New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-05
THE CZIKlN4 ANNE.
From The GcnHem0n's Mana zine

From The GenHeBion's Nqgq.in
The slim fragile type of beauty l. nor poprlar N
Europe Above all things the ladies' OF It. Peters.
burg desire 10 De plump. Beauty Is measured "
the avoircupols standard and no lady can lay tDe
least claim % II unless she turrs the scale az @Vo
weight With ease. Therefore Anne. whose proper
tIous were most massive. was regarded by her sub
j-cts a. a very beautiful woman. Her head was
buttressed either side BY pair OF the chubpiest
vsrinlhon- paInted cheeks. which tremblef IKE
Jelly az every motion she made. Mr. Carlyle conn
paTcs them 20 pair OF " estphaIia hams Tor SIZE;
and he might have added. orexpressl0n. Certainly
they were ef-lssertIug 90 dwarf All ner otner
fac al features Her big bones were well padded
with sE-dcsh that on the whole was rather
qqleseent ami gnoItrqsiye Tor Esiia3 E%Fress.
beddcd dark blue eyes which IN 80 far n they were
visible -paTkled with satire and sAreNdness. For
90 large woman, her motion and carriage were cay
and graceful ana her twenty ,t0ne-Wcl-ht gllueh
among her cOurtlers without much snOrJng or graf
M u the machine. and, II we ARE 70 credit some OF
her admirers. might add almost a silently ana
lightly a SUI beam. In spite Of her weight. she
was distinguished pedestrian. >he showed herself
exceedingly atiDe and gracious at her receptions;
smiles " ineNprcssibly sweet says one sho was
favored with a few, lowered over her mouth ana ny
up a conference which the same gossip says nah
something awful IN lt-aud doubtless there + some
thing sOiemnIZIlg IN abnormal bulk. Her ana
bllty IS SUCH says Mrs. igor, that you seem
talking to equal and yet she does not Tor mo-
mcnt drop tJe 81 Inity Of a sovereign
Others found r safer 20 talk 70 her III moDosylla-
bies leTe 10 story told Of Euler, Who taught In
the Academy OF Science established IN =. Peters
burg by Peter the Great during the whole OF her
reign IL l74l be accepted from tfedcrcH the oiier
Of the Profes-orship OI MAJ heiuatics n D"rIn
Academy On his arrival IN Berlin be was invited
by the Queen Mother 10 visit her at her palace.
Euler trembled her presence, and, III spite OF ner
kindly efforts 70 put him at his ease, was quite un-
able 20 overcome his terror. The z Teen, simple,
gentle and uuassuuling. knowing thar there vas
nothing Of the bogie about Ter, asked hiin WY ne
answered her IN monosyl.ab aud trembled.
Madam" said be. IL Is because have come from
court acre, II one speaks at greater ieDgtn ana
with more freedom. the chances are Jnat nc VIII %
Hex Mojestys habits Of lie were very regular.
Her Ministers arrived az the paace every morning.
sumner and winter alike. az y o'clock Z" transact
affair. Of : ate before when hour she Lad OreaA-
tasted. She dined az noon with the Duke 81 Cour,
land. On public occasions she Ginec III pnoiic, ana
then she sat on a throne under a gorgeous canopy.
the Grand Duchess Anne ana the Princess tIZsueth
being the only guests the table az whcl she pre-
sided, aud the Lord High Chancell,r aeuns a3
waiter After a Il ght supper she retired ID resi- AZ
II. Nor even IN the Court or France WAS ostenta-
tlon and display carried further than II was by
Anne People who came TO Court twice n the sane
dress were dlsgraced and many OF the ladies' aud
gentlemen OF the palace seriously IMPAIRED tLeir
for unes IN their anxiety 70 Zratify the tZarlna )
ambition that EeT Court should be TIE most Ori-
liabt IN Europe, tie salaries she gave them peihg
quite inadequate. Yet llcOngruty ran through al
their grandeur; vulgarity and refinement kissed
each other Y0u would see brilliant rings on uu-
washed fingers with large tract Of soil under tue
nall. Rich fabrics were cut into clothes that nun
loose on the body ike sacks. a nobleman Wearing
a beautiful costume WVulu udFp HIS H"r -
with i.thy Wig. his was the result Oh telef
efforts 10 force external civilization on his subjects
without the preliminary preparation Of inward cal
ture and refinement Of mind and sDlut. Yet she
herself was thioft personihed. Her own apparel
was ever rbe poorest aud the painest. six hand
kerchIef round her head, a scarlet jacket and 9
black petticOat were her usual morning dress and
she always wore plain long gown IN tue aIter-
noon There WAS no more constant Wis tor 70 the
auction rooms where drapery goods were sold nan
the Czarina and when a piece OF SIX or article OK
vo~+, mi flp would often lisp
ont a bid A, and it was well understood that 10
frowu suggestive of Siberia would overcast Her
Majestyis face though any OF her subjects trumpet
her price and secured the coveted possession