Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-02
How the Lily Found Repose at Bryn
Mawr.

Burdette in the Brooklyn Eagle.
You know what a quiet, pretty place Bryn
Mawr is? Yes indeedy, the pleasantest dimple
IN this cheek of Pennsylvania. 1t isn't one of
your gossipping, chattering villages 1t has no
foolish curiosity, either, too. Half the time its
right hand doesn't know what its left hand is
doing, and the other half of the time the left
hand isn't doing anything 1t is little paradise;
we have no organization, no local government
we only vote for prohibition and President of
the United States We had a great big fashion,
able summer hotel, but We burned it down,a
few years ago, having no further use for it.
We have no end sOf churches. One of
my neIShbors has private chapel in
his back yard that will seat three or four
hundred people. 1t belongs to the Catholic
church, really, but in moving it to a new loca-
ton they came to two DISTINCTIONS bridge
that they couldn't get over and a nebula of
Western Union telegraph wires they couldn't
get under. So the chapel was anchored upon
this citizens lot. and has been there ever since:
and he has probably the largest private chapel
In America lie is Methodist from Wesley
vile. and you know there are some things abont
Methodist the Catholic church can't get over;
consequently, as 1t is church that never backs
out OF position, the chances are that the
Church of Saint Golf will remain where it is
until 1t spreads its wings.
But was going to say that once in a period
great people came to Bryn Mawr We are not
are glad to see great people come here, if they
walk in the middle of the pike, like the rest of
us, and do not endeavor to put ON a great deal
OF space. Well Mrs. Langtry came out week
or so ago to sojOurn with u.s. At first the i'm
preston prevailed, when the private car was
slgnaled IN the offing that she was coming to
NIL an engagement at Ramseys hail. and the
rush for the ticket Office stampeded the tenn
perance school, But it seems that she merely
came for quiet and rest.
She got them-on the list. The railway COM
pany showed her car up into the coal yard and
| then run car of lime along one side and a fiat
car OF bar sand on the other. A delegation of
reporters came out from PHILADELPHIA on the
next local train, and the Manayunk bicycle
| club came over early in the afternoon. The
Lily went out for a walk. escorted by the leis-
ure population of Prestonville, Coopertown.
Duncantown and Kilkenny. Beside this pro-
cesslon, which followed at modest and re-
spectful distance-say fifteen feet--a thanking
party from Rosemont intercepted the line of
| march, and the tide of triumphal progress
swept along, augmented at every cross road
When the column returned to the private car
ii was discovered that the Ardmore contingent
| with thoughtless and inconsiderate greed, had
pre-empted all the best seats on the fence
around the coal yard, and as the Distinguished
Visitor disappeared within the car flights of
| angels-peculiar to Duncantown and Kilkenny
sang her to rest.
Mrs. Langtry is most pleasantly remembered
by the little children of Bryn Mawr, for it was
her habit during her walks to greet the little
people very sweetly and cordially. 1 neglected
to say, at the proper place, that the residents
OF Bird-in-Hand and King Prussia did not
hear of the visit of the great actress until after
her return to the city, but they came over in
| great shape when they did hear of it, and were
taken by the authorities-that is. POSTMASTER
Barrett and Undertaken Pierce-to see the place
| where the oil train was wrecked month ago.
which they seemed to enjoy quite as we'll
Don't be afraid to come and see US, merely be-
! cause We live in the country. There's always
something going on, and if you are person of
distinction and carry an engraved card and
keep your cane in livery there will be -four
doin's and chicken fxin's even if the neighbors
| have to furnish the hen.