The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
EVIL DAYS THESE
FOR MRS. LANGTRY
Gives Up Home Where No
body Visits.
OWN DAUGHTER HAS CUT HER
Heavy Losses on Race TraCk--Budge
More Popular Than Ever
in England.

LONDON oct. -5.-.IhC tact LnaL Sir
Henry de Battle, whose eldest son mar
ried Mrs, Langtry, viii soon have an
other handsome daughter-iu-law, has
set society TO asking how this develop
ment viii affect the Jersey Lily, whose
lot. just al present. is far from being
an enviable one.
But. although Hugo de BaJhe's young
ct brother has become engaged 10 the
beautiful Violet Wood. almost as well
known TO Americans as TO English So
Ciety women I'm London. Mrs LangUry
has the satisfaction of knowing that
In all pTObability-Jhe title of Lady de
Battle viii descend upon Miss wood
only after she herself has worn It,
Notwithstanding the extent 10 which
she once had the world at her feet, Mrs
Langtry is now sorrcwfally watching
the tide Of admiration ana worship re-
Cede from her. And the bitterness OF
her disappointment Is leaving its mark
upon her
Gives Up Home
Her beautiful house in chelsea has
been given up All the treasures with
which IL was crowded have been sold on
She has taken little fiat ar the Savoy
Hotel 10 remain IN the center OF things,
If no longer of them
Ny beautiful hOuset" she said TO a
friend while walking through the state
~, silent rooms. Look at it! Leok at
mel" And stilI, for all her fifty years,
in her beautiful gown and picture hat
she looked radiant like a young girl.
Here am /. Yet no one comes TO see
me. J. who had duchesses bowling before
me- l. who have had all the world bow
ing at my feet; here L am left entirely
alone without a soul 10 speak to-
ftT1fararHlH IN 1aupHFnr foua
no wish 20 stay here any longer. Since
the day or her marriage j have never
once seen her. Her child is a perfect
stranger 10 me
once i did go 10 their house at
Hampstead 10 see the little baby. but
the mother was out. So I did not see
either OF them 1t is no good. though.
for all the acknowledgment j ever re-
ceived from my daughter was a post
card saying she was sorry she was out
when i called"
Racing Losses Heavy.
As If 10 supplement these private trou-
bles Mrs. Langtry has been returning
from race meetings with stories Of con-
tinued losses Pressed TO keep her the
atricaI enga gemeuts, to attend at least
one rehearsal in the company she her
self was taking on tour. she would beg
not 10 be worried.
II must be AT the next race meeting
and try 20 win back some OF the money
J lost the other day was her continual
cry.
And. the race meeting over, her at
tendants and others iu her company
were MADE only too well aware that loss
and not gain had stiu been following her
footsteps
Trouble with her company. with her
servants. came as a matter Of course
after ten years Of service and faithful
attendance one OF her domestics gave
up Ira DESPAIR the other day
Mrs. Langtry's daughter. Jeanne. who
has always been musical has now just
published a delightful little song called
The Rose
Violet Wood. who is TO wed the
younger de Battle. once wanted 10 marry
an English officer named Lethbridge
To stop this her mother promptly made
her a ward in chancery; the court not
only taking charge OF the girls money
bun the girl herself So guarded, in fact
were her finances that when she and her
sister wished TO give a dance they had
10 apply 10 the court Of chancery for
she money 90 pay for 3d.
A Collection Of TurquOises.
Ii is a coveted mark Of distinction
among our feminine aristocracy 10 be
pre-eminent In the display Of some va
riety of gems. The Duchess of Rox-
burghe stands easily first iu the matter
VI turquoisesf which are peculiarly
adapted 10 her type Of beauty.
The great bulk of them were collected
before her marriage while she was stm
Miss May GoeIet Buying here and
there and always displaying excellent
judgmerc ban their purchase She has ac-
Quired no less than hundred brooches.
pendants, earrings and bracelets studded
with these precious stones.
they were broken up after her mar
rage and she now wears them in The
form or superb plat du con To
complete chis ornament. iu accordance
with her design, few turquoises had
20 be added 10 those she had ALREADY
obtained, but IL took months 20 procure
them
a London Residence.
Next season VIII find Mrs. E01vnge
mother OF the Fiscouutess Bearburzr
nNed up in a London residence. which
she viii occupy Tor Tie greater Part of
The year Since her recent arrival ian
LONDON she has been exploring Mayfair
ana BelgraVia 1or a suitable house
IN both localities there are a consfd-
cradle number OF houses 90 Tea iust
now So that 81 is easy enough 10 get
real good establishment an a very
moderate rental Money is SO scarce
that number OF people are letting
their town houses and are moving into
flats Thus report the fashionable real
estate agents.
Mrs BoHyuEe has just made au 0ner
Tor I'd house in Chesterfield Gardens.
IeW doors away from Mrs Bradley
eye also ou "a magnificent residence iu
GrosFenor Gardens, lu BeIgravia As
Chesterfield Gardens Is more n the
heart or the American colony. it is be-
HeFed she viii make IL her choice.
She is at present staying with her
daughter az the Iatters country house
in ESSEX, and IS making herself meet