The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-05
Bourbon Princes 60 Into
the Wine Business.
Unique Defense of NOblemen
Who are TradeSmen.
English Peers Sell Milk, Deal in
Coal and Green Groceries.

4 ment that the Princes Charles ana
| August of Bourbon have gone into the
wine business. These two princes, with
| the blood of many rulers of France in
their veins have. had difficult time OF 1t
| trying to make ends meet Unlike the
| Orleanists living in England, who are
tremendously rich, these Bourbons are
poor. In France they have no recognized
position, and by the laws of the republic
are prohibited from entering the army the
calling they could pursue without tar
nishing the splendor of their ancestry.
Wearied Of the long struggle 10 maintain
"a shadow of princely living they have at
last thrown off all pretense and stepped
down TO the lower plane of simple trades
men, placing themselves on level with
the bourgeoise.
Having taken this step they intend 10
make the most of il, and accordingly have
issued curious circular, part of which
is defense Of ther action. Altogether it
is most unique document for a business
house TO circulate among prospective
patrons. In fact, il says:
"When our ancestrcss, Queen Marie
Antoinette, was I'm the Temple, she darned
the stockings of the Dauphin, our illus
trious grandfather, and the world did not
| think that in doing SO she had descended
i'm the slightest degree from her lofty posi-
| ton.
"When Louis XVII became watch
| maker in order to provide bread for his
children, and worked late i'm the night at
making fireworks, he acted in manner
that deserved the appreciation of everyone.
Our father has also worked for his liveli-
hood, and on July %, 1877, he wrote as
follows to our Aunt Amelie: You know
that, having numerous children and no
property, / was obliged TO work good
deal. That is true, but L worked with
courage and contentment, and in the
evening when / came home weary after
my days work, I was the happiest of men
as sat there and listened to my wife
while she told me how the children had
amused themclves during the day.
A ROYAL LABQRER.
"Charles NJ, our uncle, and the head of
our house, being the heir of Louis XVII,
earned his livelihood by manual labor
and by trading and the comfort which
he now enjoys is the result of this labor.
| We too, are resolved TO work and earn
| our bread
! .4 BHt alas, eur name closes every career
to Us. Since the court of appeals in Paris
has not given us our rights, we, though
| the children of France, are legally not
Frenchmen. We cannot become soldiers,
though we are the descendants of so many
4 Il Il - a
Louis, of Francis /, and of Henry Nv. If
we want to become soldiers we must
| either become naturalizcd here or go into
| service in the foreign legion. In other
| words, we cannot become soldiers unless
| we are willing TO admit that our whole
| life has been lie! No! thousand times
| moi Only one career is open to us--that
| of the merchant or tradesman.
For several years we have lived in the
south of France, and there we propose to
remain. The wine business is prospering
now in the south of France and we pro- !
pose to engage in it, We will have
no secrets from you, since we, are
determined TO conduct our business open
and aboveboard. ~
PLENTY OF NOBLE TRADERS.
In looking over the number of aristo-
cratic folks in trade one finds that the
number is constantly increasing. partic-
ularly in England where the highest,
even when already rich, do not hesitate
to add to their worldly store by delving
into trade. 1t may be one of the evidences
of progression, but on the continent the
af hos IuInx I.v i,, ,,.
respect
An examination of the British House OF
Lords shows that many Of its high and
mighty members dabble I'm the various
walks of commerce, many Of them with
surprising success, too. For instance,
Lord Sudeley is one of the greatest jam
manufacturers in England.
Lord Chcylesmore derives the greater por-
tion of his wealth from his ribbon manu-
factories i'm and around Coventry. Lord
Masham is wool spinner, while Lord
Armstrong may be described as the Brit
ish krupp. Journalism is represented i'm
the peerage by the Earl Of Dysart, for
mcrly editor of Vanity Fair and now one
of its regular contributors; while Lord
Mountmorrcs is editor of Lady Colin
Campbcll's wceklylpaper, The Realm.
The Countess of Stradbrooke used TO
earn "A handsome income 10y her contri-
buttons to the London World, until she
got Edmund Yates, it's editor, involved
in a criminal libel suit which resulted in
his being sentenced to Jail, while she was
punished by Queen Victoria, causing IL
to be intimated 90 her that her name had
been erased from the court list, and that
she would no longer bc permitted TO cross
the threshold of the palace.
Yet another journalist Is the wife OF
Lord Grcville, regular weekly contrib
utor To the London Graphic, while the
duchess of Rutland does not disdain TO re-
ceive good pay for her contributions To
the London Queen.