The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-17
DUKE DISPOSES OF
FAMOUS YORK HOUSE

, to fall into somewhat dlsmantled
condition. has been utterly neglected,
and now II has been disposed Of
Orleans House. it's neighbor. is now
owned by the Roman Catholic Order
of the Ladies' of the Compassion. who
use it as a convent. It Is i landmark
connected with all sorts Of Historical
associations: an old brick and stone
mansion built by queen Anne's Scotch
Secretary OF state. James tombstone.
Afterwards Marquis of Annandale who
lent IL 10 her In 1894 for the use OF her
ailing son. the young Duke OF Glouces-
ter. who died there
Queen Caroline. consort Of George II.
spent much of her time there. and Dan
lei Dcfoc, OF Robinson Crusoe" fame
mentions the place in his Tour
| Through England. Scotland and Ire
gardens. II think that OF Secretary
Johnstone. for elegance and largeness.
and the terrace on the river makes
much the brightest ngurc here"
King Louis Philippe. on his return
from the United States, where he had
Tor a time earned his living as n
schoolmaster. acquired the place in
1900, and gave IL it's name OF Orleans
House. he then bearing the title of
Duke of Orleans. Queen Marie Ameiie.
his cOnsort, died there, after her hus
bands loss OF the French throne and
subsequent death at Claremont Pal
up Orleans House in 1874. on his return
to France, he lent it for a couple OF
years to the late Don carlos. pretender
TO the throne of Spain. and in 1874 sold
IL to Sir John Asquith. VINO converted
II into suburban sporting club. under
the name OF the orleans Club
In 1888 it was purchased by tho late
William Cunard. from whom it passed
INTO tho possession OF the nuns OF the
order of tho Compassion
Prince Augustus william OF Prussia.
fourth OF the Kaiser's sons. and the
one among them who has shown the
greatest taste for science. art and lit
excellent authority. about to take up
mis- residence at Cologne. or rather. I
should say, in the beautiful chateau OF
bruhl. a sort of Rhennish Versailles.
within easy drive of the city. There is
considerably less loyalty to the reign
ing house in the west OF Prussia than
n the eastern part, owing perhaps TO
tho fact that the population OF the
and as such were formerly discrimi-
mated against by the Berlin govern
ment, especially during the period OF
Bismarcks memorable war against the
Roman Catholic Church
Cologne has always displayed a
marked spirit OF Independence towards
the house OF Hohenzollcrn. unable to
forget that until the beginning OF the
nineteenth century IL was a free city
OF the old empire while the surround
ing district formed part of tho domin-
ions or the sovereign and archiepisco-
pal prince electors OF Cologne. To-day
cologne is perhaps the only Prussian
city where the bourEeo!sc affect igno-
rance as to the number of the Kaiser's
| children and grandchildren, and as to
their respective names. II Is to rem
coy ms oondluon OF affairs, and to
create an interest In the reigninE house
In ono word, to awaken 4 spirit OF
! greater affection for tho dynasty-that
Prince Augustus William and hts popu-
lar and attractive consort are to spend
a portion OF the year and to hold court
at the old palace OF the former prince
| electors
The necessity OF something OF the
klnd may be said to have been real
ized in former reigns. for when Fred
! erick William III. was on tho Prussian
throne his eldest son, afterwards Fred :
| erlck William ", spent much OF his
ume at Bruhl. which on his accession
/ 70 the throne was turned over to his
! younger brother and heir afterward;
emperor William T. During tho lat
ters lifetime 1t frequently served as a
rather T,, Tor the present Kaiser's
emperor William encouraged his wife
empress Augusta. 10 spend at leas t
eight months of the year at Coblentz
,easuy on me Rhine. where she held
court that was frequented by most
| or tho Rhineland nobility.
Since her death. some twenty wears
ago, the Rhine provinces have been
subjected by the Kaiser and his family
TO something much akin to nerlect
Hence Prince Augustus williams ton
ancy OF the palace at Bruhl. haunted
oy inc portly ghost of the last prince
e.eetor. Archduke Macmillan Francis
OF Austria brother OF the ill-fated
Marie Anto!nette. and who. nicknamed
Il Aboe sacre Bleu' for his joviaiitv'
ana an rather emphatic language. weighed
no less than $50 pounds
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