Show i. i i O kAJ F l w r Y Will the Duchess of Manchester's v a Pretty Daughter f 4 I Take the Zi r 7 f. f r WT h Straight V f I f a. a r V Path l L H er Mother iii lil w r A Urges or iii a v Will She f. f I The Duke of Manchester separated for years from his rich American born American born wife and now seeking a divorce from her herL ADY MARY MON MON- MONTAGU MONTAGU LADY L young joung and pretty rich and ti U titled ti- ti titled tied stands at life's lifes l es e's cross crossroads crossroads roads puzzled pu to know which of two widely diver diver- divergent divergent divergent gent roads to take It is not the choice of a road to matrimony which is troubling Lady Lad Mary Parents not lovers are the problem in involved in- in Shall she follow down the strewn road bright pleasure which her gay father the Duke of Manchester has followed all his life liCe Or shall she choose the drably staid and highly respectable ble highway on which the he feet of her mother the former Helena Zimmerman of Cincinnati are arc areso areso i so firmly set For the life of her Lady Mon Mon- Montagu Montagu Montagu cant can't decide which to do and yet decide she must very ery soon 50 on Her lIer choice could not have hae been long delayed that her father has in any an case but now brought suit for divorce it becomes im immediately im im- immediately mediately imperative Her lIer young oung ladyship is devoted de to to both her parents Since their separation sev sev- several several divided her time eral cral years jears ago Igo she has about equally between them Whatever choice she makes will cost her a pang no matter how much happiness it brings And it is believed that both the Duke and the Duchess are quite as as deeply concerned over this problem of the cross roads as their daughter With each of them she has always been a special favorite Each of them would hate to see her go the others other's way and andis is doing everything possible to pre pre- present prevent pre pre- prevent vent sent it There are hints that in the Dukes Duke's case there arc are financial reasons as v well ell ellas as reasons of love why he would like to have his daughter cling to him He Heis Heis Heis is always in in bankruptcy or near the verge of it Lady Montagu already has money in her own right and some day she will have a big share of the millions which her shrewd old grandfather the late Eugene Zimmerman was so careful I to keep k ep out of the Duke of Manchester's reach The Duchess is sparing no effort to tot t 1 convince her daughter ter how much there is to be gained in the way of a brilliant marriage and countless other things by b coming her ler way She brought Lady Mary Mar to America a few weeks ago and introduced her into the New York and Newport Port smart set Now she is plan plan- planning planning planning ning to have her presented at court court But the more l her ller er parents try to to con con- convince vince convince their daughter the more bewildered bewildered bewildered dered she is the more undecided which road she ought to take Born in England of an American America n mother and the granddaughter on her he r father fathers side of o an American Amer c ln woman foman Lady Montagu is nevertheless distinct r English both in in looks and manner mannel She is a buxom young oung won fon in ln of t the th e haired fair English type The glow of o f good health shows in in a charming touch tout I of natural color that lies close beneath beneat beneather h her beautiful like cream complexion Large soft blue eyes ees that look straight t at one have been considered by artists artist the finest of nIl all her many attractive features During her stay in in New York Lady Lad Y Montagu and her mother were guests guest of 0 Mrs Frederick deric W W. Vanderbilt Th The e are old friends of the th e Duchess and this friendship is enough h to show the social status of the Duchess s in America In England it is is even higher In I Ii marked marled contrast to her noble husband the Duchess ess moves in the most aristo aristocratic antic cratic rat II circles of British society society what what t I t h t e Jazzy t tt t r n h. h l r Y F FI o oF oot- oot r q k F e Y v E I t l of t steps j o I Ia i Her Hern n h hi i J Jas G as y Old F o Y w wY wa I D Dd a a d I v. v e J. J I 0 it I i t H A The Duchess of Manchester S whose ideas ideas about her her J 55 daughters daughter's future are so widely different from the Dukes Duke's J some call a hopelessly IY old- old 1 fashioned circle It is lS a little L coterie that through all these th se years years of jazz and cocktails bobbed hair and abbreviated skirts Queen Mary has held together by her conservative tJ leadership The Duke possessor of one of England's oldest titles has for many I years shown a marked inclination for the lighter livelier side of life While his wife would be horrified if one were to suggest her visiting a a. nightclub night nightclub club Kim as the Duke is affection affection- affectionately affectionately affectionately called by his intimates in in bohemian circles is is an active supporter of one of the biggest night clubs in in London The night club idea which originated with an American found a hearty supporter sup sup- supporter supporter porter in the Duke of Manchester It started st. during the war and since then several se hundred of these clubs have sprung up all over o London London good good bad and indifferent That of which the Duke is a member is is one of the best known including in in its cosmopolitan membership noblemen actors Titers writers artists and musicians of sorts Its It's a jolly place where members may maj ma invite their friends to dinner and dance to a cabaret supper or even an n after after- afternoon afternoon afternoon noon tea dance On what are known as gala nights the authorities permit the place to remain open hours later than the licensed amusement places are per per- permitted permitted to The dancing and drinking continue ont until nearly dawn The young Duchess of Leinster a n stage favorite is is a well known member mem member cr of this club Unlike the tho Duchess of Manchester she believes in m children seeing life at an early age When her baby was a year old she took him to a tea dance given at the club and then not knowing what whit to do with him engaged one of the waiters to roll him back and forth the length of or the ballroom perched on top of a tea wagon The baby bab liked this and the guests applauded ed it as a great novelty So dissimilar in in tastes it is no wonder that the Duchess and her noble husband should not have hit it off oIT together As Helena Zimmerman daughter o of the flit immensely wealthy railroad magnate the Duchess has inherited something of her fathers father's hard headed hard headed American busi busi- business business ness sense e. e Hers is a practical serious sort of mind This serious attitude I 7 t J r fI d l i i J 4 i oj k rt k s 1 t S f r 4 j i i tt t x t toward life has increased with her year jears ears s and experience Now having shown decided wisdom in handling her own affairs and manag managing ing her fathers father's great estate she is is turn turn- turning turning ing her attention to her children children and and d particularly to Lady Lad Montagu Everybody loves Kim is is a remark frequently heard h ard when the the Duke and Duchess arc are under discussion There is nothing mean about him lIe He wouldn't wouldn t harm a fly fly And Kim in in truth does doe s draw friends as a magnet draws steel stel lIe Ilea known as a good fellow in the th e liveliest bohemian circles of o London and an anthe d the French capital Everybody there is i s eager to drink his health and hear henr him relate his experiences in the financial and business worlds These experiences for or the most part have turned out most unfortunately for His Grace who never attempted anything in the business line until considerably past middle ago age and has never met with much success in in it It lt is reported that tint when his Ins Ameri Ameri- American m law father law heard of his can going to France during the war he remarked Well perhaps he will make a good sol sol- soldier soldier soldier dier he certain certainly is is no good as a u financier The Dukes Duke's mother was Con u Io 1975 I by i tl Bible to children via moving pictures This venture was short lived Jived Later he had visions visions of a great fortune for for- fortune fortune tune to be made out of gold mines mines in northern Quebec Unhappily for the Duke one of the financial backers died while he was en route to Canada While hunting around for a new v backer he ran up a bill of of 1438 at atthe atthe atthe the Mount Royal Hotel in in Montreal Montrell When he Ile went off without settling the hotel had a writ of summons issued that prevented the Duke from leaving Can- Can Canada Canada ada adi until the bill was paid In his own bohemian set however nobody cares how much of a failure good old Kim him is is at nt business Among his particular friends are Fanny Ward the actress and her husband nd Jack Dean D e an Fanny's lovely London f home is is the scene of r q Ji many gay par par- parties parties ties where the t Duke is is hailed h t tt t as a n favorite The Duchess of Lein- Lein x f ii t guest who w ho astonished At Then theres there's the Duke of Manches Manches- Manchester I s that famed fa m e d ter and other of her t dispenser of bohemian friends European hos hos- hospitality hosby hosY by Y bringing her r 1 the year-old year baby with Maharajah of her to a lively Lon Lon- London 1 K a r p don night club whose parties parties- 5 are always a 1 w a s a Louisiana scenes of Ori Ori- Oriental woman and a great enrol splendor friend of the Vander- Vander He lIe and the bilts who named the Duke are arc great grent former for f o r mer m e r Duchess of t chums Marlborough for her The L V U u k e She was rich and the himself gives g es Duke receives a large lively Iely I ely Y 1 parties income from from her a at his coun- coun country estate But nut what 1 try pIn p l a c e might night i mean menn n a j 1 near Maiden Maiden- Maidenhead considerable for for- head Every Everybody tune to a more body who gets thrifty person is is an invitation m mere m ere e r e spending The Maharajah of f never to one of these money to this his t h i s thinks one of his lavish parties quite considers him him- himself freehanded fr f r e e eh ii and a n d e d unless Kim is among self self lucky luck high hl h liver those present This Tins lovely Since Sin he hn and l old n 1 i En lish h his wealthy American wife wiCe separated the Duke has tried without success to in increase in- in increase increase crease his his' income through h various busi busi- business business business ness enterprises A few years jears ago he came come to this country and became interested i in m a big film fun company c that hoped hOled to teach the In home only a few miles from the great estate of Lord and Lady Astor the Duke bought at nt the close dose of the war 1 This is is where he lie periodically entertains 1 Lady Montagu l and his other children and makes them acquainted with Lon- Lon London London London l don stage folk and other bohemians G Lady Mary Mary Montagu the U a. a charming prize in the hotly con con- contested contested tested tug of war warnow warnow warnow now being waged be be- between between between tween her spendthrift father and her rich mother It has n a fine tennis court shaded by J stately elms A stretch of the Thames ij winding lazily alongside the small estate gives an added charm The Duke knows nothing about man man- managing managing managing aging a home but lut theres there's the dependable ble Chelton his austere English butler Chelton is is so attached to his master that nothing would induce him to leave During the war the butler attained to the rank of major but this made no r difference with Chelton's faithfulness During their early married life the maintained a great home in the fashionable Mayfair section of Grosvenor Square But as their marital l differences increased the home was given up The Duchess unlike other American women who have married into the British peerage cares nothing for forthe forthe forthe the spectacular social career she might so easily have on her a year IIer Her friends are the quiet people who feel themselves the backbone of conservative British aris aris- aris t people people who continue to be be- be believe r. r lieve that hotels were intended for the convenience cOD of the public and not for the thc vulgar display of wealth In this atmosphere of strait-laced strait con coo conservatism wealth and line line- lineage lineage age is is where the Duchess of Manchester l ter feels that her daughter ought to be leading n a life quite as serious as the men and women around her Nowhere else the Duchess thinks will Lady Lad Mary Diary ary be so 50 sure of finding a husband hus hus- band worthy of her and nowhere else will she be so certain of happiness her love mate is is found for in this nus circle once divorce is frowned upon On the other hand the Duke having p seen how seen how well Lady Mary gets on with his friends from the theatrical artistic and literary worlds is is just as positive that she ought to cast her lot Jot with him Fora For a husband for her nothing suit him better than a dashing would young oung actor or an artist or playwright If the young joung man had e money so much the f better but in m the tho Dukes Duke's estimation would not matter so long Jong as ashe he clever and a good good fellow Perhaps no other girl ever faced puzzling ling problem than a Lady Ma Mary as t she hc stands at nt lifes life's Certainly few girls cross eros have parents parents ho lead lives lies more amazingly dissimilar those of the Duke and D Duchess of chester or who have more widely ideas as to what a n dau daughter ht 6 er do de with wilh her own life 1 I |