The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-08-17
WHERE HENRI v. is DYING.
The Castle of Frohsdorf, the Home of the
Comte de Chambord I'm Austria.
Corr London Netrs.

Not far from Wiener eustadt Zone hours
distance by railway from Vienna) Castle
. Frohsdorf shines out Of the dense forest like
q snow-whlte Eastern egg In green nest.
II Is aplain, square building, and II 1t were
not for an enormous coat of arms, with the
traditional lilies, no one would suppose IL to
be the residence of a would be king. Dur.
ing the whole of last week deep silence
pervaded the park aud buildings, and the
numerous messengers who arrived from all
parts 10 inquire about the health Of the
Comte de Chambord were dismissed without
being allowed to cross the threshold. When
the Comtc dc CbambOrd stayed at GoritZ IL
was hot difficult 10 obtain admittsnce into
the Castle, The FIRST thing that strikes the
visitor upon entering the vestIbule is life.
sized statue OF the Maid Of Orleans, bearing
a great likeness TO the Duchess de Bern
'the man Of the family" Opposite 10 II the
wall bears an old coat.of arms, with The
lilies and the date 1850. On the back wal
are hung two large pictures, one representing
the Virgin aud Child, the other al old gray.
bearded man, with a baby In bis arms. The
old man Is the Comte dc Chambord's pat
ron saint and the baby the Comte de Cham.
bord himself. The portrait of The badly
Chambord naturally reminds one Of the
scene which happened In 1890, In which this
selfsame baby played prominent part and
which Odilon Barrot describes in his Mem.
oirs.
OfaIl the kings who have fed the Tuileries,
none did so with more dignity than Charles
Y, who brought away his court, his military
cabinet, his master Of ceremonies and court
marshals. But The people, and the National
Guard especially, opposed the flight, aud
while searching the royal carriages gave vent
10 no very loyal feelings. In Clarendon the
mob would have stopped the royal process
sion altogether but for the little Due de Bor-
deaux (afterward The Comte de Cham bord)
and bis sister, who, sitting in the first car.
rage, bowed to the people and kissed their
hands TO them, as they had been taught In
days of happy royalty. The mob was thus
touched, the women cried, and the royal
party passed through the crowd, which did
not even murmur. The vestibule of Castle
Frohsdorf formerly Krottendorf, that Is,
toad village; then Froschdof-frog's village)
opens into a courtyard resembling the gar
den of convent. Not flower nor shrub
10 relieve the monotony Of the cold, gray
stones, the closed windows, the tidy gravel
walks. On the stairs and in tho halls the re
are no ornaments except life.slzed portraits
or dead and gone Kings Of France. Thirty
young French nobleman alternately do ser
vice as the kings chamberlalns, and all they
receive as their pay is a smile Of the "Ktng!'
From "Monselgneur's' windows in Frohs'
dorf we SEQ small castle on hill, which
also belongs to the Com de Chambord, and
which he inhabts during the hunting sea-
son. Here all the rooms are adorned with
stays heads, stuffed eagles and woodcocks
the furniture Is simple and nothing reminds
the Comte de Chambord's visitors Of his
hopes and aspirations. Two years ago
large parlor was added, whose bow-windows
offer q splendid view Of the Semmering and
Leitha mountains. The Prince is said TO
have expressed wish to die with this view
before him. II is a scene Of rare beauty
hundred. year-old trees in the foreground and
the mountains of Austria in the distance.