The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-20
THE quo D',UMALE.
The Nan Who Bequeaths His Estates
to the French People.

The entire domain of Chantilly, with
its magnificent castle and al. its de-
Tendencies, the value Of which at the
lowest estimate is over 10000, 600 francs,
b - been presented by Due d'Aumale 10
TIE Institute of France To be held for
II in trust for the French nation. The
date of the will making this munifcent
gift, is 1884. In stating his intentions
at this time, Due d'Aumal- explains
that he wishes 10 have the transfer
made now for the express purpose Of
avoiding legal tampenugs winch might
be instituted by claimants or heirs after
his death. The estates are TO be called
the Condo Museum, are 10 be opened
to the public ct least twice a
week during six months of the year,
and the revenues are TO be applied 70
keeping the whole of the estates in
proper order, aud in the a"q liTement
of additional works OF or; 10 enrlck the
magnificent collections WILL which the
estates are already endowed, 10 pen
siUninR INDECENT authors and artists,
and u furnishing prizes for the en-
enlargement of the adoption OF scien-
n
clause of the will authorizes the sale of
certain of the Due d'Aumale's property
situated elsewhere than at Chanti ". to
provide the money for the preliminary
expenses which may attend the
transfer and transformation Of the
Chautilly estates from their present
priva,e character to that for
which they are beqUeathed.
The Duo q Aumale is The fourth son
OF King Louis Philippe. He is now "a
year of age. His profession is that OF
n soldier, and before the revolution .of
1913 he had rendered valuable assist
ance in the conquest Of Algeria. The
events which drove his father into exile
also caused him TO take 40 I j. rtSidPl &c
in England, where lie lived from lo4o 10
1871. After the over throw of the sec
Ond empire the Due 4 AuIuale returned
to France. was elected member OF the
\ tuOnal Assembly and resumed his
position as q general of tie French
army. In this capacity he acted as
pr esident of the court-martial which
condemned Marshal Bazaine 10 death
for his alleged treachery in the surren-
der of Metz. As the result Of recent
legislation in France, he is incapacitated
from further public service to his coun-
try. He noW makes magnificent retail
alton.
4 he Due d'Aumale is considered the
most accomplished of all the sons of
Louis Philippe. Added TO his great
aoiIity as a soldier, are his quallfca-
tons as an author. sportsman ard
conversationaliSt. He was made a
member OF the French Academy in
1873, to fill the place made vacant by
the death of Monialembert.
ChRntilIy, which is about an hours
ride by express train from Paris, is a
town of 4 900 inhabitants. The estate
descended to the Due d'Aumale from
the Condos. He was deprived If his
ancestral property during his sec
ond empire, but it vas restored
to him by q decree of the Ma
tional Assembly in 1872. The forest
of Chsntilly covers 6,125 acres. and
through it runs broad road past the
race-cOurse, which includes a splendid
piece of ground of $50 acres. This has
been rented TO the Jockey Club. Ad-
joining it are the stables erected in l735
by Louis Henri de Bourbon.
At Chantilly have been kept three
score horses and two packs of boar and
stag hounds; there are coach horses,
riding schools and innumerable other
out-buildings. while within the castle
are magnificent works of art, statuary,
etc., and a picture gallery containing,
paintings by Raphael. Poussin, Ami
bal, Carracci, Delaroche, Ingres and
other great ancient and modern mas
ters