New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
THE ROYAL FAMILY AT FROHSDORE

THE ROYAL FAMILY AT FROHSDOhF
From, The PaH Mat Gaseae
General BOets reminlsccnceS or courts anu
courty families IN part6us WIN be io9hd amusing
ING them are done from life, and they certainly
accord with undercurrents OF gossip which no"
through Legitmist salons and through the 0tlces
of journals taking for their emblem the heur-de-
lis This ci-GerdDt boon Companion ana leiIoW-
soldier of Don Carlos writes doubtless III anger
but his style gives evidence OF sincerity. lie mas
the faculty of quick and clear observation. and or
conveying his impressions as they strike hin: DOst
is a freebooter, and is not withheld by delicate
feelings from describing those great people, those
heavcn-born shepherds OF human locks, whom ne
be- an by generating. The Conltesse de ChamDord
is more favorably portrayed by the General IMAM
any OF the other illustrsslml sketehed IN MS ren
iscences This august lady IL tall az a grcnadler,
and bony. Her nose is violently curved ana awry
Tho Comtesse is bereft OF every physical grace, and
has go beau rcstc8 to excite interest. Her voice IL
seDulchral and her ear inScnsible TO sound. Yet
there - something IN her which inspires sympathy
The harshncss OF her profile and her contour Is re-
deemed by the goodness OF the expression ana me
soft dignity OF her manners. Kindness and SELF
denial are the laws of her life
The Comte de Chamb0rd is impatient Of ANYTHING
that approaches contradiction. He viii support
no opinion which is not an echo OF his own ana
reads only those journals which treat the questions
agitating Europe from his point OF view: me Sec
retares read the others; and when there Is ~
article which has made mark, one OF them cans
his attention to it. La Contesse dc ChamDord is
tens with kind attention 10 every one who speaks
TO her and IL very patient in supporting the eX-
preston OF views which she does not share. she
vcurrates the Cointe de Chamb0rd, who treats her
with punctlliOus Difference and courtesy, ana "Eo
initiates his kngly ancestors IN MS village elIldh-
tries Le kOl sanuse " IN the StyrIan APPS rs
Francis l. amused himself at 81. Germain-en- Laye.
Shooting parties in the adjacent forests are me
occasion OF such amusement. Madame mas always
turned her deafest ear to archducal scahuaI-nloh-
gers when she gees on visits 70 Prague OF VIENNA
Whatever the King says or does must ne right.
She gives the example of absolute submission to al
his behests. Madame Is member OF the OTueI Oh
49, q 1 IA In
outside a clolster. Nevertheless her political per
ccptions are clear and her political Judgment sound
and exempt from narrowness. she IS cohvlhceu
that Legitimacy is now only souVenir-ah
antiquity to hold in afectlonate veneratI0n.
Madame lifted up her voice against the 3ellicose
enterprises of Don Car los She lecsuTed MN ana
Marguerite and General BOet Oh the wiekedness or
tanning the danes of civil war in Spain, and or
getting poor creatures killed whose arms were
wanted foI the support OF their families: IL was
preached Madame, folly to shed drop OF blood TO
restore throne, because the toe OF democracy
was rising with irresistible force. IL was lhvadlng
every country. To oppose II was madness. IroVl-
dence alone had strength TO limit IT'S 1000 ana
certainly it has not yet shown itself disposed TO set
its face against II.
Austrian dowagers Every fortnight the series OF
courtiers are changed when the Royal PAIR are at
Frohsdorf Chateau life there Is dull and ceremo-
NOUS for the ancient ladies' Those who like walk
ing riding shooting, free the whole morning
and afternoon 20 walk, ride, or shoot But al
visitors are expected TO be In evening ores, III ths
81 loon of the Chateau before the ringing OF the
second dinner bell. No excuse IL held to be accept
uhle even from near relative and so llustrl0us
a- DOna Marguerite. A fair-halTed, pae-c0mpltX-
ioned pug devoid of external a. OF moral dlg,
nifty Marguerite il the niece OF MOnseigneur aud
the niece-ln-law of Madame. Ladies, rs they enter
I he saoon fall into line the right hand side ana
Gentlemen on the lett. About the time they have
formed a seuli-circle the Comte and Comtesse de
Chanbord are ushered in. The august couple ad-
dress q few civil or cordial words to each person,
lust to show they are aware OF his or her presence
and are glad Of It. Madame is n HapsOurG Este,
and was brought up IN the observation OF GeTnlah
etiquette. Her clyIlitles at her evening cefcte are
according TO the rank of the lady or gem
tl,man before her. She has formulas for each yisl-
tor. which are replied TO in dumb show, as she IS
very hard OF hearing. When the Connie and Com
Jesse de Chambor have got To the end OF the SENT
circle major-domo, who has been looking through
a kevhOle. filings open folding doors and announces
that Nonselgneur Is served M0nscgneur and
Madame proceed arm-in-arm to the dlnlng-rO0m,
and ther guests and courtlers slngly flHceS are
mafned according 70 the rules OF precedence est4o-
hshed at Versailles. MOnseigneur Is true TO ms
blood in the play Of his knife and fork. ne name
OF Bourbon always synonymous with good
trcncherman." The en- cas- OF lsonis Quator1e
n ght have appeased the hunger or starving lai-
ilv. LOUIS XIV. had no eyes for a sultana when ne
was at table Louis XVI. gobbled y0raclouslYi ana
az Varennes be sacrificed his chance OF liberty TO
regular meal which his stomach lmperiously de-
manded. The Comte de Chambord eats Ike the
Bourbon kings. his ancestors. with yoraclty. ana
boiling what the fork rapidly transfers IRON MS
plate 90 ms mouth.
His hunger somewhat appeased, the play of the
KNIFE and FORK slackens he remembers that he is
In company. looks round, and sets the example OF
talking. His table-talk Is commonplace, AID
little pompou~ m the manner of its delivery. Mon
sclgneur aflirns If politics touched upon and
those whom he distinguishes" by addressing as.
sent. iy the end of the dinner he II IN state OF
repletion During the early phase OF the digestive
process his temper is not smooth 1t is best when
he is neither hungry nor repcte. He eats, drinks
sleeps well. and is not troubled with govt. Non
seigeur enjoys his attitude OF king IL pGrti1as,
and takes an authors pride in those letters which
from time to time he sends To me tRion. ms
Maternal instincts crave for satisfaction. They
have been thwarted ty the bOisterous Dona Mar
gucrIte and the wild Carlos. Marguerite Is a ripe
hoyden She blurts out IN most .Incour!ly man
nsr her reasons for sauabbliug with the Don, her
husband In the quccnly faculty OF being able to
grin and bear IL she is no adept.