Mrs Langtry.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 218, 15 September 1888, Page 3 (Supplement)

Mrs Langtry.

This is how a New York interviewer >. chronicles Mrs Langry's return ■to New! York:— v

; 'The Jersey lily is in town again, after a 1 successful tour of thecountry." An essay |.;i was made to reach her presence; the other j day,; and an episode of the fence ensued j that is quite interesting. A b«eil knpb hung 1 but for the, poor- unfortunate on foot, and ia. response to a itug at it a boy opened the gate, 'Y^s, the lady wag at home; Bang J The gate was closed once more, thistimei., behind the; visitor,: who; on /glapcing §boijjb obseryed that the iriji^r side,of the fetjce is , braced wiih( wooden knees and iron, rode; as} though ;to stand .an le^my'e .sieging.j ,", Th^ lackey led the waj^i to a quaint billiarctj roonij where Mrs. Langtry \vaß standjtrig eft $ilfyou4tte :; against the light of . a square* window. ,; .'Yes, I,havereturned,'saidMrsLangtry,' 1 . jifting lier arms over her head gracefully,. arid clia^ping her hands at the- back of her., f411; whjte negk, the loose sleeves of hey go^sfmerrUke house dre?s of mourning fall- ;; ing dfi^iß.fropl; s?*ialL wripts until arrested v ; by the larger part of the arms. "- 'J have beep in eyery^tatpin the tJnion } /. pjayed at every town on the maps. How, : was, ; I, received ?. ■CprdiaUy :every,wjhere. oh, you wish to know what I intend doing ; 'this summer ? ./.Well, J •'.' IJr Clement Le Breton, and his ji^ife, and; , njy. pother sborbly, and with thorn I am| going to my ranch; .in California. I phall; start about the middle of July, and will j,, remain * there until the fall season begins, j meari^hii6 throwing off all thoughts of.business &nd the stage. ; j. ■ •;' I think this niust be the most prolific' . neighbpurhopd I ever resided in,' paid Mrs' tarigtry. ' 'I never saw so many chiidren.' r : You will not be, annoyecj by them on ' yourranfch?' . - ■■-, .■<■■'■ ■'■■!■ 'Oh, no. I will have five thousand acrea of forests and vineyards an<J feelds around me there. By the way, it's awfully jolly. Wfs', all take to flannel shirts ana ehorb skirts. The givle all wear short skirts.' " - !'How picturesque !''; '."-/. , 'And^ boots—.' ' \ ,;-: v-;,'" ;;' ' Oh !' , ' ' Because there are so many rattlesnake^ and insects, you know. Yes, it's lovely, [ a Fvo just laid the lines of a new ditfry, with' j vfafef running through it, and it will be alii finished when Igo back.' ." ' '••" ' ."•"