Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-05
Actress is Giving Up Her Hand.
some Residence in Swell
London Quarter
BECAUSE NONE co TO SEE HER.
She Has Lost Heavily on The Race
Track Of Late and Had Lots
Of Trouble

special correspondents
7 uNDON Oct g5.-Thc fact that
Sir Henry dc Battle. whose eldest
l. son married Mrs Langtry viii
soon have another handsome
daushtorin-hw. has set society TO ask
INK how this development will affect
the Jersey Lily whose lot. Just at pres
cnl is far from being am envlablo one.
But although Hugo de- Bathes Young
cr brother has become engaged to the
beautiful Violet Wood. who is almost
as we'll known to Americans as to Eng
fish society women I'm London, Mrs
laugtry has the satisfaction NJ know
Ing that-n all probability the title Of
Lady de Battle win descend upon Miss
Wood only after she herself has worn
Il.
Notwithstanding the extent TO which
she once had the world az her feet. Mrs.
Laugjry rs now sorrowfully watching
the sea Of admiration and worship re-
cede from her And the bitterness Of
her disappointment is leaving its mark
upon her. Her marriage, It is true.
brought her name again upon every.
ones HIS. but interest In her died away
all too soon for her liking.
CHELSEA HOME GIVEN UP.
Her beautiful home In Chelsea has
been given up, all the treasures with
which II was crowded have been sold
OF and she has taken a little 0at at the
Savoy Hotel to remain yet In tho cen.
ter Of things II NO longer of them. MY
beautiful house she said to friend
while walking through the stately. sI-
lent rooms, look at it Look nj mel"
Aud sim Tor all her 80 years. In her
beautiful gown and picture hat she
looked radiant Ike a young GIRL Here
am ], yet mo- one comes 10 see me.
VINO had duchesses boWing before me
!, who have had all the world al my feet,
here ! am left entirely alone without
soul TO speak TO- Discarded by my
daughter ! have no wish TO stay here
any longer Since the day Of her mar
riage / have never once seen her. Her
child Is O. perfect stranger to me. once
| did 80 10 thclr house at Hampstead
10 see the little babe but the mother
was out and 80 / ala not see either OF
them IL Is no good though. for all the
acknowledgement ! ever received from
my daughter was q postcard saying she
was sorry she was out when / called
This yes. this Is the greatest grief Of
my life. And now have decided that
my house shall go"
As n to supplement these private
troubles Mrs Langtry has been re-
turning from race meetings with stories
Of continued losses. Pressed to keep
her theatrical engagements. to attend
at least one rehearsal IN the company
she herself was taking on tour she
would beg not TO be worried IL must
be AT the next race meeting and try 10
win back some Of the money / lost the
other day was her continual cry. And
the race meeting over. her attendants
and others IN her company were made
only too we'll aware that loss
and not gain had stlll been following
her footsteps. Trouble with her COM
pany with her servants, came as
matter Of course After 10 years Of
service and faithful attendance one Of
her domestlcs gave up IN despair The
other day
DESERTED BY FRIENDS.
II was the opening nigh; OF her last
fOrtnlghts tour that brought 90 Mrs
Langtry what seemed to her 10 be the
last straw Used as she always has
been when opening I'm the provinces
or ln London 10 be- overwhelmed with
shoals Of letters and kilograms from
old friends and new wishing her all
the success she could wish herself, she
waited and waited as the day went by
for the stream Of kind messages 10 come
pouring BOO. II was as II her one time
friends knew her no longer 1T Is the
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