The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-26
Gebhardt and the Lily.
From The Ne,o York Sun.

Frederick Gebhardt and Mrs. Lille Langtry
are to be married in September This Is now
deemed certain. They have long been betrothed
but Mrs. Langtry will not much before the time
mentioned be legally free from her present hus-
band. That has teen the only reason why Geb-
hardt and the beautiful actress have not been
welded long ere this Her husband refused sew
eral overtureS for consent to a separation. He
declined all 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 hotel keeper at an English seaside
resort, and 1t is five years since he and his wife
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 make her free woman in
August. Any hitch in the proceedings will be
unexpected and the couple are advised that
none is possible.
September for Gebhardt and Mrs. Langtry is
said to have been 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 old cronies of Gebhardt al
though they are decade older than he On
this occasion, somebody offered as a toast, the
speedy union of the fair hostess and Gebhardt,
who sat In the chair of honor at her right
THANK YOU" Mrs. Langtry responded, &C
cording to report, and your good wish is going
TO be realized soon"
How Soon?" was asked.
May l answer that?" Gebhardt incurred 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 Gebhardt have purchased
adjoining FARMS comprising altogether thou
sands of acres, in a valley of the Howell noun
tains in California. There they will spend
their honeymoon, and subsequently, the lady's
vacations between her seasons on the stage.
The estate is described as naturally very beau
tiful. taking in an entire valley, with surround
ing hills to Economically shut them out from
the rude world. But the pair do not intend to
sit down idly in bower and gaze out raptur-
Ously on Lake Of Como. They will go into
farming on rather extensive scale There is
a vineyard of considerable size on the land. and
the farms are plentifully stocked with cattle.
horses, mules and swine, all of which will be
for sale. Mrs Langtry is rich It is be-
lieved that beside living very expensiveIy she
has accumulated as much as S200OOO Geb-
hardt draws an income of Sos, 900 "a year.from
his fathers estate, and this will soon be aug
mented by renewals of leases at advanced
rates. So it is not necessary for them to farm
it 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
enraptured with the idea of California hus-
bandry. 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 a New York theater