The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-10


u,ished men, steamed up to her whafl yes
,erdav afternoon a few minutes after
o'clock. When the steamer came near
enouch for her passengers to be seen' a 'a'i'
.,o,,yar, man. standing on the hurricane
aocr with a group Of smaller men gain
.-ad oronnd him, could DC seen looking IN
,sn,lv towards the landing lie wore a
sa,, spi, with a mixed-colored oyercoat
and an ordinary derby hat. Occasionally
an. .,," -" ,urn and speak TO those on each
~ - rim This was the distinguished
Frenchman, the COmte dc Paris.
crowd of about TWO hundred interested |
,orsons were standing on the wharf to see
he count. When the boat slowed up Dy
The landing, everyone bent forward WIN
.as,cbin0 eyes 10 find the nobleman. 4
s.Nvbich Is hep "There he is.' "Ihat big
fellowi- and many other such expressions
were uttered by the crowd.
GREETED BY THE COLONEL.
,,,Ao, the gang plank was attached TO the
,,hsrS Colonel Archer Anderson. followed
H. cantiiu Philip HaXall, walked mo
a. hoit and presented themselves 10 tue 1
Coupt. lie bowed very gracefully anu
cordially grasped the hands oil the wv"
Richmonders, after which nc presented Wy
o,her members Of the party. 81 have had
Il
.ha Count 10 Colonel Anderson. ZINE
i,rse1e was excellent. and ! did ENJOY 50
much the old scenes OF the civil wal Oh tue
James ,.,..a, ,,,do..
son took the Count aside ana suOhiI,eu "
him ,ba plan for today and tomorrow
srhicb seemed to please him very much' !
,rha Marty then left the boat ana got ihlo
tho carriages waiting them ana were uriNch
a. ,be exchange Hotel. The Count. the
Dnc d'Orleans, Colonel Anderson, ana zap |
tain philip HaXall occupied one carriase
and the others were dNideo I" '"o o'"0i
carriages.
The following comprised the party
Comic dc Paris. Due dOrleans, quo
dies. MARQUIS de Lasteyrie. Colonel ue
parseyal Comte d'IIaussOn;ille, Caplaine
Morhain. Docteur Hecamier, ana CCionei
Coppinger. Four servants also allenuou
the party. $500 III. all |
oe hnavv build. wears a full beard, and
bends a little forward. lie presents very |
ordinary appearance, and seems 10 make
no pretense whatever at display.
There are several others in the party VINO
would be taken by stranger TO be lhe mos
distinguished in preference u the COuhl'
All Of the other members 81 the parry ~. az
dressed in the latest American style WIN
hats.
WENT TO THEIR ROOMS.
When the hotel was reached the Count
and Marty AT once proceeded 10 their rooms,
and were engaged for some time IN airang- |
ing their toilet aud preparing for dinner.
The Count and his friends left W Washing |
ton wednesday afternoon at o'clock on
the steamer George Leary, for Fortress
Nonroe. No stop was made between the |
int
at i o'clock yesterday morning. Here the
marty breakfasted. After breakfast the
i;ount remained in the llygeia Hotel untl
The Ariel arrived, which was ABOUT
O'Clock. lie did no, visit any of the places
around Fortress Monroe. lie simply viewed
the fort and after resting awhile tue Arlel
had arrived, and the start to Richmond was
made.
TRIP Ur THE RIVER.
The Count enjoyed the places OF interest
on the James very much. The day was |
clear and cool. and the trip being made by
daylight the Count received the advantage |
of n clear and excellent view OF the many |
ulaces of interest that seemed TO interest
him. Having left Old Point at o'clock in
the morning aud reaching the city at .
in the afternoon, a better time or better
day could not have been for the dislln-
guished visitor 10 see these places.
MALVERN HILL.
A. The place of Interest which seemed TO de- |
light him most was Malvern Hill. the
Ariel bore as near 10 this as possible, but
only n distant view of it could be obtained. |
The Count seemed to be perfectly carried |
away with the sight OF this momentous place
of conflict in which he was so conspicuous
IN engaged. At first his frank and open
countenance lighted up with delight al lhe
scene. which seemed TO bring the past win
II. Then he plunged into a deep leverie. as
N recalling The fight. lie shook bis stal
wart frame with delight ana calculated
many expressions OF pleasure to the Due
d'Orieans, who was standing by him most
of the while.
OTHER PLACES.
uatrison's Landing Drewry's Bluff. and
Dutch Gap. all were viewed with lntense
interest 10y the count lie IeiheihDeIeu NV
niacas almost perfectly, and asked very
lew questions about them. I'm fact, he acted
IA the guide for the other members OF the
marty. all Of whom were utterly ignorant OF
of them, OF course.
When Newport News was reached the
Count remarked that this place had Ouilt
up wonderfully, and that he scarcely recog- |
nized ~.
AZ the hotel. yesterday afternoon, few |
,a,sons called upon the Count, all of whom |
he seemed 10 be very glad to see. ana talked |
70 Them freely. On every occasion he !
would branch out in his conversation upon |
she civil war. Anything upon this subject
would interest him greatly.
PARLoR USED.
The oarlor q, the Exchange which he oc-
cuniesi. furnished in royal style. On one !
side OF the room hang two silk flags. one
isa United states flag aud the Other Stale
flag. In the centre Of the room on taDle |
sits a large bouquet OF roses. His chamber |
A. kstf lkRKNi-t
elegantly.
The Due d'Orleans's room. who is next |
In rank. is also furnished very deliberately. |
AT the hotel reporter for THE TINES |
was favored with an audience VITA the |
Count. He received the reporter very cor
daily, saving he made il rule never to !
slight the press. After acknowledging the |
appreciation OF the favor the reporter pre-
scented the compliments Of his paper, also
its welcome o. Virginia. The Count was
then asked Of his impression OF what he had /
seen OF Richmond as compared with his last
visit .sweii. really" said he, "it affords me |
pleasure 20 express myself iaSorably with /
what have seen OF your historic city and /
her surroundings. l have only seen very /
limited part OF IL, and can't say yet what
think Of IL. Your people have been very
kind TO me all over the United states, and
have looked upon my visit 70 Virginia
with good deal Of anticipation
DINNER SERVED.
All O'clock the party went in 10 dinner.
private dinlng-room had been arranged
for them. Ii joined the main dining-hall,
and was nicely fitted up.
After dinner the Due d'Orleans aud two
others Of the party went TO toe Acadelny oil
Music. on Invitation OF their country
woman. Nile. Jarbeau, the actress. The
Count and the rest remained IN the dining
soom and conyerscd until 10 o'clock. The
conversation was, OF course, in French,
and was very free, and at times extremely
loud. The Count did the talking princ-
palIy. and related his war experiences TO
Ire others, who appeared highly enter
famed, and at times would give vent 70
.i,.jv approval by ontbursts OF laughter. A
Zoe minutes after 10 O'clock the circle dis
,,ersed. The Count went Immediately 10