The National tribune., 1909-10-07

The Duchess of Roxburghe, who was
Miss May Goelet, of New York, has neV-
er seemed to care particularly to play
la prominent part in the doings of the
great world of London. and has kept
more or less out of the limelght. She
has spent a good deal of time on her
husbands estates in Scotland, and has
gone with him Summers on his fishing
expeditions to Norway. She is good
deal of sportswoman herself' anu
cares more to be out in the open than
in the drawing-room and for natural
rather than artificial pleasures. 1t is
now said, however, that she will enter
tain in grand style this coming season,
having taken one of the largest man
sions in Mayfair for this purpose. I'm
| like most of our girls who have married
foreign titles, the Duchess of RoXburghe
does not seem to have the least desire
to visit her native land, but has become
so AngliciZed that it is said she even
speaks with decided English accent.
She looks like a nice, SenSi bic, modest
American girl, and it is difficult to be-
lieve she has become so entirely weaned
from the land of her birth. with its
splendid traditions and achievements.
Altho Gladys Vanderbilt, Countess
Lazio Szechenyi, has not been received
at the Austrian court, and it is said
never can be, it looks as if quite an
honor was about to come to her. The
pretty little cousin of her husband is
soon to marry into the Battenburg fam
lily; in fact, the mother of the BRIDE
groom-to-be belongs to that house.
This marriage will make Countess
Gladys, thru her husband, related to
the Queen of Spain and a lot of other
grand folk. They say she has always
been very intimate with the charming
young lady in question, and has had a
hand in bringing about the marriage.
The Vanderbilt millions have made our
American Countess a power in the
Szechenyi family, which is comparative
ly poor. and have really made this mar
riage possible. That she will provide
dot for the young lady. or at least de-
fray the expenses of the wedding trous-
seau, is expected. 1t would be quite
triumph for her If, denied an entrance
at the Austrian court, she should find
warm welcome at the even more formal
court of Spain orlthat of st. James.
The little heir of all the Russias is
beautiful and charming boy, but 1t is
said he is becoming a terror in the
family. His royal father has ordered
| that he is to have his own way in
everything, never to be punished for
anything he does, never contradicted.
This is to beget in him the proper spirit
of an autocrat, and fit him for the great
position he will occupy later, if he lives,
and Russia will stand for that sort of
thing when he is old enough to take the
scepter into his hand. The baby. for he
is only five years old now, makes every
| one stand around lively, from his royal
mother down to the grand officials of
/ the palace, and in a few more years
there will be no living with him, prob
ably. 1t is too bad, for he is really
very lovable child, and might be so
brought G n laV the
great evils which his fathers weakness
have brought upon Russia.
Marital unhappiness seems to have
broken out again in one of our most
prominently wealthy and fashionable
| families, the Vanderbilt. 1t is now ru-
mored that Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Van
derbilt, Jr., have become estranged,
and that they have agreed to live apart.
Both those most closely concerned in
this bit of gossip have been exceedingly
reticeDt on the subject, and very prop
erly, too, so that the dear public has
had to do good deal of guessing, and
has arrived at its conclusions principal
ly by putting two and two together. 1t
is known that the husband and wife
have not seen each other for nearly a
year. When Mr.. Vanderbilt arrived
from Europe in June, and went to New
port, where Mrs. Vanderbilt was, she
| left at once with her children for Eu-
rope. Then, Mrs. Vanderbilt has re-
Gently leased large country estate
near Westbury. n. Y, which looks rath-
er queer, since her husband already has
very fine one. Altogether the signs
point to trouble, greatly as it is to be
deplored. Mrs. Vanderbilt was the
daughter of Senator Fair, of Nevada.
and inherited $25,000,000 or $50, 900, 900
from her father. Mr.. Vanderbilt, whose
mother. Mrs. o. H. p Belmont, was di-
vorced from his father, W. K. Wander
biit, Sr, is supposed to have a very neat
little bank account himself. some s25,-
100000. The couple We're married 10
years ago amid much blaring of trump