Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18
Clarence Cul1en's New York letter


Yohe received much the same sort of
universal exploitation In the American
and European press. Putty, accord
ing to information furnished me by a
Boardwalk the other day, now is run
ming extraordinarily successful
gambling house in Macao. Portuguese
China, under a government concession.
and May Yohe. who spent part OF last
winter i'm Atlantic City, jabbering her
really excellent French at whomsoever
would listen to it. was struck to the
ground only the other day by paralysis
'Freddie! Gerhard never cared to listen
to illusions to the Langtry affair in his
who took a chance on even adverting to
that matter in conversation with Geb-
hard generally stood in danger Of which
he VOTED not; for Gerhard. splendid
athlete and the best-looking bit of human
work in a bathing suit this writer ever
saw, used his fists extensively and sue
cessfully upon overgarrulous who men,
toned the Jersey Lily affair to him dur
ing the seven years that matter was un-
folding to it's final denouement
That denouement, by the way, was not
a quarrel. as most of the hasty bior-
raphers of Gerhard carelessly wrote
when he died the other day. 1t was
merely an affair that gradually but in
evitably wore itself out, as such Incl
dents in the lives Of overblfthe and
careless persons have a habit of doing:
and there isn't the least doubt that when
Gerhard and the Lily babe each other
adieu at the California station both Of
them breathed the long, satisfied sigh
of release and of freedom from the sort
of ennui which bores to extinction.
Gerhard quite occasionally met the
Lily at the English races. at parties in
II nv,6n fy,I ari md OF orISl El1rn
spas after the dissolution of their dream.
1t is certain that the Lily. not without
certain distinct presumptuosity for
which she still is famous, introduced"
Gerhard to the Prince of Wales. after
ward King Edward. on a certain occa-
sion when the three accidentally came
together in Biarritz: when. that is, the
Lily was strolling with Albert Edward
and Gerhard came along from the other
direction. Albert Edward did not take
the presumption to heart He still was
in his state OF more or less placid adj
diction to the charms OF the Langtry;
which never relaxed, as will be remem
bered. until the Lily. in moment OF
supreme recklessneSS. at dinner,
slipped a piece Of ice down the back OF
the heir to the throne Of Britain. The
prince never batted an eye when she
did that: as will be recalled; didn't
provingly; but for many years after
the incident he never SO much as spoke
Of the Langtry.
Despite the recklessness OF his youth.
Freddie" Gerhard was q good deal
more Of a man than might be inferred
from a reading Of the foolish incidents
Of his earlier life. He developed. He
cut out virtually all Of his eccen-
tricities To the day Of his death he
would shake his head a bit dismally
over the recollection of some Of the fool
things he'd done as youth around
New York.
These things proceeded almost entire
ly from the spirttuous excuses in
which. as old-timers remember. Gerhard
continuously and consecutively
for many years of his life. But Gerhard
hadn't taken a drop for eighteen years
previous to his death: and a man who
can do that. after the sort Of life Geb-
hard had led for so many years, has
a bit OF q wreath coming to him.
The Gerhard jamborees were at ono