Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-13
SOCIETY IS ALL ACOG.
Miss Consuela Yznaga of Former Years
Comes to Her Native Land

oo'iCLS CT ANN" DolI VIII SlfN u "tIi u
welcome to the duchess of Mancheste
and her son and daughter 1t is sait
that Mrs. O. p Belmont, who was Mrs
William K. Vanderbilt, will ignore TN
presence of the duchess, but the Ouch
css and her interesting family will b.
assured of a pleasant season, neverthe
less Indeed so many have been the in
vitations extended to them already tina
they will have no spare time if they &C
cept all. Just why Mrs. Belmont vii
go to the trouble of avoiding The
former Miss YZnaga is not known
They were very warm friends in thu
days before the brilliant American CIR
became a lady of title, and Mrs. Bel
mont even went so far as to name hel
daughter, the present duchess of Mari
/ borough, for her friend. But that's III
] past now, and. Newport society will
4 flock With the duchess and her friends
or will remain true to Mrs. Belmont.
The fact-and it has been already adj
vertised that the duchess has come to
America to find rich wife for her son
against the time he attains his MAORI.
ty, two years hence, only adds to the
general interest that attaches to the
visit Young Manchester, Montagu
Kimbolton. or Vaudeville, whichever
you will is a pleasing unassuming
youth Of 10. dignfied in bearing, but by
no means naughty. This is his second
visit to the native land of his mother.
On the occasion of his last trip hither
he was only g. but a precociouS and
age He had a strong sense of
"noblesse oblige" and had been trained
to avoid any show of snobbishness. He
never mentioned his title.
An American lady once tried to trap
him into saying something of his title
She began by asking his name. Kim ;"
was his reply. well, is that all?'
mo it's kimbolton." But what do
the servants call you?' The boy
blushed. "Oh, the servants call me my
lord but that's my title, You asked
me my name, A title is a different
thing from a name
lIlt huht hp'S llol S'1Iil w iiIi'l ~
his late fathers recklessness, and is
very fond of his mother. Lady Alice
Eleanor Montague his lordship's sister
is pretty and pleasant, and the duchess
may be able to stake out a rich hus-
band for the daughter as well as a rich
who is fortunate enough to capture
this young man will receive in return
for her money n good old title. The
pedigree begins with Sir Henry Mon
tague in 1920, and the line of Montague
has not been undistinguished in Eng
prior to 1891, when the county was
changed into a duchy. One of the
dukes grandmothers is the duchess of
Devonshire, and one of his aunts is the
duchess of Hamilton. He has three
country seats, at present little out of
are Kimbolton castle and Brampton
park in England, and Tanderagee park
in the county Armagh in Ireland.
The duchess herself is an interesting
woman. Twenty years ago she was
the beautiful Miss Consuelo Yznuga Of
New York, the daughter Of a Cuban
gentleman of what is considered good
Spanish blood. Her maternal grand
parents We're the Titles of Boston, and
their daughters were celebrated for
their beauty. When she married the
late duke Consuelo Yznaga was very
hDnnGnpnn with Sly n
soft brown eyes, jet black, delicately
penciled eyebrows, and light golden
hair. But the many annoyances she
was subjected to for many years and
her private SORROWS have not passed
away without leaving their marks. At
As the duchess will not bear comparison
with many of the English ladies of her
own set and age The late duke did
not marry her for her money. but for
her beauty She had no fortune of her
own at all and at the time of the mar
riage her father was poor man. Hay-
ing no money to spend the duchess has
of late contented herself with assisting
her sister-iu-law and mother-i in law in
entertaining
About six years ago a sensation was
created in New York society by a story
sent from London and published in the
newspapers to the effect that the Amer
lean duchess was engaged in the bust
ness Of introducing rich Americans in
to ultra fashionable London society.
Her position as friend OF the princess
OF Wales and her entree into the Mari
borough house set-the prince of Wales
set made her a very desirable sponsor
for Americans who went to England
with no credentials but their money.
1t was then generally believed that the
story had many elements Of truth in
It, although the former New York belle
did not lack friends to come forward
to her defense in this country. One of
these did not deny that the duchess
was in an extremely unpleasant way
in the matter Of money. and that she
might not be averse to accepting a
small token of esteem" in the line of
u check from rich new Corners whom she
had helped into respectable drawing
rooms. But that the duchess could be