The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
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The wedding gifts were worth a for
tune. and the brides father, william
n vanderbilt. presented his daughter
With check for several millions Of
dollars.
Few young men have had the dis
Inction which has been the lot of
mihiam h. Vanderbilt's grandson
Born with the proverbial gold spoon"
In his mouth. he is the godchild of
no less royal Parsonage than the
ate King of England.
The young Marquis was born at
spencer House. the London residence
of his parents. September IS, 1887.
ms mother became very popular in
English society and was a great IA
Nor1te at court She had given lib
orally to charity. and even at that
ume began to show a deep interest
IN English civic problems When the
news went forth that a son had been
born to the Marlboroughs, one OF the
nrst to send congratulations was the
late Queen Victoria Departing from
her long-established custom, the Queen
sent personal telegram to the
duchess.
The infant had three sponsors: the
Prince. the Marchioness of Blandford,
mother OF the Duke. and William K.
Vanderbilt. ST.. father OF the Duchess
The christening took place in the
Chapel Royal of St James Palace,
and was a wonderful event The
Prince named the infant marquis
John Edward William"
The report of the Marquis's rumored
visit to his grandmother has created
veritable sensation In society. All
the ambitious mothers are hoping
that. perhaps. their particular daugh-
ter may at some future day become
the Duchess of Marlborough. The
questions arise. Who will the young
Marquis meet during his visit? What
Young women will be considered ELL
gible" to fill the position of his wifef
One can think of many beautiful
young New York debutantes, who
will compose the set the young Mar
luis will meet, both in New York
and Newport. but the surprising fact
i-nearly all of them are in some
way related to him.
There is Grace Vanderbilt, daugh-
ter of the Cornelius vanderbilts. and
one of the prettiest young women IN
society. Grace has inherited her
mothers ability to entertain. and
she would no doubt head the list OF
possibilities"
Then there is Flora Payne Whit
ney. the oldest daughter of the
Harry Payne whitneys. Flora's
mother is a daughter Of the dow
ager Mrs. Vanderbilt. Miss Whitney
has a reputation for being some
what Of a tomboy and. while she
would never make a regal duchess.
hnl
BY all of England for her fairness
and American love of a square
deal" She has a splendid mind.
Mary Jay Schieffelin Is another
Vanderbilt connection. a remote
relative of the young Marquis. and
Nuriel Vanderbilt. Mrs Willie X.
Vanderbilt juniors sub-debutante
daughter, Is a cousin of some degree.
There would be one advantage in
the MARQUIS of Blandford's marrying
one of his distant Vanderbilt rela-
tsyes-the money spent by the Van
derbiIt family on the Marlborough
estates would be enjoyed by two
nembers of their famous family.
7 had very interesting letter the
other day from Mrs. Myron Bertman.
widow Of Capt. Bertman. who Is with
the Red Cross in Paris. Yes I Will
read YOU some of it, Tt Is just
beautiful here but conditions are aw-
fuI. France seriously objects to our
b. ing here and ! think we viii all he
sent home. Our girls are returning
rom Italy and Germany and l nave
heard il is from fear for their safety
7 have been assigned to canteen IN
Paris which is the second largest
here and the only one that keeps open
al night. We have fifty beds and
feed from I.s0 TO 1000 boys daily
with hot breakfast, lunch and dinner.
4m very proud to admit that I alone
managed my canteen all night on
April 20 and May I.
There was a general strike which
tied up all cars and taNis. and the
most awful riots. which kept the girls
from being able to reach the canteen
safely. In spite of the fact that our
bows were kept indoors on those
6ays, our NJ P.'s had to be fed.' so I
fed them. MY hotel is just around the
corner from the canteen. I have seen
many people I know; had dinner with
Gen. Mason Patrick. who is now chief
Of the Air Service here. Mr.. Nelson.
one-time assistant State solicitor. Is
fcre with the peace commission and
took me out to lunch. and quite a
few others.
also received letter from Susanne
chase several days ago telling me she