the Washington Post had published a roundup of the most eligible millionaire girls on the scene in Newport and Bar Harbor, shamelessly pointing out that it was Consuelo’s mother’s ambition driving her daughter’s rumored engagement to the Duke, and not the young lady’s own heart. The Post also made sure to mention that the bride would have $15 million upon her marriage (not true) and the white marble palace on Fifth Avenue where she was born (she hadn’t been born there).
