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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 316, 25 June 1889, Page 2

The reputation which the Duke of Portland lias gained by his success on the turf isapparentlyofa more durable nature than the fleeting fame occasioned by his engagement to Miss Dallas Yorke. I caught a glimpse of the future Duchess of Portland on Bond street some days ago. The Duke’s rather bulky look. The tall, slim, and willowy girl walking beside him was a full head taller than the most eligible Duke in Great Britain. They re. minded me of a clean-limbed, thorough? bred steeplechaser and a fat little cob ambling along together. Portland does not need beauty with his income of nearly £220,000 a year and but thirtytwo years of his life to his score. Somebody was telling me the other night that when the Duke was a boy he was thirteen lives aw ay from the top, and without hope. One by one the heirs died off, until the present Duke came into his superb heritage. Miss Dallas Yorke is over sij feet high, with very small waist, very broad shoulders, clear skin, and an amiable and indulgent smile. At least she smiled on the Duke that day. Most people do, I fancy.—London correspondent.