The Washington herald., 1912-07-24
ONE OF FAMOUS
LAlGH0RNEs i'll
Relative Of Mrs. Charles Dana Glib.
son and Mrs. W. W. Astor
in Hospital.
FAMILY TRACE BACK
LINEAGE TO REVOLUTION
The Famous Langhorne Sisters Are
Noted in Two Continents for
Their Beauty.

Baltimore, July 2s.-The condition of
]. C. Langhorne. Of Salem. Va. a rela-
tive Of Mrs. William Waldorf Astor and
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, who is Ill
| in the Union Protestant Infirmary, is
improved tonight. He il suffering from
stomach trouble and is being attended by
DR.. Julius Friedenwald. 1t was decided
to-day not to operate on him.
]. C. Langhorne. Of Salem. Va, a
member of the prominent Langhorne
family, Of Virginia, and a near relative
of Mrs. william Waldorf Astor and Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson. who was the beau
tiful Irene Langhorne, the original Glib
son girl, Is critically Ill in this city with
stomach trouble and Is under the care
OF DR.. Julius Friedenwald. Mr.. Lang
borne has been Ill for some time. but
his condition has grown SO serious dur
ing the past few days that his wife and
daughter, Miss A. N. Langhorne. and
his brothers, f. G. Langhorne. of
Orange, n. J., and John T. Langhorne,
Of New York, have come to Baltimore
to be with him. They are at the Staf-
ford.
Mr.. Langhorne has not been engaged
in business for some time. He has been
Ill for n long while with stomach trou-
HE, but recently his condition so alarm
ed his family that It was decided to bring
him to Baltimore for treatment.
The Langhorne family is one of the
Oldest in Virginia and dates back to the
days of the Revolution. The five beau
tiful daughters Of C. d. Langhorne, of
Albemarle County. Va, have been
classed with the most beautiful women
Of America. Miss Irene Langhorne mar
ried Charles Dana Gibson, the artist and
creator OF the most popular type Of the
American girl in the art OF to-day. The
celebrated Gibson girl, known through
cut the civilized world. was the likeness
Of the beautiful Irene Langhorne Glib
SON
The Gibson Girl.
Charles Dana Gibson first met Irene
Langhorne at a horse show in New York.
They became engaged during the sum-
mer Of 1898 while at White Sulphur
Springs. Some seasons previous to their
marriage Mrs. Gibson led the Patriarchs'
ball in New York and created consider
able attention at that time. Mrs. Will
lam Waldorf Astor has been married
twice. Her first husband was Robert
Gould Shaw II. young Boston society
man. polo player. and multimillionaire.
whom she married in october. 1887. She
secured a divorce from Shaw on Febru-
married Mrs. Mary Converse. widow of
c. Harry Converse. OF Newton, Mass
Mrs. Mamie Langhorne-Shaw married
William Waldorf Astor in London on
May 5, 1906. Miss Phyllis Langhorne
married Reginald Brooks, OF New York
City. Miss Elizabeth I-anghorne married
Moncure Perkins, OF Richmond. Va.
Nora is the fifth, and is also well known
IN society and for her beauty
Col. Chiswell Dabncy Langhorne. the
father OF the beautiful Ianghorne girls
is a near relative of J. C. Langhorne.
Col. Langhorne was one OF the best
horsemen in the State OF Virginia. The
girls inherited their love for horses from
their father Col. Langhorne was also
considered one Of the best story tellers
in Virg mia His after-dinner speeches
were famous, and he was much sought
after on that account Some called him
the Chauncey NJ Depew OF Virginia. and
others say that he never told the same
story twice. Mrs. Perkins OF Richmond.
one OF the most beautiful of the Lang
horne sisters. is said never to have had
her photograph taken