The sun., 1882-06-18
TIE DUKE D'AUMALE's GARDEN PARTY.
Beautiful Home OF the Abiest Of the Orleans
Princes.
From The london Times

From the london Times
very interesting garden party was given
this afternoon at Chany. Some 800 guests proceeded
tther by the half past train in response the invita-
tiOn Of the Due dAumale, who with ndefatigable alta
bty did the honors Of his prncely residence the resto
ration aud hitting mp OF which completed,
Chanilly Is one OF the finest mansions in Europe and
its galleries compare with the hest known private
artistic collections in the world Among the master
pieces Of painting the Due d'Aumale possesses at Chan
tlly Raphaes celebrated Orleans virgin the Venus
and Ganymclc," an unrivaled collection OF Decamps
among which figure lie Reye aud L'Ecole Turquc"
Dclaroches La Mort du Due de Guise." DelacroiX's
Les DeuX Foscari," perfect gems OF Wat,cau and
morous other works OF the possession OF which the best
stocked museums might well he jealous In the gallery
OF battles Wander Mcucns great pictures of the bat
tie of Rocro aud in the middle OF this gallery above
pistols which the great Condo is the Rocro flag
This has just been restored the Due dAumalc by an
old cure. lie having received it from dying man. who
charged him TO give II back to the descendant OF ts
Condos, from whom it had been stolen.
In the Psyche gallery is wonderful series OF painted
Windows, AMI at the end OF very curious bust Of
the time Of Henry " The library estimated to lie
100000, contains 10000 volumes every of which
is tho discovery of hbliophe. In the drawing
are marvellous specimens of furniture Among them ls
the famous chest Of drawers of Louis XIV. which
valued at 5000 in the inventory of Louis rhihppc's
effects, ana for which SOlOn has been offered 10 tho
Duke The little white drawing room is decorated from
top to bottom with Wattcaus pictures of the ;orkcys
hgure in which Is said to have Zen satire tho
mcu and women Of the o6uri
Lastly, the residence itself seen across the splendid
lawns and through the long yistas Of the forest looks
pruccly indeed, in every OF tho word and ms
company gathered to-day in IT, draw;s rooms. where
gifted mind, aided lJ G:rut fortune ha- a.6ugnt -
gccr SO many admirable AMI interesting things fct
themselves for afternoon at least once more at a
royal fctc The Duke hal sent hs Invitations in every
direction with piluant ececcism aud for the first time
NJ. Camon AMI Salvaniv found themselves In tbs
same drawing with NJ Buffet and NJ de Pourtau
The gathering not the less animated for that Tie
comcsse de cIinchant formerly lady Of honor to the
the Marquis de BcNuyoir AMI NJ Chazcl acquitted thcu
a. n "Aumale himself
mt 4, IN the point OF publishing the cout-I
tion or h hi,orv tho Dukes Of Guise, dom to tia
battle of Rocro and he en- ''''', ,i"'"' uc'd'y
The pictures OF the battle, re- h.,s, " inherent
phases The party tcrnilatfL sv,. N'Si' I" The STA
bcs which revive interesting recOiec, ohs II was in
tho ro,unla OF the stables that the Prince de Conde OF
fered dinner the Emperor Alexander, who had no
idea tba.f the two eKrrmitics Of the table were POI
hors.stil at the end OF the dinner curtains were
+rawn back, revealing brilliantly illuminated stables
some years ago Earl Granville paid to Chamiy
lie was received at the station BY the Duc dAunnle
who drove INN in four in hand through the stables lie.
fore alightng at the chateau
To-day NJ kicquoet. who attends to the Dukes clui.
pages wound u the afternoon by the feeding the splcn.
did duca pack Of stag hounds after which the guests
returned to the station whence special train brought
them back to Paris,