The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-30
Castle oS I...s p $50

Not far from Wiener Neustadt fone
hours distance by railway from Vienna)
Castle FrOhSd0rf shines out of the dense
forest like snow white Casters egg in
a green nest, 1t Is a plain square
building, and if it were not for an enor-
NOUS coat-of-arms, with the traditional
lilies, no one would suppose it to be the
residence of IL wonld-be-king. During
the whole Of the week ending May 14th
deep silence pervaded the park and
buildings, and the numerous messengers
who arrived from all parts to inquire
about the health Of the Comte dc Cham
bord were dismissed without being al
lowed to cross the threshold. When
the Comte dc Chambord stayed at Cor
ltZ 1T was not difficult to obtain admit
tance into the castle. The first thing
that strikes the visitor upon entering
the vestibule is a statue of the Maid
or Orleans, bearing great likeness to
the Duchess de Berri, .'the man of the
family" Opposite to it tho walls bears
an old coat-of-arms, with the lilies and
the date 1880. On the back wall arc
two large pictures, one representing the
Virgin and Child, the other an old gray
bearded man, with baby in his arms.
patron saint and tho baby the Comte dc
ChamDord himself. The portrait of the
baby Chambord naturally reminds one
OF the scene happened in 1880, in which
THIS sell same baby played prominent
part and Which Odilon Bnrrot describes
in his Memoirs.
or all the kings who have fled from
the Iulleries, none did 50 with more
dignity than Charles X, who brought
away his court, his military cabinet, his
master OF ceremonies and court marsh
ais. But the people, and the National
Guard especially, opposed the flight,
and while searching the royal carriages
gave vent to no very royal feelings In
Charent0n the mob would have stopped
the royal procession altogether but for
the little Due de Bordeaux afterwards
the Comtc do Chambord) and his sister,
who sitting in the first carriage, bowed
to the people and kissed their hands to
them, as they had been taught in tho
days of happy royalty. The mob was
touched, the women cried, and the roy
al party passed through tho crowd,
which did not even murmur. The ves-
tibule Of Castle Frohsdorf formerly
KrottendOrf, that is toad village; then
Froschdorf--frog's yillage) opens into a
courtyard resembling the garden of a
convent. Not flower nor q shrub to
relieve the monotony Of tho cold, gray
stones, tho closed windows, the tidy
gravel walks, On the stairs and in the
halls there arc no ornaments except
lifc-siZed portraits Of dead and gone
Kings of France. Thirty young French
noblemen alternately do services as the
kings chamberlains, and all they re-
ceive for their pains is Il smile of the
Kingl From M0nseigneur's windows in
Frohsdorf we see small castle on a hill
which also belongs to the Comte dc
Chamb0rd, and which he inhabits dur
ing the hunting season. Here all the
rooms are adorned with stag-heads,
stuffed eagles and woodcocks: the fur
niture 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 splendid View Of the
Semmering and Leltha mountains.
The Prince is said to have expressed q
wish to die with this view before hlm,
1t Is a scene Of rare beauty-hundred
year old trees in the foreground and the
mountains Of Austria in the distance.
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