The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-27

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Skirss.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. CT have
been uryine my hair over copy OF
'Trilby.' lying on the rug by the CRATE
fire" sai6 Mrs. Langtry. az she swept
into her parior at the Continental Mon
dav afternoon. a vision OF pink and
swansdown. Of wonderfully tinted com
pleX!on and gold-broWn hair. perhaps J
should not say that any part OF '1rllDy
Is innammabie enough TO dry my hair
over. however. Ny first statement seems
omen 10 confusion In meaning. MIS-.
Langiry cat on "A sofa lounge, ana she
DID not pose throughout her clever con-
versation. She talked well and had a
Pretty way Of referring a question 10 her
listener. which fattered him. when sent
in company with a flashing smile that mas
wrought much havoc since the Jersey
LILY" left her village home at st. Heliers.
How did you happen togo TO London
at the time Of your debut into society
was asked.
Il suppose you want me to tel you
something about my early hfe, con /
you? | was young girl in my Jersey
home when a beautiful yacht sailed into
the bay one fine morning. Inc owner
on board was not so beautiful, hut ne
made my acquaintance and then pro
posed to me. | thought that yacntlnS on
such "A fine craft must be no end OF luh'
and | married him. Sounds DIT matter
of-fact. doesn't 1t? He took me away on
the yacht for four months ana dld not
Introduce me TO a soul Which was mo-
right. Then we went to London. where
knew only Lord Dudley and his
daughters. ! went out a little, and pres
entity found myself quite in deIn2hd'
which astonshed me. as | was very
young But | had fair snare Of gooo
looks then. / remember that ! had only
one evening gown, which | founced al
over London an entire winter.
do you know oscar Wide very wen
Mrs. Langtry?
yes. oscar and are very good
friends. Beneath his poses and ahecta-
lions he Is a very clever fellow J never
cav him In his knee-breeches, which MADE
50 mich fuss i'm America. | think lhat
ne seed them for this side of the Atiah-
tic I first knew him when he was rus
tcatod at oxford. and wandered down
To London TO pass the weeks OF eNIlc' -
was then that he gained the nue. OF the
.A,,ostle of the Lily and l was the H.
direct cause of il. Every day he used 10
tod0Io down TO my house In Norioih
street. with a single lily in ms manu-
which ne carried high in to ar. ne sot
into ransacking the florists for rare hlleS
and pran,ing TO see me every DAY WIN
his one solitary lily as a GIT
"paonlo began TO notice this long-haired
youth. with his omniprcsent lily borne be
fore him. and he was fairly launched On
a career OF esthetiCism The green carla-
tion IS 100 full fer Oscar Wide TO nave
written, unless he was al his very worst
Il have seen it stated somewhere mat
YOU are interested in theosophy, MIS-.
! LaHgtry." 49,.
Eyes. [ have always been more thaA
! Interested in all forms of spirltualism' as
! we'll as theosophv, and have both read
| and investigated a great deal in my spare
| time. DO YOU know that SaTdou is an
enthusiast on spiritualism-l told MIN thal
| Z did not believe in materldiizauohS' De-
| cause / never heard sensible answer 10
a question. He said l had not gone iar
enough I'm my studies, and VS. quite
dreadfully i'm earnest about table-upplnR'
rapping and like visible manifestations
OF spirit force.
"You want TO know whether ride a
bicycle9" laughed Mrs. Langtry. "Ot
cours, DO. | believe in outdoor exercise
for women and bicycling is an excellent
way to obtain il. / learned TO rde IN
Paris. and after / became an expert, sal
lied out on the boueVardS. ! dld MOI
bring my wheel 10 this country, because
| intend 10 buy one here. In Paris saw
those hideous full boomers and ASKED
in horror If | must wear them. but my
friends advised me to wear snort SKIRT
over the boomers, which just reaches The
leather legglngs. liked that and found
If very convenient. Cultured people are
always ready to take up new Ideas II IS
n barbaric trait to laugh a anything
new, and women are going to roe blcy-
cles as much as they please
The views Of Mrs. Grannis on decoliete
gowns were exploited a hit, and Mrs,
Langtry looked interested. Her own
gowns on her last tour I'm this country
were very low IN the back, 1t may be
remembered. She said with much calm
ness that il was a matter of climate how
little or how much was worn IF We
lived in Africa" she said, 1--WE should be
satisfied with very little. The immodesty
OF decollete gowns is a new question 10
me. Such a reformer as Mrs. Grdnnls
has not arisen in London
How are actresses received in English
society, as compared with here?' Mrs.
Langtry repeated. as she looked reminis-
cent. well, for one thing, they have
| more time for that sort of thing in Eng
! land where matinee is scarcely ever
| heard of. Here an actress time, when of
the stage. is needed for rest and recrea-
tion. Whatever the reason, in England
society receives dramatic artists win
more cordiality than in America
Mrs. Langtry looked very charming,
and, although 1t has been ten years since
she first visited this country, her striking
beauty shows no signs of fading.
4 nickname by which some of Mrs.
Langtry's friends here know her is
"Lalce," and when asked directly what
tfis hqui1 appellation meant. she replied
with what was really BIT Of confusion.
You do not want to know that. and |
don't believe that | shall tell you" Then
she assumed d woman's prerogative by
changing her mind and saying. "Ialee'
is an Indian word, and means fiirt. il
is absurd. Of course
Mrs. Langtrys French poodle, Joseph"
with the lambrequ.n OF black wool that
trails from his back. and the initials of
his owner clipped in high relief on his
back. has Jeen often described. He is
said to have won all the prizes in Europe.
He strolled about the room and figured
in the interview when his mistress re-
sented his being called a pup with much
energy of expression.