The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
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 . With historical exactitude that ball Is to be repeated in London to-mor- row night, with the Duchess of Ma1- borough leading the Waterloo Quad- rille" with Viscount Hardinge. E is an ambitious project. but the Duch- ess of Marlborough has reputa tion for carrying such to the full flower of success.
 It is not to social activities however that Her Grace the Duchess of Marl- borough, owes her greatest fame in
 the land of her adoption. Lady Bountiful'' and the, Duchess of Pity are titles she has won by her benefac- tions The coming ball is to provide funds for the Soldiers and Sailors Help Society. There is scarcely a philanthropic society in England that has not received share of the wealth piled up by the great-grandfather of the Duchess. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, and his thrifty descen- dants. The Duchess has inherited not only the money but something of the determination of the bluff old foun- der of the House of Vanderbilt When of those receiving invitations for the coronation ceremonies she fell back upon her rights as a Duchess. and occupied the seat that was hers as a peeress. v. { Much has been written of the Ouch ess as a good angel'' and probably most of it is true. At the same time she has never permitted her expendi lures for charity to reduce her income to a point where lavish and elabo- rate entertaining becomes impossible. Her. reputation as one of the best dressed women of England was not achieved and maintained without v,,n TN,,x,1 n, excellent phrase. and doubtless de- served. But the rich have enough voluntary press agents among the Su- san Slopovers of the scribbling bri- gade. What appeals to me is the charity of the poor, who, themselves in rags, toll long hours fashioning the gay garments of the wealthy. need for emselves-their time, ener- gy health, life itself. Your multi millionaire philanthropist parts only with what he cannot use. E:
 Her Grace the Duchess is said to have asprofound interest in all public not followed in the footsteps of her mother, Mrss O. H. F. Belmont, in giving open support to the cause of suffrage for women.
 Cpnsuelo Vanderbilt was born in 1877, the daughter of William K. Van 06rD1lt ana hlS fMSI WlIe, WnO was AL Va Murray Smith. Great pomp and ceremony marked the marriage of the beautiful heiress and the Duke of Marlborough, in 1895. Two sons were born of the union-John, Mar quis of Blandford, in 1897, and Lord Ivor Charles Spencer Churchill. in 1893.
 To-day is one of the great national holidays of Denmark-the anniver- sary of the sanction of a new con stitution by the king in 1849-but the observance will be tinged with sadness. owing to the recent death of Frederick VIII.
 Forty mine ,s years ago to-day the three protecting .Powers-England, France and Russia-signed at London a protocol sanctioning the offer of the Greek crown to the present King George l., who, if he lives until next year, will celebrate the semi-centen- nial of his reign over the Hellenes King George is brother of the late King Frederick of Denmark, and of Dowager Queen Alexandra of Great Britain and the Dowager Empress of Russia.