Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-08
COUNT OF PARIS

Prince do Joinville came to this country and wero welcomed by the government and by General Mcclellan, upon whose staff tho two young princes served, with the rank of captains of volunteers. They stipulated, however, that they were to Do free to resign their appointments when ever they might wish to do so, and that they were not to receive pay for their sery- ices. In June. 1862, they returned to Flu rope.
 At the conclusion of tho year 1871 tho Comte de Paris was admitted a member of the national assembly at Versailles un- der,President Thiers. and on Dec a22, 1872. the assembly voted the restitution of the property of the Orleans family.
 The late Comtc dc Chambord, the rep resentative of tho older branch of the Bourbons, and the Comte de Paris had an interview at Frohsdorf Aug. ., 1875, dur ing which the former acknowledged the Comte de Paris as the head of tho royal house of France. After tho death of the Comtc de Chambord. Aug. 24, Iss3, the great majority of the legitimists acknowl- edged tho Comto de Paris us his successor.
 Accompanied by his eldest son, the Due d'Orleans. the Ccmtc de Paris again wis. tied the United States In 1890 in order to refresh his memory regarding scenes and events which he had witnessed or taken
 
 had previously dwclt upon in his History of the Civil War
 Tho Comtc dc Paris married his cousin, Princess Marie Isabella Fruncoise d Assise Antonia Louisa Fernando. oldest daughter or tho Due de Montpensicr, May :iO. lSGI, and has six children. thrco sons and three daughters. Ills eldest son Is Prince Louis Philippe Robert, due d'Orlcans, born at Twickcnham. England, Feb. 6, 1889. His hnnuhfnr nr Nlu Sept. $, lSd5. Is queen of Portugal
 The other children arc Princess Helen, born Juno l3. 1871: Princess Mario Isa- bella born May :. 1s1S; Princess Louise Francoiso, born Feb. 2I. lSS2. and Prince Ferdinand Francois, Due dc Montpcnsicr, born Sopt. 2, lSSI.
 With the death of tho Comto de Paris, the duo dc Orleans (now Comtc dc Paris) becomes head of the royal house of Franco.
 Driven Into Exile.
 Tho Comtc de Paris frequently issued manifcstoes to the French people. espo- cIally since ISS6. when the marringU of his daughter to Prince Charles of Portu- gal raised an outcry against the Orlcanist prince, which resulted in tho passage of Il law exiling the Comte do Paris, his eldest son and all other persons who were direct descendants of any sovereign who had ever ruled in France This law was the result of charges that the Comto de Paris was plotting with foreign governments against France.
 The last of thesc manifestucs was pub. lished recently in The Expr,=ssc du Midi, a royalist organ. in tho shape of a conyer- satiOn with the editor of that paper In this interview the Comto de Paris, after contradicting the statement that he had congratulated NJ. Casimir- Perier upon his election to the presidency of France declared that he never occupied himself with questions of persons and added: ''I only think of the interest of the country From that point of view I think our friends should not assume toward NJ Gas imir Pcrier a systematically hostile atti- tude He couragcously accepted power under difficult circumstances If he Is determined. as 1t Is said. to maintain, or rather to restore order in France he will Do confronted with numberlcss difficulties which patriotism prohibits us from in creasing"
 Both tho Comte and Countess do Paris. through their long residence in England became thoroughly accustomed to Eng fish home life and lived apparently a happy, contented life, respected by all who knew them.
 Tho new head of the house of Orleans Is far from being n brilliant young man. He is decidedly heavy in moro ways than one and has only twice distinguished him. self to any extcnt-once by returning to France when he reached his twentieth year and offering himself for military service. For this violation of the law of exile he was arrested and imprisoned for short time as n matter of form. The friends of the young duke tried to mako political capital out of this episode.
 The second timo the Due Il Orleans at- rNf1 Fnn fg when it was alleged that tho husband oi an opera singer threatened her with di. vorce proceedings, during which agitation the name of the heir of tho house of Orle- ans was unfavurably mentioned as likely to figure as that of the correspondent in ihe suit Tho affair was eventually hush d up.