The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-24
ENGLNAD.
The Orleans Princes.

The Obse,ej. is caut,ous, requested or instructed
TO state That .iherc truth whatever in various
reports which have BEEN circulated as to o fusion
between the COmte de Chamb0rd AMI the members
OF the house OF Orleans Any such fusion would lie
an abandonment oil the pr ncple which has dictated
the pollcy OF tue 0rlcanis princes during their long
eXIe-namels, that While they are ready at any
time ana IN any manner TO oler their services to
france, they nave no Intention VI interfering with
choice Of the nation" NOW, be 1t observed,
tina. IN the ST. tement which we were enabled t. make
last week. ana which mas obtained vile circuii-
ti0n we did not say or infer tnat there mad been
fusion between the Comte dc Chambord ana me
members or the house Of orleans on the contrary,
we expressly stated that, as regards the Duo d'Au
male and some other members oI the house Of or
leans no adhere to MS pretensos, there had Been
no such iusiol. What we did state, AM what Is not
contradlcted in the cautiously vorued para raph II
tine obse,rer, was, That The I'd OF The house OF
O.eans had recognized the /. t. Of the Comte de
Ihanbori, not only as ihe hca VI the family, but
as the legitimate King or France THIS statement
we are enabled again To reitera,e Without lear Of
contradiction. We are ute awaret such recog-
nlti0l ON the part 0. The Comte de ais Is an aban-
the orleans princes and We are likewise luliy cog
infant oi the TACT that the Due d'Aumale loses no
either as King or president Of republic, TO the Tree
choice OF the French nation. But the Duo d'Aumale
ii not the mead OF the house Of Orleans, aud mas no
right to dictate the course which The Count OF Paris
may think II ms DUTY TO pursue. Far less has he
any right To contradict cause to be contradicted
III England the lact mat The sad OF the house OF
Orleans has Withdrawn his sanction Of the pre-.
tensions OF the Or.eanlst princes TO the throne Of
France.
The Life OF the Eaiprcss Engenic at Chsel-
hurst.
From the Court Journal
During the last SIX months q plainly dressed,
graceful lady, accomp lnieu by three or lour Ut
tendanJ might have been met any day walking in
the lanes In and ABOUT Cnl,e h irst. Few OF those
meeting her anu falling To recognize a familiar
face would have suspected that one short Twelve
months slace she was an empress and vile OF the
ruler owe: great aai powerful nation. With the
resignation Oh royalty she has abandoned every
appear ance Of stale. Every sunday she walks To
may e. and 1t Is the rarest thing In the world TO
See her riclng i'll carnage. Her attire ~ OF the
simplest and she may sometimes DC seen walking
III a PLAIN cotton dress. She neither visits
ceives visitors III any number ana, indie d, carries
her secusions 50 far that When so.Icicd 10 be pre-
sent aJ concert in the neighoorhood given Tor the
keneit OF her dstrc ssed subJec.s OF CORNER years
she deC.lned. FOR years the Empress has been the
lea er Of fashion and the least peculiarly OF
ner or dress, whether intentional or not, has been
faithfully copied by every lady who pre-.
tends To beiCng In the slightest degree 10 the
world OF fashion. Even now her manner uf
walking. with the body slightly bent forward and
the small stick which she frequently carries, IN
ltatcd by the LADIES' OF Chiseihurs ana reflex OF 1t
may be traced lar bevond that secluded district.
The feelings OF the Inhabitants towards the Enprcss
and the yolng Prince have after TIL lrst curiosity
subsidized into respect Tor her wish to keep herself
quite private. and she now attracts more aJteu-
tion Than any ordinary lady. The opy ehect has
been 10 bring down "A few leOpe frO.a London
Sunday mornings, who visit tne chapel Tor the pur-
pose 0f gazing on royalty.