The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28

'dogan wanted to retire. but he dii | not believe the duke was able. finan- cially, to i'll the place. Earl Cadogan | frequently spends as much as $1,000, 900 year in entertaining.
 The king, at the solicitation of the l queen, made the duke a knight of the Order of the Garter. the most coveted honor in the kingdom, and a second mark of favor was his appointment by the king to the post or lord high steward in the coronation procession. All of these honors were brought about through the tact of the duch- ess.
 Lacks Charm and Is Selfish. The duke, while clever and ambi- take high rang by mere virtue of his birth and ancestry. He Is habitually discontented, even his friends admit, and is devoid or personal genialty or charm, and is too selfish to bother himself with political entertaining.
 The duchess paid visit to her na- tive city in 1902. She was accompanied by her mother. Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, but the duke did not come with her. He had once declared that he would never again set foot in the United States Her two children she left in the care of their nurse at Blenheim castle.
 She had been absent just seven years, and during that time had many strange and interesting experiences. She was just as girlish looking on her return as she was on the day she sail- ed as a bride. During her absence she had been presented at a Queens draw ing room, when she was literally mob- bed by the great ladies present, and in | the autumn of the first year of her | married life. had been the hostess of | the Prince and Princess of Wales, now | the King and Queen of England. During her stay in America she was feted and dined by all her own as well | as by the friends of her father and or
 he rmother, Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont. | her mother, Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont. The Duchess.
 I 1.-the, and very girlish in form and fig ure She is five feet six inches In height, one inch more than the height of the average woman. Her crowning glory is her wealth of raven black 1 hair which she coils in a loose knot
 at the back. In front it is brushed ] away from the brow and face in style | that would ordinarily be termed se- verely "pompadour' but for the stray | ringlets aboat the brow. Her features
 are not regular: there is something de-
 cidedly piquant in the contour of hel face. Her head is small and shapely | Her eyes are dark brown with hishi9
 archod eyebrows.
 In dress her tastes are simple. She Is
 always well gowned, and has frequent l ly been described as one of the bes dressed women of London. Her favor
 itc color is pink. She plays the piano l paints ana speaks German and ltal- ian with fuency She is an cxper'
 tennis player and had several courts
 built at Blenhelm Palace.
 The Dukes Personality.
 During the Dukes last visit to this
 country it was remarked that he wal
 very plainly and even carelessly dress 1 cd in comparison with the ordinary New | York swell young man. He was very
 quiet and retiring, but in conversation
 showed much information and intel ligence He Is of medium height ane
 thin. but well built. His features art
 regular and chiefly remarkable for
 prominent nose. He is thirty five years old.
 The Duke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. where he distin' ! Gusihed himself in a moderate way l taking second class honor. Since leaving college he has made his first appear
 ance as a member of the House o
 Lords with some credit
 The Blenheim Palace was the gift oi
 the nation to John Churchill. first Duke
 of Marlborough the greatest genera i England ever had. Blenheim was the {! greatest of a series of victories wor ! hy Marlborough at the head or the
 Grand Alliance oyer the armies ol Louis XIV of France.