The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-15
An Interesting Letter Con-
corning Them.
Enthusiasm About the Chinese
Treaty Cooled Down.
With a Number of Interest
ing Items from Across
the Seas.
Especial correspondence Of The HER.LDl.
PARIS, MAY 9th, 1884.


tomb of the Montmorencys, and the
Condos. The village is some 81 miles
from Paris, on the line between the
capital and Calars The population
OF the village is about 4 900, and its
chief industries are. the now fashion.
able Chsntilly lace. with a political
significance, and hosiery. Latterly
30 many breeding studs have sprung
up in the neighborhood, as to imparl
to it a new market character.
But it is with Inc Castle, forest, and
race. course, that We have to do
Originally the manor belonged to
Pierre d'Orgremont, Chancellor OIL
France; then to the Montmorencys-
Anne, of Austria, granted the use Ct il
to the Prince de Condo, and Louis
XIV, confirmed its possession to
him. It continued in the Cande
family till the death by suicide, of the
last OF that race in 1880. Henri de
Bourbon. when it passed by legacy to
it's present owner, the Due D.
Aumale; youngest son of Louis
Philippe. On his death, it is no
secret, it will pass to the Duo D.
Orleans, son of the Comte de Paris,
and now perpetual royal candidate
for the throne of France.
The castle of Ohantilly is ranked
to be che of tie wonders of France,
and it's stables the eighth wonder OF
the world. When Condo obtained
possession of it he had only rent roll
of some 10000 francs a year, but
that did not prevent him from adding
to the feudal chateau, and laying out
the grounds and forest, with the
genius of Ii Notre. who did the same
for Versailles. Though very poor,
since Spain failed to pay him his
income, the Prince not the less enter
tanned there, Louis XIV, on his way
to Flanders. The bill for the fete was
100000 CROWDS. It was in conse-
quence of the fish not arriving in
time-though it ultimately did, that
caused the cook, Vatel, to commit
suicide, he considering his reputation
involved.
Having completed the chateau,
Oonde offered prize of l 600 crowns
for q poetic motto to place above the
entrance gate. The best sent in con-
sisted in an allus:on 10 the great con
quests and virtues of Condo. but that
1000 crowns represented n more
than the rate of one sous per victory.
CnantiIly had for hosts. the En- peror
Charles ". Charles TX, and Henri
w. In 1923. de Montmorency there
sheltered Wan. the poet. who was
condemned to be buroed for writing
obscene verses. The dukes lady was
fond of fishing and the poet in a
witty stanza. expressed his pain and
envy at not being fish, so as to have
the honor OF dying on the duchess
hook. "We sre," said the court
preacher before Louis XIV, "all
mcrtal-or nearly ALL" be added
turning to the king who had a horror
Of DEATH. ''These two gases, which
are going to have the honor to unite
before your msjesty"-once observed
a chemical professor when Napoleon
I. was among his auditors.
Before the Revolution, the Emperor
Joseph of Austria and the King OF
Sweden were guests at Chantilly.
During the Revolution. the castle
and grounds suffered much. Napo.
leon I. gave them as a marriage
dowry to the Queen Hortense. So
dilspidated was the castle in 1915,
that the Emperor Alexander in visit
ing the galleries, had to have an
umbrellas held over him. With the
return of the Bourbons, Condos son.
Henri de Bourbon. received back his
property. In 1852, Napoleon H.,
confscated that, as we'll as the other
estates OF the Orleanist princes. It
vas bought in by Coutts & Co., the
bankers, and held in trust for the
Due D. Aumale. For a time, Earl
Cowley, the English ambassador,
resided there.
EUE IL H6o ACDlt O0 OUuIUOu,
minister of Louis XIV, who made |
Jhan!illy what it is to-day; he pulled |
Town and re-erected; he constructed |
he stables, the EngEen Castle. the
Isle of Love, the theatre, museums;
ne did not touch the two celebrated |
ountains which Observation-Disclosures
IS playing day and night. He had
executed the splendid mural paint
ngs by Vatican; he walked about
he grounds followed by an army of |
,lerks with ink bottles and writing /
paper, to note his answers to
but what was of more
to record his projects for
II was this Prince that planned the
lawn of 125 acres, which
iorms the present race course, and it
vas out OF the quarries underneath,
hat was taken the stone to erect the
Iuperb ssables-twe wings capable OF
accommodating 25O horses, drawing
DOM style, a sumptuosity as has been
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