The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-23
From the New York World.

a BLASE man OF the world Delore ne
"a was out of his knickerbockers,
\ spendthrift at the age of p, the
principal in a sensational elopement at
%, and the survivor of a suicide wife,
Lawrence Perrin is now locked in mad
house. with only $4,000 left of the 100000
he inherited from his father few years
ago, and this claimed by his common law
wife for their natural son.
Lawrence Perrin elected early in life to
pursue the pace that kills. When his
father, the late Nelson Perrin, removed
with his family from Cincinnati to Balti-
more as president of the United Electric
Railways of the latter city, the Perins
were at once taken up by the smartest
folk in Baltimore and they assumed
prominent place in society. Lawrence was
a boy of about II years then, but his pre-
cocious tendencies were manifest even at
that tender age, and Baltimores Brass
Band" set quickly adopted him as one
of its most petted members.
With boys of his own age he seldom
mingled. 1t was noticed, too, that the
women who frequented his mothers draw
ing room were far more attractive to him
than the misses of the bread-and-butter
age In fact, when he was but 16 years
old his attentions to one of Baltimore's
most beautiful women who had then been
a reigning belle for three or four years
were so pronounced that all Baltimore
chartered
A year or so later he declined to attend
school or college and blossomed forth as a
man of the world, with plenty of money
at his command. Through his fathers
influence he was admitted to the most ex-
elusive clubs, and from then on Law
renee, as his friends put it, simply
burned up money"
Al about this time Harry Symes Lehr
had just got firm foothold in New York
and Newport society through the kindly
influence of Mrs. Elisha Dyer, who was
Miss Sydney Turner of Baltimore. 1t was
through Mrs. Dyer that Harry Lehr was
Introduced to the inner circles of So
ciety here, and from the moment that the
late Mrs. Astor recognized his cleverness
Mr.. Lehr (as every one knows became
the vogue.
In the course of his many visits to Bal
timore he, of course, met Lawrence Perrin,
and the two became warm friends, al
though Lawrence was many years his
Junior Some say that young Perrin at
tempted to emulate the example of his
social mentor, but whether this be true
or not, young Perrin never had the tact
or savior fare which has gone so far to
spread the fame of Harry Lehr at home
and abroad. Young Perrin was a manly
chap in many respects, however, and his
own worst enemy could not accuse him
of being bore.
Long before he reached his majority
Lawrence Perrin became a familiar figure
in Baltimore's Tenderloin and its all
night resorts. He was persistent stage
door visitor, and his suppers and enter
tainments for women of the stage were
unique and bizarre In the extreme. His
first serious stage affair was with Mrs.
Lily Langtry, and unfortunately Law
renee chose a most unpropitious moment
to parade his latest conquest before Bal
timore society.
Mrs. Langtry had just terminated
disastrous weeks engagement at Bal
timore theatre, and tile Sunday follow
ing Lawrence placed her In his fathers
palatial private trolley car and bowled
with her out to the Baltimore Country
club. 1t was late spring, and everybody
who was anybody socially In Baltimore
was at the club for the afternoon tea,
which was Invariably served on the lawn.
| With the fair Lily on his arm Lawrence
alighted from his car and seated Mrs.
Largtry at table and gave his order for
tea. Then it was seen that the occupants
of adjoining table were Mr.. and Mrs
Frederic Gerhard. Mrs. Gerhard, it will
be recalled. was, prior to her marriage
to Freddie. the peautiful Lulu Morris of
Baltimore, Later sheN divorced Gerhard
and married Henry CIews, Jr.
| or course, Mrs. Gebhard was indignant
| v hen she saw the actress whom report
! Lad persistently declared had been an In
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