South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18

kHhF 'l Via ulilt@t W0tsse AiueTl-
can mother. formerly Miss Schonts.
is now in New York with him
The family OF Luynes is Of Ital-
ian origin. IL first acquired no
tOriety through Charles d'AIbert de
Luyues. the favorite OF King Louis
XIII OF France. who created him
duke and peer Of parliament and
whose widow Marie de Roman.
married the second time Claude Of
Lorraine. duke OF Chevreuse. by
whom, however. she had no chill
dren. But after the death of the
latter she bought from his heirs the
duchy Of Cheyreuse, together with
the castle OF Dampierre which she
bequeathed 10 her son by her first
husband. and thus brought this title
into the Luynes family Many years
later they also acquired that OF
prince of Neuchatel and OF Valen-
gin by the marriage Of Duke
Charles Philippe OF Luynes with
Louise Jacqueline Of Bourbon SOis-
sons. in 171O.
The Duchess &c Chcvrcuse.
Dampierre. which is one Of the
most beautiful residences in the de-
partment OF Seine ct Disc. has re-
manned in possession Of the Luynes
family ever since the death of the
Duchess de Chevreuse. During the
French revolution its owner and his
wife. that Duchess de Luynes who
was one Of the ladies-in- waiting on
Queen Marie Antoinette. contrived
20 establish for themselves the rep
utation of being good citizens. and
they were left in undisturbed pos
session of their family castle in
which they lived very quietly until
the storm Of the Terror" had
passed away Then they returned
~ Paris. where the Duchess &c
Luynes was one Of the first ladies'
who again opened her home to what
was left Of the old French society
Napoleon restored 10 her and to
her husband large part OF their
former properties. wishing to con-
ciIiate through this piece of gener-
Osity the Faubourg St German,
whose support at that time he would
have been very glad 10 win. But
though the Luynes would rather
have felt inclined to accept the ad-
vauCes which he made to them
through the duchess's great friend,
Prince de TaIleyrand, they were
prevented from too openly espous-
ing his cause by their daughter in
law. the Duchess de Chevreuse. she
remained until her death an irrec-
oucilable enemy of the new EN-
perOr. and this i'm spite Of the lat
ter's efforts To win her sympathies.
efforts which he carried TO an amaz-
ing extent. considering the imperi-
business OF his disposition.
Madame lie Chevreuse was APP
pointed one of the ladies of honor
to the Empress Josephine, much 10
her disgust. but when she was ask
ed 90 attend the queen of Spain.
wife Of Ferdinand VII, when the
Spanish sOvereigns were living at
Nalencay I'M what was more or less
"a prison however golden. the Ouch
ess de Chevreuse replied that she
would never accept a position which
was nothing else but that of a jail
ct. and that no strength in the
world could compel her TO de- so.
And to he sure that this message
would reach Napoleon. she wrote
il direct to him. The emperor found
that this piece of insolence was too
much. and the duchess was exiled
I'm Lyons. and forbidden 10 return.
or 90 live in Paris: a punishment
which affected her to such an eX-
tent. that she died very soon after
10 was then discovered that her
beautiful fair hair which had al
rays been so admired. was nothing
else but "a wig. her own being of a
fiery red a fact which she had very
cIeverly contrived TO hide from ev-
erybody. After her death her hus-
Band. who i'm due time succeeded To
the family honors, married again.
and 10 is from him that the pres
emf due of Luynes is descended.
DampiCrrc.
pampierre. which had remained
untouched for two centuries. was
extensively restored in the latter
half of the last. and is now one OF
the wonders Of France Among
other apartments it contains a small
closet. an hung up with violet vel
vet in the middle of which stands
a silver statue. the work Of the
great artist. Rude. representing
King Louis MIL, the real founder
OF the glories OF the house OF
Luynes. This was put there by the
grandfather of the present duke.
who repaired the castle IL was ne
also who drained the moat which
surrounds this lovely residence and
who added much TO the natural
beauties of the park
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