The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16
NOTED DUCHESS
SHOWING FIGHT
Her Grace of Marlborough Is
Coming to America as Guest
of Her Mother.
RESENTS THE SNUBS OF
ENGLISH ROYAL CIRCLES
Has Spunk Enough to Stand Up
for Her Rights and Fight
to a Finish.
By MARGARET W. DE PEYsTER,


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NEW YORK. July I5.-About the most
interesting bit of social gossip I've heard
I'm n good while is that which Says the
duchess OF Marlborough. enc time Con-
suelo Vanderbilt, is TO pay Newport a
long yIsI, ihis summer She will be the
rucst OF her mother. Mrs O. II. p. Bel
mont at the Marble house. ana " may
be set down as a certainty that sne VIII
be royalty entertained. ~.
There has been some talk 10 Inc erect
TINT her grace OF Marlborough would re
side permanently In this city. but thls rs
"A mistake. She has a good deai OF ho .ho
spirit OF the sturdy old ferryman VINO
founded the house OF Vanderbilt and Is
determined TO fight 10 the hnlsh the
rather mean campaign against her oy inc
As is known her nfe with the duke OF
Marlborough became Impossible SOM, SOM
years ago. There are some things whicm
no sclf-respccting American woman WIN
stand and tho duchess was compelled 10
send the duke about his way. J..
Not even those high-placed ones IN
England who have attempted 10 bar hcr
from society pretend that any blame
whatever attached To the american
duchess. but under The lead OF queen
Mary and. CT course. the king. who u y
he did not wear n crown would be said
10 De n pretty badly henpecked husband,
the "furst succles" decreed that her
grace was outside the pale.
She wouldn't stay put. and despite inc une
fact that The queen was greatly dis-
pleased" she stood on her rights as a
pecrcss during the coronation tesuVilies
and proporcs TO make a tght for the
social position which her money bought
and which she well graces iii,
And II Is no certain thing that she VIII
not win out She has the warm friend
shin OF the queen mother and the hearty
sympathy OF some OF the greatest ladies
During her visit TO this country she
will bN shown that she has the full sup
port OF her countrymen ana women WIN
glory In her spunk.
Notable Engagement.
From Newport comes a report that the
engagement soon Will be announced OF
Young Harold Sterling Nanceroilt ana
Miss Eleanor Sears.
Miss Sears IS perhaps one OF the best
known young society women IN e tIe
country An expert In all sports suitable
for women. and some which have pecn
regarded as the peculiar province OF men.
she Is n prominent figure wherever she
goes.
II win be recalled that she was one
OF the first women in America TO take q
trip IN an aeroplane.
Perhaps because he Is the youngest
Harold Sterling Vanderbilt is the least
known OF his family. He has been re-
Gently graduated from Harvard and with
the exception OF interest IN motor ooa.
racing has taken no stand as yet In
sports All the Vanderbilt boys serve
term or more in the New YORK Central
offices and he is In the legal department
about six months ago. In tennis and in
yachting he has taken an active interest
but he is much more studious than soy.
eral other Of the younger members OF
the family and In this respect resembles
somewhat his cousin Cornelius.
From his mother. now The widow OF
Oliver II u. Belmont he inherits his
studlous habits and a certain alert clev-
erness He has made his home with her
end has Interested himself In many OF
he- enterprises and fads. In this. also.
h.l Y.soart,iisQ his siEfpr fhE DuClesg of
Marlborough.
William K. Vanderbilt, Sr., his father
IS man with many interests. excel
lent business capacities md Il talent for
ralroadiug and for managing large en-
terprises. but of late years he has pre-
ferred TO retire more or less from active
participation In affairs and to live
abroad and help keep up the standard of
the Vanderbts on turf field Harold
Vannderbolt is more like his mother In
appcarence than any OF the other chill
dFen.
The namc Sterling is inherited from a
British ancestor ON the maternal side.
sion OF the stuarts. Harold Vanderbilt
Is 2S years of cge.
Ogden Mills Loses Heart.
Another engagement which has created
much interest in society Is that OF Ogden
Mills, Jr.. and Miss Margaret Ruther-
bilt, Miss Rutherford is tho young wo-
man 10 whom Kermit Roosevelt. second
son of the former president Is said To
have lost his heart when he returned
from the wilds of Africa with his father r.
and when her mother took her abroad re-
Gently IL WAS whispered that Il was to
keep her out Of the way OF young Mr..
Roosevelt.
Mr. Mills Is a grandson Of the late d.
o. Mills, tie California pioneer.
More than 200 society folks of Wash
tnEton aud New York attended tho first
Persian barbecue ever held In this coun =
Try. II WAS held on the flvc-acre lawn
OF the estate OF II. II. Topakyan. consul
general Of Persia, al the Persian court
Morris Plains. ". J.
Mr.. Topakyan spared no expense 70
portray 20 his guests the pcturesqueness
OF barbecue OF his native land. The
lawn was beautifully decorated with flags
OF all nations. Palms and the numerous
shade trees which cover the lawn added
much 20 the beauty OF the afternoon and
evening spent In this Persian garden
The guests Included members Of the
Diplomatic corps Of France. England and
the United States Others invited includ
Cd men widely known IN the banking
and business world.
Tho guest tables were arranged In Z
large crescent. extending half across Tho
lawn. while In the center. In View OF al
becucd and served. Another feature wa,
The service OF the food By the servant,
of the household Uf Mr.. and Mrs Topa
kyar. twelve OF them. In native costlIrn .
In the evening the guests were enter
taired by fireworks. vaudeville and nm or
ches;ra OF thirty pieces.
More Tn Society Man.
Among other excellent traits. Iispen
ard Stewart ~ 10 has