The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-01
a PRINCE AND DUCHESS At noMr.
The London Residence or the Pence Of Ms,.
tus and Montferrnt-A Reni Romnnce Of
Noble Lite Of tho Present Time

LONDON. Oct. 20.-No ono world think N
look ut n certain shabby. unpret-n,ling lttls
house situated In n dismal North London
| street. which Is only more unromnntic than A
| is unfashionable that this same house shcl.
| tors two personagcs who would DO yc,ta.
BILE finds" to novel wiitcr objects Of adora.
ton to title worshippcrs. and would fur.
nish an attractive target for tho sings and mr.
rows " an outrageous and peculiar class q,
our nineteenth century Socialists. Yet their
| commonplace and respectable enough bour
| gcois reighbors pay no more attention Ia tina
| elder OF these porsonnges than they would tn
| any other little old woman whom they might
see doing her own marketing. buying bread
| by the pound, or pointing out To tho green.
| grocer thrccpence too much charged in Mi,
| bill: and when. on fine days. an old man care.
! fully descends the steps o' this little house to
take n mild constitutional down the sunny
side of the street. they notice him no more
than to say:
"Oh. it's only that queer old gentleman NJ
| No. -"
Queer he certainly is-but of that pres.
enty-and gentleman. II twenty dcsccnts OF
| royal blood mako man gentleman.
| His Highness the Prince Of Mantua and
Montferrat Ii the old man: the old woman
| who is nearly 80 years of ago. is his mother
tho Duchess Of Mantua and Monterrat.
| Although they live in style which would bs
humble in the extreme for any one not above
the common rnnk. they usually entertain
three or four times year Little afternoon
AT Homes" where one day tho especial
feature ofthe occasion will be a collection Of
wsio Sleee are lot q the faulty e ssns
MY sne stsn Wits tRs pash .s s
clear. sweet old VOICE reads from one Of the
!. The neiEhbors arc not 50, much nmiss when
isw g " Wiz
sisss s|sht Noticed 3 ghost stsndins' I :;
psr has % ha at ns
es are % ep at hs' S Of t. hs
publich them for the benefit Of the world. The
has Behold il in visions. and with maps Of the he
sis(sz a;sNn ssa lndesed as our don sa ss
erpo nss 81 la Ct an his y2n n Is
is executing under the Immediate supervision
Perbaps e. Interesting ter as any ether Of their
tr Sns 1 and Medalists Of the family FOR
Ushersd Up the dark. pSs1row staircase BY
Sighnssses one strsshtway fss to Staring rS! at
sniHins some portrait hanging Just II beyond sH
sS nSi SRs ni
Tho 6ostess. clad in 3 black silk gown which
skill with the needle not only In embroidery
but in darning her delicate sloping shoHlders
same Old velvet adorned with g9ld s emS 9i
and and Of tho finest italian type, a daughter ' Of
house fallen. but royal to the end.
middle-clsss matron. whose very new carriaes
the door He
the darned d III and faded velvet are worn,
p saS gsS 81 heSf fha aEd B a T e good An'
Il is not to be bought, good lady.
Yonder q very learned man OF science is deep
ss$sESss :ss6s esas ssss .ss III,
70 hide the want Of a waistcoatl. He ~ bril-.
practical use and teach his native language
a4 poa Ut Il IS So but wonder why that
long delicate hand and the restless brilliant
Eye bring to 9nes mind ytsion i the gaming
81 his ancient name itself on the one absorb.
n fh DsssSn f litera H lined with portraits
many Of them copies by Raphael OF the val
swsh fy %
old that it was thought well to haye tho por-
traits copied to preserve them, Most Of them
italian in character. dress and execution On.
q the most interesting is that Of the head Of
iy painted four hundred years ago, He is .Ia'I
In armor. from head 10 foot. The present
Prince when young man was painted in tpat
resembinnce between the two faces.
The family features are easilytrnced through
perfection and beauty in the portrait Of tne,pres.
ont Duchess. which shows hcr ROYAL Hehn.s;;
xaed as sne Iaek s
parted smoothly over her brow. on which rest;
splendid tiarn AdornI1g her meek lam, AM
ing history None however. is more attractive
ths little ear into which /. Is fastened: ,,
to hs Psa the "ss ts Of TIE Sneos
which the extravaeant sernent Of Ola Mr.
dissolved and drank at that great rGyS u
giving 1t to his royal MASTER it became one u
the choicest OF tho family Jewels.
The Duchess. AS she il painted. Is very
beautiful woman. and even now. ut her great
age and after d life full Of change and SORROW
she shows the remains Of great loyeiiness.
portraits. and from one frame looks out the
Kind old face Of Dom Pedro. eX- Emp,:.rHr Of
Brazil. It was painted by, order Of the Prime.
who is the eXEmperors cousin. OF whom
he Ia very fond.
Dom Pedro ia. in tho PrInco's eye. vrritnbls
martyr. and it was his Royal Highness's fancy
to have the head surrounded as 1t is by a hnl'.
The list 81 Those to whom the family have
given mcdnls as public recognition of heir
genius. Includes many great men. most 81
whom are represented here to-day by the por.
traits Notable among them may bo mem.
tionSd John Iaskn; r Y Lo%ag,"llow Card Gana
nnrtc, Victor Hugo. Sir j. f. Millais, LOUIS
hgnssiz. Lord Tennyson. and Ferdinand do
LcSSeps. .
After u most interesting afternoon one comes
away filed with admiration for a nobility 81
pense the most mengre hospitality with gr,rs
true the immortal lines OF our Scottish bard:
The rank is but the guinea's stamp.
A mn "a n rtt fur NJ