The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-17
THE IDEAL.

We seek for the ideal OF our dreams,
And strive to reach 1t, guided by
the beams
OF truth and faith. Setting our stand
ard high
We struggle on, but when the prize is
nigh,
We find that it eludes us, and it
seems
To beckon onward, hooking with its
CLEANS,
Like some bright mirage in the east
ern sky.
With eyes blind to the glory here be-
low,
Our thoughts forever turned away
from earth,
We see no beauty round us, and the
worth
Hidden in humble things we never
know.
We grope, and pass unheeding on our
way
The good that we are seeking day by
day.
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In reading the late files Of papers one
is strongly reminded of Lillian Bells
fine story 1.-THE Expatriates," as these
two accounts of the domestic troubles
of American girls married to titles will
show. A iced of separation between
the Duke and Duchess o.. Marlborough
has been signed on the ground of in
compatibility of temper, by the provi-
r - II,
derand house, London, and her own
dowry but is precluded from going to
Blenheim. The document, it is added,
was signed October %.
The duke is now at Flenheim and the
duchess is staying at Sunderland house.
A special cablegram in the New York
World says that the separation of the
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough is
now generally understood, despite King
Edwards intervention and personal eff
forts to bring about a reconciliation.
The terms which were actually sub
mitted to the duchess through the king
were decisively and summarily rejected
by the daughter of the Vanderbilts.
People intimately acquainted with
the Marlborough household intimate
that the friction became more acute,
owing to the sighting, unsympathetic
attitude of the Duke since he Duchess
deafness became more pronounced. She
made frequent visits to specialists on
the Continent for treatment, and the
Duke habitually remained behind, en-
ioying the gay life of the metropolis.
Each went his or her own way, and,
though she seemingly bore her position
with equanimity, it is no secret that
she was, in fact, a very miserable NO
man.
The duchess made a brave fight to
hide her tears from the world. She
had her own chosen friend~, cultivat-
ing literary society, being ambitious to
belong to what is recognized as the in
tellectual smart Sc.
The arrangement for a separation
without resort to the courts has now
been drawn up, signed, sealed and de-
livered. The Duchess under 1t has set
tied 100000 year on the duke.
In addition to this the duke has an
income of $4,000 a year Ur his own,
clear of all membranes.
The duchess reta ms possession Of the
two children, the Marquis of Bland
ford and Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill,
who are nine and eight years old, re-
spectively. The duke, of course, re-
tains Blenheim, the historic family
home of the Churchills, while for a
time at least the duchess will keep
their town house-Sunderland house
as her home.
PARIS, October 31.-Ti,e Castellane
divorce case was heard this afternoon
before NJ. Henri Ditto, president of the
Tribunal of First Instance of the Seine.
Neither the Count nor the Countess
was present. Maitre Cruppi, for the
Countess, pleaded for a divorce on the
documentary evidence submitted.
CounsePs presentation Of the case
of the plaintiff constitutes a complete
and pitiful story, a wreck Of her mar
ried life, due primarily to the Counts
inordinate extravaganza. Even in spite
of their domestic infeliltty the Coun-
tess was too good to begin an action
for divorce until she obtained full
proof. She was only 20 when she was
married in 1895 and the happiness Of
lllt uOIty lllOull was ulSl ilDtQ on LltlI
arrival in Paris by the Counts de-
mands for money. The countess in
come was then 100000 and the Count
allowed her $50 pin money. The court
room was crowded, among those pres
ent being many members Of the Amer
lean colony.
BY 1899 the Countess interests, Crup-
pi said, were so heavily compromised
by the Counts extravaganza that It
neces ftated a family meeting in New
York and the appointment of legal
trustee But the difficulties regarding
money were unceasing and in order to
obtain funds the Count pawned or sold
at ridiculous prices the most costly
objects When the Countess protested
the Count abused her in the presence
of servants, and when she declined to
attach her signature to documents he
pinched her and sometimes struck her,
the first time being four months after
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