Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-09-12
From the Correspondence of the N. o. PicayuneI
DEATH OF A SON OF THE AUTHOR
OF F"ANASTASIUS"-HIS IMMENSE
WEALTH AND ECCENTRIC LIFE.

OF "ANASTASIUS"-H IMMENSE
WEALTH AND ECCENTRIC LIFE.
PARIS, May 3, 1855.
A few weeks ago, Mr.. William H.
Hope, one of the sons of I" Anastasius''
Hope, died in his hotel of the Rue Saint
Dominique, Saint German, leaving the
whole of his immense fortune, above two
millions of dollars, to poor EngIihsman,
distant relation, vegetating at Dover on
some hundred pounds year. The will
contained few legacies, among them
one TO his mistress. He bequeathed her
100000. This legacy was too inti-
mately linked with the other provisions
of the will for the heir to think of dis
turbing it, for, as you know, these NOR
tuary commands are like Prince Rupert's
drop in their intimate interdependence.
But the woman had pair of horses ant
carriage in Mr., Hopes stable, (they lived
maritally together, J alleged to have been
given her by him, and which were shown
to have been used by her constantly, by
none but her, and to have been constant
ly at her orders. The heir brought suit
to recover them, and they were worth
ST. 900 at the outside.
Mr.. Hope was one of the martrys of the
Midas martyrology. He fortunately was
damned to none of those erich mems
diseases, the gout and apopIexy, but he
could not escape ennui, that curse of
wealth. His only resource to kill time
land he had not much to kill-he died
only SO years old, was cards he spent
every season at Hamburg, sitting at his
tapis vert, and leaving never less than
$4,000, and in 1850 s25, 600 to the
bank. His stable was sold recently, and
all his other personal effects are adver-
tised as on sale. His hotel, with the ex-
eeption of the de Rothschilds, Lehon,
Lanriston, Mile Hottinguer's Cit is Just
completed, the building has cost million
of dollars, is the finest in Paris, and is
most extensively decorated. He great
ly enlarged it when he purchased it Is
years ago from the Spanish government,
who used it as their embassy. He lived
there alone with his mistress, waited on
by 80 servants, and having few visitors
besides well known card player, nick
named LIE Bancal, who has the reputa-
ton of being the best card player, not to
be Greek, possessed by Paris.
He made his fortune in Mexico at mon
te and the cockpit. and it is said that Mr..
Hope contributed S75,O0 to his estate
since first they commenced studying the
Book of Kings together. The house he
lives in is worth $1,000, 900, for it has
an immense garden, filed with avenues
of fine old lindens, as many fountains
and statues as at Versailles, and a cas-
cade. The furniture is in keeping with
the hotels and ground; it cost S4OO, 900.
The salons are aU premier, four second
story and can contain 5000 guests
they are layishly, too lavishly adorned
the ceiling is most elaborately carved
and gilded they are lighted by 20
candelabras of gilt bronze, each of which
cost 5000, and are filled with the rar-
est Japan and Chinese porcelain vases,
some having cost $500 the pair; the
staircase is not surpassed at Versailles
one Of the buffets contains dessert SER
vice of Sevres china, gold and blue, which
cost $4,000 and the antechanbers and
smoking room are hung with old and su-
perb leather, with gilt flowers. In a
word, gold. mirror, porcelain and carv-
ing meet the eye everywhere. This
splendid suit of salons the master had
not seen since 1848I He lived on the
ground floor in all this princely man.
sion there was but one chamber it was
on the ground floor, and decorated with
western art and oriental luxury. 1t look
ed on the garden and into two green
houses. Who is there in Paris that can
afford to indulge himself with a house
costing ii rent of $780, 900 annually?