REJECTED ADDRESSES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1664, 16 September 1887, Page 3

REJECTED ADDRESSES

The Duke of Portland is the most Ideally fortunate youth of the age (writes a correspondent of the " Melbourne Argus"), He 1b just 30, and has enjayed bis vast wealth and title for eight years put, his only trouble during that time having been to resist the almost universal and extremely obvious desire of his whole female unmarried acquaintance to marry him. Laat year 70 girls m sooiety j lined Id giving a " rose," and every one of the 70 lent one of her oards of invitation to the Duke of Portland. A man so shamelessly peraeouted naturally beoomes us adamant, at all events to his own countrywomen, snd the duke has now put an end to all British hopes by proposing marriage to a princes! of Sax6-Menlngen, who cams to England for the Jubilee. An English dake is considered a fit match for anyone, from a Chicago bacon packer's daughter to that of a German grand duke, and the offer has been taken into favorable consideration. Not only is the Dake of Portland rich and highly placed, but he has the blessings of good looks, good nature, and good health, he is devoted to hid brothers and stepmother, on whom he has made most generous settlements. Jn the tjabllee procetplon he was deoidadly the moit gallant figure, arrayed m the sumptuous uniform of Master of the Horse, and riding a 600-guinea black charger. That he wai able to risUt the onslaughts of the fair daring the firnt year of his dukedom is due to his having involuntarily placed bis affections m a quarter where they could never be reciprocated. Even dukes with their £200,000 a year have their lo»e troubles