The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-20

| ScotchInan was at that time very much
| devoted. Within a short time. however
he had become Interested in Miss Goe.et
and since last summer when they first
met, he has been devoted sutton. The
cOurtship has been none the less ardent
because no suspicion of the dukes in,en-
| tons reached the friends of the Goelets
until the young man arrived at Newport
a few weeks ago. Formal announcement
of the engagement was postponed until
it could be made simultaneously here and
| in Scotland
J Although poor. the Roxburghe family
is far from penniless. The great roll Of
| the dukedom is said TO be $3.50. 90 yearly.
Most of this is required to keep up the
estates. The present duchess is said 70
| have done much during her lifetime to
restore the family's exhausted finances
although is is improbable that she VIII
do as much as viii Miss Goelet with her
millions
! Apart from the dukes worldly possess
sions, ne is the sort of d young man any
/ girl even without millions might be very
glad to marry. he is not handsome. but
| he is healthy and amiable His devotion
TO sports has given him a sturdy. athlet C
/ figure. His mother was Lady Of the Bed
2 chamber and Mistress Of the Robes to the
! late Queen Victoria. and she is the daugh-
! ter Of the seventh Duke Of Marlborough
: and sister OF Lord Randolph Churchill
I The present duke is the eighth holder
/ Of the title. He succeeded his father
when only sixteen. and was selected By
7 the Prince and Princess Of Wales 10 ac-
company them on the journey they made
as Duke and Duchess Of York 10 the
British colonies. lie holds a commission
in the Royal Horse Guards. for which he
prepared at Sandhurst. after leaving
( Elton. instead OF goiaE TO a university.
He saw service with the Guards IN
South Africa and on one occasion thsre
his bravery was especially Commended.
One Of the troopers IN his regiment had
been wounded and fell from his horse
RoKburghe turned back and In the face
Of the enemy. placed the wounjei man
or his ogn horse ard carried him out
Of reach 4 the enemy
he was selected at the coronation 20
carry Queen Alexa ndra's crown. IH fact
for a Young man q twenty -elght. be has
done as much as q duke Nho has rot
great wealth or very unusual intellectual
equipments could 10. Being Scotch
duke. he sits 10 the House o. Lords as
Ear OF lines
The marriage If American women 70
titled foreigners Sometimes briugs about
curious changes CD their eeciai re-atloas
even with their Own cogatrywor1eu- II
England. Tor instance MIS- coeiet v1a.
after her wedding be compiled % give
precedence - the Duchess = Manchester
who was allsz zimmerman. = Cincinnati
In this country Go@Iet never had - give
place 70 a Zi-rmerrlan or q ans hoslF
else from Cincinnati. The Countess e
Trnez VII even have % sivs pTeceaenoe
20 the Couutesz = Yarmouth. Eho Tas
Mis- Tr,aw. u pfffsburE Ds6 any oo1y
eve. hear Il q Gosset u SeWport having
70 give place o. a Tha~ e. Pltts5srg ~
der sar conditions Bot hat @tl have
70 happen n0E.
For ass thaf tire Ro1burFbe cskssoTn n
soo;sazd Is as cd ard hossoraols a. NEy IN
EuSIard II 5gz- John Eer ac7gi--d ih~
estate ~ Auldtoznb srrr- Tuter = chsrts-
iron, ~ house q p1usieE cher lads
xe-e bestowed % his sea Tie sQTpny =
Arsls RoxhurThe Sas given - - srart-
soa Andres Es-. ard ever Stree thea -
Eers have beer great iarts q he l7w-
lsnas i..errzArTyl-.x xtih The DoZgJ4sss.