MRS LANGTRY’S BEAUTY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1059, 25 January 1883, Page 3

MRS LANGTRY’S BEAUTY.

The following is a description of Mrs Langtry— unquestionably a very beautiful woman. Her beauty is of the kind that baffles photography, and those who have seen her picture only have no conception of the charm of her face. Her complexion is pure white and almost transparent. There is on either chock a dull, rich and scarcely distinguishable colour tliat softens the contour of the face, but otherwise her face is as white as snow. The ears are as purely white as the forehead,,’and the eyebrows are beautifully outlined. The mouth in repose has a

p.iihfiic or bL-i ii n-i i xpr> s-nm, and too |j|).s jitg fis o’o a- y cat as a statue s. \\ lion she smiles (r.-rlect toi.ln are 10vealcl, and (he cheeks wriiulu up into iwa deep little dimples. _ Tin eyes, however, are (he most winning featuri-s of all, uitfc’little jet-l'lack pupils, and are shaded by long dark lashes. They are wonderful ly expressive and certainly are veiy effective, MVs Lanetry raised them shuvly, and glanced into the faces Of the men about her, looking at each one fully. The faces had been sleepy, perhaps, bill they woke up. As Mrs Langtry talked she looked at the faces about her with an expression of charming frankness, and often ingenuously when she was amused. Her cordiality was infections. When she smiled every face burst into a broad and sympathetic grin, and, when she laughed, her musical tones were drowned in the subterranean gurgles of the enthusiastic spcclun ors. Her voice is soft, agreeable, and so clear that it travels far, and she is utterly without the broad English accent so tiresome in some of the theatrical people from the Mother Country Mrs Langtry so thoroughly charmed the circle about her that when she. gracefully withdrew the men turned to each other and lost themselves in enthusiasm.