Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-11-17
NO. 273.
THE COUNT DE CHAMBORD.

sketch of Count De Ch ambord, published
IN the Daily Telegraph of Oct. %, contains
the following: "The personal appearance of
the Comte DE ChambOrd is comely, disnified
and agreeable. As we have before limited.
his profile resembles that of his grand uncle,
Louis AVIII.-a mustache and whiskers of
slightly Austrian n-cavalry cut being al
lowed for. His demeanor is easy, graceful
and uns,udied. He is slightly above the mid
die height, and more than slightly given to
emboapoint, the family falling 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 attractive.
His requirements as linguist-especially in
English-are, it is reported, remarkable; he
is in every respect accomplished, and is a
very brilliant conversationalist. The Prince
is an early riser, seldom quitting his apart
ment later than 6 in the morning. The day
commences with the examination and rectifi-
cation Of an exceedingly voluminous cores
pondence, to which he gives his personal at
tentiou, 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 newspa-
peTs, of which weighty packets are every day
received at Frohsdorf, are glanced through
and sorted; the Prince again personally su-
perintending their perusal, making numerous
extracts and clippings with his own hands,
and filing the journals for future reference
with extraordinary patience and exactitude.
Nor is this systematized method, perhaps, to
be marveled at. The time must have hung
so heavily on his hands these forty years
past! From journalism the Prince proceeds
to equitation. He is passionately fond of
horsemanship; his broken hip-bone notwith-
standing-and his stables are magnif-
f1y Cd -. a.
he starts for an airing on horseback, accom-.
panied by a single servant, or by some gen.
tleman on visit to Frohsdorf. At 1890 he
returns to breakfasts very simple meal, the
Prince being neither "gourmand" nor "gour.
met" The repast never lasts longer than .
half hour; the COmte taking the head of the
table, Madame la Comtesse sitting on his
right and the vis-a-vis being occupied by
confidential friend. The seat to the left is
reserved for any visitor who may be visiting
at the Chateau. The meal over, the Prince
adjourns to the smoking room, there to sip a
cup of coffee. He talks freely upon ordinary
topics, receives visitors and gives audience to
persons coming on business. During the re-
mainder of the day he usually devotes two or
three hours TO writing, after which, accom-
panied by the Princess, he takes drive in
the park or in the environs Of Frohsdorf, re-
tnrning to dinner which is served at o'clock
and lasts precisely one hour. Beyond the Or
dinary rules of exalted etiquette, which are of
course rigidly observed, there is no restraint
BY 10 o'clock all is quiet in the Castle of fFrohs-
dorf. What life! The days pass and do
resemble each other and so they have done,
with very few intervals of variation, for more
than quarter OF century. Let it be also
mentioned that the Count and Countess are
both passing wealthy; but that \ large por-
tion of their revenues is annually expended
in pensions, annuities, and donations to the
neighboring poor and to INDECENT French peo-
pie of all ranks and classes in society,""