The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01

oe8ree on luxury equa1Iea oEfsy Dy foS1abS-
Even the eockneys could understand this
piece OF intrigue. But none dared cast
calumny on the I.Ily's name eyhiie she
baskea IN royal favors.
The litfae Jersey girl surrounded by
royalty so suddenly hardly be expected
to take all those pomp0us, patronaziug
percentages quite seriously OF quite com
pre4send their court ceremony. In girl
ish prank at an evening party at the
Duchess Of westmfnister's she piayfnlfy
slipped piece Of ice inside the Prince
OF Wales collar. As Ct carried cold
sliver down his royal highness's back
bone Lilly Langtrys social prestige van
tshed.
The Prince OF wales snisnt be playful
with others, but they must not presume
on his dignity 20 make him ridiculous.
What scene for the fan OF the cur
tain of the second great act IN LAliy
Langtry's hfe drama.
Now the third great act In her histary
begins. With Mrs. Langtry's loss OF So
cial station among Ensiand's royaaty
came the development of q trait that she
has ever since been famous for-'the gen
tous for coming all the sensations she
makes into money.
When socety's doors were closed against
her she promptly decided to 80 upon the
stage in the very appropriate leading role
OF ''She Stoops TO Conquer"
All the English pabass was caamOring
to see the peerless young woman who
had dared to make q pubic spectacle and
iect Of rldicule of the Prince of Wales.
That dramatic season Of 1851 was the
foundation of her fortune.
The American public had grown anx-
ious to see the young woman who had
first dazzIed then shocked English 60
c4ety.
When she came here the following year
It was on a tour of conquest. while the
people crowded the theaters in all the
cities to see her upon the stage she d.
verted herself by coquetting with infat-
uated mfllionaires. Frederick Gerhard,
Of New York, was one Of her most de-
voted admirers.
II she wanted a princely farm in Cali
fornia she had to but express wish for
it and 1t was given to her, while such
Things as gems and costly trinkets to
lease a woman's fancy were fairly show
cred uon her.
In return for this alteration Lilly Lang
try, in the flush of her success, said:
Men wer born to be slaves"
So web did she command those who
were willing to be her slaves in this
country, when she returned TO England
she carried many deed to land and city
rcperty from New York to San Fran
cisco, besides her box Office profits.
Lilly Langtry then decided to try her
fortune upon the turf. She loved horses.
She thought too that the sport loving
English aristocracy might reinstate her II
she became patro nof the turf.
She went into partnership with Lord
Rosslyn and started a stable of race
daorses. The partners disagreed. but the
Lilly got the horses and the Lord re-
tired with the experience. Although the
same program was attempted with Lord
Shrewsbury, hte shrewd Shrewsbury
didn't lose any money by 1t.
Then she became associated with Sir
Abingdon Baird, the noted Squire Abb
ingdon." the international sporting man
and promoter of prize fights. Here was
man she could not rule
How he brutany beat her but after
wards repented, and, dying. left her half
a million dollars. became the next sensa-
tional incident that was rehearsed in
America and Europe.
Mrs. Langtry, after years of devotion
to the turf, finally made brilliant nit.
which would make a capital climax in
act w. Of her life.
AS "Mr. Jersey she had entered her
horse Norman that she had brought
from Australia, for the Czarwitch stakes
from at Newmarket. Her horse won, and
with the bets she had placed her win
nings on that event were, said to be $780,
900. -
In their enthusiasm for the plucky
sports woman the British Lords and
knights and what not cheered the same
Langtry they had scorned few years be-
fore. The Prince of waies even escorted
her into the enclosure of the Jockey Club
and presented her to the members.
Mrs. Lsangtry. horsewoman, was rein
stated to British favor. even II royal So
ciety still refused to open its doors to her.
Lilly Langtry's fondness for the turf led
her into another romance two years ago.
It was then reported that she was going
TO marry Prince Paul Esterhazey de Ga
lantha, of Austria, a noted patron of the
turf. This was her chance to win title
and social recognition again.
To do It she must have divorce from
her husband. Edward Langtry. The
courts Of England had recently refused
to grant such a decree. She applied 70
California courts. where she claimed
residence, for she still owned large es-
tate there
She received her decree May II, 1887.
II was said, though, that this decree
would be of no force in Europe. But I'm
ally her freedom came.
Her husband, bro0ding over the never
ending intrtgues and liaisons of his wife
and the divorce contests she was consin-
ually bringing against him. finally became
insane.
He died IN the asylum at Chester. Eng
land. three days after his wife was the
news sensation Of the day as the win
ner Of the CzarfUrttch Stakes on the turf.
Pathetic taibIeau, this, to close Act ".
of the Langtry drama
This act must dead With the latter loves
of THE Lilly" after some OF the white
ness OF the leaves and the perfume OK Its
petals have gone.
ThhIs is tn climax OF her eploits this
sunmer First she entered her horse,
Norman. for the famous Gcodwood stakes.
and carried on the cup. She fell In love
with Sir MaximillIon Hugo de Bathe, son
OF General De Battle. one of England
great soldiers. with q lineage extending