The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-05
IL is A BACK SEAT
cONSUELO VANDERBILT LIKELY TO
GET HERSELF SNUBBED.

While Great Britain Can Stand 1t, tn
European Continent will Not Tolerate
Duchesses of Common Birth, and it i
Likely that They will Not Break thu
Rule for the Girl Who is to be Married
Tomorrow-aer Only Chance is TO &c
Her Husband Made an Ambassador
Then it would be All Right.
Paris. Nov. 4-The arms of the Mari
boroughs are borne upon a displayed
imperial eagle like those of Earl Cowp
er.
It is this distinction that will dwarf
nhe American millionairess' ambition
the minute she sets foot on continental
soil. They do mot know anything about
1t in the Champs Elysees district and
around the Place de Ia Bourse. but the
Faubourg St German, where the kings
In exile live, or ought TO live, discusses
earnestly the status of the future Ouch
es of Marlborough att he courts OF Eu-
rope and among the high ariStocrats OF
France
for recognition among the haute arts
tocratic are as desperate as were those
Of Anastasia Robinson, the theatrical
cfarner. who married an English peer,
the earl of Petersborough in 1924. and
whose title was not acknowledged until
the day of her husbands death.
Miss Vanderbilt's case and that of the
countess are entirely analogous. If
Englishmen were and are loath to ack-
nowledge the English-born wives OF
their nobles-ft happened not only in
the case of the actress Robinson, but
also in that of Lavinia Fent0n, who
married the duke of Bolton; Elizabeth
Farren, the wife Of the earl OF Derby;
Louisa Brunton, wife of an ancestor Of
your Miss Rradley-Martin; Kitty Ste
phens, countess Of Essex de jure, but
not in fact. and numerous others-the
scions Of the powerful territorial arts
tocracies of past times on the continent
surely cannot be blamed for denying
e1tree to their charmed circle to for
eigners without ancestors"
The arms of the house of MarIbor-
ough, resting on an imperial eagle, are
surmounted by a prncely coronet. Old
Jack Churchill. first duke Of Marlbor-
ough, always signed himself lie Prince
ct Due de Marlborough" In his time
the dulzal title was of secondary con-
Bideration; everybody then knew the
dishonor of his own family was the
first stepping stone to his greatness.
Besides Queen Ann was not at all chary
in the matter of bestowing elaborate
distinctions if one knew how to wheedle
her.
Primarily the princely dignity con-
ferred upon the warrior-duke by the
II oJ-y = ..u-. Of -
tionalfty gave him a standing in the
golden book Of Europe, the German en-
peror then being regarded as the sue
cessor of the Roman Caesars, rulers of
the world.
It was not an empty title, either, for
the emperor bestowed on the duke the
princTpality of Mindelheim, in Suabia,
which up to this day is known as such,
and which stood TO the central govern
ment in the same political relation as,
for instance, the Kingdom of Prussia,
which, indeed, was but five years old
when Kaiser Joseph gave TO MarIbor-
Dugh the territory the outlawed cleo
toral prince of Bavaria. Max Emanuel,
had forfeited.
On the continent, therefore. the MARI
borougfhs, though known by their Eng
fish title, are regarded like the other
henbohes, for INSTANCE, holding near
blood relations with the emperor of Ger
many, the Deiningens, cousins of Queen
Victoria, the SchleswigS Holsteins,
members OF which house adorn many
thrones, the various Bourbon and Or
leans Princes, the Broglies, dEus, and
dozens of others who could be named.
A Marlborough, like the duke of Or
leans, may ask the car for the hand Of
his sister, but, like Prince Oscar of Swe-
den and Norway, canot marry a COM
moner and introduce her at court as
princess" The royal prince of Swe-
den was compelled TO adopt the non
descript title of Prince Bernadotte be-
fore he married Mile. Munck, and Ito
save the latter. most estimable woman
That she is, from the technical charge
Of concubinage, the grand duke Of Ba-
den ennobled her under the name of
Countess WfsbOrg, a title which passes
to the children of the couple
''NoblesSe obhge" rank has Its obliga-
lions and they work both ways Has
any one ever heard Of the duke of Fife
Prince Henry Of Gutenberg. the Mar
nuiS of DOTne, or one of the Teeks. sons
in-law and nephews, respectively of
Queen Victoria. visiting even the tiniest
or continental courts? Never. for they
would have Ito eat at the second table"
with the higher grades of gold sticks
and titled fiunldes. In spite Of their de-
gree as Royal Highness." "HighneSs''
or Grace" they belong no more TO the
high aristocTacy than does Herr Bar
on Won Wangenheim. husband Of the
Princess Frederic Charles of Prussia,
Emperor Williams aunt, who, on state
occasions. in his capacity as master Of
the princess household. must take his
place at the door Of the royal apart
ments to call for his wife's wraps and
carriage when the order is conveyed to
him.
There is no getting out Of 1t: the fu-
lure duchess of Marlborough will have
no standing whatever with the real
aristOcrats OF Europe. and her presen-
tataon at any court. save the English
and Italian, is simply impossible.
The emperor or Austria. a descendant
Of the Roman Emperor Leopold. who
conferred upon Jack Churchill the dig
nifty Of prince. may ennoble her: but, to
baraprase a saying of James l., he can
not make her a ''gentlewoman." Mel
Their can he officially invite her 70 his
table. The process of mobilization
would. according to precedence and
usage. be as follows:
His majesty allows the applicant. af-
ter buying a barony, 70 assume the his
borical title. The principally of Min
5elheim. which its sovereign prince.
Jack Churchill. coded 10 the crown of
Bavaria after a long tenure for cast.
Is in the market. and the king. holding
II still as sovereign. and landed propri-
etcr at the same time. viii only be too
willing 10 sell it. OF course he could not
part with the sovereignty. the GeN~an
constitution forhids that. but all the
teudal privileges-the right TO sit in the
Bavarian house OF lords. the right 70
administers Justice in the Ioyrsr ,y,-,,.,s