The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-26
INTERNATIONAL
ROMANCE ENDS
ConSueIo vanderbiit's Mar.
rage to Duke Unhappy

flnNnoN. MarSh ss.-Another tn.
tcrnationai romance and matrl'
mcniai alliance Is on the rocks The
announcement OF Il came with the
legai notice that tho duchess Of
MARLBOROUGH has succeeded IN her
suit for restoration OF conlugal
rights Close friends OF tho duke
and duchess say final action for
divorce n inevitable
The duchess OF Marlborough, for
merry Consueio Vanderbilt. was tho
daughter of William X. Vanderbilt.
Sr.. Of New York and the now Mrs
q. ". L. Belmont When Cunsucia
Vanderbilt married the blond young
EnElishman In 1881 her friends won.
dered what she could sec about the
nceieman that should attract her.
She was only ie years old at the
time. and was favoritc IN New
York society.
England made much over the
wealthy gtri bride Of the peer
when she entered court circles
Fettea and spoiled by an oVerin
dulgens father. her every within had
been gratified before her marriage.
and. when she decided she wanted
duke for a husband. her father
settled five million dollars on her
with the income from this and the
annuity paid her husband. the
pretty American giri WAS enahied
10 entertain lavishly. and all Lon
don eagerly sought invitations tu
her dinners,
Hat when tho break came in
1905 she was dropped from So
ctcsy. Tho queen refused TO have
anything to do either with her or
her hushan l. owing 90 the no.sri.iy
which attended their separation. A
divorce was talked of for a while
then. wit king Edward himself
tnsarfered TO prevent that.
Each accused the other OF in.
f1tehty. and there seemed ground
for the charge made by the duchess
that her husband showercd gifts
purchased with Vanderbilt money
On another woman prominent in
New York society.
DUCHESS DEvOTES
TIM To HER SONS
Following the separation. the
duchess devoted all OF her time to
her two sons for several years
Then she returned to sccfcty. How.
ever. she did not regain the en-.
vtahi~ position she had occupied.
formerly. for the queen consistently
refused to attend any social fune.
ton nj which the American hcireSs
Gas n guest altho most of Lon.
don society was ready 10 accept
her Invitations
The two children arc Lord John.
marquis OF Blandford. who il heir
10 the title OF duke OF Marlborough.
and Lord Ivcr.
Turnout the years Of her marital
difficulties tho duchess was stanchiy
supported by her mother.in-iaw
and u was due In part to tho ar.
tivisy Of the old dowager that she
rexained a place In society.
Years have elapsed and London
has heard many times a recon-
citation had been effected. One
or the other. II In said. had con.
scented to let hyrones he bygoneR
but invariably one OF the twain
was u brilliant. charming man. the
drawing rooms has often h~en thick
with stories Of both principals. The
dukes friends have pictured him as
: much wronEed man. as sort
o. tragedy duke. But the truth
appeared to be that he developed
the same antspa,hy for his wife
that his father did fm the dukes
mother. But while the father.
aside from his marital relations.
was brilliant. charming man. the
present duke has been described
~ "mereIy pompous. discontent~d.
iIl-condisioned little jnckanapcs"
The duchess gave s,aid old Eng.
~1and a severe jolt when she In.
sisted. shortly after their marriage.
that the mild. easy going little duke
should 20 10 work with an an.
nuity Of 100000 from his father.
an-iaw. and with a wife whose
dover had been five million dol.
lars. the duke could sec no reason
Why he should stain his delicate
hands with ink and ruff1e his
placid mind with the details OF
government. but when his wife
threatened to draw tight the purse
strings he went down 20 the col.
oniai office and got a Job"
DID GOOD WORK
DURING WAR
The duchess was untiring In her
care OF her two sons. but still
found time TO enter whoIeheartedly
into womcn's war work in Eng.
land. She gave innumcrabie Red
Cross benefits. in addition to con.
fribufing literally from her own
fortune. She went 10 war hos
pitfalls and assisted in the care of
wounded: she opened the Mari.
borough Vanderbilt Golfers TO every
war charity. And still she found