Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-27
THE COUNT DE CRAWFORD.
His Appearance and Habits, and His
Winter Resid enCc In the 4 rialic,

Frohsdorf was only the summer resi-
dence of Count de Chambord his prin-
cipal establishment was at Goritz, near
Trieste, on the shores of the Adriatic.
There, since 1876, he spent the long win
ter months. The Villa Beckman, where
he resided, is the largest and most com
Portable in Goritz. which is called the
Nice of Austria. A large garden sur
rounds the house, old chestnut trees fur
nish the shade. From the overlooking
hill the views extends over the 1llyrian
Mountains and the river Isonzo. The
Prince selected the residence on account
of the climate, and there the Countess
has been greatly benefited. The house
is great in historical souvenirs the most
valuable being collected there. The
house is few PAGES from the 1sonzo, and
it was in Goritz that Charles X. died.
Upon a hill is to he seen the convent OF
the Franciscans, wherein lay the bodies
of the late king, the Duchess of Parma,
and the Duke and Duchess of Angou-
lemc.
The Count de Chambord had more
juvenile face than that shown in most of
his photographs, which represents the
motionless, guiIldc and careworn physiog-
nomy of royal parsonage posing for his
tory. But the Prince really had joyful
figure, an extraordinarily quick though
mild eye, and his speech was lively. While
at Frohsdorf, in the summer, he rose at .
o'clock, while at Goritz he got up at 6
o'clock, and Immediately set to work.
There he wrote his travelling adventures,
his opinion and comments upon the man
ners of the different nations lie visited,
his philosophical deduction, etc. all this
in several volumes, which quietly sleep
in his library. He might have amused
his exile in giving publicity to these works
and thus enjoyed some literary satisfac-
ton, but, without blaming the kingly or
princely writer's, like his nephew, the
Comte de Paris, he thought it better to
stick to his familiar doctrine "Others
do as they are willing to and |, as
please" and he did not publish his writ
ings. After having written these per-
sonal works, the Prince took to reading
and looked over reviews, books, papers,
pamphlets, with great rapidity.
At Goritz there were no great hunts
like at Frohsdorf Still there was plenty
of game around the neighboring lake,
and the Prince was indefatigable, roam
ing about that place gun in hand The
hunting which he liked the most was af-
ter the woodcock, which he went after
over the mountains surrounding Gorlt2
He used to drive up to the summit of
those mountains, accompanied by two
secretaries, and sometimes would be gone
for eight or ten days. On these occasions
dinner was at I o'clock Everybody re-
tired at s and got up at 1870 Mt night.
The Prince started in the dead of the
night i'll all sorts of weather, and enter
ed thick woods, accompanied by the
guard and his two secretaries. There Is
but short time in the whole day when 1t
is possible to fire upon the remarka-
bly, wild Alpine woodcock; it is when it
arises from its slumbers at daybreak,
straightens itself upon the limb where it
has slept. utters one scream and flies
away. Then is the time for the sports
man, and if missed you will not see it
again for the next twenty-four hours.
: The Prince was a pretty good shot and
very tenacious huntsman. Once he was
blockaded for whole week in the guards
house by the Alpine SHOWS,
In the parties given at the Villa Beck
mann he was seen at the best advantage.
AT such times he received many artists,
and. possessing a voice of power himself,
he liked to join in the musical entertain
ments. This he did despite the protests
/; Of some of his followers, who insisted
4 that he damaged his cause by not main-
9 tanning severe etiquette.