The Detroit times., 1908-08-18
ROYAL HUMTREssA
COM|NG HERE
WITH RECORD
DUCHESS De vENDoME HAssoc
TACKLED GAME AS FIERCE ASH
eRlzzLlEs-sHoT ON EVERY
CONTINENTAL PRESERVE.

NGH lOHN,-(o IA ulS-1
patch to The World from Brussels s
says: %
When the Duke de Vendome comes ~
to America this fall IT quest ct the ahl
Rocky Mountain grizzly bears his ~
Daring wife, Henriette. niece OF KingJsi
Leopold and sister OF The future King1ag
OF the Bel2ians, will accompany hin. "a
| This is not the first time that Ouch "a
ess Henriette has been on hazardous
hunting trips after wild game: In 10
fact, she Is already call the Royal sd
HuntIess." Without doubt she is thes o
best shot among all the royal sports ar
women In Europe. u is the proud 10
roast Of her young husband, who Idol .ui
ICES her, that she has shot on every ~
famous hunting preserve on the Con- 40
| tinent uu
In q short dress, and leather pro- Il
leetors strapped about her legs Io the 20
knee, she has climbed over the most ,
treacherous spots in the mountains or q
the Austrian Tyrol, with only an al 'd'
plne-Stock and the butt of her Reming- 90
ton TO help steady her No matter how %
elusively a chamois springs over the
rocks, she Is always In position % 10
bring IL down. Rarely does she fail
Joseph's shooting box as early as S s.
o'clock in the morning Generally pa
she spends the entire day in the noun I
tains. On one occasion, while shoot =.
ing in the valley of the Gesso, she "
bagged twelve chamoi3 in one day.
Several years ago there was a stag
or great ferocity roaming In the forest !,
or Amerois, Belgium. Hunting him did i
not particularly appeal TO the Duchess 9.
until she learned that he had killed a ~,
woman. Then she rode out with her
husband and securing the glades all
day, finally shot him just at evenfaIl. ma
The killing of this stag and the IA,
avenging OF her peasant countrywo-a
mans death, made Henriette exceed "a,
ingly popular all through Belgium. tys
At her old home. the Chateau d.
Amerois In the Ardeane. she bad ~,
number OF heads OF wild boars which
she has shot in various preserves. Her iol
most notable experience with this sort
of prey. was at the Castle Porciano in 3n
Italy, where she won the admiration OF hi
the italian mobiles by rushing past A
! them, down into a ravine where a "a,
snorting pack were at bay. tls
Besides these she has had other exits
ploits The wardens of the Czar'srs
remember the day when she rode tri- d'
umphantly to the hunting lodge, fol- -
] lowed by the carcass of an enormous
bison which she had taken on her first y
| shot
The husband Of this sporting duch- y
ess" is himself famed as a cracko'
huntsman all through the royal cir
cles. He Is the great grandson OF
Louis Philippe and seems to have in
herited in a larger degree than any
other Bourbon Prince now living the !,
sporting procivities OF his renowned
ancestors. Francis l., Henry ii. and 4
Henry w. u1
A story goes the rounds that In one 7
day he fred 5000 cartridges and /.
brought down S26 head OF game. In. i,
Guiding FIVE wild bear. IA deer and !
over $50 pheasants.' 80
Every year he goes with his wife to
Ceresole, in the Italian Alps, whereof
he is the guest of the Duke OF the IN
Abruzzi. | nthe autumn of 1906 witlsio
the Count of Turin he narrowly es-f
capped death -He-beeaFae- separately
from the count in snowstorm.
Forced to remain all night in little
unheated chalet. he was found by the
rescue party the next morning uncon-
scious from the cold.
The very next week, however. he'd
accepted an invitation from Emperor
Francis Joseph to go on another cha.
mols hunt On this trip he brought{
, down 35 channels in three days. Thef
emperor, himself capital shit. con.
graduated him warmly and acknowi
edged that he was not In with his
young relative. Il,
Curiously enough. when the Duchess
is not out with her rife, she is their
most domestic OF royal women. She
has three children Princess Marie n
Louise. born Dec. 81. 1896; Princess 4
Sophie. born Oct. 10. 1898, and Prin- II
cess Geuevieve. born In May, l902st
She always watches over the games II
OF her children and fond as she Is OF
hunting. will often stay at home tot
inlay with them. Often she takes
them out to the park In the Rue
Borgnese to watch the lambs gamboi.
! She Is also very much interested int
charitable work Her mother-in-law.
the Duchess d'Alencon assists her a
great deal in her charities which are
usually made quite apart from any or
: ganization. With money she gives
much personal advice. In fact the
work fof-whieli- her country people
respect and love her most is her
spiritual 2work. the distributing or
prayer and hymn among the
peasants OF the provinces.
= At the eAaF4t LRazaar- fire in Paris
in 1897 she would not heed the sup q
plications of her close friend, the >
Duchess de Lubersac. to leave the
scene. With her accustomed daripg
she helped In the rescues Of those who
had been suffocated I'm the smoke
filled passageways. 80
Her terse answer TO frightened
friends who tried To hold her back Is
+ruFmprdtft-- -ptat--lateF- the Ias1a-1
The duke and duchess have been
married ~ years. the ceremony nav
ing been peFf0Tmed Feb. - 1926 she z
met the Prince Emanuel dOrleans
, while she was making stay on the z
italian lakes that winter. AFTER
Short but romantic courtship he won
, her. At that wedding he was given
THE title OF Duke OF Vendome
AGED MUSHROOM MAN DEAD. -
MUsKEGON. Mich, aug. ts'-tspe- =
-. nanial L Moriarfy. aged 30, \ y