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Show AIDS WIVES OF PRISONERS i N i The duchess of Marlborough, who, has opened sale work in Sunderland house in aid of prisoners' wives, is the busiest philanthropist in London today. She found time, however, to co-operate in organizing a great picture pic-ture charity ball in Albert hall a lew days ago, in which sh appeared in Greek costume. Every year the scope of the duchess' duch-ess' activities widens. She is Beem-ingly Beem-ingly unable to resist any appeal made to her in a deserving cause. For the last few weeks she has made public engagements every day in addition to attending committees and making her own rounds among her charges. Sunderland house has become a center cen-ter of philanthropic undertakings, as was Grosvenor house for a generation under the late duke of Westminster. The duchess of Marlborough bade farewell at Euston station to her J brother, William K. Vanderbllt. Jr..' who left London on a special train, to board th steamship Caronia at Liverpool. Mr. Vanderbllt said he had been, in London and Paris on a month's vacation and was returning to his work. The duchoss was recognized by many persons on the platform. She wore, a, blue minaret skirt, green plaid jersey coat and a silk shirtwaist open at tha neck, showing a string of pearls. Her hat was trimmed with a chaplet of white roses. |