The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-30

/ W.T. va'eSse's S$'s~'V -
William Henry Vanderbilt, separated
from his second wife.
| Mrs. Clarence Collins, granddau0h-
ter Of Commodore Vanderbilt, d.
vorced.
| Countess cxaIkowsky, great-grand-
daughter Of Commodore Vanderbilt, d.
vorced.
Leroy Dresser, brother Of Mrs.
| George Vanderbilt, divorced.
the unhappy marriage OF Consuelo.
| Duchess of Marlborough, daughter OF
Willie X. Vanderbilt and the woman
who is now Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont.
The papers gave page to the descrip-
| ton of the wedding. 1t was one OF the
largest society events ever known In
| the United States. Some Of the head
lines read, Hands Go With Hearts,"
and the orchestra played "Oh. Perfect
| Love" during the ceremony.
When the new American duchess
went for the first time to her new es-
tate, the servants who had been In her
husbands family through years turned
| out to give her hearty greeting. The
nobility of England received and loved
| her. She was soon famous for her en-
| tertainment and her charities. But
| there was no denying fr-ner marriage
was not success.
The duchess looked and was unhap-
by. Her father tried to adjust the diff
| ficulties Of his daughter with her hus-
band even while he was undergoing
4 dificulties with his wife which led
| eventually to divorce. The king OF
England is said to have tried to bring
the two together. But 1t could not be
done They are now living separately.
with the two children In the custody
OF the duchess, except for brief
period every year.
When her father married Mrs. Ruth
erford in London, after obtaining his
divorce more or less sensationally,
the duchess attended the wedding.
kissed him and wished him happiness.
When her mother married Mr.. Bel
mont, that most democratic OF million
aires. she did the same. Nobody
knows how she felt, however. while
they we're getting their divorce.
Differences In Taste Striking.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was originally Miss
Alva Smith OF Alabama. and she was
of restless and ambitious nature. Her
husbands tastes were quiet. She said
to her friends that he was provincial.
This made some smile, since she came
from Mobile and he from New York.
Mr.. Belmont was OF q temperament
different from Mr.. Vanderbilt's. He
was vivacious and fond Of pleasure.
A divorce from Mrs. Belmont, who
soon after became Mrs. George l..
Rives, seemed to depress him not at
all. He and Mrs. Vanderbilt became
warm friends and even confidants.
This was while the woman was still
married to Mr.. Vanderbilt. He oblig-
ingly went to Europe. He lived in
Paris the life OF the fashionable bache-
lor. He drove in his liveried carriage
with a woman OF the demimonde.
How unlike Willie K" exclaimed his
wondering wife. Later she mentioned
the woman's name in her suit. After
that Mr.. Vanderbilt dropped her, and
the world then knew what "the game
had been.
Marie Vanderbilt Allen is said to
have been baptized at birth In her
mothers tears. II was not good
omen. Her mother died Of broken
heart. She had several successors,
none OF them happy women. Marie
grew up capricious, beautiful, fasci'
mating as her father, and lacking like
; him character ballass. Her marriage
with John wilmerding was one OF the
memorable weddings OF Grace church
in New York, but It did not hold long
Her husband threw plate Of ice
cream in her face in burst Of rage
against her for her airy behavior. Mrs
} Wilmerding for time was kept In III
asylum. After that she led gay lifs
. In New York, and sank to the usua
. sordid life Of the unfortunate.
. The marriage OF young Elliott shep
ard was one Of the same sort. H,
: saw q pretty woman. fell In love witt
: her. married, repented. and was d
vorced. There are others--so man.
. that one cannot think Of going int
their qualifications. Perhaps they hav
i NO particular significance now. Blu
r still they will rise to mind on such
% happy occasion ~ the one Of fey
d weeks past. when the young heir :
Il all Of this love and Yomance an
J. money runs away with chauffeur. I
>. all that has gone before In the wa
70 Of unhappy marriages In the Wander
y bilt family but mere foroshadowfn
Of what II ret to comes Maybe so-
and then maybe not. The only happ
{. marriages Of the long history Of ii
10 family are those that have bee
u deemed unfortunate by the connsotIo
zt ] y The time they have taken place.