, 1880-06-07
OBITUARY..
Tho Empress uf lt'tFNtn.
Ntm 1'yyj; jjf,4ilrt, .fuNf !,

Or itesse-pMf'ts'alt' anu "l ns rf Wn' ,,,'',r W."
clI'i,a lhnisa, a"ngnttt" u N1l s' ,a ,.tmS, 'r,,
Hereditary rrneo m a''s'' eng @ M''9 i, 'H' n"r
v",,,, r., hrr prrnt 1mnuty and rcntlc,,rss ot
,,,',',,,,n c,,,, ,,..a ,mnrrth in AnriI ISL.
a'sl'oslt'' oho was ll'.'.n" ,, ~ 1'M' Mi,.',;
10 ilu then Gr4!liu l>lke AhSh'iuel -tl'ola!c-
witch, wi,u, MI tho ,lratl! Of Ills fatlicr. the
E;m,eror Nicholas, March 3, 1866, succeeded
-, In tl,,,,,,., IF russin.
OF tho circumstances attending this mar.
r!ngn very romantic story ~ loh'' wtl'cn II
would nut he safe Ia acccpt ~ u "pinifl, I'LL
yarnishu,l tnlc" /, IL related l,at When the
ehnteE,c A'tH p. n.t ,., I'M "" ,,,, ,.t",, ~,
letty Gtrna' Courts III lsU'' Win II w" ~
stlcetng III eligible Princess rs MS WIFE, he
,,,',,, his chnt,.n ,vns rx,u,rt,,! tn fill, mil
WI. mis". 49,. us .a" ,,..;.,,, ;,,inoss tnu r.;
that inc young llssshlh lltneeSS, 'ielt ~
asserted TINT Alexander WIS Etnraut of tho
"x,stnucr nj t,,o ,n,Iy In mustiou whru, mr.
.,,,,,.,. ~. Er,.r,,rt ~, }a ,vnv IN f,.rsr,,hr
m w. I,,'i,a, ~ f,nl,, Ia ,yns inylui by tia
| irln1 Duke OF lltSSc 70 visit llarli,s,tnius.
Tic story procee,!s Tint Alex'tInler went NTH.
Or anl w,s entertained ut i Stat" ellltnnr 1T !
which tho young Princess was not prcSenii
that he nfterwarA ensilaly SAW her whetl ~
hlswAy to rawjlg-ru"ln,wass stiltrit win
her simplicity and grace, nnsl, learning by lli-
uutry win She was, forthwith seectrtl lirr
IL IL tic Grand DMkc nf l,alrn ,.!.t the nttrac.
tiotls Of thu two Prtn:rssps of that Court.
Sssray Ia y sF; s s,y X'is IL sS II i'sry trsE asf liz
| stern parent, thu CzAr Nicholas, t9 consent
10 81 unforeseen nnlseli,, but TINT 1--we final
" conquered by tho aid Of nttrnlt tllInl;"y.
grtl!er too Eli1llly imprnlAbltttes Oh lis iHet'.
Whatever tlic, fncts Of tl'o ease may have
been, tho marriage tOnls place ~ ahoyc li'eil-
tluncsI, and tifieen years later she, WIS
cruwllr Empress ut 31uscnw IN AuGuat. ts;ti.
amid /, s.utlc nj great f,'slfyity nllu s1!ttIsoF.
I. cl!arsr tro. pstty, \, GSr1n r., H"rt To-
"M"MEA ] 10 .azzlt tllc MUD of II young nul
lntS}MrienecA Princess, hut the llcW
| PRINCESS lnIprrial ,Sooll Won tho hearts Of
tic llt,ss!a,. people I}y The grace ni!!t .l9-
!iuyss of Ter l,.arlllg lnw:lrA I'LL wlln cun,u In
rultact with her. She seon lrarntd II knew
tic people annons wl'o!l l,cr lot wis cast.
. ttur,,ght alul feeling, but a!so IN rrlisio,l.
t[vys wns lin t,urfn.lrtuvy rampllance with.
tllc outward fors If II faith Mlopte.l to
Sic cnterc,l thoroughly irlo lilo spirit IF tHe
j;y,ck Church, aud lnt; IN nctiye part in ail
lis v"lIgios movements sincc shortly nftrr
aSrrso !" % t,e tro"s hv ne ,npa "a fst jyru5lo ,
!: IL i;nssiA, writes u tile Empress rs follows:
- . liz spltt OF ier Protestant birth and ctlte..-
tim, tho Empress shuwet! MI aloi'g eeralIl
. while rO1,sort to thu tletr-apparcnt. from tho
desire il, u sul.llnr, and after her husbands
accession to tic tlIroIs from the increasing
ys'sI;tS iay ssS"rss %t S f SG rr Hfs ill., isr "y Il"
nnrlv fnSIrti: sckly mil sentimental, tho nt,-
blo iaty wns not calculated to win more ttIan
esteem aNl friysR s.. tr" S"',Srt y se W..
i, nhlu pnrtlnn Of thu llurertai leisure lmttrs.
: Often co,tlinotl III, s!nr apartments for wtefs
:" tHlry of tho lungs, wcnrlnl with thu world
r., aDG Its delights, With her youth early fnde
" " ,lid ncr illusions destroyed, the Empress
T. us' whi.T Ind ,,yays ti!lu' ltur apartments. Toi
:; I'm years it hail l,uun well known tllat hcl
n Muitsty hutl found rlllrm III Tho .ltyoinl,a
~ rxtrcisrs nj thu liteIess rites IL tllo trcel
y, W Emperor, md tllat tie. high eccl,:sASt!s
:" :" lSusfianoif exercised III int'nece ever III
o. noble uentcnt sl,cll ',s laM never lscn tsrat M
III l,ernr lnIliIgr,l In inclinatoE< llt habits u
ID Which its c,lsurt cDllLi !,n.e IN sl,.re, Il!
- ,nore rapidly ansl sleci slly ts! ,lle n!ltlc'c
~ trrnsr. liz si:vtitly lluIunG,.. 20 tho nbttut
IT, u; Of tic private up.rtnrnts ot tho sovereign
!" Il" whom he tlruw deeper nlld deeper tntd, III
~ ~ n,ul interests Ilu sI,ll wilril l}asllallni
If fvI1ul ready l,ad brpM .ulrrabIy prepare
rts FROM tho lpsInming, hut it WIS subsequent
exte!s'! sseniy y w'fn tI. tnv ,t,sst thfta
~ ~ strucii: tic j5nl.s|, Princess naynlar III
,nr bride uf tlA hel-npiAPr1t. III thn ttOgililH
'e' tlig {;renli Church, au Of preparing he
III "i m n,,,st INN H. S.ynrul uf Lilo llIrs If til
us ,Is Im'rrinl 1.nurt ,iu,l btvn lr,S rnllsplcol
u f"r their ur,lut religious zrAl uinl lair tc,,s
MR. Gncy tn llitfl;'tea M9allst @ nalhu!is.s,
~. MiNl FrnttslMntlslll. lne G1Slti"tc opFt.sS
tlHu WlltrH l1uA 1ttll ESHlDILpi w !!
. .,ii,rfa n,;l,lr .i!icu lii, iny the restoration
ti,a nI,1 rirnls ri tho Lutllur;lu C!lurc!,
y" E,,',,, @ y. .,,r1a,d m Mn Iiv,nii;. r,nanatr
lssl"'talt., 49,. - Ia, Gr,,,,
All nhl A1all. tiot h'o.t"ltus.' "ns n n' ,I =;
'lsG party Ht lNtles, ~ W1l'se ln,aa stnH u
mr. Countess A1ltnt" lSt1ll{rHF1A lIHuHt..
Ur- Early In IaI1 TIM lti-ilEIillunt, ttlU trial
rnt n,sn Sirin,ns, ,ii,.,t. regretted Iyull Kussi
lhi !rhM rnms..ss mi tyer };,vn attached III lii
n- 80, iIi: t,nutt. inr,.w hrr t,ltn IL stntn IF Il
alUr '.... 80 ami ,I.ntn,,i ,i.r
Htn G',t',,,s ,, S s;,,, hnmrs ,;tIl, Inv
ur- ilElhus Lfal. DIV Hl".I .t," .t t ,.. =, ~ ~,
cut MIR rftalIlsEr plfs'E HA ttlo S'a't sst!'t ~.
lis u g!nnb nSer thn remaining S'f!!a ~ llrr ~
.tn :;l,N lia.l lsrrn MI along friendly " i'rln
Mr i,I .r'',, I M In,ln",,".. ti,u, In, WIS