THE WIDOW LANGTRY.

Evening Post, Volume LIV, Issue 141, 11 December 1897, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE WIDOW LANGTRY.

Though Mrs. Langtry obtained a divorce from her husband in California (writes our London correspondent) she was still tightly tied to him in England, and inherits under her marriage settlements the £300 a year he had to leave. Mrs. Langtry did not attend her husband's funeral, but she sent a wreath marked simply 'In Remembrance.' It is quite untrue (as stated .by one paper) that the ribbons tying the wreath were ' Mr. Jersey's' racing colours. Many nasty things have and are being said about Mrs. Langtry. I am not concerned enough to defend her. Still, it should in common fairness be remembered that she and her husband mutually agreed to part, and that till she became rich and famous Mr. Langtry took small interest in her affairs. He was aocu-tomed to boast that he had never received sixpence from his wife. We now know that to be false. She had for many years made him a substantial allowance. After a glass of whisky Mr. Langtry would swagger and talk a great deal about his wife, but for reasons known to himself he never dared to come face to face with her.