The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-05

New York Special 10 Phil. Press
Frederic 6efharsit and Mrs Lille
Lsaxtrv are 20 be married In Septem-
t~r This l. definite and certain
They have long been betrcthet. and
public rumor Ia. mated them. bat
Mrs. I.angtry viii not. much before the
time mentioned. be legally free from
her present. husband. That has been
| the only reason why Gebhardt and the
arfges. have not been welded long ere
this. Her husband refused several
Offers of n portion Of her wealth II he
would consent 70 . separation. and
took GOOD care that she should not
have the only ground valid in the
state Of New York on which 70 obtain
| q divorce.
He i nox hotel keeper as an Eng
I;ish seaside resort. and Il il five years
| since he and his wife have met At
length Mr.. Lanzfry. while ID San
| Francisco last year, acquired real es-
tate there and made the city her legal
| residence. That now enables her 70
put forward sait for divorce. and this
| will 10 a certainty make her free wo-
r.an in August. Any hitch in the
| proceedings will be entirely unexpect-
cd, and the couple are advised that
none Is possible.
The explicit announcement OF mat
rimony IN September for Gebhardi and
| Mr.. Langtry was made few days ago
at q dinner given by Mrs. LanEtry ut
her New York residence. in West
| Twenty-thlrd street. Two of the
| guests were James Gordon BENNETT
and ex-Judge Cunning =. Bedford.
eronies OF Gebhar,if. although they
arc a decade older thanke. On this
| occasion Bennett offered a. a toast the
speedy union nl<the fair hostess and
tseshar,lt who sal in the chair OF honor
az her right.
| Thank yen. Mrs. Langtry respond
ed, and your good wish IL going 10 be
| realized soon"
| How soon p Bedford asked.
Nav answer that?' Gebhardt in
quired OF Mrs. Langtry.
She gave permission, and he then said
that the wedding you'd occur early in
september little sooner-in
san Francisco. 10 which city they viii
Journey, according TO present arrange
nents, in July.
Mr.. l.angfry and Gebharit have
purchased adjoining farms, eompris-
| ing altogether thousands OF acres, in a
valley Of the Howell Mountains in
California. There they viii spend
their honeymoon. and subsequently
the iady's vacations between her sea-
sons on the stage. The estate IL de-
scribed rs naturally very beautiful,
taking In an entire valley, with sur
rounding hills TO romantieaiiy shut
them out from the rude world. but
the pair do not intend to sit down idly
in bower and gaze out rapturousiy
on 4 Lake Como. They viii go into
farming on a rather extensive scale.
There Is vineyard OF considerable
size ON the land, and the farms are
plentifully stocked with cattle. borses,
mules aud swine, all OF which will be
bred for sale.
Mrs. i.angtry Is rich Ii j. believed
that, besides living very extensively,
she las accumulated a. much a. 500.
go. Gebharit draws an income of
81, GOO year from his deceased fathers
estate. and this will soon be augmented
BY renewals of leases AT advanced rates.
so 1t is not necessary for them 10 farm
il as a business, nor for Mrs. Langiry
To do any more acting, but in both
matters they prefer 10 be active. Mrs.
I.angtrs led an outdoor lie until she
went on the stage, and II therefore en-
raptured with the idea of California
husbandry. As TO her theatrical ca
reer. she i not only ambitious 20 ex-
eel as an artist, bat she tells her
friends that sooner or later she will
have the direction of theatcr in New
NArk