New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
A BOURBON LEGACY.
NOW THE DUO D. AUMALE CAME TO GIVE
CHANTILLY TO FRANCE.

the attorney of the Orleans family and of
PATTI. and Maitre Rouse. the advocate who
was some gears ago bdiOarier OF the Paris bar and
was, for the services he rendered as soch TO the
clerical and monarchIcal party, broaght INTO the
Academy through the warm support OF the Duo dc
Broghe and his friends. think, however, that
Gift NAV be clearly deduced from the episie OF Ihe
Due d. Aumale. who says he would not reserve
for himself so much life estate in Chanuiiy II
he did not wish TO complete the unfinished parts Vi
the CASTLE which he includes IN the Donation along
with all its furniture of every kind whatsoever.
gardens. parks fountains, canals aud water courses
1he furniture is valued at about 81. OOO.OOO and
the estate at $5000,000
According TO French law a will by simple and
inexpensive proc edure may be converted INTO
deed Of gift. That of the Due d Aumale in virtue
of which he makes the Institute. (which ne seems
10 regard his family his heir, IS aholograrhc one
that Is to say. entirely written In the testators
handwriting and unwitnessed. The splendid legacy
(or deferred gift will not be uuencumbered. long
list of annuiies to be paid out of the revenues
of the domain But there will be. 1t Is estimated,
balance of 1925 900 a year, which the Institute Is
20 spend in granting prizes and scholarships 10 ar
fists and literary men, and In relieving persons Oh
both classes who have fallen into poverty The
easte and estate generally. to be kept in their
present condition. Should the furniture De
taken away In the present owners luetlme
II "a TO be restored by his family TO
the castle and kept there forever. The
Institute has power to add to the library and
The art collections which are to be known as the
Condo Museum and are to be opened to the public
nj least twice a week for SIX mouths IN the year
The rest of the wear they are to be access BILE to
artists aud literary for the purposes OF study
or research The codlci providing for the return
of the furniture to Chantlly after the Duo
d Aumales death, IN case 1t should be transporter
elsewhere was written the eve OF the day on
which be last went INTO exile at his chateau OF
kouvion in the Department of the Alsne
The date of the Due d Aumale's Will throws some
light on the motives winch induced him to lie
oueath Chantlly TO he Institute Tor the oeneht OF
France In the spring of 1854 there was great
clamor against the Comte de Chamoord TOR having
beoueai he'd the historical and marvellously beaut-
fu and unique chateau from which be took MS
title to ms nephew the Duo de Parma 1t was con-
tended that he should have deemed 1t national
property aud taken means devote 1t 10 the public
use for ever. The Orleans journals mainta ned
that law deprlvIng the Due de Parma
Of 1t would be Justiiable. What they
said terribly offended the high and dry
LegitImists WHO united with the Republican IN
saying that mob Jdy speaking for the Orleans FAMILY
was entitled 20 blame the LegltImlst Pretenner for
beuueaflug WlaJ WAS lUe iIuiO OF PuD'iS 9ND
scription to an Italian prince who was his sisters
son. The devouriug greed of Louis Philippe and
the crime OF > Leu whereby the Due dAumale
came into Chantilly, thrown IN he faces
of the dOrleans well as the grab of 100000 600
which they effected IN 1872 and the ad-
ditiona one of -. 100000 wolch the De
Broghe Cabinet enabled them to make In 1873 |
Doubtless the Duo PAumale knew Of the contro-
yersy. lie had not been agreed with the COmte de
Paris asto the line of action the latter should pur-
sue The Duo d'Aumale IS anything bur Leglt |
mist lie was al one time very ambitious OF being
at The head of a brilliantly arstOcrttlc Republic |
with the title OF Stakeholder man OF delicate |
honor or conscience he is not, and he s oenurious
But he Is fond of show, dash, glory ana
TARTAN than a Catholic. thinks Roman Cathoi-
icIsIn susceptible of being reduced to |
q philosophy. with a strongly aesthetic side. and |
would not ike France 70 90 back turtner Uo"aru !
monarcnlca usil utlOns ban $3.50. tie al ways re
fused 10 humble himself before the COmte de |
ChInbord. and 10 WAS against ms advice nat the |
Comte dc Paris wen, 10 FrOhsdort Inc puc |
fAumae was very angry WIFE ms neplqw ~, 80
licirIng al audience there OF the Come ue Cnan'
bord when he dylug; aud this feeling was IN,
tensifed wnen the Comtesse dc Shsmoora
tnnbbed BIN and sat upon nun oy |
refusing hun precedence over the Span
Ssh. Neapontan and Parmesan 9our5en-
Ehe death of the Conte de ChambOrd the Comte de |
Pans came out IN umid. half hearted sort Of way |
rs the L. Intimate heii TO the Crown-wMGh ne was |
kurued his back on he regime OF 1880 by ealing !
himself PhIhvp instead OF Louls PhIllpp.
Now the Due d'Aumale IS an enthusiast aDout !
the period during which his father reg ied whlch
was because Of the number OF men or hlgh Inte-
lect which III Is course came TO the mont
He associates II with the brilliant years
Of his own life. when he was suDairern ana |
then captain. rnaor colonel, brlga Ter general
Acknowledgement and gOvornor-generai IN Algeria
There was Just war enough TO give plenty OF |
stiulius 10 him. lie was then Young taiI ci a nae
Eyura and rather handsome face winch expressed |
l. no Duc a. Il A
hearted man. bat he devOtedly attached 10 the
Duo Orleans his eldes; brother. who III Ills Will
enjolned his ~ remain true to the principles
Comte de Paris tramped under foot 10
de- Chambord asking him 10 receive HIM. The
wealthy uncle. II is no secret. was very much dis
pleased thereat. Since tho death of the Comre de
LhambO aud sefore the oil prescribing the
heads of dyuastH families was passed the Due
d'Aumale was constantly apprehenslve that the
pOings on .? The COmte and COmtesse de Paris and
Of their journalistic hangers-OD would provoke a
measure OF expulsion
The foregoing will PLAIN how the idea Of leav-
ing Chanty 70 France terminated IN the BRAIN OF
the Due d'Anmae. He must have known all |
about he crIme by which he became owner Of the |
domains Of the COnds.
About thirteen years ago l SAID 10 Louis Blanc : |
I" heard a conversation last night at The Due de |
Brogles between the Due d Aumae and knot of |
literary men, IL was about the candidates Tor
II you put yourself forward he would vote tor you,
because he thought that from a literary point OF |
view you were more Qe'erylAg OF an armchair lA"n
any one he could think of
"That comedies" returned LOUIS Blanc, |
"with something my brother Charles
has lust been told by Jules Simon. Inc Due SAID |
TO him. Why does not NJ. LOUIS Blanc put himself |
forward for vacant armchair at the Academy |
think HIM the best of our living historians and |
look upon bis HI~fOre de DIX Ans a master |
piece Just think of that' exclaimed the little |
great man.
did Won yourself then doubt" | inquired, that |
1T was chef deuvre that you look SO astonished |
at the good opinion expressed by the Due |
d'AumaleP "Oh IL was not that meant" re- |
piled Louis Blame But you know that in |
that history went very much into the |
Saint Leu tragedy, and although there was not |
he, I Vid ~