The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16
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For Bis Famous Hrt Creation.

Scr DIS FAMOUS Hrt Eredtlcn.
New York. April 15-The announcement.
made by friend of the Gibson family,
that hereafter Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson
would pose for all her husbands drawings,
was greeted with such a degree OF popu-
lar approval that it showed at once the
estimation in which Mrs. Gibson's beauty
is held by the whole artistic world.
There is scarcely model in New York
who does not claim to have been a Gibson
model, but when all have been discussed
it is found that Gibson has but one ideal,
and that is mis- wife.
Although was as "Gibson's Girl" that
Mrs. Gibson first became known to the
general public FIVE years ago, she was
known some years before that to the social
world
As Irene Dangborne she went to New
Orleans the year Of her debut and fas-
cinated the. people of the Crescent CITY
during Mardi Gras. She had the triumph
and, at the same time, the modification
Of outshining the Queen of cosmos and her
beauty called forth a society column so ar
dent and lavish that her father, Schiller
Langhorne, OF Albemarle, VT, wanted his
daughter to come back home.
Later Mss Langhorne led the Patri-
arch's bali in New York city, and, before
the ball was over, she received gracious
words from the grand danes of New York
city who had criticised Ward McAllister
for going outside the metropolis for a
BELLE
In Richmond Miss Langhorne was queen
for TWO whole years OF triumphant belle
dom. In the society play which was a
feature every year of Richmond, she was
the star. One year she led the Sara
band" and was most felicitus Ger
maine" in the Chimes Of Normandy"
When ''Trlby' came out she out-trilbied
that hypnotized songstress and finished
the evening with a grand reception in her
honor.
Then came the prince.
1t was at the horse show, New York.
that Miss Langhorne and Mr.. Gibson met
for the first time she indifferently, and ne
fell in love at first sight. The courtship
was a devoted one on mis- part, ana finally
at Mirador. the handsome countryseat Of
gagement was announced.
Those who followed Mr. Gibson's work
at this time, when his style was being
nodded, declare that Miss Langhorne's
face and Miss Langhorne's figure can be
seen in all the Gibson pictures. Certainly,
the most unprecedented can follow the
splendid lines which are her chefest
charm; and can see the same magnificent
pose of chin and head
The Gihsons were married in Baltimore
four years ago, and Richard Harding
Davis, who had previously Travelled in Eu-
rope with Mr.. Gibson, was one of the
Ushers. The wedding was attended by rep
resentative people from everywhere, and
the young couple started out in life shower
ed with rice and good wishes.
Charles Dana Gibson was then 30 years
old, of New England parentage. and a
self-made man, so far as fortune was con-
cerned. He began by offering certain
periodical a drawing for 80 cents. It paid
him 81 for it, From that time he made
more money, until he Is now said to re-
ceive $4,000 year, and to have amassed a
handsome fortune.
Coming from state of beautiful women,
for Miss I1anghorne and mss Morris, who
is now Mrs Frederick Gebhard, and
Amelie Rives, three of tie most noted
beauties of this generation. nailed from
Virginia, st was expected that Mrs. Glib
son would occupy ve.y conspicuous po-
sition in New York society. But in true
southern fashion she "qUieted down" after
her marriage and devoted herself 50 en-
tirely to her husband and the small apart
nent over which she presided that the
social world saw little OF her.
Three years ago the public was informed
that Gibson had q. new eirl.