The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26

family is being constantly confound-
ed with that of Mrs. Ben jamin s.
Welles. who is an aunt of Miss Laura
Swan. Mrs. Welles with an e. is the
only other matron of this name promi-
nent in the fashionable set
There was time when society went
mad over Nine. Lillian Nordica and
gave luncheons and tea parties for
the prima donna. and never failed to
shower her with attention. But all
this was previous to the Zoitan Doeme
sensation, and Nine Nordica expert
enced d decided frost when she went
to Newport to visit Mrs. William T.
Bull. Mrs. Bull personally is wom-
an OF tremendous popularity, and her
Vagarles, particularly the entertaining
of artistic lions have endeared her
to the set that loves sensations. And
SO Nine. Nordica, with maid and her
jewels, went to visit the Bulls for a
few days. Her arrival was duly. an
nounced, but no Invitations poured in.
and the prima donna remained quietly
at the Bull cottage throughout her
stay. Had one of the leaders offered
her d cup of tea the others would have
followed suit. but barring a little sup.
per the Bulls gave, the sengstress was
unentertained.. Nine. Nordica has re-
turned to her Madison avenue apart
ment and will soon go abroad. Her
divorce has injured her socially be-
yond doubt.
1t is curious the way in which the
fashionable bigwigs discriminate be-
tween divorced women. The dietators
VIII stand for the most fragrant in
tr1gue married woman can devise.
and following of devoted admirers is
apt to boom the career of a wom-
an. But let this woman get in the di-
Vorce courts and the approving smiles
turn to frOwns. In a few cases. where
the papers are sealed and little fuss is
made over the scandal, woman may
Keep her social place, but notorlety
fairly kills woman. On the Other
hand. if the acquaintance of wom-
an think she has been treated
badly by her husband, she is the
object of much sympathy The cases
of Mrs. Burke Roche. Mrs. Duncan
Elliott and Mrs. DonneH Swan. now
Mrs. Dyer, prove this. The innocent
party IN a divorce usually holds her
position, but let there be a counter
suit or nasty charges and all is differ
ent. Mrs. Oliver III. P. Belmont, al
though the plaintiff in her divorce
suit against w. K. Vanderbilt, never
has regained what she lost in position
by this divorce.
wv q SiiCiCSS MIS- Belmont mas gone
TO Newport to spread the clad tidines
that the Duchess of. Marlborough, her
daughter, will visit her this summer.
and her grace returns in August with
her brother, Harold Vanderbilt. These
ducal visits are not rare, and every
other summer the duchess comes to
this land. Her visit this year is re-
garded as certainty. The lovable
duchess likes to come to New York.
where she is ssliOnizedr as ono co.., I,a
only in New York. All the great
hostesses unbend and entertain for
the duchess. In her case her personal
charm is the open sesame to the en-
chanted gardens of society, and if She
were plain Mrs. John Smith She would
enjoy the same degree of popularity.
Mrs. Belmont always brightens up
when her daughter is in America and
drops the pessimistic air she has
adopted recently. These days Mrs.
Belmont's facial expression is that of
intense discomfort