The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-05-15
JERSEY AND ITS LILY.
Mrs, Langtry's Tomboy Youth and He
Summer leland tome.

NAhsf AomUDy IUuCn ana Her
Summer leland Anme.
The London correspondence of the
Philadelphia Bulletin, says: II have
been intimate, may say on loving
terme, wirh Jersey and Guernsey, es-
pecially Jersey, for perion of nearly
81 years. have known the islands IN
der every aspect and at all times OF the
year, but Fnever cay lovlier Jersey
than than of Eastertide, 1898. II
was hot enough for seabathing, and
II the sky had only exhibited a
deeper tint OF bus one might have fam
cied oneself holiday keeping IN the heart
OF the poet's june. Pear, plum and
cherry, with the blackthorn hedges in
lull boom-and such masses of it'll The
arumgitly and the cameiiA. all a-blow-
ing aad a-growing in the open air But
It were vain 10 expect the reader toehare
the raptures of the writer, 60 | cease
from recording any more memories OF
this brief but hlissful holiday of life
Time. may, however, remark that
such leto March aud early April-such
q splendldly blossoming, snnsbiny East
ertide hsd not been experienced in the
land OF Milsis and Oulcsa and Mrs.
Langtry for period OF 40 years.
When / left Jersey--with the lilac
and the apple trees in boom-and re-
crossed to Southampton it was to find
that we on the mainland Eve have a
mainland, mind you) were something
like six weekn later in the season than
the sunny island of jersey. | have men
toned Mrs. Langtry. The abiding pop
ularity of that fair lady in her native
place is amazing. am not sure whether
this feeling on the part OF her COM
patriots is not one that leans to virtues
eide. At any rate, the Jersey folk are
loyal to their "lilly." They will hear
nothing against her. She may have her
faults-we all have---sut she has had
much to excuse her. Depend upon it,
she ia more sinned against than SHINING.
was at the pains whom l was in Jer-
sey to correct some of the Impressions
with regard to the lady's age. knew
her father, the late Dean LIE Breton,
very well. He was n handsome old
gentleman, graceful il not O heart
rousing preacher of the gospel, and a
correct and elegant elocutioniet. On
what might be termed the eocial side of
his character he was much liked, and his
memory is cherished with tenderness to
this day. Mrs. Langtry's governess
was a Miss GruchY, and having known
that and the lady in the early sixties
had formed the impression that the lady
whose name has been recently ASSOCIATE
ed with that OF the late Mr.. Arlington"
Baird was older by four or ave years
than she actually lie. AS matter of
fact, che is not yet forty years of age.
She was married when che was 20 to
Mr.. LanHtry, q widower, and his age
wac 26. She was always of an .adven-
I@turous, romantic turn of mind and q
born actress. Had she been taken in
hand in early life and taught the rudi
meuts of the theatrical artistic might
have become great actress. Many q
time when she wss tomboy OF school
girl did che and her brother disguise
themselves as peasants, and, with q
donkey and cart, the latter laden with
| vegetables, 'hawkr the latter in
the manner of regular traders, from
house to house, Mrs. Langtry, who is q
clever horsewomsn, had bad fall from
horhe when she was in her teens.
Her compar ion on this occasion was her
fathers curste, rather dashing French
man named Rey. Whom state that
she wac married to Mr.. Langtry by
torchlight exhaust for the present my
notes on "the Jersey Lily.