New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-19


GET THE ESTATES OF IT'S FORMER
FoEs-MoRE RELICS OF NAPOLEON
FRENCH woMENs ART WORK.
Paris. May TO-
| Strange, indeed. is the coincidence that at an
interval of little mere than fifty years two
French Pretenders should have been laid low ana
crippled for life by almost identicaly the same
accident. It was early in the forties that. while
| the Count de Chambord was riding with
| couple of friends on the plain In the neghbor-
| hood Of the Austrian town Of Schrems. the horse
| bearing him became frightened by the appear
| ance Of a troop Of half-wid cattle, and reared
| IN such a manner az to fall over backward upon
| its rider fracturIng his thigh. The party was at
| n considerable distance from any human habi-
totion and the Count had to lie there for hours
| before n carriage laden with pillows and soft
| mattresses could be procured to convey MIN 10
| the town where he lay for over eight months DC
| fore being able to move about on crutches' lie
never recovered from the effects OF the injury
and walked with very pronounced limp as long
| M he lived.
| rho Dukc of Oreans's accident was Of SINH
| lar character. He was riding In the mar'smas'
| mr. prarIea intersccted with marshes. when cx-
,ond from tho Spanish city OF Seville to the sea-
| const and literally swarm with game The DUKE
| had made his headquarters on an Engllsh-ou't
| bouseboat which he had purchased from 'ne
| MARQUIS dc BrctcuIl, and which was anchore"
| ON the Ciundaau!vir River. and every day no
v,o,,d mount his horse, and. accompanied by the
| vnaucros or cowboys would start out across the
| ,,.,rs shoo,Inp bustnrds and herors. M well as
Wildcats and lynxcs. ON the day whch the "oc'-
d.,, occurred. the Prince was riding home at the
"a
c,mc upon troop OF wild cattle. which. TO-
| pethcr with his vnpucros. he attempted 10 SUM
| o,o ,or tho sake OF fun. Unfortunately. his
! horac milk, those OF the vaqueros was shou'
| and this caused the animal. In making bouna'
| ., ana eide IN come cropper rolling over on
INA Dukcs leg fractur.ng II In two or three places
| rh,s hannoned at a distance OF about Twelve
| r,,,ee from the place where the housepoat lay
| moored The cowboys first attempted 10 convey
| the unfortunate Pretender at foot pace on one
| Of their ponies. but this soon proved out oi inc
| question, owing to the torture which IL ihnic'eu'
and after much elaboration they took couple
| ~ their blankets formed them into sort OF
| hammock and carried the Duke In 1t the eh'ire
| distance to the boat 1t was near morning De-
| fore they reached their destination, ana as the
| night was cold and damp ana the Duhe III
| a,,a,,or,,v clad he caught pneumonia In ad-
| ,,,, to his other trouble. Even on getting
| aboard the houseboat his difficulties were not at
| an end for ne had sent the tugboat away the
| dav before to Seville to fetch ammunition ana
| PROVISIONS and 1t did not return until tate on
| tho morning after the accident had taken place
| BEFORE the Duke was brought to SeVile' ana
r,oa,co, attendance procured nearly thirty hours
had elapsed. and all this long delay OF course
sar,ouslv aggravated his condition. He. too It
ia ilfa No "a
hord The news of his accident has served more
| than ANYTHING else to revive that popular SYM
n,,bv for him which was so greatly on the wane,
a,a roarlv all the courts OF Europe have tele-
| onhod IN his grandmother the aged Duchess
., Montnensier who Is at his bedside. to ask for
| ous use the word aged In referring to the
| nrchess since although she Is younger than
| hor e,ster Queen Isabella, by a couple OF years,
go, she looks infinitely older, with her snow
white hair and her venerable demeanor. present
ing so striking contrast to the red Wig ana
juvenile complexion of the cx-Queen
The Due d'Aumale. who seems to be breaking
M having been confined 10 his apartments IN the
chateau de Chantilly for several weeks from the
continued effects of govt and influenza. compli-
Gated with Brlghts disease, has behaved very
generously to Princess Helene. who is not only his
godchd but also his fovorite niece lie has IN
formed her that inasmuch as ne considers himseif
I'm a measure responsible for her happiness as well
as for her future. the Duke OF Aosta having FIRST
addressed himself to him. he will give her a
wedding present his entire estates IN sicily, which
formerly belonged to his wife. the Duchesse dAu-
male and which. thanks to the vineyards with
which they are covered yield even in these times
or agricultural depression, an annual income Of
x,o 400 The late Duchesse 'Aumale was Prin-
| cess of the Neapolitan branch OF the Bourbons.
| and II is TO say the least singular that property
which once belonged to tina, family should pass by
decd Of Gift TO that very house Of Savoy which de-
priyed the BourbOns Of the thrones which they
| possessed In Italy. The wedding OF the Princess
was merely postponed until the recovery OF her
brother and not in any way adjourned Indefinite
ly as has been stated
Characteristic OF the times was the scene pre-
sented at the exhibition OF Napoeonic relics In the
Champs Elysees the day before yesterday on the
occasion OF the visit OF President Faure. who
manifested the greatest interest In all these SOU
venIrs He was welcomed on his arrival by the
organizers Of the show, among whom are such
well-known monarchists as the Vicomte d'Har-
court. the Due de Mouchy ana the Prince Murat.
while during the course OF his stay he made the
acquaintance and had long ana most friendly
conversation with Prince hoiahu oohaparte and
also with Princess Mathllde. 1t may be safe to as
. | sert that no former President save Theirs and
Marshal MacAiahon would nave vehtured to show
30 much cordality to professed Toes OF the Repub-
: lie. and 1t may be accepted as pleasing mani
festation OF the fact that the stage has at length
: been reached where political riyalres do not
, necessarily entail social enmties The exhibition
which liz In a measure counterpart of the exposi-
ton OF Marie Antonette relies year ago Is most
Interesting; Prince Victor Napoleon; the Princess
Mathde the Due de Bassano. the Due de Rivo
as well ma the Murat family. having lent what
ever they possessed that formerly belonged to the
great Emperor. Among the objects principally
Rome, loaned by the Government which has II
preserved In the Oarde Meubes; the silver basin