Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-03

kindness to Americans. OuIluS dll SnosO
wears, when money In the Vaudeville
household has been so often scarce, and
when. on occasion, the town has been
ringing with the escapades OF Lord Man
deyllle, the young American wife has
carried herself so proudly and borne her
troubles so we'll that she has won uni
versal esteem and kindly feeling. she
has the good fortune to possess three
lovely children; little Lord Vaudeville
Is IA, and her twin daughters, Jacque-
line and Alice are 10. 1t is impossible
to fancy more attractive sighs enan
the beautiful mother when surrounoeu
by these children.
II was through the influence OF the
present duchess that the Winslows Oh
boston first gained their entrance 10
London society. Mrs. G. 5. Wlnsio"
had been an intimate friend OF MRS.
Yzna0a. and when the Winslows nrst
went abroad, Lady Vaudeville TOOK
Meanor Winslow under her wing; ana
her own beauty and attraction ala the
rest. The reports that Lady Hanoe-
Vile undertook to launch Americans
into London society for considerations
are probably utterly false-certelnly IN
the case of the Winslows, whatever
Lady Vaudeville did, she did out Oh
pure kindness and interest.
Current report has said tnat the
duchesses of Marlborough and man
chester were the first American onch-
esses.
This does not seem to be the case; Tor
early In the ptesent century Louisa
Cation became the Duchess OF LEEDS.
Miss Cation was a granddaughter OF
Charles Cation, of Baltimore-one OF the
signers of the Declaration OF lndepend-
ence. She first married Sir FELTON,
Harvey, one of Washington's stall OH
GERS. and after the death OF her nrst
husband she became the Duchess OF
Leeds-thus becoming the nrst Ameri-
can duchess. The Duchess OF Leeds
had two sisters, who also mrrrled lhto
the English aristocracy, thus forshad-
owing the Jerome sisters, who are TO-
day such brilliant leaders in London So
cial life.
It is to be hoped that, now Lord Man
deville has become Duke OF MancheS-
ter, he will turn his back upon the
rather disreputable pages OF the past
and leave the Bessie Bellwoods to their
music hall conquests. 1t was bad
cough to have the name OF Lord
Vaudeville appearing in the dis
reputable company in the papers OF the
day, but it would be worse TO have the
Duke of Manchester name SO appear
ing. The accession to the dukedom
ought to have as good an effect
on Lord Vaudeville as did his
marriage with Mrs. Hamers-
ley have upon the Duke OF
Marlborough. There is every reason In
the Manchester case for reform, for I'M
fortunately the title brought very little
money with it, as the former duke was
by no means well off. To keep up the
position demanded By their title In
society will be no easy task even for an
American woman who has been obliged
to study ways and means ever since her
marriage. The Duchess of Manchester
is clever manager, and will make
money go farther than would woman
who bad been brought up in England
after the English fashion; but. with the
best will in the world, she will be unable
to succeed unless she is backed up by
the duke.
Although the two most prominent
Anglo-American marriages have been
outwardly successful, yet those who are
behind the scenes do not think that
either of them has really been all that
fancy painted they would be. Amert-.
can girls of ambitious tendency, how
ever, will not be discouraged to learn
that a ducal coronet does not always
cover a happy head. There seems to be
something strangely fascinating to many
American girls in title, and the higher
the title the stronger the fascination.
Such girls are willing to pay high for
the bauble they sigh for, II not in their
fathers gold, at least in the sacrifice OF
their own higher aspirations.