New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-17

| see. He was not even the heir to its throne
True, it had been told of him that his TWEEN
ty.two years had already compassed deed.
of heroism that he was true sailor in q
J storm at twelve years OF age; that he had
| rushed into the water and saved a strange
young girl from drowning, at the risk of his
life; and these deeds proved that he was
more than prince-a man, with the Unborn
| nobility of manhood in him.
! Yet not for this vas he hOnOrcd. He was
! welcomed for his father, who received an
American admiral with royal honor, who
has never spared money nor pains even III
his reception of private American citizens
ami who was Ap'erica's steadfast friend in
her darkest hour. 1t was New York vel
| coming Russia. Who would not come into
broadway to see its prince Yet no less
the Archduke Alexis wins good will for
himself wherever he goes. His striking
person and presence. combined with "A sngu.
lar m"le>ty of demeanor, disarms criticism
and iDclines the lOudest "sOvereign " citi-
zen to pardon him for having been born a
prince, and to like him as a man. For this,
personally, he will be the longest remem-
bered and admired-that, had he not been
the son Of an emperor, no less he would
have commanded respect and admiration as
a man.
The Archduke Alexis is over six feet
high, with great breadth and depth of chest,
an erect carriage. and head remarkable
for its hei ght and development of rever-
ence, veneration and benevolence. What
ever else he may forget to do. he will never
forget 10 say his prayers The upper part
OF his face is of remarkable beauty The
hair. waving and gollt II. is cut short
His forehead is intellectual, his eyes of
deep blue, large and full, with those swift
scIntlllationS of ever-chang ing expression
which betray the soul, and make the finest
charm of any human face. The best of his
face Is its manliness. 1t is a thoughttuly
earnest facc-the face of a man who would
be no less noble in trial and adversely than
amid all the splcndors Of fortune. His hands
are simp1. huge. and have the grip of a
polar bear. At least. they are capable of
bearing more hand shaking than ordinary
hands. l saw him 90 through with this
American ordeal the other evening. He did
1t with patience and grace. if not with en-
thusiasnl. 1t gave a sturdy. unsentinental
grasp to the daintiest kid-glovcd hand out
stretched to him. But the face of Alexis
told many stories during the process One
instant it looked pleased, the next weary.
the next indifferent. and the next would
brighten again. He is very handsome and
agreeable" said a Young lady who danced
with him. "but lie has the ugliest hand |
ever saw
And, if she makes the thin sensitive.
nervous American hand her criterion. it is
not strange that she calls the giant fist ugly.
1t is an ugly. honest hand, that looks AS if
it had travelled down the Romanotf line
from a day when the Romanotfs were not
royal If the grand duke cant dance
well. he can walk with a will. Head and
shoulders above all the company, he went
about with Miss on his arm. The
Young lady was very graceful and pretty.
in blue Grape, with little blue feather and
pink aigrette in her hair. As the two went
laughing and chatting through the crowd
they We're fair 10 see. 1t was the story old
as the earth. OF the youth and the maiden.
In their glorious Young manhood and
both We're royal. We prose
over the vanity Of earthly honors: vet no
less is it the >plendor of life to be born TO
It's purple. 1t is OF heaven to be born Young.
beautiful and beloved. Il was young Men"
Madame DE Stael would say. and burst in
tears. whenever. in exile or sorrow. she re-
allied the glory of her youth. If it is the
ion of an illu>trious race. the representa-
i've OF Il vast and friendly power. the son
Vt an emperor. no less is it youth beauty.
bravery aud manhood whom America wei (
.OmeS in fhe y,linu man AlpXiS