Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-02
The Rothschild Chateau.

A German correspondent of the
New York Evening Post writes
Even in the grandest palatial resi-
dences no one is found, except, per
haps, an old household servant, who
is as much a fixture as the house
itself. When the staff officers first
arrived at the chateau of the banker
Rothschild, at Ferriers, they were
received by such an official, who
appeared TO have been delegated by
his master to receive and do the
hospitalities to the ''guests unbid'
den" The royal headquarters were
removed thither on the 10Th of Sep
tember, and remained there until
the first week i'll October, when
they were removed to Versailles
Terriers had been preserved from
devastation. The King found ev-
erything as Of old; deer and pleas
ant filled the park as they did in
1862, the memorable year when
Napoleon Ill. was the great gold
mans guest, when a great pleas
ant hunt was arranged, which re-
suited in the loss Of eight hundred
innocent lives in the short space of
three hours, whereat, Partisan
actress was guilty of that we'll
known 6on.mct that the day of
Ferrie.es "was a second of Decem-
Der in new edition."
The place is q modern paradise.
In the park the flora Of the whole
world is represented; the pictur-
esque Scotch fir stands by the
trembling, foliaged silver poplar
tamarinds and weeping willows line
the brook that winds among the
lawns; grand old ced0rs dot the
vista here and there, broad wood
shaded paths lead to and from the
villa, where the most beautiful
forms of oriental vegetation meet
the eye. The chateau itself, the
creation Of the late Baron james
RothschiId, is built in the style Of
Il Renaissance. The interior is
grand. From the north one enters
first vestibule, with marble bust
of Roman emperors. Ascending 4
few steps the largest hall Of the
chateau is entered--a salon with
galleries borne up by lonian gilded
pillars. An indescribable wealth il
here displayed in gold ornaments
ton and paintings. The rear wall
is occupied entirely by the library,
all the books of which are bound
in red morocco, The upper rooms
consist chiefly Of dwelling and
sleeping rooms, all being fitted out
with extreme luxury, and in part
decorated with valuable paintings,
The more valuable articles have
been taken away, though the Aus,
triuu cellar master at Ferriers says
that what IS left is valued at twelve
millions Of francs!
This chateau was until recently
the King of Prnssia's headquarters.
or course, Baron Rothsehild had
not invited the King to the hospi-
tality Of his house. The King and
suite used the rooms and nothing
further Even the Rothschild cooks
were not called upon, since the roy
al cooks were on hand, and wine ar
rived from the royal cellars IN Berlin,
All vegetables and fruits taken from
the gardens were paid for to the
cent, and Rothschild will not suffer
the slightest loss. The orchard be.
longing TO the chateau is very cele-
brateu for its extent and the quail
ty of its fruit. Pheasants were in
the grounds in vast numbers,
though the King forbade their be.
inc killed, The chateau contains a
private synagogue, which the King
very thoughttuIly opened for divine
service on Jewish testal days, when
numbers OF soldiers Of the Hebrew
faith attended.
For this confession of the army
the privileges came very opportune
for the Jewish Iestal days just over.
This care for the innermosL feelings
of the soldiers makes the King ana
the Crown Prince more popular ey,
ery day. TO show how deeply this
feeling is imbedded, let me give IA
letter, just published, from II young
tusilier Oh duty: As the Day OF
Atonement falls on Wednesday, the
9th Of October, we SlleSians and
many Poseners have united to cele.
bule this sacred day in common.
AS yet we are | liza men altogether,
Sub officer Hersehberg is our first,
Fusiier Selisman our second can
tor, we have got the Thora from
Thorn, and if God will, and Bazlne
will leave us in rest, divine service
will be held in the open air. Strange
enough we look in uniform, helmet
uud prayer mantle. Our Christian
comrades are going to hold sentry
about II hundred yards of, SO that
we may not be disturbed" "
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