The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06

London, october 5-(Special.)-A hope of reuniting the mismated Marlsboroughs is now abandoned. l can say with nb- solute certainty and upon the very high est authority that there will be no rec onciliation. And to the American friends of the hIgh-minded Duchess, Consuelo it will be pleasant news that she nas won her own fight. completely defeating the pompous dukes plan to freeze her out of English society
 She has gained the lifelong frien lshir of King George and Queen Mary by her willingness to bend her pride as far as was compatible with womany dignity to restore harmony in the highest grade of nobility next to royalty itself Senslbly she accepted the advice of the Queen, and at the request of Mary, the pattern of English matronhood, King George deputed his man of affairs, Lord Knollys, to see the duke and reason with .ne namby-pamby master of Blonhelm. 1nollys, who is prince of good fellows and chevalier among chevaliers, returned from his mission furious. The result Is that the duke, who sought to rob his wife (whose fortune helped to make Blonheim habitable and put pocket money in his graces purse) of every so- cial distinction to which her coronet en- titled her. is practically eliminated from the court circle from now on, while the duchess is to be made much of and will entertain lavishly on her own account as soon as she resumes her residence In London. His grace of Marlsborough af- fleets to take the new situation lightly, but it is noticeable that he avoids the Carlton and the other clubs here whei Q he was hitherto the glass of fashion and the very incarnaton of sociabilty. He is no longer popular. Both Winston Churchill and his mother Mrs. Corn wallis-West, have espoused the cause of the duchess and are delighted with Ter victory.
 There is every reason to believe that the first English prince who will have the satisfaction of traversing the Pan anna canal will be his royal highness, the Prince of Wales. Lady Desborough, who is closer to the throne than any other woman in England. Is quoted as author sty for this statement. Her ladyship is the Queens first woman of the he'd ehamber-in other words. the royal gos- sip," as the witty (but horrid) Lord By ron used to put it.
  lowed to leak out just now shows how very little importance is attached et court to the unfortunate difference of opinion as to the tolls and all such per picking political puzzles. The idea is that his royal highness will proceed in the first instance to Canada, where re will be met by the Duke of Connaught, and will make the acquaintance of the social world in the eastern provinces. He will then take train for the west. and proceed to Vancouver. where he will get his first sight of the Pacific. There the prince will embark upon British cruiser and travel down the coast to Panama.
 When he gets into the Gulf of Mexico he will naturally go on to Jamaica and other British possessions in that region While cruising along the western coast of America he will be on ground whieN was untouched by King George m me course of his Bacchante voyage, but on reaching the West Indies he will be 1T n region which was the first portion ol his empire outside Europe. with which his father became familiar when engaged fin that memorable cruise. It was a' Jamaica that his majesty first worked a