The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-28

present. IT was OTlSlH 1nlrHoeu that the child should be born in Blen- helm palace, but at the last moment the Duke insisted that his wife should go to Spencer house, in London. in or- der that she might have the best medi- cal attention.
 Queen COngratu:atcs Them.
 Queen Victoria sent d telegram oi congratulation when the child was two days old, and King Edward, then the Prince of Wales, acted aS it's god father at the christening, which took place on October IT. The child was ramed John Albert Edward William: Duke of Marlborough. otherwise the Prince of Wales's baptismal names would have come first. William was for his grandfather. William k. Van derbilt. The youngster at once sue ceeded to the title of Marquis of Bland ford. and upon the death of his father will be Duke of Marlborough. Earl oi Marlborough. Earl of Sunderland Baron Spencer of Wormweighton. Ba ron Churchill of Sandridge. Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. and Prince of Mindelheim in Suabia.
 The second child, Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill. was born on Oct. Is. 1898. and its sponsors, when baptized In the royal chapel of St. James's palace, were the Marquis of Londonderry. the Mar quis of Comden and Lady Rlandford
 Has Future King ns Guest.
 The young Duchess made no attempt to enter what is known as tho smart matron set She had been a Duches; hardly a year when she had as guests at Blenheim palace the Prince of Wales This Immediately established her in tn" most exclusive circles.
 Apparently the couple werc enjoying all the happiness that had been pre- dicted for them. when the Duke began his whimsical extravagarces. Hlj wife's dover of $5,000,0OO had neeh largely depleted in the rehabilitation of Blenheim palace and in the enter tainments they gave. The Duchess hao given liberally to charity and her pop ularity soon became much greater than that of the Duke. His pride was huft and he took no pains to conceal 1t.
 Then came the first tin. It was about the sale of the Duchesss pnoto- graphs. The Duke forbade their open sale to the public. The Duchess de- rlined to order 1t stopped.
 l Buildinx of the "Blunderinnd" House Next the Duke purchased lana III Curzon Street for which he paid Lord Howe about three times it's value. He determined 10 call his new city homs sunderland house. but the public after a few months began referring to It as "Blunderland house." and the Duke changed the name to Blandford. l' Is q princely structure, princely in styis and location, and by all accounts even more princely in cost
 When 1t was published that w. K. Vanderbilt was building the house as a Christmas present for the Duke and Duchess, tie Duke gave out a sharp de- nial in which he said that w. K. Nan- derbilt had never given either himself nor the Duchess anything except theii marriage settlement He forgot tn mention the $f.o00,000 check w. k Vanderbilt gave the Duchess upon tho Dukes safe return from South Africa more than $2,O00, 900 before it was finished and half a million more b." fore 1t was furnished. The duke gay it out that he had paid for the hous, himself and was not beholden to th' dollars of his American father-in-laW for It. As his income is less than s190 00n a year. his friends said he must have practiced rigid economy from the day of his marriage. elst he could not have paid 1t.
 Father -in-Lnw InterpOses. The little American duchess pro tested against the extrayagance of tht duke but without avail. As their
 friends grew less W. K. Vanderbil stepped in an cut off a large part O the income the duke and duchess hac been enjoying Work on Sunderland
 house Jagged
 When the MarlborouEhs gave | great reception for charity society rushed to Sunderland house to in spect it. The Duke of Marlborough was the only absentee in all of Lon don's smart set. Not a room in tho pyace was finished. The boudoir of the duchess was almost hare of furnish ings. There were great spaces in 1t walls where priceless tapestries wer
 to have hung. and tramping fee echoed over carpetless floors.
 The duke wanted to buy up all tn surrounding property, but the amour demanded for leases was prohibttiv' even to a duke with an American Vanderbilt for a father in law.
 Vanderbilt Advises Economy.
 MT Vanderbilt Is said to have spo ken plainly to the duke on seVern occasions regarding the exp"nditur' of money. He has asked him wha he expects to leave his children am how they will maintain thelr estate if he does not leave them something The fact that she had to constantl, apnly to her father for money to kecl things moving annoyed the duchess The duke suggested closing BlenhelN palace in order that expenses migh b. cut down To this the duHhcss oo iected. She likes the country lire O Blenhcim. Because of this the aux has been accustomed to taking lon' trips. levaing Blenheim and hts VII and children for weeks and eve' months at time These separafio' ' were rare at first, but have increases 'rduring the past two years or [" years and half.
 Ambitious for Husband. Because of her children. the llttl duchess was most anxious for h"
 husband to succeed in life. She ha climbed the social ladder herself s much more rapidly than i7 usual th.. she was ambitious for her husband l was her suggestion that h. should s to South Africa, and it '7as her urs ing that caused him to accept m honorary post of paymastor general O the army: he joined the Primrose league. the social wing of the Con servative party. and began taking al interest In politics.
 The duchess wanted her hushan' made lord lieutenant of f"'and an she had as allles the king ana queen
 both of whom are very fond or tn little American. The king was anxiou