The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-30
UNIQUE EXHIBITION
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Grefrulhe. who has thus shown her
self to be more powerful I'm her gen
Grafton than was Princess Metternich
In the day of her reign as queen OF
fashion at Paris. prior to the War OF
1870. Partisan society, in fact. sub
mts to her directions in matters OF
fashion. of mannersms. OF fads and
OF taste. and under the circumstances
1t is matter for congratulat ton that
these tastes should be OF an intelleo-
tual and OF a phllanthropic character.
A Belgian by birth, being the elde. Il
sister OF that Prince Joseph dc Cara
man. Chimay who was compelled to
obtain n divorce from his American
wife. the former Clara Ward in CON
sequence OF her infatuation for the
Gypsy violinist Rigo. she was brought
up entirely in France, her mother be-
Ing member of the historic French
house OF MontesQuieu. She has not
only large fortune of her own a nor
ton OF which consists of shares In tho
French Canal du Midi a waterway be-
tween the Mediterranean and the At
lantic Ocean. through French territory.
constructed ESQ years ago. by her an
cestor, Pierre Paul Riquet Baron de
Bonrepos. but her husband is also very
wealthy.
The Comte de GreTulhe is a most
hospitable, genial and open ha nded man
looking on the rosiest side OF every
thing. and determined to permit moth
ing to cloud his sunny disposition File
is the grandson of pcddler OF Ceven-
mes. who came to Paris at the time OF
the great French Revolution and
made fortune. Realizing earlier
than most people the wane of the
NaDoleonic regime, he turned his eyes
in the direction OF the Bourbons. and
became one of the most generous
hackers, In monetary sense, OF Louis
XVITI, while he was still In exile
After the restoration, Louis recon-
pensed the services thus rendered by
creating Greffulhe a peer Of France
and count.
Greffulhe thereupon married a Mile.
de Vintimille. daughter OF one of the
great mobiles entirely ruined by the
Revolution. His son. Henri married
into the ducal house Of De la Roche
foucauld, and was the principal banker
of King Louis Philippe during the
last ten years Of that monarch's reign.
managing all the Kings shrewd oper-
atoms on tho money markets of Parts
and of other European capitals
The present Comte dc Greffulhe ia
the son OF King Louis Philippe's
banker. and has given evidence Of the
possession of remarkable amount OF
diplomacy In managing to remain on
the best of terms with the republic.
without forfeiting the good will of his
ties.
1t was in order to be able to main
tain this exceptional position that the
countess, when offered some time ago
by the government the Cross OF the
Legion Of Honor. In recognition OF
the prominent part which she has
taken in every philanthropic enter
prise for the last twenty-five years
in Paris. declined the distinction, on
the ground that II might Impair her
powers Of usefulness In connection
with charitable undertakings
So splendid are the Inequalities OF
the count and countess at their house
in Paris and, above all. at their cha
teau OF Bots Boudran, that the coun,
goes by the name OF the Veau dor
| the one-time golden hue OF his fine
beard, suggestive of the yellow metal
being I'm part responsible for this so
briquct. Bots Boudran has at least
10000 acres OF richly stocked game
,, preserves, where Royalists, Imperial
lists. scions OF foreign rcigning houses,
and pillars OF the republican regime.
are accustomed TO meet on common
ground. Edward VII, the late King
Carlos of Portugal. the Duke and
Duchess or Aosta, Queen Mary Amelie,
Russian granddukes and Austrian
archdukes have all been entertained
at Bots Boudran, the battues in the
daytime being followed by special
representations OF the Coincide Fran
caise, or else of some other Partisan
playhouse, in the large private theatre
OF the chateau
The Greffulhes have several chill
dren, one of them being married to
the Due de Guiche, the clever son and
heir OF the present and eleventh Due
de Gramont.