The sun., 1919-06-01
Duchess of Marlborough's London
Home Goes to Lord Furness-
Eldest Son, the Marquis of Bland
ford, Coming to America
By F. CUNLIFFE-oWEN

out having previously obtained the
sanction of the Sovereign in Council.
The chapel was torn down to make
way for the construction OF Sunder-
land House. Three hundred and
eighty thousand dollars was paid for
the site. half million dollars was
paid for the building. At any rate,
! that was the contract price, which is
said to have been exceeded, while the
furnishings and decorations are re-
ported to have represented q sum of
a million dollars.
The mansion, constructed OF Port
land stone, suffers somewhat in ap-
pearance by its rectangular shape and
from the fact that 1t Is rather too
narrow for its length. The frontage
measures sixty-three feet, whereas its
length exceeds ITO feet. Greater
width was impossible in view of the
site. which had the advantage Of hav-
ing street on all its four sides, and
OF overlooking the beautiful and
old fashioned Rose Garden Of Lord
Crewe's London home, formerly known
as Wharncliffe House. close by.
The principal feature of Sunderland
House Is its fine picture gallery and
ballroom. running the whole length of
the building. lighted by eleven lofty
stained glass windows, throwing a
| multi-colored light over the floors, and
with the ceiling nearly forty feet in
height. supported by beautiful marble
columns. Another feature is the superb
and immensely broad marble main,
staircase. by means of which the ball
| room Is reached from the main en-
| trance. The ballroom occupies the
exact location OF the nave or the
| chapel.
superstitions Confirmed.
Superstitions were confirmed and
| omens appeared to be borne out when
the Duke and Duchess some time after
the birth Of their second boy, Lord
1vor Spencer Churchill. now Fl years
old, agreed to part. There was no
scandal The cause Of their differ
ences was never made public.
III that was known was that a sep
aration had been arranged through the
Intervention OF relatives and friends,
according to the terms OF which the
Duke withdrew all his belongings from
Sunderland House and established his
permanent home at his ancestra: cnun-
try seat, the Palace of Blenheim, In
Ofordshire. along with the income of
100000 year settled upon him by
his American father-in-law at the
time OF his marriage in New York,
while the Duchess. who had an In
come OF near half a million dollars q
year of her own. remained in posses
sion OF Sunderland House and Of all
the ancestral family Jewels and heir
looms of the ducal house Of Marlbor-
ough for use until after her husbands
death and her sons succession to the
Dukedom and marriage, when she will
be called upon as a dowager to sur
render them to his wife.
The terms OF the agreemen. also
provided that the two sons born to
the union should spend six months of
each year with one parent and elk
months with the other and that they
should under no circumstances be
taken TO America until they were
grown up and IN q position 10 choose
for themselves their place OF resi-
dence.
Their eldest son. John Spencer
Churchill. Marquis Of Blandford, at
tanned his majority In September last,
Is now in his twenty-second year, has
been a Lieutenant OF the First Life
Guards Regiment since the ago of IS,
and takes after his American mother
in stature. rather than after his father,
who is very short and slight. For he
RsAAe well over six feet. has q small