The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-07
DUCHESS is
TO RETURN
coNsuELo. OF MARGsoRo. TO
LIVE IN NEW YoRK-EHGAe-
ti Es A SUITE IN HOTEL. Z.

ES a SUITE IN HOTEL.
Daughter CIV. X. Vanderbilt, separat-
ed from pueal Husband, Rents
Apartments in the Martina Washing.
ton-of Late She Has Taken an Ae-
tive Interest in Church Army Work.
NEW YORK, March 7-consuelo,
Duchess Of Marlborough, is coming to
live for an indefinite period at the
Martha Washington Hotel, according
to A. w. Eager, the lessee of that
house. She is due in New York on
April 10. Mr.. Eager says that suite
Of ten rooms has been engaged by her
and that they are being decorated by
her direction. four in rose and the rest
in blue.
When the Duke and Duchess Of
Marlborough; subscribed to separation
papers early in January, it was sug.
gested that she would come to Ameri.
ca this summer, but there has been
no definite word before. Mrs. o. H. p.
Belmont, the duchess mother. has
been abroad all winter. Her father,
William X. Vanderbilt, is also abroad.
All that the Martha Washington man.
agement knows about the matter is
contained in this note, written In Lon
don on Februar::- 80:
Reserved by Secretary.
UMuna tho NFaK,4I.a
Dear Sir: PEeace cable IL you can
reserve for the Duchess Consuelo Of
Marlborough ten rooms en- suite, with
bath. at the Martha Washington. VIII
arrive in New York April %. Would
like four rooms done in rose, others
immaterial. Would like meals in
apartment. Will bring my own furni.
tare and tapestries. Sincerely yours,
"WoRTHINGToN HUDSON,
Secretary"
Since Mr.. Eager got the letter.
there has been an exchange of cables,
and he says that the duchess has posi-.
lively engaged rooms. Her suite is
on the seventh floor, in the southwest
corner. How long she will occupy 1t
is a matter for conjecture. The fact
that she will go to the trouble of &C.
cepting the rooms bare walled and ut.
ting them up herself suggests that
she intends to be more than tran
sient. Neither is 1t stated whether
her two boys will accompany her, or
what other companions she will have.
Under the terms of the Marlborough
separation, 1t is question whether
the boys, the Marquis of Blanford.
now in his tenth year, and Lord ryor
Charles Spencer Churchill, who will
be nine in October, could be with
their mother for any length of time.
The agreement is understood to have
been that they should divide the
years between their parents, but that
the duke woaid have full control of
their education until they became OF
age, and that the duchess, although
she could take her sons to the cont.
nent during their holidays. agreed not
to bring them to America for any en-
tended period while they were minors.
Both boys are scheduled to enter
Elton next fall.
Terms Of Separation.
1t was the Marquis Of Lanstlowne.
the Duke Of Marlboroughs uncle, who
Is supposed to have been most instru.
mental in persuading her to a quiet
adjustment. The dlke retained Blen.
helm Castle, likewise the 100000 an.
nuity settled upon him by his wife's
father. w. K. Vanderbilt, at the time
OF their marriage. To the duchess
was conceded the right to wear the
Marlborough family jewels and to
take precedence socially as the wife
of duke. She withdrew her fine col.
lection Of Sevres china. books, bronz.
es. pictures. and furniture from Blen.
helm and has spent much of the time
since at Sunderland House with her
mother.
Last week 1t was announced by the
London weekly dispatch that the
Duchess of Marlborough was going to
join the church army and do social
rescue work. The Rev. Colin Camp.
bell. secretary of the church army's
social department, was quoted as say.
ing: THE Rev. SIR. Garlic, our chief,
about three weeks ago visited the
duchess at Nice, Many times she has
opened work for us and garden parties
have been held at Bienheim. Mr.. Car.
lille visited Blenheim as the guest Of
TIE duke after the unhappy difterenc.
es between the duke and duchess.
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"preventics" will promptly check