Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31
(speelal Correspondence
ONION, July 22.-From sourc
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| - have news that there is an inter
esting development in the situation be-
| tween the Duke and Duchess of Marl-
borough. w. *. Vanderbilt, who cares
more today about his prospect of see
ing his own flesh ana blood succeed
to the proudest dukedom in Great Brit
| ain than he does about all his millions,
| has become worried by the various I'M
toward results of the disagreement be-
tween his daughter and the ducal SON.
| in-law. and has set to work to bring
them together again He says this
Separation nonsense" as he calls it,,
| has gone far enough
1T is an uphill job for the duke
and duchess have proved obdurate so
far. The duke is angry at his wife's
continued friendship for Lord Alexan-
der Thyme. brother of Lord Bath, who
is her faithful cavalier servente when
ever she appears in public, while the
duchess has even more cause for resent
ment in the way the duke has lavished
Vanderbilt money on n lady who is
well known in New York society. Each
of the pair undoubtedly hates the sight
of. the other, and there is little lkeli-
hood that they can ever be forced to
do much more than tolerate each 9TH
CT. But it is predicted here that by.
the time society focuses in London for
the next season the duchess Will have
re-entered Benheim palace, the na-t
TONS gnifcent- gift to the first duke
of Marlborough; and the duke will
have e-entered Sunderland house. W..
* Vandcrbilt'st magnificent gift to his
daughter Consuclo.
FATHER MAKES THREATS
In the first place, the duchess faith
or threatened to cut down her allow
ance unless she took back the duke
and, at least outwardlS, gave up the
friendships to which the duke Objects
That plan, however. hasn't made much
impression, for the duchess credit with
the tradesmen Is good. and she knows
she would not be suffered to set heavi-
ly into debt
promise OF much more effectiveness
namely. enlistment of royal aid. Partly
as a result of their sympathy for Mr..
Vanderbilt and partly because of the
court traditions against separated
couples the king and queen are bring
ing their greet sccia! influence <; t;cac
in the form of boycott They posi-
lively refuse 10 meet either the duke
or duchess until they settle their mat
rimonial differences.
a few nights ago the queen was to
be guest of honor at q dinner party
given by William George Cayendish-
Bentinek, n cousin of the Duke of Port
land, whose American wife was Miss
Elizabeth Livingston of Staatsburg,
New York. Consuelo was to be. one of
the party, but when she heard OF it
the queen intimated to her host that
she could not meet the duchess. II
don't want to be hard on the poor
thing" her majesty is reported to have
said, but ! really cannot countenance
either her or her husband so long as
they live apart.
PUTTING SCREWS ON DUKE
But perhaps the most effective part
of The scheme is that of putting the
screws on the duke. who has received |
an allowance of s5o9Go year hitherto i
from his father-in-law. That is only /
a pittancc on which to keep up such |
Il place as Blenhein 10 do 1t in fitting
style requires from $4,000 to 100000 u |
year. So now when the $4,000 is |
threatened the duke is thoroughly
especially as the new taxation |
proposed for England bears with es- |
peciaf force on ground landlords and is |
likely to leave some of the great ducal |
landowners as poor in dollars as they .
are rich i'll acres The duke has even |
been telling his SORROWS at a political |
meeting. He says he positively doesn't |
know how he is going to live If things }