New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-17
How n Lady REGARDS Alexis,

How n Lady Regards Alexis.
Mary Celnmer Ames in the Ind, "ndrnt]
came home from the country i'll time to
see Alexis: and. strange To tell, am NOT
ashamed to own it. Most of my friends.
find, seem TO feel that there is great merit
| in saying: "th didn't 90 to see the
prince-it was mere happen" or with "A
superior air., Il don't run after princes "
Well. l don't: but like to look at them
when they look as well as Alexis. and have
a face and head as well worth studying as
the pure type of an historical race | went
on to Broadway on purpose to see tie son
of the Emperor ut Russia and am more
than obliged to Mr.. Brady tor the delightful
| seat in his gallery which enabled me to do
so: which gave that fair X ,nano.f face and
magnificent head To the treasured pictures
of memory. Every name outside OF our per
sonal life is what association makes IT,
Mere curiosity might lead a crowd to gaze
| at the Prince OF Wales in Broadway: but
to-day his name could inspire no enthu-i-
asm. He has ontlived the iairest promise
of his youth. His mother and poor Alley
andra would shed Il wife's and mother
tears for him. but it would be better for
England to-day if he were dead. Eight
centuries of kingly blood from William the
Conqueror. from Robert Bruce. through all
the lumpish and rakish Georges, may make
him royal. but has failed to make him noble
day. it could only he for his mothers sake,
or because he is heir to her crown.
Her son. Arthur Patrick. aroused no en-
thusiasm in America He was a very tame
young man; well enough, but no more
The most remark able thing about him was
his shirt collar and that was ugly. Royal
blood. from William the Conqueror to AL
bert the Good. have failed to produce in
him anything more than Il perfectly com
mn nI.,Da Ion,
into Broadway to behold him: so don't
worry, my brother. It's d prince | fancy.
not princes. The Romanntf OF the nine
tcenth century is q splendid creature. only
about three centuries since he came out
from the people. and when the line of Rurir
ceased nearly three centuries since. he
came forth from the people. brutal, AMI
made himself king. Nearly three centu
rirs have gone. and he is still Il king-an ab-
solute monarch over one of the largest en-
pires of earth. To-day he is strong, chiv-
alrous and gentle. stately and noble to be-
hold. The young Alex comes from a race
OF giants. Peter the Great was q giant in
frame IA well as mind. The Empress Anne
and Elizabeth were rs strong rs men
Catherine the Great, with the power and
passions OF a man. could strike {. man
down with one blow of her hand.
The Emperor Nicholas. iron in muscle
and WILL was the handsomcst man in
Europe. His son Alexander, the present
emperor Of Russia, is scarcely less renarIza-
bic for manly beauty, and in person and
presence Is ''every inch king" The wife
of Nicholas, beautiful and good, was "a
daughter of the almost divine Louisa of
Prussia. the loveliest victim ever inundated
to the cruelty Of Napoleon the FIRST The
present empress Of Russia comes from a
princely house, famous for the piety and
graces Of its daughters. Thus, looking
forth from Mr.. Brady window. l saw this
young man Alexis. whose cortege will be
here presently, inherits from his ancestors
many OF the most powerful. some of the
worst, and some Of the best traits in human
nature.
At last the crowd began to push forward.
then to sway back before the advance of a
platoon of mounted policemen. Then came
more than a thousand policemen in a solid
body, as one man; then u regiment with
banners and band; then four regiments Of
young men, forming 4! hollow square IN
lts centre, IN carriage drawn by four let
black horses, with gold mounted harness,
rode the young man OF the hour.
He sat head and shoulders above the three
other gentlemen in the carriage. and was
conspicuous. not for his attire which WAS
he uniform of lieutenant in he Russian
navy, but for his powerful stature, and for
the height of his head. which rose like
dome under its glory Of golden hair.
People, thinking only Of the prince mo-
ment before, forgot him in admiration o!
the man. Handkcrchiefs waved, huzzas
went mp. Alexis bowed his head to his
friends
Thus, amid flowers and banners, beauti-
iul women. glad music, and the shouts of the.
people. followed by miles and miles of
mounted and marching men. thousands of
" i1om were as fair. as Young and a. brave
AZ himself, the son of the emperor OF Russia
entered the metropolis of the country to
which he has proved SO devoted an ally.
For, after all, until the moment when they
saw his face, it Was only the son OF the EN-
peror OF Russia that the people waited TO