The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-28
THE COOLEST WOMAN IN NEW
YORK.
Mrs. Langtry Never Missed a Stroke
in the Game Of Billiards, Although
Her House Was Afire.
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in the Game Of Billiards, Although
Her House Was Atire.
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New YORK, July 27.-"I see Mrs. Lang
try's gone to Europe again, said the fore
man of an engine company on the East
side. "Of for her health, suppose Queer,
how illness takes some folks Now, she is
just the strangest invalid l ever ran
across
The fire man looked around iuquiringly
YES" lie resumed, land she's the coolest
woman i'll town, bar none We often won
der how 1t Is that the women can Keep SO
tantalizlngly cool in hot weathe~; but when
you come across one who can be like an lce-
berg when the house is aflre she's phenome-
non and that's fact You remember the fire
alarm that was sent out from her house
some time ago. Generally when we go to
fires we find people excited, and sometimes
SO worked up that they do absurd things
But | was at tie Liiy's house during the
fire, and what | saw there makes me saw
that she is the coolest woman in New
York
Our engine" he continued, twas the
first on the ground at West rwentv-third
street. The fire was nothing serious, aud
when it was put out | made an examina-
ton. Mr.. Gebhard took me through the
lower part of the building, and then
learned there had lately been a good deal OF
annoyance from smoke and they didn't
know how to cure it, | made a few suE-
gestions about altering the huesl aud the 10
cation of the boiler, l think, and then was
going away when | was invited by Mr.
Gebhard and Judge Bedford to have some
refreshment. Surprising they wanted me
to go down stairs and take it with the but
Ter, or some other English notion, | de-
cilned; but the two urged me to come into
the billiard room where there was a buffet,
and, without further ado they each TOOK an
arm and tugged me along. Before | knew
1t, l was in a room where there were lady
and two or three gentlemen playing bill
lizards. At this time, mind you, it was Civ
en- out that the Lily was sick and unable to
play or DO out of doors.
"Well, was surprised, of course. ! had
expected TO tiud everything in the usual
confusion incident to = house attire. But
| no; there they were, and the game
was going on nice aud smooth although
| you could still hear the noise and throb of
the engines outside. 1t was the lady'S turn
with the cue. She was smiling at some re-
mark that had been made, and was at
| the same time making a delicate shot with
the cue behind her back, poised in the most
artistic way, aud all Just as cool as YOU
/ v
and | tell you she could handle that cue in a
way to make the average player open his
| eyes. Nothing seemed too difficult for her
! Kiss, follow, combination, cushion-carom,
| long draw, and masse were all played in
quick succession. Her fine arms reached
far across the table on which she sometimes
rested Will: she made her play. Finally
she slipped up on a simple shot and one of
| the &c tjemen took the cue.
slra11 1.1i Of h. of
had been introduced to the Lily, what do
you think Of her playingF
| "Of course praised il. | had never seen
a woman handle a cue before, aud it took
my breath away.
This game has been going on for nearly
an hour said the gentleman.
Nv hiatt During all the excitement and
the fire and the smoker
MRS. Langtry heard me and nodded.
YES, continued the same gentleman,
she hasn't missed a single play through it
all. We were upset a moment but she only
| laughed and play ed the Better
And when 10 ked at the stately erea-
ture, with the great, deep. cool looking
eyes aud her face with Just a bit of a smile
on it, didn't wonder. | do believe she
would have played billiards in the middle
Of the Chicago fire, or just like that old fell
low, what's his name-Nerol who fiddled
when Rome burned down without cent of
insurance.
w omen are queer creatures, anyhow,
and she is one of the strangsst of the lot.
Slckf No she didn't look a bit sick; but for
eoolness, why, she'sa human iceberg"
j, WILSON JOHNSON,