The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-10-03
AMERICANS IN RUSSIA.

"mark Twain" writes to the New
York Tribune an Interesting account
Of an informal visit paid BY the pasyen-
gsrs on board tho American steam
yacht Quaker City to the Car Of Rus.
ia At bis summer palace near Yalta
from which We make tho following ex.
tracts: . - -. -
The Emperor had on a white cloth
cap, and white cloth coat and panta.
looms, al Of questionable fineuesg. The
Empress and her daughter wore SIM
pie suits Of foulard, with little blue
spot in it, blue trimmings, low crowned
straw hats tri mined With blue velvet,
linen collars, clerical neck-ties of mus:
lin, blue sashes, aesh.colored gloves.
parasols-lady readers will take due
notice. The exceeding simplicity of
these dresses would insure them against
creating . sensation in Broadway. The
little Grand Duke wore 4 red calico
blouse and ! straw bat, and had his
pantaloons tucked into his boots. Sim
plicity Of costume and kingly stateliness
Of manner cannot 60 very we'll together
and was curious to see how the Im-
perial party would act. They acted as
if they had never been used to any.
thing finer. They were as free from
any semblance Of pride or haughtiness
as if their house had always been 4 vii
lage minister's house. They convcrsed
freely and unoonstrainedly with any
body and everybody that came along,
(they all speak English) and so did the
great officers Of the Empire that were
with them. Our party Of Americans
who were 20 distressed the day; before,
as to how they were going to ret
throug b this severe trial with credit,
suddenly found themselves entirely at
home and comfortable. ...
The 15-minutes audience pleasantly
augmented itself to half an hour, aad
then, Instead Of dismissing the guests,
the Autoerat Of al tho Russias and bis
family transformed themselves Into ush.
err, and led our tribe into the palace
dining.room, into the library, the phi
vate chapel, the sitting rooms, private
writingsroom-all over tho: establish.
ment, in fact. Icannot recollect half
tho places. There was no hurry; there
were plenty of affable Dukes and Prin-
cee, and Admirals to answer questions,
and this part Of the programme insen.
sibly wore out another half. hour, and
something over. When there Vas moth
ing more to see, the Imperial family
( bade the guests good-by It'll to-mor-
row." and Ne departed for tho palaee Of
the Grand Duke Michael, The young
Grand Duchess, however, went TO an.
other door and bowed 1t the party IN
detail ~ they passed BY. If you have
ever called on. an Emperor you will re.
member that little attentions net strict,
y in the bill were. tho very :enes; that
won't fdrthese towards making you feel
comfortable. That young girls pleas.
ant face, its expression Of friendly in.
tsrest, and her tinid bow, were not oal.
culated TO make any ono feel like = tire.
some nuisance. In my own: case I know
| this was 20. Il struck me forcibly at
the time that I had seldom felt 20 little
like = nuisance before. t@G SIR IiiHa
Il il singular, but tor theamomept
forgot that before all this leave-takina
occurred We were invited 70 tie palace
Of the crown.prince Of Russia (aged
twenty, md shown al through it viii
the same absence OF hurry Is was th<
case at his fathers mansion. q. 49,
! A drive Of twenty minutes brought
us to the beautiful park and garden,
and palace Of the Grand. Duke Michael
The first persons We saw there were th,
Empress and her daughter. They had
come BY : nearer road, I suppose
Whether Justly or not, We chose to eon
: slider this a q mark that they we're NO
altogether tired of as yet. The intro
duction to The Grand Duke and BIZ
Duchess WIS hardly over when th,
Emperor arrived himself: This Va,
4 about q cheerful rs it could be. III,
caught mp his brothers little childre,
and kissed them aifectionatsly., I coult
not help noticing that, because it va
% littls like what We had reason to ex
peet from the stern Russian Bear VI
read about 20 much. t@s ,@fas3s-
The Grand Duchess was n simpl,
drsssed % tho Empress as gentl
and uorsserved, and ~ ready to tall
With everybody. Her husband was jus
ike her in these respeets--a splendi.
: looking man, over eix feet high, vel
formed, and endowed With a kingly
presence as one could wish 70 see. H
wore handsome Cossaek uniform, an,
looked the military 70 = charm. He
Il was Who crushed out, in . two-month.
campaign, the Caucasian war, that ha
lasted 60 years, and won tho seosvete
: frst.degres CROSS Of the Order of 81
: George-ths only man Who has been !
Z decorated in 200 ysazs. II IL Z distin,
lion that ean 30 achieved, but the tern
are not sasy-dauntless courage, exalte
!, military genius, and success.
+ There wss but little oetsmony her,
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