The morning times., 1896-01-12

American aud one so loyal to her country
as Lady Churchill.
Lady Randolph Churchill, born Jennie
Jerome of New York, is forty-three years
old. nearly the age of Lady Beresford, and,
Ike her, one of those eternally beautiful
women that defy time to show its tracea
upon their loveliness. In style she is
strikiugly like Elizabeth of Austria and in
manner a typical American, sweet, viva
cious and winning. She has been a fayOrite
with Queen Victoria aud the prince ever
since the day of her marriage to Lord Rail-
dolph Churchill. Her residence on Con-
naught place has been often honored by the
queens presence
Lord Randy was the second son of the
Duke OF Marlborough and brother to the
late duke and uncle TO the present little
duke Lady Randolph Churchill is Aunt
Jennie TO the husband of COnsuelO VAN
detbiit, who also gives her new relative
that title. When AUNT Jennie marres
william Waldorf Astor Mr.. Astor will be-
come Uncle WIFI 10 the Duke of Marlbor-
ough and the young duchess. Strange fate
that unites in this far land the two greatest
houses of America, the Astors and the
Yanderbilts. Odd that Consuelo Wander
biIt should call William Waldorf Astor
"uncIe.''
Lady Randolph Churchill has been sin.
gularIy honored By the queen. Her majesty
the Crown of India and gave her the right
of audience 1T any time. II Waldorf Astor
had selected wife that would be specially
acceptable to Victoria he could have chosen
no other.
There is rumor here that Mr.. Astor,
| when he becomes the husband of this favor.
| ite OF the queen, will be knighted at the
first opportunity. His services to English
| literature. and his wife's place in her majeS-
| tvs heart would make abundant excuse.
| Lady Randolph Churchill has two sous,
| Winston Leonard and John Henry, re-
| spectively 20 and 1 . years of age. She
also has two sisters, Mrs Frewen aud Mrs.
| Jack Leslie, who are both married to il
lustrious Englisllmen- Lady Churchill is
| the handsomest of the sisters.
| When Lady Churchill came to England
\ she had the largest dOwer up Ia that date
| given Ia an American girl. Her father,
| Leonard Jerome, OF the famous racing
| park of America, richly lowered this,
| his first ma rried daughter, and her money.
her beauty and her grace made her the SEN
! sation of the hour. She was one OF the
first American women to demonstrate
| that internal iJnal marriages with title'
could he happy ones, and The very first to
| appear in public .'as the new woman" with
| any popularity.
| Mr.. Astor has several children One is
| a daughter soon to make her debut in
| society BOlu DTlut-tO-LD sslu Siooui ua'o
| been bereaved within about twelve
4 month. and their engagement, therefore,
is kept as quiet as possible, as being in
| better taste. Their marriage viii be very
| transformations
| In London circles it is said that Lady
| Churchili's fortune has been seriously i'm.
| paired the last few years, both by Lord
| Randy's'' Investments and by his Illness,
| during which his American wife spared
| M tnDnav in the hone of curing him.
Congratulations are being quietly ex-
| tended TO both parties, who receive them
srniling3y, without denial or affirmation.
| The only one who admits the enga cement
| is young Leonard jerome, but even be VIII
not say TO whom his mother is to be
! married My mother Will soon wed.
| is his stereotyped phrase