The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-24
IILIE AND FREDDIE.
The English Beauty is Free from
Mr., Langtry at Last.
TO BE MARRIED IN SEPTEMBER
The New Couple HAVE Adjoining
Farms in California, and Their
Outlook is Just Perfectly
Pretty Story.

NEW York, June 23.-Frederick Gel
hardt and Mrs. Lille Langtry are to b
married in September. This is defnit
and certain. They have long been be
trothed, and public rumor has mate,
them, but Mrs. Langtry will not mucl
before the time mentioned be legal.
free from her present husband. Tha
has been the only reason why Gebhard
and the beautiful actress have not beer
welded long ere this. Her husband re
fused several offers, made through thC
firm of Howe & Hummel, of Il portion
OF her wealth If he would consent to 9
separation.
He declined 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 n di,
vorce. He is now hotel-keeper 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 resi-
dence. That now enables her TO put
forward suit for divorce, and this will
to a certainty make her free woman in
August. Any fitch in the proceedings
will be entirely unexpected, and the
couple are advised that none is possible.
The explicit announcement OF matri-
mOny in September for Gebhardt and
Mrs. Langtry was made few days ago,
at a 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 5. Bedford, old cronics Of Geh'
hardt, although they are decade older
than he. On this occasion Bennett
offered us toast the speedy union OF
the fair actress and GGbhardt, who sat
in the chair OF honor at her right.
"Thank you," Mrs. Langtry respond.
ed, "and your good wish is going to be
realized soon."
allow SOON" Bedford asked.
"Niay answer that question:" Geb-
hardt inquired OF Mrs. Langtry.
She gave permission, and he then said
that the wedding would occur early in
possibly little sooner, in
San Francisco, to which city they will
journey, according to present arrange
ments, in July.
Mrs. langtry and Gebhardt have pur.
chased adjoining farms, comprising alto,
gether thousands OF acres, in valley OF
the Howell mountains in California,
There they will spend their honey moon |
and subsequently the lady's vacation be.
tween her season on the stage. The es-
tate is described as naturally very beau
tiiul, taking in an entire valley, with
surrounding hills to romanticaiiy shut
them out from the rude world. But the
pair do not intend TO sit down idly in n
bower and gaze out rapturously on
Lake Como. They will 60 into farming
on rather extensive scale. There is
vineyard OF considerable size on the
land, and the farms are ptentifuiiy |
stocked with cattle, horses, mules and
swine, all Of which will be bredior sale. |
Mrs. Langtry is rich. 1t is believed
that besides living very expensivcly she
has accumulated as much as 100000,
Gebhardt draws an income of $4,000 u
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 it rs |
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, enraptured |
with the idea OF California husbandry.
AS to her theatrical career She is not.
only ambitious to excel as an artist, but
she tells her friends that sooner or later
she will have the direction OF New
York theatre.