Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-15
The Count de Chambord.

A sketch of Count de Chambord, pub
lished in the Daily Telegraph of Octo-
ber 22d, contains the following: The
personal appearance of the Comte de
Chambord is comely, digni6ed and agree
able. AS we have before limited, his
profile resembles that of his grand
uncle, Louis XVIII-a mustache and
whiskers of slightly Austrian cavalry
cut being allowed for. His demeanor is
easy, graceful and unstudied. He is
slightly above the middle hight, and
more than slightly given to embonpoint,
the family failing, if it be not the family
favor, of the elder branch, His fore.
head is remarkably high and smooth.
His voice is sonorous and peculiarly at
tractive. His requirements as lin
guist-especially in English-are, it is
reported, remarkable; he is in every re-
spect accomplished, and is a very bril-
liant conversationalist. The Prince is
an early riser, seldom quitting his apart
ment later than six in the morning.
The day commences with the examina-
ton and rectifcation of an exceedingly
voluminous correspondence, to which he
gives his personal attention, answering
large number of letters with
his own hand. The remainder of the
epistolary duties fall to the share OF
NJ. De Blacas. Next the French and
other newspapers, of which weighty
packets are every day received at trohs-
dorf, are glanced through and sorted;
the Prince again personally superln-
tending their perusa, making numer-
GUS extracts end clippings with his own
hands, and fling the journals for future
reference with extraordinary patience
and exactitude. Nor is this system
atized method, perhaps, to be marveled
at. The time must have hung so heavily
on our hands these forty years pastl
From journalism the Prince proceeds
to eouitation. He is passionately fond
of horsemanship-his broken hip bone
notwithstanding-and his stables are
magnifcently stocked. Toward nine in
the morning be starts for an airing on
horseback, accompanied by single SER
or some gentleman on visit to
EroSsdo,, ESns, At 1890 he returns to
breakfast-a very simple meal . aa ), the aoe
Prince being neither Sn -. Lasts
" gourmet" The repast new, ~ -
longer than half an hour; the Conn.,
taking the head of the table, Madame
la Comtesse sitting on his right, and
the vis.a-vis being occupied by one of
his confidential friends. The seat to
the left is reserved for any visitor who is
stopping at the Chateau. The meal
over, the Prince adjourns to the smok-
there to sip cup of coffee.
he talks freely upon ordinary topics,
receives visitors, and gives audience to
persons coming on business. During
the remainder of the day he usually de-
votes two or three hours to writing, after
which, accompanied by the Princess, he
takes ride in the park or in the envi-
rons of Frohsdorf, returning to dinner,
which is served at seven o'clock, Rnd
lasts precisely one hour. Beyond
The ordinary rules of exalted etiquette,
which are, of course, rigidly observed,
there is mol restraint in the conversation
that concludes the evening, and by ten
o clock all is quiet on the Castle OF
What lfel The days
pass, and do resemble each ether and so
hey have done, with but very few inter
walls of variation, for more than aquarter
Of century. Let it be also mentioned
hat the Count and Countess are both
passing wealthy; but that large por-
ion of their revenues is annually ex-
pended in pensions, annuities and dona'
ions to the neighboring poor and to in
iigent French people of all ranks and
classes in society"