New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
YANKEE DUCHESS
PROUD OF U. S. A.
Consuelo of Marlborough
Glad To Be Home Again
Endorses MilitantS.

The Duchess Of Marlborough, who
was Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, daugh-
ter of William X. Vanderbilt, arrived
here yesterday from Liverpool by the
Cunarder Aquitania, after an absence
Of six years from this country.
She was met by her brothers, Will
lam K, jr, and Harold S. Vanderbilt,
and left the pier in their company for
the home Of her mother, Mrs. o. H. P.
Belmont, with whom she will spend
six weeks at Newport.
Although she bears an English title
and has lived for seventeen years in
England, the duchess is exceedingly
American and democratic in spirit.
Throughout her conversation on board
the Aqutania yesterday America and
Americans seemed to be foremost in
her mind.
She expressed regret that the Ameri-
cans were not successful in the recent
polo contest and said she hoped the
next encounter between the English
and American teams would be no later
than a year hence and that with better
ponies to help them the Americans
would bring back the cup. She fol-
lowed the plays of the recent match
and declared enthusiastically that she
had rooted loud and long for the
Americans TO win"
When word was sent to her that an
interview had been requested the
duchess invited the reporters to her
suite, saying: "lf you gentlemen are
kind enough to be interested in my
plans, | can tell you that | am going
to Newport for five or six weeks, after
which / shall return to New York.
There are several public institutions
here in which l am greatly interested
and | shall visit them when ! leave
Newport"
The duchess laid stress upon the
fact that she has not lost interest IN
America and Americans. 81 am loyal
American" she continued, "and am al
wavs solicitous for American prestige
in everything"
She said her two sons, John, Mar
ouis of Blandford, aged sixteen, and
Lord Ivor Charles Spencer Churchill,
fifteen, both attending school at Elton,
had never been in this country and
were anxious TO come here.
at seems natural for them to like
baseball" she said, land they are en-
thusiastic fans"
When the subject of suffrage was
mentioned the duchess made it plain
that her visit here had nothing what
ever TO do with the interests Of suf-
frape. She said she might meet some
Of the leaders while at Newport, but
that the discussions would be entirely
informal. She seemed more inclined ~
make excuses for the acts of the mill
tants in England rather than approve
their methods. Conditions under which
the women of England labOred, she
said. were entirely different from those
in this country.
"Tbe men Of England have not the
omen mind possessed by the men OF
This country" she said. "The English
men are more stubborn. The militants
used peaceful methods for suffrage for
fftv wears, but they accomplished
nothing, 80 you see they are compelled
now TO use militant methods. ! am a
sufrrapist but not a militant"
EXCEPT for a ring or two upon her
finger and a pearl rope around her
neek the Duchess Of Marlborough was
unadorned by jewelry. She wore a silk
SKIRT of dark blue and a waist of blue
green and a straw hat surmounted ny
several dark plumes.