The sun., 1880-08-08
wnlonler. Rnt r,chlknkofr,s nunramnc, ua.

walouIefl. But Tschiknkoff's supremacy was
transient. Aksakon took his shoes, and In bis
turn gave way tOa celebrated painter. Bogol-
juboff. The Grown Prince hns grown more in
dependent Of lats. 1t would be a strange thing
ans san
society. should develop into II sovereign cApa-
bic 0t Resisting the intrieues OF his courtiers.
All the CzarevitChcs have been liberal. Alex
ander H. was by far more liberal than his ia
ther, but failed 70 Keep his promises. Alex
mnE san Hs pern viii
probably begin hv great reforms; hut the Car
VIII be the Car A. such ne will be the repre-
nntions preindices ambitions. and hopes. a
or be crushed ,'enenth its wheels. He evidently
clr"rishrs tao idea of Rlvtrg the country q
With and bsv W" % :" SGS
doubtful whether he will psr--v-rs in his
ths revoutinnists will demand. II he does. he
may be carried away by the current. destroying
viii follow. and his doyernment m Si may may becoms as
roncilonary as that OF Alexander III. His
position is unenviabe. His tnsk is doubtless
nnder & ri. " cannot. me" i il he would. be mere mere
nonentity., He must leaye eome mark on the
reconcile the largest empire In the world with
civilization anh freedom.
The Grand Duke Alexis, the, Emperors fourth
son. is thirty yrars old His life is u living ro-
nance. He fell in love with Aexandrinn.
daughter OF the celebrated poet Joukoirsky,
Count keutern. en- Minister OF Finance. She
was one Of the Youngest and hnndsomcst Of the
b til, SdS did ns S
the attentions Of the prince. II is said thut she
was thorough coquete. and that she refused
n husband. l met her in Switzerland. and from
p-rs NAL acquaintance fancy Tint her mind
When she secretly married Alexis she knew
that she wns entailng upon herself . liz" OF
misery. She married him because she could
conceive no love unsancti1ed 10y marriage She
married him because sue loved him. and for no
other moive TGsy were mnds one =. ABOUT no ten
n year Rherward. His wrath proved him the
real son Of Nicholas. Alexis was ,seunrated
from his Uride and sent to Central Asia and
America. Tue poor woman was 10 per
Count COUNT schouvaIoir @ was ssut %S' to " obtain Ei
that marriage contracted BY 2 member Of the
imperial family without the Empsr9r's sane-
wife lulling the hnndsomest child he had ever
sean. He hanghtilv communicated the Emper-
or's order She listened calmly. but positively
H.r uncle. the Count of Reutern. unsuccess-
fully tried To move her. For two years !shc
h"r husband. Mronwhile offers Of wealth came
daily from the Emperor. II she would consent
to relinqush all claim upon his son and marry
some one olse. For her chld's sake she finally
consented to the bargain. She now lives with
about 6 years old. No loveler nor nobler
image ot h.athfu boyhood than this little fell
low" says correspondent. ever gladdened
parents heart"
The Grand Duk. Alexis is charged with
shaHleiully deserving his wife. He Is CEN
srrel for yielding to his fathers wish. But
the Cars will cannot ho easily resisted. and
the atmosphere OF the imperial court in
which the prince has heen educated is too cor
rupt to fairly exact OF him more feeling ana
character thun he has displayed. He still loves
the Indy and says he Will never marry any
other woman. He has obstinatcly refused the
most brilliant offers OF marriage. He cnmbles
cumstances. and scandalonsly paraded his re-
atous with Mile. Maucourt. a French
variety actress. who can boast Of anything but
responsibility. Alexis IL certainly the unhap-
prst mrnIher Of the Cars family.
The Grand Duke Vladimir. the CZlr's third
agriculture. and has largely increased his revc-
nus by applying the latest improvements to tho
culture OF his domains. He is mentioned only
in connection with agricultural exhibitions, of
viii hs is Il p.rpelua President. He is the
handsomest OF tn. living RomanniIs. and the
greatest drunknrl OF them g The orgies NJ
the Vladimir Palace. especially when his
urg-Scnwerin are his guests. have scandal
izsi ST. P"t"rsbnrE. Before Vladimir married
TIL" Princess Maria Paulovnn OF Mrcnlenburg,
no was the widest of the Emperor's sons He
is now depicted as u toleraby good husband.
and u man who s disposed to relieve other
peoples suffer ings whenever he can.
Tue Grand Duke Serge AlrXanhrovitch is the
Emperor's favorit". He is % ynnrs Old. chief
Of various regiments OF the Russian army, and
uide-dr-cRmp TO his father. Like his youngest
brother, Paul AleXandrovitch. he is too insR-
nhcant to deserve IL detailed biography.