New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18
AMERICAN WOMEN AND TITLES.
Miss Goelet To Be the Fifth English Duchess
from This Country.

The approach ching marriage OF Miss May GOelet TO
the Duke Of Roxburghe naturally calls attention to
the large number of her countrywomen who nave
married into the British aristocracy. which is be-
ginning have strong admixture OF republican
blood in Its azure veins one duke and at least
half a dozen peers half American through
their mothers. and Mss Goelet is herself niece py
marriage of the late Sir Michael Herbert who was
a brother of Lord Pembroke.
Miss Goelct Will be the fifth British American
duchess but her title VIII be only the third or
British ducal rank be conferred on an American
for, by a curious coincidence the present quartet
OF American duchesses shares only two titles be
tween them, those of Manchester and MARLBOROUGH
In point of seniority COnsuclo. Dowager Duchess
OF Manchester. comes first, and her son paid her
the compliment of sharing his title with another
American, Miss Helena zimmerman, OF cincinnati
Lillian Dowager Duchess of Marlborough. who Is
now the wife of Lord William Berosford. and was
formerly Mrs. Hamersey. is said to be the most
British Of American wearers OF strawberry leaves,
and has settled down a lady bountiful in the
typicalIy English country town of Dorking. The
reigning Duchess of Marlborough. who is name
sake and goddaughter Of the Dowager Duchess of
Manchester. was, all the world knows MISS
Consuelo Vanderbilt, of New-York.
There are only two American marchionesses, the
Warehouses OF Dufferin and Ava. who was Miss
Flora Davis, OF New-York. and the Dowager
Marchioness of Duferin and Ava, who was Miss
King. Of Georgia. Lady Dufferin married the
marquis when he was Lord Terence Blackwood
and, being only second son, it was extremely i'm
probable that he would succeed to his fathers
title. 1t was through the tragic death of his elder
brother the Earl Of Ava. in the South African
war. that he became on the death OF ms ItIei,
considered clever and accomplished, and Is quite
Content to hive IN her adopted country.
quite a number of British and beted earlS nave
wedded American brides. The Countess OF craven en-
was stilI schoolgirl when she became the VIII, OF
the earl she was daughter OF MIR. and MIS-:
Bradley Martin OF New HoTk who silTe st EN- en-
childS marriage have made their nome aIllo =; -
tirely in Great Britain Lady Essex VINO IS ne ~
husbands second wife. was said TO De one o. tiIo
Ioyeest American girls in English so
ciety AS Miss Adela Grant she was at oAe S SlII.o
un3ts ms isI % oonnrZ houses Cassobury Park
Yet another American countess Is Lady OTIoIu' sue
married the peer who bears the honored name ot
Horace Robert Walpole fifteen years ago. being at
the Time Miss Corbin. Of New-York The youngest 5s
American countess IS Lacy D@nou bar marriage
well known In English society, for her rather IlaS
made his hGms IN that ats lfT future
countess Lady Deerhurst. the wife OK tIe E1iIt
virginia Bonynge Of California Cora, Countess OF
stanford. owes her immense wealth 70 her n hr
wIdowhood to make England her home . ,b,
ut IS difficult TO keep pace with the oaEoIS MIro
have crossed the Atlantic for their wives says
Tho Sketch" The first woman so sought VS. VS.
Lord Abinger took place just forty years ago tine
same year as that OF klng Ea~aiu bs an nonar
in the more serious section Of the great world ana
feryent of the Christian Scientists. Perhaps the
most prominent of American harnesses IS INC
distinguished husband. Miss May Victoria Letter
became plain Mrs. George Nathaniel Curzon; out
HaIkett was Miss Phelps stokes Of New-Yorl1, and
Lady Vernon also belonged before her marriage 10
the New-York four hundred. Curlously elOug.n'
only fair Bostouian mas married INTO inc BIT
ism peeraEe-that is the charming woman VINO De
came the third wife of the celebrated LORD ray
fair and who was before her marriage MISS I-uiIh
RUSSELL OF Boston Another reigning American
baroness is Lady Marlborough, who was Miss Grace
Bruce Carr of Kentucky. l.,
Many Of the most brilliant American women IN
society are not actually peeressss though in some
cases they closely allied 10 the great nobIhty.
essCs has at least two queeIs-L~tuy t'ttGOilLi
Churchill (who IS aunt by marriage TO the DUKE OF
Roxburghe) and Mrs Arthur Paget Among those
who courtesy titles Is Lady arthur ButleI,
before her marriage Miss Helen StaSer, the dauEh-
ter of q famous American soldier, and among
transatlantic wives of baronets are Lady MAYOR
rI,f
said to be the most beautiful American girl ever
seen IN London: Lady Grcy-EgertOn. who was Miss
Lady HarCourt the wife OF the famous Liberal
statesman and jhe daughter Of Americas greatest
THE American women in English society have
more than one claim on the gratitude OF their
adopted country.
Not only have they introduced a brighter and
viyaciOus tone into society. but they have
brought with them literally millions of pounds ster
ling. OF them all. no htiress had so large a
fortune as has the Duke Of RONburghes bridc-elect
1t would however be mistake to suppose that
the British paecaf,e alone benefits by this steady
German and Russian nobility numbers many prin-
CeSses marchonesses. countesse$ and bIroucsses IF
lest is the young Countess Boni de Castcllane who
was before her marriage Miss Anna Gould The
longer in her nrSt youth IS still regarded Of
the principal leaders Of Prussiap sosiety and many
European diplomatiSts have pTofted by a stay ia
ashnSloE 10 brlrg home an American bride.
Miss GOeiet IS 20 become Duchess Of Roxburghe
IN New-York, and a large number Of ner and