The morning call., 1891-11-08

amusing, and their descriptions of her glar-
lngly inaccurate. l was talking with a
friend oil her girlhood the other day, who
attended her wedding, and who was not at
all surprised at the admirable firmness she
displayed in h wing Bessie Bellwood, the
singer OF the London concert halls, refused
admIttance to the ducal chamber Of illness
and, perhaps, death. The Dukes relations
with Bellwood nave been too well known to
need comment, though plenty has been said
about this affair recently. "Miss Yznaga In
her grlhood," said the lady Of whom [ was
speaking, was possessed OF an indomitable
SplTlt. great deal of vOrldliness and a will
OF iron. \ ct SO charmingly gay and viva
clons vas she, so sweet in her manners.
especially TO her interiors; so lovablr, in
short, that but few, and these few her
intimates, guessed her real firmness. A
perfect blonde. possessing a beautiful
Inquire, she was as pretty in cotton frock
as she has since been stately in the more
gorgeous robes she now, of course, affects.
| never saw her look loveIier in my
lie tnat one morning when she
was chatting with me in plain
checked gingham gown-must confess it?
rather untidy and frayed about the hem,
for Consuelo was never noted for neatneSs
and trlnness and that great mass of light
hair that braided was as thick rs mans
wrist. unbound and lying on The floor in
SIVht dDpul ItI L is, Sllb certainly
was one OF the most beautiful girls that ever
walked on Fifth avenue. The contrast be-
tween her refined fairness, with those rather
spiritual blue eyes ana delicate coiorng,
and the present Duke of Manchester was
never more startling than on her
wedding day. The groom had been
playing polo in the sun the day be-
fore; his hideous face was burnt brick
red; he looked the very picture of a
tough and a prize-fghter. and as she came
down the aisle of Grace Church her on his
arm, L could think OF nothing but that old
Greek story Of the monster 10 whom was
sacrificed beautiful virgin, as she d jagged
her white train past me. No, she was not
coerced IN any way; her father was opposed
to the marriage, II vas said. You know |
remarked that she was very worldly"
Many New Workers, too, recall now that
famous dinner given Miss GZnaga by a GER
tain merchant prince at Dclmunlco's, at
which live swans fiOated in an artificial lake
in the center of the tAh!r, and whose
magnihcence has hardly been excelled in the
years that have passed since then, though
we are supposed 10 grow every year more
and more luxurious in our entertainments.
IL is 10 be regretted that the two New
York women who now have the right to
wear ducal coronets, and the Duchesses
respectively of Marlborough and Nam
chester, secured men who in ordinary life
would have been stunned for lher deeds
and low vices by any honest costermonger
or trucKman, ana from W10m these ladies
would doubtless have secured divorces with
the greatest celebrity and the approval of
their entire circle of acquaintances. In the
life of the Duke OF Manchester that, in
spite OF temporary rally, can hardly con-
tnue very long, owing to excuses and dis
sipations that would have wrecked consti-
tuition ofiron, there has barely been CLEAN
OF decency and responsibility. His Grace the
Duke Of Marlborough has preserved more
dignihed exterior, TO the world at least,
whatever is widely known of his private
life; but, after ALL has New YORK cause to
be proud of her Duchesses2 Has any city
cause to be proud Of her fair women who
sell themselves eagerly to men from whom
all womanly purity must shrink with horror,
binding their eyes and closing their ears to
the truth because of the rank of the ducal
debauchees2 Yet, oh how we fete Marlbor-
Ough and the Duchess when they, come to
this sidel Oh, how we grovel before the
beautiful Duchess of Manchester, if we are
fortunate enough to know her, when we so
abroad!
Do these titled ladies. ever "stop and
think, like ordinary women? Perhaps it |
better for the plain republicans not to fuddle
their brains with such mysteries.