The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-17
For Eighty Years 1t Has Been
Headquarters of Polish
Movement.
ny la MARoU1sE DE roNrENoY.

OLcS IN the western Hemisphere,
and. in fact, all over the world
VIII be Interested to learn that
Adam Czartoryski. twelfth prince OF
his line, Duke OF Klewan and of Zu-
kow, etc. and premier noble of the
Polish aristocracy. has effected the
sale of his Partisan palace, on the lilo
st. Louis. on the point Of the island in
the Seine at the junction of the DUAL
dAnjou and OF the Rue St Louis-cn-
lle with view up the river, and OF
the great cathedral on the opposite
bank. For nearly eighty years 1t has
been the headquarters OF the Polish
movement abroad the point which all
Poles bent on the recovery of their
national Independence looked to for
guidance, encouragement and support
n Possessed of vast wealth. the Gar
torysk!s have always been most gen
erous to theiyp-lcss fortunate fellow
countrymcn. and no ono Will ever
know the extent Of the largenesses
which have been distributed from this
palace OF theirs, known as the Hotel
Lambert. II owes its name to It's first
owner. Nicholas Lambert de Thorigny
president OF the Cour des Comics. for
whom 1t was built In the reign OF
Louis XIV. by the celebrated archi-
tect lie Van. and no money was spared
to make II sumptuous residence. the
famous painters lie Sueur and I.cbrun
participating In It's decoration. Vol
taire lived there with the Marquise do
Chatelet during the time when he COM
posed his "Henriade," occupying the
room where, lie Sueur painted his
Apollo and the Muses." masterpiece
which Is now in the Louvre. 1t was
SUCCESSFULLY occupied by Dupin. farm
or general OF tho taxes. and grand
f. 80
by Jeane Jacques Rousseau. who also
resided there for time. and then by
the Comte de Montallvet. to whom 1t
belonged. The great Napoleon had his
memorable Interview there with the
Comte de Montal,vct OF his day, imme-
diately on his return to Paris after
tho battle OF Waterloo. and the final
loss OF his cause. Ultimately IL was
purchased by the head OF the house of
Czartoryslei in 1913. and at first was
used as an asylum for young Polish
girls, before being converted into a
residence by the late Prince Ladislas
Czartorysk!, on his marriage to Pr!n-
cess Marguerite, OF the royal house of
France. that is to say, a daughter of
the late Due de Nemours. the wedding
taking place at the Chateau de Chan
tilly. under the roof Of her uncle the
Due d'Aumale.
married to Dona Marie Munoz Bour-
bon. daughter of Queen Christina of
Spain. and OF her second husband. the
Duke OF Rianzares. This made Prince
Ladislas a brother-in-law OF Queen
Isabella OF Spain. The only son OF this
union, Prince Francis. became bare
footed monk and missionary. and
died In 1923.
The outward aspect OF the palace Is
no iDh MI rs
seem as If they were never meant 10
open. and the thick walls have the APP
pearancc of surrounding convent
rathcr than the residence OF a great
noble. But inside the scene changed.
The palace was filled from cellar TO
arret with priceless art treasures.
magnificent tapestries. and MASTER
pieces OF both the modern and the mo-
dieval school of painters. Innumcr
able were the fetes given there by the
lat Princess Ladisias: fetes to which
the Zamoyskis. the Poninskis, the
Sapiehas. the Radziwills. the Potockis.
etc. used to flock, meeting there the
leaders OF the great world OF Paris
and OF the old arstocracy OF France.
Lord Huntingfeld, who has just
emerged with flying colors from suit
for Islander brought against him by a
FORMER tenant of his Suffolk estates.
whom ne had ousted from his holdings.
In consequence OF popular charges OF
immortality. Is bachelor peer of
seventy. who served for three decades
In the army, from which he retired
with the rank OF colonel of the Scots
Guards, after distinguishing himself In
the Egyptian and Soulanesc Wars
He has many Affiliations on this side
of the Atlantic. Thus. the first Lord
Hunt q fields son (,erord N
1S49 Michel Henry Percy OF Quebec:
while a second cousin. John Torrance
Nanneck n muffin millionaire. who died
about eighteen months ago, had a
home in Montreal as we'll as in New
York. his property in New York
amounting to nearly so,oo0OOO in
value.
The Vanneck family. OF which Lord