The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-05

Ahut Ox1o IuAy COtIlo 10 tuo NcIy
I'm of The select circle, but not be
able to penetrate that line, how
sver powerful the influence assist
tnG. has been made strikingly
evident IN two sensational matri-
monial diruptions in the past
week. and rumors that a third ID
Impending.
IN each instance unhappiness
has been derived largely from the
fact that the barrier of society
has been adamantly immovable as
ne ROCK Of Gibraltar. Each Of
me women has striven with force
u personality and power of
wealth to pierce the rim and each
has been flung back with bruised
ambition. sore heart and angered
determination to drop the futile
ambition to attain ans unattain-
able goal
PRINCESS PLIGHT.
A spectacular instance of So
cdety-s antagonism is seen in the
plight Of the Princess Radziwill,
he formsr Dorothy Deacon, of
Boston She has induced the
Vatican to grant an annulment
Of her marriage on the grounds
she WIS forced into the match
by her ambitious mother.
II n no secret that this match
was demanded by the mother,
whose career had banned her
from social standing. and who for
years pushed an intensive cam
paign for reinstatement in society.
Her goal seemed to have been
achieved when she impelled her
daughter to marry q title. But
she reckoned without the potency
Of socistyS frowns, for her titled
laughter never was recognized
b. her husbands kin as Of equal
sanding with him.
There IL another unique angle
- this case in that the Princess
- the sister of Gladys Deacon.
who became the Duchess of Mari.
borough when the Duke Of Marl-
borough was divorced by the for
ner Consuelo Vanderbilt. Twice
he Deacon family has garnered
ttflsA Once the quest proved
fatal to happiness. Whether the
match with the English title Will
continue 10 be happy is a subject
sf society speculation that has
thus Tar found no negative an
0wer.
KATHERINE ELKINS' CASE.
Another instance Of court soci.
sty.s scow1s and refusals to enfold
those not born to the purple 10
brought 70 mind In the unfortunate
outcome of tho marriage Of Kath-
crime Elkfns. West Virginia belle.
md William b. c"Bnly'D Hit, of
Washington, d. c. She has Just
Sbtained divorce in Paris because
e their incompatibility
Those who know the couple
trace their unhappiness back to
Miss Elhins' Inflated romance with
the Duo dAbruzzi, who was barred
from marrying her by the stern
spposftion of the royal family of
naly. He was warned that II he
tsok the girl az his wife she would
ost no social recognition at the
Italian court.
Rather than go through life as
. wife without a wife's full rights
shs spurned the title and married
the American. But that romance
has now proved to have been q
vain quest for happiness.
They ~ that events Of a kind
happen IN threes. Katherine Ell
kins has divorced BILLY" Hit. The
Princess Radziwill has obtained
IN annulmsnt- And now the COS
sips fn society aver that Mother
Ogden ooelet shortly will witness
ths separation of her son. Robert
Wilson 0oslst, and the wife whose
sntranos into society she has
hsapsd 10 prevent.
WIFE DENIES BREAK.
Both ooclet and the former Fer
banda Roochi Riabouchinslty. the
Aanocr whose "Oriental beauty"
~satsd . sensation when she ar
rfvsd hors q few years ago. have
Ssntsd thsre IL any rift in their
rsaationA
me has within few days point.
q cut that they are about to sail
nor Durops with their baby on a
pssasurs trip. They insist they are
living tsssthsr In utmost content.