The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-24
PRINCES IN PARIS.
-Four Russian Grand Dukes Visiting
the French Capital-A Royal Hunt.
Paris Cor San Francisco Chronicle.

-Four Russian Grand Dukes Visiting
the French Capital-A Royal Hunt
Paris Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
There are no feMer than four Russian
grand dukes in the city, and it is rather
curious that their imperial ing Illnesses
should have arrived just at the time
when the municipal council had decided
that the chiffonniers of the capital must
20. / mean no disrespect to the
brethren of Alexander III. by thus
coupling their names with the ragpickers
Of Paris, but have reason for doing so.
Beyond doubt, these two extremes of
the social1a bric are being moro talked
about just now than they ever were be-
fore. The fashionable world and the
political world are interested in the ru-
NOR that marriage will be arranged be-
tween our old friend Alexis Alexandra
witch and the Princess Amelie dor.
leans, eldest daughter of the Count Of
Paris, some time on the staff of General
George B. Mcclellan, and now lately
heir to that shadow which some
people call the throne Of France. Rear
Admiral Alexis has not changed much
in appearance since his two visits to
America. He has grown somewhat
stouter; he now wears full beard, and
is still the same handsome, lusty. and
light-hearted idol of all the ladies. He
IL thirty-three years old, and the Prin.
cess Amilie is eighteen. She made her
debut in society last June at fete given
by the Baron and Baroness de Roth
schild. With the Grand Duke Alexis
are his three brothers, Vladimir, Serge,
and Paul. The last named is the Cars
youngest brother, and there is nothing
distingue about him except his ct and
hands, which are small and we'll shaped;
He stands five feet eleven inches, weighs
l75pounds, and wears toothpick patent
feathers, only 1.2 in size. The Grand
who is married, except on "ths Euro
pean PLAN" Last Monday the quartette
vent out to Chantilly to hunt with the
Duke d'Aumale. The reason they went
out on "washday" was because that
was the fete of st. Hubert,
the patron of hunting. HUI
bert was poachcr who was converted
to christianity by the sudden appear
ance of g stag bearing crucifix between
its antlers. When alive, he was bad
bold man; dead, the church made him
saint, and now his fete day is always
celebrated with hunting parties. Last
Monday throughout the day all the
woodlands Of France rang with the bay
ing of hounds and the blasts ofthe hunt
ing-horns. There are no longer any
kings in France, but there are still some
royal huntsmen, and d'Aumale is one o.
them. It was for this reason that he in.
vted the four grand dukes out to Chan
lilly. OF course hunting in this COUNT
can not compare with the sport to be
found in Russia.
The chateau of Chantilly is one of the
finest in existence, and his royal high
ness the Duke d'Aumale is one of the
noblest gentlemen that ever lived. Thei1
imperial highnesses did not reach Chan:
thly early enough to assist at the 4
o'clock morning mass, at which the
whole pack of hounds we're present, but
were in time for breakfast served al
8 o'clock in the grand dining room. All
present were in full costu ne
some in red coats and white
bucks kin breaches; others, as were the
Russian princes, in the co!or5 of the
Duke d. Aumale, that is to say, chamois
collar and facings Of garnet velvet,
OtuC 4CCI1OS dLAO OOOUos "a - " SAoAn
the party started for the rendezvous in
the forest, and very soon stag was
startled, which after good run, YVES
brought te bay and killed in mill pond
after struggle with the hounds of near
ly twenty minutes. The curee took
place at once in the presence of the
grand dukes dinner, ended only when
the sound OF hunting horns summoned
the royal host and his imperial guests
to the cour d'honneur, where the curee
aux hambaux took place. Piles Of facts
whcs had been we'll saturated with tur'
pentine we're blazing, and in the center
Of the court lay the dead etag. The
hounds, held in leash, We're wild will
excitement, and when unleashed threw
themselves on the carcass, and in feg
| moments there was nothing but bones
for them to quarrel over. just befo'
| midnight special train brought Alex:
and his brothers up to Paris.