The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-19
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patch 10 The World from Brussels
says So
When the Duke de Vendome comes
To America this fan IL quest CT the =
Rocky Mountain grizzly bears his i,
daring wife. Henriette. niece or King 90
Leopold and sister OF The future King ia
OF the Belgians, Will accompany him. %
This 10 not the first time that Ouch. ~
ess Henrlette has been on hazardous lei
hunting trips after wild game; inis,
fact, she Is already call the Royal %
Huntless Without doubt she Is thefyt
best shot among all the royal sports
women in Europe. ., Z is the proud Is
roast OF her young husband. who Idol s
ICES her. that She has shot on every 51g
FAMOUS hunting preserve on the Con- IA
| t.nent no
! In short dress and leather TO
tectors strapped about her legs 10 the
knee, she has climbed over the most SIC
! tfeste if.s,t.ls
the Austrian Tyrol. with only an ais
! Pne-stock and the butt OF her Reming. "
ton to help steady her No matter how ~
eluslVely chamois springs over the ~
! rocks. she is always in position 90
/ bring IL down. Rarely does she fail.u4
TO start out from the Emperor Francisco
Joseph's shooting box as early as
! O'Clock in the morning. Generally iqg
she spends the entire day in the noun IN
tains On one occasion. while shoot. 81
ing in the valley OF the Gesso, she ~
bagged twelve chamois in one day.
Several years ago there was a stag ~
of great ferocity roaming in the forest Ia.
or Amerois, Belgium Hunting him did iw
hot particularly appeal tol the Duchess ~
until she learned that he had killed n
woman. Then she rode out with her N;
husband and securing the glades all ~,
day, finally shot him Just at evenfall. ,ti
! The killing of this stag and the ",
avenglng Of her peasant countrywo-
mans death made Henriette exceed II,
ingly popular all through Belgium.
AT her old home, the Chateau d. 4,
Amerois in the Ardenne. she bad
number Of heads of wild boars which N,
she has shot in various preserves Her ~,
most notable experience with this sort 81
of prey, was at the Castle Porciano in ~,
Italy, where she won the admiration OF
the Italian mobiles by rushing past ~
them. down into ravine where a y
snoring pack were at bay n
Besides these she has had other ex-
ploits The wardens of rhe Cars
buffalo preserves at Blalowiege still IA
remember the day when she rode tri-
umphantly to the hunting lodge, fol- VI
lowed by the carcass OF an enormous 8.
/ bison which She had taken on her FIRST ~
shot A
The husband Of this sporting duch-
ess" is himself famed as crack 4
huntsman all through the royal cir
cles. He is the great grandson OF
\ hi 10. hau m
herited in a larger degree than any q.
other Bourbon Prince now living the d
sporting proclvities OF his renowned 81
ancestors. Francis l., Henry ii. and 10
Henry ". yG
A story goes the rounds that in one
day he fired 5000 cartridges and
brought down S26 head of game. In
Guiding Ave wild boar. IA deer and
over $50 pheasants.
Every year he goes with his wife To
Ceresole in the Italian Alps. where
he Is the guest OF the Duke OF the
Abruzzi In the autumn of 1906 withM
the Count of Turin he narrowly es-
capped death. He became separated
from the count sHewsteFHf.
Forced to remain all night in little
lunheated chalet he was found by the
rescue party the next morning uncon-
scious from the cold. 1-
The very next week, however. he --s
accepted an invitation from Emperor -
Francis Joseph to go on another cha
mois hunt On this trip, he brough'
down 80 channels in three days The
emperor. himself capital shot. con.
2 rratt,iatee~ hi.-warmly and -acknoMl-
edged that he was not In II with his
, young relative
Curiously enough. when the Duchess
, is not out with her rife. she is the
most domestic OF royal women. she
/. has three children: Princess Marie
, Louise. born Dec. 81. 1895; Princess
SOPHIE born Oct 10. 1898. and Prir-
cess Genevieve born in May. 1902.
} She always watches over the games
of her children and fond as she is o!
hunting. will often stay at home TO
play with them Often she takes
them out to the park in the Rue
Borgnese TO watch the lambs gambol'
She Is also very much interested IN
charitable work Her mother-n-law,
the Duchess d'Alencon. assists her
q great deal in her charities, which arc
nsuelly made quite apart from any or
sanitation With money she gives
, much personal advice In fact the
respect aud love her most is her
spiritual work. the distributing u
prayer aad hymn books among the
peasants OF the provinces.
At the Charity Bazaar fire In Paris
in 1897 she would not iced the sup -
pIications OF her close frient the =
Duchess Go t.ubersac. 10 leave IN"
Q seane-W With her accustomed darins
! she helped In the rcscues OF those VINO
had been suffooated in the smoke
Allied passagoways
F. Hor tcFse answer 10 Irightehe"
frionds who tried 10 hold her back ~
y In&fnorablp Not yet later the last
, The duke and duchess have oeen
married tg years, tho ceremony nas
ina boon performed Feb ". 1895 she
. met the prince emanuel aorieans
. while sho was making stay on ING
Italian lakeK that winter. Ater
\, abort hut romantic 'coastship PC Won
. her Al that wedding be was gwen
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