The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-28

Count Pau Festetics. Sr.. who has
Just been appointed by Emperor Fran
els Joseph 10 The offics ot grand
chamberlain OF the court Of Hungary,
must not be COMPOUNDED with his cou
sin, Count Paul Festetics, Jr.. a
younger brother of that Prince Tassilo
F'estetics who is the head OF the
house. If lay stress on this fact, II
is because the confusion between the
two Counts Paul Festetics has al
ready led to all kinds OF disagreeable
contretemps, and even sensational
episodes
The new grand chamberlain of tho
court of Hungary is man of seventy
two. who is member OF the HIM
garan House of Lords and of the
PriSy Council OF the empire. lie Is
married to Countess Francesca Palffy
Won E1rdody, who is one of the ladies
of the palace Of the court of Vienna,
and they have no children.
Count Paul Fcstetics, Jr.. is a man
of hfty-two, and no longer holds any
kind of office. not. u commission
OF, ~ : reserve list o; the army. lie
| came prominently TO the fore an the
early eighties by his @lopement with
the particularly pretty wife OF Jew
ish lawyer OF the nune OF Fischer,
with whom no was oblig.d ;ttcrwar1s
commission on the reserve list o: an
infantry regiment. He Killed Fischer
in the encounter. anr then married the
lady. Naturally, the couple were os-
TRACKED. in spite of which they al
tempted to brave matters and took
up their residence at Pestl..
On one occasion, invitations . a
court ball intended for Count Paul
Fcstctics. Sr., and for his wife. wee
Il
ter, although he must have known
that there was an error. availed him
self thereof TO appen~ with hi. wife
al court. 1t was ball ut which the
late Empress was present.
late En- press was present
The appearances upon the scene OF
Count Paul Festetics, Jr., and OF the
cX-Madamc Fischer, created amaze
ment among the guests and conster
nation among the court G.snltaries.
none OF whom At first cared to intcr-
fore, not wishing TO provoke q scan
DIAL. The guests, however. held aloot
from the lady. as If fearing that even
the touch of her skirts wou!l con-
tHminatc their dresses.
one OF the digni.aries. bciJe: than
the rsst. inquired oc Coun, PAU i'es-
tctics i.:o reason for ms presence, and
received very sharp answer from
as his wife had duly received cards II
invitation. This was reported To the
grand master OF tie court, and by
him to the Empcro" aud Empress. Just
at the moment when thay were about
10 make their entry intJ TIL ballroom,
AT tho head OF tho procession.
Francis Joseph, on learning OF the
presence of Count a:.i Countess Paul
Fcstctcs, ,Ir.. halted this cortegc, ana
,,.,t,, "A i,..
couple should hc removed At nj: c SITS.
by force if necessary. before he EN-
press and himself made their appear .
amcc. Nor did the imperial cortege
make it's entry with tn. customary
state and ceremony until the count
and countess had vanished. Oae O.
the principal chamberlains hal Of
fercd his arm 10 tho countess, inform
ing her that he had the commands ct
the sovereign to escort her out Of the
palace. while another chamberlain
took the arm OF the count, and dcliv-
cred TO him similu: message.
On the following day Count Paul
ITcstetics. lr., sent challenges 10 both
clamberlains as we'll as 10 he strand
master of the court. But by commend
OF Emperor Francis Joseph, these dig
nitarics declined the challenges, OH
the ground that they mad merely exc
cu;ed his very pcrcmptory orders
Count Pauls union was not L iappy
one, and in course Of time he divor cod
tho cN-Madamc Fischer. and i1lrri+d a
widowed Baroness Fekete de t.a;antha.
nee Countess Dcssewffy. by whom he
has Il seVcn-year-old son. But inaG-
much AS he is divorced man. his
present wife, despite hcr excellent
birth is not admitted to court
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