New Britain herald., 1926-07-30
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London, p|IWo much discussed American women. Consuelo Vander- bilt and May Yohe, are associated with the magnificent Marlborough estate near Dorking which has been converted into a residential hotel and is frequented by Americans.
 When Consuelo Vanderbilt mar ried the Duke of Marlborough, Lily Duchess of Marlborough, mother of the duke, was living in the old fam fly home and the young duchess passed much of her early married life in the forest retreat. After the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough's death the home where she had en- tertained King Edward " so often passed into the hands of Lord Fran cis Hope, who married May Yohe, the American actress, and took her to live in the old Marlborough home.
 Miss Yohe said the hoodoo of the Hope diamond was too much for her. That diamond of more than A carats, which is supposed to be part of a large blue diamond stolen from the French crown jewel, has brought trouble to all its owners. May Yohe was divorced from Lord Hope in 1902, after eight years of unhappy married life.
 Paris, P>-Handkerchiefs can be bought for almost any sum from three cents up, but it remained for a handkerchief of Napoleon's to set the record in price. The square of cambric was auctioned off for ap- proximately thirty dollars. It was brought from St. Helena after the death of the Emperor and has been handed down from one generation to another in the same family.
 London, OP) - George Bernard Shaw says women should fight their own battle to get equal political rights and thinks they need no as- sistance from him.
 Writing to Miss Eleanor Leigh, or ganizer of the Equal Citizenship Po- litical Rights demonstration, MT. | Shaw's secretary said:
 "Mr. Shaw desires me to say that l women must fight their own battles. He is not to be lured into the | ridiculous position of their male champion. He is not sure that an agitation for raising the voting age 1 to thirty for males would not be the | most effective way ot drawing pub 1 lie attention to the discrepancy"
 Bucharest, Pl- Queen Marie of 1 Rumania has become an expert | typist. She uses an American machine, the gift of an American admirer. At first she used only the "two-finger" system but now after some months practice, she employs eight fingers. For twenty years she was devotee to the foun- tain pen, doing all her literary work laboriously by hand.
 Dublin, Pl- Dublin has had four women barristers who plead in Court in the same kind of wigs and gowns as the men. Belfast has now Bar separate from Dub lin and calls it's own barristers. Women are admitted as in Dublin, and the latest is Miss Mary Ann Mo- clair who comes from Cashel.
 London, Rl- Shades for women's summer fabrics have a California suggestion as we'll as reminders of tones which might match old Blue beard's whiskers.
 Fresno raisin" is one of the sea sons popular colors in wine shades and there's also "Old Bergundy." In the so-called Powder Puff series Crushed Violet" has been running Peach Blush" a. close sec ond for first place. Others are Dew Kiss" and Flesh Blonde"
 In the fairy tale class, Aladdin" a shade corresponding to the glow ing tones of copper, has been in great demand. Mother Goose" is q beige, the color of the fabled fairy's coat and hat.
 Ali Baba" described shades in rich rusty blues, and Blue Beard" signifies three shades of blue ap- proximating to the color of the ancient villains whiskers.
 London, LP) - Miss Clemence Dane, the playwright. has suggested that a woman be named on the con- sultive committee to assist the Lord Chamberlain in censoring plays.
 T should not want to see a wo- man censor acting alone in Great Britain said Miss Dane. But believe there should be at least one woman on the advisory committee"
 Mrs. Dane believes fewer fine plays would be banned if some eX- perienced woman had a voice in