Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-03

proening her exquisite paquin feathers
Her gowns are gorgeous Nothing 10
equal them has ever been Worn on our
stage. Relying on the dress maker
and her natural charms Mrs Lanstry
treats the mere matter OF acting win
Indifference. She knows that we pay
to see her, not the play: $1,000 was
exchanged on Monday night at the
box Office for the privilege Of looking
at the most celebrated beauty that the
world has known since Helen OF Troy
for Montespan, Du Barry and other
royal favorites had no such comeliness
as once was declared by the daughter
of the Dean OF Jersey.
THE LlLY's HISTORY.
Would you know her history The
fact that she compelled Prince hal, now
king uf England, TO act as her press
agent for this American tour proves
that she is not ashamed Of IT, Why
should We be?
II wos away back in the iOs, one
stormy night, when Edward Langtry
an Irish yachtsman, put in at Jersey
port to AVOID shigwreck. The rectOry
of Dr. lie Breton was near by, and
that cleric, a man OF God and hospita-
bic spirit helped 10 rescue the irish-
man, ana insisted upon his staying at
the parsonage The dean daughter
a beautiful gir of seventeen, maze the
yachtsmans stay SO comfortable that
he could not leave the island without
her. and so they were married
The young husband thought OF estab-
fishing their house at his birth place
Belfast but his bride coyly suggested
Il honeymoon, at least in London. and
hc consented to his undong Langtry
had no other occupation than a gentle
man. He was Of excellent family ana
his income though not liberal, was suf-
HciCnt 20 supply him and his bride with
all the comforts OF a suburban cot
| taBl HcrC the young people lived
until their daughter was born, and all
! gossip which clouds that young wO-
mans name is false Ianstry was n
! cluDmau. In an evil nOur he met q
! baronei who was handsome magnetic
and a bachelor and invited him to din
| ner al the suburban cottage II was
| the brides first Introduction to the
pceIage, and you may be sure that she
| looked her Lest that night. Tne naro-
net paid hts dinntr call next afternoon
| for ne was a pol C peer, ana the next
| aud the next, ard the Langtry's were
| delighted that be took such kindly IN
terest IN their modest household by
and bye Mr.. Langtry, a dull spouse,
| began to think that this frien !ship with
! blue-bl0od did not appear all that it
was cracked W TO be. The barOnct
was more popular than her husband
| with the bride. But Langtry still was
in love and love Is blind. Don Juan
introduced his friends, among whom
vas Milais. the painter, who promptly
| became infatuated also and executed q
portrait Of the bushine young wife,
which was exhibited at the Royal aca-
deny under the title of "A Jersey
Lily
THE PRINCE ENRAPTURED
The Prince Of Wales saw the picture
| and expressed "A wish TO meet the ORR
| elnal. JOY. But 1t would never do
to ask the heir apparent TO a suburban
cottage So IN haste the Langtrys sold
| their honeymoon furniture, came TO
town and leased house within nod
ding distance Of Belgrave square.
what matters IT, cried the Lily
in trenulous excitement, M we are 10
entertain the prince he will make your
fortune So she ordered the most
| luxurious furniture that money could
buy and gave the prince q dinner that
put him into good humor The royal
fav0rlte has many followers, and pres
entity Mrs Langtry was the accepted
head of the most fashionable set IN
London. Mr. Langtry groaned ana
tried 30 make his income meet his eX,
penses and went into bankruptcy
DesQlaton! The sheriff sold them out
at the call Of vulgar dressmakers and
unspeakable wine merchants.
Don't cry, my dear entreated Mrs.
| Henri Labouchere you VIII spoil your
beautiful eyes, and what win The prince
say thenY'
CRY" calculated Mrs Langtry.
what can | do else? Everything Is
lost and ! must go and live with his
family in Belfast, or my own In Jer-
sey"
'Did you ever think Of going on Thu
| stage?" asked practical Mrs Labou-
chere herself retired actress.
~ deans daughter go on the stage?
The thing Is Impossible. Besides the
prince Besides ! don't know anythins
| about acting" wept the LILY dismally.
~ win make Henri fix Il all right,
replied Mrs Labouchere, and that en-
| NlEtlif MNUltAN saw fAlNi hfNi''ffAtAH
peace until he had launched Mrs. Lang
try in the drama.
BY that time the unhappy bankrupt
husband was cast aside like a squeezed
lemon. The Lily crossed the Rubcon,
in which leap the prince CALAMITY gave
her a hand. She was an appalling
actress. but she was the fayorite Of
royalty and the new beauty of Lon
don. Poor Mr.. Langtry retired TO
| cheap lodgings and surveyed with won
der the difference between his fortunes
and those Of his wife, but he refused to
divorce her
"She Is tied 10 me-" said this discon-
ISOLATE spouse qimly land | mean that
she shall be until the end of her lie
or mine" which resolve he maintained
resolutely, and though the LILY tried
hard 10 secure n divorce from him she
failed and had to remain neither maid,
wife nor widow until he gave up the
Ghost fOur years ago when she married
lieutenant Hugo de Battle.
THEATRICAL PROSPERITY.
But we are anticipating, as novelists
say. The Jersey Lily, being started
progneroualy on her theatrical career
.l,ceeded wonderfully. The Princess
of Wales might rage and her hate ma
iesty. Victoria, imagine vain things'bul
the prlnce's art was true TO PoiL as
Rosina Vokes used 20 sing. The mat
ter became a public scandal, but the
Gueluhs are stubborn. and the heir ap-
parant insisted upon standing by his
beauty. She was then seven ANA
twenty ana the loyliest Of creature"
and when statecrait allowed him an
evening of, the Prince ai wales W-
Ways dined or supped with Mrs. Lang
try. Pride comes before q fan.
CONSCIOUS OF her power over him the
I,.y took great liberties With her royal
aGmirer. He Is slow witted mon-
n,ch with ultimate notions OF the dlg-
nity bcloneine 20 his station. one
afternoon. leaning out OF her carriage