The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-09
COUNT DE CHAMBORD.
The Recent Celebration OF His Fif-
ty.Nintll Anniversary.
Anecdote and "Reminiscences Of the Lee
gitimist Ieader-IIis Life
at F'rohsdorf.
lNew York SUM-

Paris with anecdotes Of their royal leHusT.
The Court paper of September %. 1890, re
lates how the news was received at The cap
ital: "All Paris was awakened this morning
by the report Of twenty-four cannon. which
announced the birth of q Prince. lmmedl-
atey the crowd filled the streets. eager ~
learn the smallest details concerning an event
which will have such great influence on our
destines. Every one gave vent To his joy
Persons embraced and congratulated each
other, and iiags were displayed at the viii
dows of private houses The crowd soon be-
gan to flow In the direction OF the lulerios
nJl eyes turning toward the windows Of tho
apartments occupied by the Duchess. The
royal guards uartook Of the popular enthu
siaanl. grenadier. who hal received the
day before an honorable discharge from the
army. tore It into pieces when he heard the
twenty-tour. cannon reports. crying. Long
live the King I'm going to enlist again for
"fhe crowd, which was Increasing every
moment. wished to see the yann. prince.
They approached ths palace aud expressed
this desire lii loud cries. window WIS there
fore opeuad and Tho royal child Was shown In
hls CRADLE At the same time Il court lady
held M to view the little sister OF the prince.
This tablea,l produced great enthusiasm, and
many women aud children aud old men tell
on their knees and thanked heaven Tor such
happy day. =,==...
The Gntloia OF September 20 Issues as "
supplement- a facsimile Of the flttoftdtenne--
the court organ which was printed tho day
of tbe Count de GhamI,urd's BIRTH Other Of
the lcgitlmist newspapers appear hnrlefed
with he,r tie liz. The anniversary was cole
bratpd Mt Paris by fourteen hh1lquets held III
different parts OF the city, At Mafsellies and
other cities of France bauauets were also got
ten up.-.
recent celebration at Frohadoti, describes
IN the Gauloia tho life Of THO Count de Cham
borh In his retreat. The prince Is always M
III o'clock" he says. Ut II Is good weather
| ha takes q turn In tho park. accompanied ny
two of his secretaries. The primes IL gtnat
hunter and Il good rider and consequently.
has u fine stable paved with granite the
| stalls made Of onk, set Off with silver mount
ipus and the racks are of wrought iron.
Twenty five horses are found IN the stables,
The Count dc Ghambord often visits them In
| his early morning walks. love for horses
ID his OILY cnprioe and his only extravaganza.
4 Three dark brown animals are exclusively L.
served for him when he feels llHe taking Y
gallon but these visits to his stables AMI
walks in The pnfk are never very long, a,ld
regularly at 9nseloek the GRANDSON Oh ohaties
\ ia at work..
"At first he attends to his correspondence.
dictates letters, then turns to the magazines
and newspapers He is Interested In every
question He rends and writes almost every
language OF Europe His favofite study ls
social economy bismarck once paid him
1 this compliment: There liz not q statesman
alive who Ia better posted ON social questions,
"Breakfast occurs Mt 10 O'Clock. All the
guests and member OF the family, except the
count and countess, assemble In the grand
dining room. The gentlemen are dressed III
black froek coats, holding their hats and
gloves in the hand. The latlies wear high.
neck dresses and nh. gentlemen rs we'll rs
ladies', reinaln standing. Exactly Mt 100 clock
the count with hta wife on his arm, enters the
room. Ali the guests bow.
.'The breakfast ia short; senfeely thirty
five unrtea. count is extremely cordial.
lIe eats heartily and looks out that those
about him do the same. Waitera In dress
suits and Wallets In livery serve the thble. The
meats are good. but not highly flayoted On
the counts right sits his wife. while the seat
on the left Is reserved Tor tho guest who
comes last.
after the repast ID iinshnd hats and
gloves are resumed. In the room are found
the letters brought by tho list mail. The
guests set to reading. Some play billiards
others go out into the park to smoke. while
the ladies' assemble about a workable. Then
all come In the house, n secretary reads aloud
the best articles from the various Partisan
!. Journals and conversation follows, Wheh
averyboeiy Is left to amuse himself until even
: ''rha Count de Chambord gives upthe after
noon to study aud audiences Ills study has
4 lofty ceiling. is we'll lighted airy but plain
Tho prinea sits before a table loaded with
boo,s md papers When n visitor Is intro
duced he rises. shakes hands anu bios MN
welcome Tho reception Is very cordial,
though sometimes annoying. when, nor eX
ample, politicians charged by their friends tt
! offer advice or circumstances arc CUT sHot'
Int the first word.
, cat dinner the same ceremony fs repeated
,. M at breakfast. 1t docs not occupy more
, thnn an hour. The Count IL q good CONVEX
aatinualat tells stories well, and Ia all the
time talking about Paris, lie attuied to mis-
sad visit to tho capital after the Commune
, He saw Nntre Dame. and pictured To himself
he way 1t looked tho day he was baptized
He stopped before tho Tuaries and singled
out in the ruined walls tho spot where was
The chamber in which he WIS born.
"I4et us glance at the appearances or TIN
, grand saloon OF the chateau. On The wall
! are hung historic pictures. There are por
traits of the royal families OF the house o
Bourbon On ono canvas Louis XIV, as l
! child Is represented holding seeptre in hi
hand and sitting on u throne made OF 1te'u Il
Ha The furniture OF the room is uphol
!, stored In rcd velvet between tho Windows
objects and souvenirs. The plume that hon
Nv Nv wore nj the battle OF lvry Is here pre-
served In an ivory box. In another part o
. the room Is It large table loaded with albums
and objects OF nrt, presents from FTGnch par
tisans of the Legitimist cause. Singular!
enough some of these gifts come from work
, ingmens associations.
sIhe evening ends at 10 o'clock, but TIN
gentlemen can, ii Ln0y WISH, ttsS'ti5I1 - w
(, smoking room in the second story oil The cha
, teal. It is long room, furnished with "
y vans and pigeon-hoes for newspapers, ana /
: used as a library and card-room, MS well ~
:, smoking room. The guests run over tn
Q PAPERS, play games OF whist. and finish
@ pleasant aud busy day in social conversation
II have not yet spoken OF the chapel. 1t |
Unnecessary to tsay that religion is not ne
/ elected at Frohsdorf The Count de Cham
y hord used to have a private chaplain, but not
y ii Ia the village priest who says mass at tn
2 chateau
= Positions In sleep.
u A writer In the Christian ii Work insist
: that position In sleep is OF grave importance
He says:
''Fhe food passes from the stomach at tn
a right side hence its passage Is facilitated b
Il going to sleep on the right side. Water an
other fluids flow equally on level, and II re
quires less power to propel them on lew
than upward.