New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-17
THE ROTHSCHILDS.
.r-nDFN DEATH OF RAPOy JAMES.

NATHANIEL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIE
BURIAL RITES or THE DEAD BARoN-BARoN
ST RN AMONG THE ATTENDANIS-HOW SOCIETY
TRrATs STERN AND HIS FOLLOW Frs
! IFROv THE REGULAR CoRREsPoSDENT OF THE TRRUNEJ
PARIS. oct. 2S.-Baron James Rothschild, who
died suddenly this week. at the age of thirtv-two
was the son of Baroness Nathaniel Rothschild, the
friend of Nine Christine Nilsson, and formerly OF
Patti. He was son. grandson and gTeat-Grandson ny
both sides OF the house of Rothschlld and vas mar
red to & double first cousin, the daughter oi
! Baron solomon Rothschild lie stood 10 his father
| in the triple relation of son, great-nepheW ana
| cousin. Baron James was called 10 the bar and
! practiscd at it, lie often, 70 acquire pro
| f,s>ional skill, pleaded for poor Jews Inc
! Rothsch.ds are kind to such, hnt
| they are the enemies Of every des-
ccndant of Israel from the south Of Europe who
urcsuIncs to govern the Baurse independently OF
them. In a family which has married IN ami III Tor
a long course of generations, every talent has the
force of an instinct IT would be mistake to think
that a RothSchild appreciates fine painting rs
ni.ht RU.ln or a Kingsley, 10 whom
It said something. lie would look at II, rather
with ,he eye of pawubroker Ih" idea OF .t9
market value, present and future. would he upp'l-
most in hi, mind Nobody ever saw trashy art'
Gle i'm the hUasc Of a Rcth-chlld Their art
| furniture and bihlots arc intelligent investments
!
! Adophr, Of Naples. for rare hooks With the cx-
ccption of th1t of the Due d'Auwac, his library
| was held to he the most valuable In France
| 1t was formed with the advice and assistance
of those eminent biblophiles, de Lacanellc
, de Lgncrolles and Quentin BoIchsrd
He was very fond of the poets Of the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries, and had large collection Of
eighteenth century classics. illustrated by d'Eis;n
Moreau aud Gravelot. Baron James lived IN
splendid hous- which he built for himself III tn"
| Aveme ae FTicdland. His library was
| his idol. lie never failed at night to
| spend an hour in il before going 70 bed. The
first thing he did in the morning was to run INTO 1t
| to see whether his books he had left them
! some hours previously. He clever man, hut
! without broad syupathics or liberal views unless
! where music was concerned He had really
soul for that art, ANA had pretty talent for writing
| songs which seemed the very echoes of the ~ To-
/ dies with which they were intended to 20. There
were Jew souuder case lawyers His memory was
reliable his head clear and has books "l reference ~
| perfect order, and conveniently arranged lii'
ia her put him to the bar 10 prevent rgv see cts of
/ the great firm from beng roiscd abroad, and the
/ Young James went thoroughly INTO the study OF
! the captul2res the code, and TIE c1mmrn-
taIics of Trap'ouc. Da'loz, and Laustin llr!lc.
! The deceased Baron was in intimate sympathy
with lis mother thc musical Baroness Nathalie. Tie
| felt uncomfortable If a day when she was III town,
! had passed over without seeing her, and
! ne spent the long vacation with her at
! Vaux Ccruay. She has there rc,Id nee
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dccea -cd-aud his bIoth'I> 'ePdiah'hs were
sent y Jewish schools and hospitals which depend
to,,, ,, tI,c cicu,e Of thc Rpth.rbIIds
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dead from Judaism. PRAYERS were rectcd for the
dc,o, par,p m the ,porfparv bousc and over hi,
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grave lie directed III HIS VIII '''O no ""ii' 7i"'"
I rscrLad on his coffin or on the monument above