Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-02
THE Chateau of Wartegg (Switz-
erland, where Charles l of Aus

THE Chateau of Wartegg (Switz-
erland, where Charles l of Aus
tria found asylum, is situated
on a hill overlooking the pretty
village of Staad. surrounded by a
superb park which fringes Lake
Constance. 1t was for long time the
property of the lords of Wartensee,
but after 1857 it changed masters
frequently, and was finally purchased
in 1866 by Robert 1, Duke of Parma.
who restored and enlarged it. Ac-
tually it is occupied by the Duchess
of Parma, mother of the old sover-
eign. by the Duke of Braganza, his
duchess and sisters of the eX-Em-
press Zita-
They lead there. very simply. the
life of country gentlemen. Without
any degree of pomp, Charles 1 and
Zita, often accompanied by the little
hereditary prince, Othon, the Arch
duchess Adelaide and the Archduke
Robert d'Este. go for walks along
the picturesque shores of the lake or
climb the nearby wooded hills. IN
terspersed with numerous orchards
and great farmhouses of character
istic architecture.
The great family table brings to-
of the chateau. Decidedly little poll
tics is spoken there. Charles, with
his thirty years, seems to be scarce
1v older than the Princes of Parma,
his wife's brothers. After the evening
meal. at which the young princes
are not present, there is music. IN
tba great salon, the Duchess OF
Parma eagerly engages in bridge and
+be ex-emperor, who detestS the
came amuses himself with his chill
dren.
During the sad April days when
the snow falls in great flakes as IN
mid-winter, the evenings are long
at Wartegg. The hereditary ex-
prince loves to ,scribble. He draws
with all the Imagination of his six
and a half years, long railroads and
locomotives vomiting clouds of black
smoke. The little Archduchess Adel-
aide plays with her dolls and Arch
duke Robert d'Este, who is only A
years old, crawls into his father S
arms so that the latter may guide
his little hand and permit him to
initiate the drawings of his older
brother. Recently the little princes
have had the great enjoyment OF
making a big snow man at the en-
| trance of the chateau. He VIII be
the porter" decreed Archduke
! Othon. They dress him up in big
hat with an umbrella and an old
pipe. like all good snowmen, whether
| bourgeois or proletariat. During a
SNOWFALL fight, in which Charles,
himself, took part with his brother
| in-law, the hereditary ex-prlnce
found it much quicker to snatch
snow from his porter with Whlcn
10 lombard his uncles, who, from
/ the height of the ivy covered turrei
/ over the entrance. resisted their as
| sailants to the best of their aplilty.
| 1t is truly the family life in all
| it's simplicity. The eX-empress, low
ever. is often uneasy over the liihess
of her son. Archduke Felix, years
old. who is at Lucerne. twice
day the Countess of KarsenorocK.
lady-in- waiting. sends reassurih ihe
news over the. telephone. Zlta de-
vot.s the greatest part OF her time
to her children. Prince Othon al
ready speaks German and Hungar-
ian fiuently. he is beginning to study
French and English. When one
views the intimate life of the ex-
soyereigns closely, one understands
how false was the rumor OF di-
vorce between Charles and Zlta, cur
rent u few weeks ago. on the con-
trary. advei sity appears to nave
united the young couple more tha1
cvcr--and this family life can ps
cited as an example.
At Early Mass Every Day
Every Gay Charles rises at
| o'clock and attends the family mass
which is solemnized in the chateat
chapel by Bishop Seydl. the ex-arch-
bishop at the Hofbourg, who lives
in a chalet in the park. The former
sovereign studies great deal ane
is an omniverous reader of historical
works. At Eckartsau he began q
study of the historical documents
relating to the Thirty Years War
He has never thought of writing his
memoirs, as has been said of him
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