in July.
Mrs. Langtry and Ge6hardt have purchased
adjoining FARMS comprising altogether thou
sands of acres, in valley, of the Howell
mountains in California. There they will
spend their honeymoon, and subsequently the
lady vacations between her seasons on the
stage. The estate is described as naturally
very beautiful, taking in an entire valley
with surrounding hills to romantically shut
them out from the rude world. But the pair
do not intend to sit down idly in o bower and
gaze out rapturously on Lake Como. They
scale. There is vineyard of considerable
size on the land and the farms are plentifully
stocked with cattle, horses, mules and swine,
all of which will be bred for sale. Mrs. Lang
try is rich. 1t is believed that besides living
very extensively, she has accumulated as
much as two hundred thousand dollars. Geb-
hardt draws an income of twenty-five thou
sand year from his deceased fathers estate,
and this will soon be augmented by renewals
of leases at advanced rates. So, it is not nee
essary for them to farm it as business nor
for Mrs. LanGtry to do any more acting, but in
both matters they prefer to be active. Mrs.
Langtry led an outdoor life until she went on
the stage, and is therefore enFaptured with tho
idea OF California husbandry. AS to her the
atrical career, she is not only ambitious to ex-
eel as an artist, but she tells her friends that
sooner or later she viii have the direction of a
New York theater.