The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-03
THE DUKE AND THE WIDOWS.
Rumor Again Says That Marlborough
WIN Take q Duchess From America.

VIII Take a Duchess From America.
NEW YORK, June 2.-There is no peace
for the Duke of Marlborough. The gossips
won't let him alone. They persist in it
that he is contemplating matrimony, and
private advices from London tend to con-
firm the suspicion. Since the Duke has
been in America no word has escaped his
| lips about his plans but it is known that
Blenheim Palace, the Dukes home, is being
swept and cleaned aud put in condition for
| the coming of some one of Importance. All
| the world loves duke, even II he Is a very,
very bad duke, as Marlborough Is, but
when the duke is a lover as well, he be-
comes doubly interesting. Those who are
du fat in matters concerning the heart,
say that the Duke has actually asked rich
| widow to become his wife. Mrs. Louis
| Hammersley, blonde, and beautiful, with
| s., 900 900 in her own right, is said to be
| the woman Mrs. Marshal o. Roberts,
trIhe mature, but worth S20,0O0,0OO, and
the posseSsor of rare jewels and an envied
| social position, is said to be the woman.
Mrs Susan Steven, worth good many
times her weight in gold, still charming,
although a grandmother, is said to be the
lucky woman. In fact every widow with
fortune is spoken of as the future duch-
ess
1T MAY INTEREST PEOPLE WHO READ
these lines to know that the Dukes name
is never coupled with that of any widow
who isn't wealthy. The Duke has no use
| for a woman without fortune. he is
bad man, loaded up to the ears with debts,
| and he wants some one to pay them.
He wants money, and in its place he offers
palace in England and a royal crest
| The Duchess of Marlborough ranks ninth
from the Queen of England. Her position
| is an enviable one and Blenhem Castle is
one of the most famous well as pictur-
| esque homes in Victoria's domain.
And SO when all things are considered it
would not be so surprising If his highneSs
should find a mate in the highway of fash
ion and folly in New York.
1t may interest some of my feminine read
ers to know that the Duke is the descendant
of one of the oldest families in England. The
| originator of the title of duke was John
Churchill, and he was made an earl and a
duke by Queen Anne for his victories over
the French and Bayarians in the Neither
lands. Previous to that time the Church
| ills had been a powerful family in the
| country. They came from Ashe, in Devon
shire, where the first Duke was born.
After the battle Of Blenheim, in 1902, the
Queen and parliament wished to honor him
| for his brilliant services. The Queen made
him a duke and parliament voted him
100000 81, 500, 900 to build him house
The site selected for this mansion was at
| Woodstock, in Oxfordshire, eight miles
northwest of the famous University City
| Woodstock was the residence of the early
English kings. Edward the Black Prince
was born there, Elizabeth was q prisoner
| there, held by Queen Mary Chaucer died
! at Woodstock, and it was made famous in
connection with the fair Rosamond. The
100000 to be spent in erecting a mansion
suitable to be the home of the hero did not
| nearly cover the cost. Sir John Vanbrugb
| designed the residence and parts surround
ing it.
| THE PLACE CALLED BLENHEIM HOUSE,
after the famous battle, is a magnificent
one, and with the exception of the Duke
| of Devonshires palace at Chatsworth and
Baron Rothschild's house aud park at Ment-
more. is the handsomest in England. The
palace stands or a hill, and from 1T mag
| nificent views of the whole county of Ok
ford and of parts of the adjoining counties
can be had. The length of the principal
front part from wing to wing is 34S feet.
The entire palace is big enough for tho
owner to entertain $50 guests. The inte-
rior of the palace is magm6csntly decor
ated. The banqueting hall is enormous
and when filled with guests and lighted it
presents a gorgeous sight. The great hall
| Is lofty and grand apartment in good pro-
| portion. The entire structure is built in
the Italio-Corinthian style The Blenheim
| House collection OF pictures and statuary
was considered one of the finest in England.
| Since the palace was first built the dukes
| have given great deal of attention to art.
The late Duke added to the galleries very
| largely. The present Duke does not seem
| to fancy pictures much, and in order to re-
| lieve himself of financial embarrassment
| two years ago, he ordered the pictures to be
sold. The sale was a memorable one, and
purchasers went from all parts of the world.
1 h. A.
| the collection were The Young Augustine
and Pope Gregory" by Titan; Europa"
"Estha" and 1.-The Massacre of the limo
| cents,n by p. Veronese; st Jerome"
| by Tintorretto; 1.-THE Magdalen,n by
G. Dolce; historical subjects by Rubens,
portraits by Rubens and Vandyke,
and 1.-THE Woman Taken in Adultery and
Isaac Blessing Jacob" by Rembrandt.
THE MANOR OF BLENHEIM PARK
embraces a circuit of twelve miles. The park
itself has {, 940 acres. Around tho palace it is
laid out III grand style. The lawns, walks
and flower beds are kept in beautiful style,
whether the Duke is residing at the palace
| or not. In the conservatories are very
| choice collection of rare plants, and the vim
| cries and lighthouses provide rare fruits all
| The year round. The wooded land in
the park is beautiful, and abounds in game
and deer The present Duke is very fond
of horses, and the stock in his stables is
very fine. He also has some very good
cattle and large fiocks of sheep.
In the grounds stand triumphal arch
and column 1870 feet high, surmounted by
a statue of the Duke of Marlborough.
| The estate of the Marlborough is very
large. The first Duke wanted to be wealthy,
and in that desire he was backed by his
wife. The Duke died first and left for
tune which his wife increased to some $l5,-
| 100000 when she died in 1744 This for
tune was largely invested in real estate in
the West End Of London, and has increased
enormously in value. The house now Oc-
cupied by the Prince Of Wales-Marlbor-
ough House-was originally the London
house of the early dukes.
| Lord Randolph Churchill is the younger
brother of the Duke Marlborough is as
sharp as a Damascus blade. He is ready
writer, a good talker, and is well informed
on every subject. He has devoted great
deal of time to the study of America and
its institutions. He has had many exciting
escapades, and his reputation is about as
bad as it could be, but he is duke, and if
he wants a rich American widow--well, he
will probably help himself.
FOSTER COATES
Still No Choice in Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, June AFTER
| taking twenty-fiye ballots for Covarnot.