Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
CONSUELO AGAIN
GRACES SOCIETY
HER FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE
SEPARATION FROM DUKE
Royalty and Friends Greet Her Most
Warnly--Ias Changed Plan to
Visit New York and Leased
Country House Till Fall
Special Gable 10 rhe Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Duchess of
Marlborough, who was Consuelo Van
derbilt, made her first appearance in
society since her separation from the
duke on Wednesday night. Lady Dick
son Poynder gave a ball for the Duke
and Duchess of Connaught at Chester
field gardens and there the American
duchess made her re-entry, which prob
ably had been planned with Lady
Poynder, long her chosen friend and
strongest adherent
The Duchess of Marlborough entered
the ball room just after the royal quad
rifle had been danced. Her presence
caused sensation; conversation was
almost hushed as the guests directed
their attention to her.
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught,
Mrs. "Jack' Leslie and Lady Poynder
were seated in a curtained alcove which
commanded a fine view of the ball
room. At the Duchess of Connaught's
bidding Lady Poynder arose, advanced
to meet the Duchess Of Marlborough,
greeted her with extreme cordiality
and manifest pleasure and led her to
the royalties, who asked her to be
seated.
During this ordeal the duchess
seemed rather shy and self-conscious.
But she looked very pretty and plainly
was very much pleased.
True to her reputation of having per-
feet taste in dress she was the best
gowned woman in the room. Her dress
of turquoise blue panne velvet was
very becoming; she wore crown of
diamonds with great egg-shaped tur-
Quoise; her necklet was double row
of turquoises and diamonds.
Had she ever doubted her friends
fealty she would have had every reason
to be gratified by the attentions every
one paid hel. Princess Patrick and
Prince Arthur of Connaught greeted
her warmly. She danced with Prince
Arthur, but pleading fatigue refused
most invitations to dance. For she
had Travelled from Paris only that
morning.
Miss Jean Reid and Miss Ridgely
Carter had an animated conversation
with the duchess whom Earl Crewe
took to supper and who withdrew soon
after their royal highnesses did.
Visit to America Put OF
The Duchess of Marlborough has
changed her plans and has abandoned
her visit to America, for the present,
at least. She has rented until autumn
a small country house at Nottingham,
near Brighton. Her two sons are with
her and she intends to pass much time
there.
Lord Ivor Churchill, her younger boy,
has not yet recovered his strength,
after his severe illness. The children
will visit their father periodically, or
the duke will go to see them at Rot
tingdean when their mother is absent.
She intends to take them for the Whit
suntide holiday to visit their friends,
the young Dickson Royndus, at their
country house at Hartman, Berkshire.
But, while she is leading this pas
toral existence with her sons the duch-
ess evidently intends not to neglect
her friends, but to entertain them at
Sunderland house, her splendid city
residence. For six weeks a number Of
French and Italian artists, brought
over especially for the purpose, have
been completing the decorations in the
ball room in Sunderland house. A
temporary stairway has been built
from the sidewalk to a window in the
ball room, so that the workingmen can
carry in paints and plaster without
tramping through the halls. Aside
from entertaining, the ball room must
be complete, should the duchess wish
to sublet Sunderland house.
The Duke of Marlborough is stopping
at the Coburg hotel in Mayfair, but Is
looking for a suitable fiat for the sea-
son. He dined with the party Win
ston Churchill invited to meet the
colonial premiers.
Blenheim palace is closed practically,
the establishment has been reduced as
far as possible and all unremunerative
outlay on the estate has been cut off.