Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-06-16

that city that the young heir to the
Manchester dukedom courted her. fOI
court her he did, ardently and Win
apparent sincerity, and when on May
%. 1876. he made her his bride after,
fguratively speaking, walking over the
heads Of the hundreds Of young Amer
lean men who were at the feet or the
beautiful creole, the social world
sighed, envied and applauded, Tor
though "all the world loves 9 lover
the world of pleasure loves best of all
lover with title.
They went to England and the
young wife was happy-for a while.
Her home was castle, her new
friends were Of noble blood and she
was the wife of the heir to one Of the
proudest titles in the realm. But II
wasn't long before there was strange
feeling of discomfort. She smiled as
sweetly as ever on her new friends,
entertained as lavishly, danced as gay
ly-but there was a tiny rift within
the lute-and it spoiled the music.
She found that the ardent love of her
husband had cooled, though he was
still kind, very good-natured and de
sirous that she should thoroughly en-
joy life, If position could give enjoy
ment Well, she could stand that. One
could not expect ones husband to be
quite like lover. So she kept on with
her duties as wife and hostess and all
commented on her fine mind and gra-
cious bearing. After time there came
to her ears rr1mors Of her husbands
firtations and behavior unbecoming a
gentleman. She learned, as time went
on, that he belonged to that class Of
titled EngIishnsen who admire and like
to make companions Of the queens Of
the concert hall and the ballet. On his
fathers death he became the Duke of
Manchester March 81, 1890, but still
kept on with his disreputable conduct.
He was associated with the London
music hall singer, Bessie Bellwood,
and on one occasion appeared in po-
lice court as witness against cab
man who charged the singer with as
sault.
Three children were born to the
duke and his American duchess but
paternal cares did not weigh heavily
on this pleasure-loving Engl1shman
who made domestic happiness an i'm
possibility He died in August, 1892,
after having lived a life of uselessness
and unfaithfulness to the woman who
had given the keeping of her life into
his hands. Through it all, Consuelo
Yznaga, Duchess of Manchester, never
complained to anyone. She gained the
sympathy Of a wide circle OF friends
who realized that her youthful dream
Of happiness had not been realized.
The son of this ill-mated couple, who
is the present Duke Of Manchester,
was born March 8, 1877. He married
Miss Helen Zimmerman, daughter of
Eugene Zimmerman, Of Cincinnati.
The twin daughters of the dowager
duchess died when quite young.
AT present the dowa ger duchess lives
quietly, but elegantly, in Paris, Berlin
and London. Her husband squandered
most of the ducal estate and for time
the duchess was not wealthy but
through the death of her brother, Fer
nando YZnaga, a few years ago, she
came into a fortune of 100000. In
the French capital, where she spends
most Of her time, her social position is
an enviable one and continual court Is
paid to her. She is still a superbly
beautiful woman, richly gowned and
the possessor Of many lovely gems.
She has the largest diamond necklace
of any Of the noble ladies Of England
For long, Mrs. Willie K Vanderbilt
looked upon it with envy but its equal
was at last secured for her.
The marriage Of Consuelo Yznaga to
this English nobleman was one Of the
thousand instances Of international
marriages resulting in sorrow and I'M
happiness for the wife, but still the
strife for title goes on among the de-
voices of society in the United States
and apparently 1t will continue as long
as position it put ahead of real worth.
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