The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-26

dlgnatIOn should II IN any way re1ect on
the good old Laugtry name, which the
Langtrys and their friends-who are IN no
way theatrical people, by the way-say
she has scorned So long and worn so ligntly.
In recent letter 70 friends here Mr.. Lang
try spoke with ardOr OF the approach Of
'the 18th, 50 dear TO British sportsmen,
and seemed TO find in the chase the pleasure
his detractors aver he sought only In the
bottle
"Ihave reasons" said he on one occasion
70 gentleman Of high standing in New
York, business man Of unImpeechab!e
reputation, Il have reasons for going under
the name Of Giles" He could not be led
into conversation about his wife, living at
that time on the same street with MIN and
not SIX blocks away. One day-the day. IN
fact, when he avowed his identity as Mr..
Langtry-he almost broke down as he said,
with much &c luIne emotion. 81 did every
thing In the world for Lily; educated her,
paid be bills, bought her clothes, made her
presents, loved her as a man should love the
woman ne wishes for his wife, and finally
married her. / was a true and loving huS-
band to her." Here he seemed unable to
continue. Mr.. Langtry used 70 go to the
Victoria hotel when he first came to this
country. Afterward he removed 10 tue
Asland house. whera be made of Proprietor
Brockway a true friend and to some extent
a contidant. Mr.. BrOckway has a warm
feeling Of respect for and sympathy with
Mr.. Langtry. During Mr.. Laugtry's visit
70 New York he n IS .ot-strange as IL may
seem TO his wife's friends and cOnfiia ITS
either wallowed in bad company or rolled
IN the gutter. He drank an occasional glass
OF beer aud that was all. He retired at al
early hour and seemed constantly laoorlng
under a great grief He was reserved in
his habits. Once ne said, "The big lords
came i between her and me aud then there
was an end of everything"
Ever since Mrs. Langtry came to this
country it has been given out quietly but
effectively that Mr. Langtry was such
debauched Lrute that sac was unable to live
with HIM.
Now, nobody who has seen Mr.. Langtry
during his visits to New York is likely TO
uelieve a word OF his wifes charges against
him. He is anything but physical wreck,
and the fact that he has never given his
wife cause for diyorce-or at least what she
considered good cause for attempting to
get DIVORCES rather to his credit than
the disgrace which some Of her champio IS
seem TO try TO make it out. Mr.. Langtry
mad plenty of money when he was here
English money--aud nobody who talked
wi him believes that he d or would ac-
cept penny of his aife's theatrical earn
lngs, or that she ever can or could buy his
consent to the divorce it is no thought
likely she can obtain agai st his will.
Sir. George ChetwyId, "Turf-Scand
Chetwynd," made trouble first between
Mr.. and Mrs. Langtry, and is believed
to have inspired Mrs. Langlry with as warm
an a. affection as she is capable OF;
Sir Georges reputation Is not at all
savory He is Sir George Chetwynd, Ba-
ronet, of GrendJn hail, Warwickshire, and
the trial of his libel suit for $50 900 against
the Earl Of Durham, has just been described
in the cable dispatches
Mr.. Jimmie" Blaine is now said to be
earning an honest living up in Maine. so as to
be as far as possible from her who was Dick
Nevin's pretty daughter and who, witt
er bio de and animated sister, is becoming
quite toast in certain circles about town.
Mr. Blaine is of course, younger than his
fellow victims in 'dramatrim my as this
species of relation may be called. And it is
singular enough that at the same angle and
in tue same light there should be betwe N
the heads of Mr.. Potter and Mr.. Langtry
such likeness to Mr., Jimmy" Blaine and
Mr. Leslie Carter. If Mr.. Shell McCrae's
'ortrait we're accessible it would exhibit no
doubt the same gene al t pc of HAIR parted
II the mlddlA, slight, short whiskers, mus
tache and doubt z chin. Mr.. Leslie Car
ter was a resident of New York turing the
triumphantly indicated his wisdo in SUI
ing his wife If absolute divorce, making
kyrle Below, 1.-The long haired masher,n d
correspondent. Mr.. Carter lived very
quietly for some days at the st. James
hotel. His manners and his mien were
those of gentleman who, as far as possible,
desired to avoid the vulgar gaze of curio i
ty Mr.. Carter has, by the successful issue
f that suit, put himself into category far
~ h,.at IN, l.
need no longer be associated even in name
with the woman who as no true wife to
him. What he thinks of is wife's co tie n
plated debut as a society star, under the
management of a well known New Yorker,
moody nee inquire TO -. 1t is easy for any
man to ask himself what ne would think in
Mr.. Leslie rGer's shoes.
Mrs. u mmie'' Blaine was almost as
much a star as was Mrs. Potter on the
first night of "Cleopatra" here. She sat in
box, cool, blonde, sic lder and self-pos-
sessed and took the gaze of a thousand or
50 people as matter of course. She was
not the only interested sDectator of Mrs.
Potter S remarkable exhibit in t1at role and
on that occasion. Mr.. James Brown Pot
ters stood at the rear of the house, amid a
group of fellow club men, and calmly
watched the curtain roll down aud up. He
showed interest, nothing mora, in the per-
formance. A friend ha to kick the shirs
eli so ne of his fellow club mon y no had
forgot en- his presence-to prevent their
talking so loud that unpleasa 1t critics ms
| of the actress who was yet MS lawful wife
might come to his ears. His ears did not
seem TO burn, and while he may have
'boiled With :" as the Old man in "Ihe
0olahn does, he certain,y showed no indi.
cato IS of boiling over. The day before
Mrs Potter sailed for Havre last month
Mr. Potte' bro ght Fl Fl to the Brevoor,
House to bid her mother good-by. Mr.
Potter and Fl Fl occupied rooms at some dis
lance from Mrs. Potter's suite.
1t would be interesting should Mr.. Jim
mien Blai $ ami Mr.. Leslie Carter and Mr.
Smell McCrae come on to New York to bt
present at the dramatic debutS of their re-
pecti 20 namesakes on the boards. But ii
is not likely. human flesh and bio d can
stand more in some cases than in Others.
SCRAMBLBS OF THE STEEDs.