Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-23

LANGTRY TO WED GEBHARDT.


| An Alleged "petiaite and Certain" State
| m"nt Regarding the Matter.
NEW NoRK, June % Freddie Gebhnrdt
and Mrs. Lille l4anGtry are TO he 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 be-
| legally free from her present husband That
| has been the only reason why Gebhardt and
| the beautiful actress have not been welded
| long ere this Her husband refused several
offers made through the law firm OF Howe &
liummcl, 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 divorce He is now a hotekeeper
at an English seaside resort and it is five
years since he and his wife have met. At
length Mrs Langtry, while in San Francisco
last year acquired real estate there, and
made the city her legal residence That now
enables her to put forward a suit for divorce,
and this will certainly make her a free
woman in August Any hitch in the pro-
ceedlngs Will be entirely unexpected, and the
couple are advised that none is possible
The explicit announcement of matrmony
in September for Gebhardt and Mrs. Langtry
was made few days ago at dinner given
by Mrs Langtry at her New York residence
in west Twenty thhd 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
a toast the speedy union of the fair hostess
and tfebhardt, who sat in the chair of honor
at her right.
won M,.s 1 .l..I
"and your good wish is going to be realized
soon"
"How soonf' Bedford asked
"May 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-n San Francisco,
to which city they will journey, according to
present arrangements, in July.
Mrs Langtry and Gabhardt have pur-
chased adjoining farms comprising altogether
thousands of acres in valley of the Howell
mountains in California. There they will
spend their honeymoon and subsequently the
lady's vacations between Der seasons on the
stage. The estate is described as naturally very
beautiful, taking in an entire valley
with surrounding hills to Economically shut
them out from the rude world But the
I'hli Intent 10 SIT ub"ll lulN IN u bower
and gaze out rapMrously on lake Como
They will go into farming on a rather extern
sive scale. There is a vineyard of consider
able size on the land, and the farms
arc plentifully stocked with cattle,
horses, mules, and hogs, all of which will be
bred for sale. Mrs. Langtry is rich 1t is
lieved that although living very extensively, |
she has accumulated S2O0OOO Gebbardt
draws an income of S25, 600 a year
from his deceased fathers estate and |
this will soon be augmented by re- |
newals Of leases at advanced rates So it is |
not necessary for them to farm as a 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 enrap- |
Iured with the idea of California husbandry |
As to her theatrical career, she is not only |
ambitious to excel as an artist, but she tells |
ler friends that sooner or LATER she viii have
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