, 1880-11-27
CAr11AI,rS.A I>o1t;onouKr.

Tho ah!tlHai 1Hfnhlt'S nnttie II brown.
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C4Ar11ARrS4A DOLGOHOuKr.
Fsttf1LHrg IurrfsJtpnGSncs }feffatr 1tt.xtiaik.
It was In tho year 1871 When Cznr Alexander
snw for the iIrst t!me his prcsrnt wife. Mt tl,at
time tho l'rfhccss CatllutInn DpfynroukL Shs
was then urannttng ut uNs of tho most FASH
ionAbio institutions nt learning in Petersburg,
mud tho Czar anu blH fan'iy wero present to
witness tho solemn proceedings. The narrelo,,s
beauty mud ,spluntlId fnrln III the IN yGnra old
,ua1acn.-1uit1e slll, moro ftEclnatlngby tho rosy
hcnlth md rlgor of youth.-i,cr chas,c aud mod
cst appearance, did not fatI IL nak1 tho
deepest inprcsston t1i,on tho hchrt Of tho
Cur. fso cngnscI her In conversation.
ngament tho bnshful girl. thus dtstin-
p1Itslt1 before all het companions, bccan4l
so far composed ny to be ubfe to answer all tho
questions 0f tho Czar fntctlfKent'y. lie thon
letrned her mime; that her PARENTS fnd tllcl
svllch she wns quite young; thAt hrr relations
flnI pHcctl her 1T tho st. Cnthar.na institution
for tic education Of yo,lnx Elsls OF tho Isassi0M
nobility: tint utter her graduation shn would
return to tho homo of her aftlcr brother, WHO
oce,it'ie'! with his family p4lace OIL tic Eli
Kl1ssl Quny.
After this day the Emperor pai.t frequent
rlsfta 10 lu liouYu Of Prince DulHnrUukl, until
ttnally there tlhl not pnss IL tiny whefi he
wns nat sech In tho company Of tho
beautiful young IrInccss, taking II atrull
III tho Quay or In tho magnificent gardens nd
jpintug tho palncc. GbasIpy Petersburg society
soon tnado thcso walks OF tllotr Cur with tho
young 4lrt the chief themo uf their Interesting
conversation. This guss1p, hnwercr, becamo
very n,l,1oyirg to hott. and tl,clr walks wero
changed fronl tho English Qyay 10 the Qlsay ut
Engineers, Tut even there they weru fDltnwtsl
l'y tito lnlriaItIyc and lynx.cye'l pi,bl tc who
WIS tlio lust Ds! tho iolIg list Of AIcxatler'A
tt,lul,ts. Lung drives IN tho Hc!rlliDrl,ut, nr
thg QuAy NJ EnEInccra md tn tn. Islands ,srrt,
resulted to to cseapu tho curious eyea Of tho
Tt;u young rlrl SOON ovcrcaua her hashfu.-
illH Ut thu lnitucu Of her brpthur, to which liu
inllnl lstit'.!ttutee by buck dur unscuu ~ tho
1ile Uxarlna sui, t,ccan,o acquainted with tho
snlv Of ns['tlis, nnd lliy ii1Nl hitter sern tho
steties witch passed. botwee,l her and hur ltogu
yerItH, lfut ,lo Empress silently ln,lurset this
!utust q .lo @Mrs esc!'.n'tacs. Ihlt Is !. lns.
resexs ss So S ssF rsss @ u s ~. H % htf !e
1naids OF h0nur The P.incts$ received tho title,
hut she dt.l not receive tho n!onuEntm Ut tho
cvery inai' af h"nor i,y TIC Czurna 1essc,f
!n Acknowledgements Of hur posl,iun. II, tho
reSss os W. H., oy vor IL r 1S t1 st
il wis ony tlso is,witchtng beauty Of tho young
Aescr M ~ se 's ,."t t psssss ' cttos FMes es1ii g
o. any lH',ver T e i conversation whatever. Other
I;tnprrss W!ls nls., Il princG*s Dngurouki Ut Il
H. VII S &lSsss 6 o S e S esnra s VIZ as
also , ofton been c;nlsouniltl VII, her sIstsr.
1 Ill., wS'S Viz 81 Ss ,"t rs, II : I'M u
ingenious, and WHO lost Acr h:,sbunl .i.trinR the
!hissn-1urklsh war In tito scf.nsn nf tho shlptn
i,!ss, ycAis ngo severed a'' connection bctweeu
Ihs Is thc sas irinccss u. who, t,y her sp.r,
Ht;a tS;lSnts 70 ,enr.ttnrY,d the nks "f 'xs-
stlntIne. tlAt he offered her hs l,a1,d tw ycurs
aen: II wns whispered IT that t!ule tat the pp
ent,se a,,d otslncles 1T tho way or thu ct,t,snl-
i!l,.tton Of thls .nnTriagc. Princess Catharina
:1Dss not 3!stIlxasl' hsrsatf 1y any psses.
in,s nlso made great inroais upon hor icauty,
nut the love which tho Car. b'rs: hur mud
Guy as during tho IayR Of their il,st ncqunin,-
ntsce. Lof,R mo iho tzAr secl1rsl tho tutnre ot
seonro fur hcr, With I'LL hls tll,votlon a,ld nt-
tuobment for tho .lovo u his oll uue, ai,d ti,at
Diiity 10 which she really WIS entitled becauso
IT hor own high birth. T0 tho eanla extont Ia
tho cznrina remained distant % tho Princess,
to tho Gn1nD extent tho lnttGr fhd to c,lGuro tito
cool but dIeniiiod resorvu Of tho li,,sslan nris.
tocracy, anl this reserve cost her ulAny tcara
u
| Tho TriMr1ss DOlKorpuki appeared ut Court.
nut hardly any Court -Iali or6thor festivity took
place without cutsimg hcr, deep grief aud sor.
| totum Of tho Court. whtspor.!l Ills pressing IN.
aons y 'hS sars 0f od 'ho e. cortgs thas
! tnvit.tion far such or such a, slnnce,-tho ds-
| 1tuguIshcd gentlemen wety atways sorry to DO
| ongaGcd nlrrntiy to other Indies. 10 ihOso d4-
| tlnEusuel gentlemen tho lnstit,iltion WIS di-
reet!y lnallo, bocA.,se of css prominent dancers
| tho Princess mover stood Ii! need sl!o never
| iittle ctrete With those personalities whom she
Ss;s NssaRnS'sa s ss 1Sa1 ns f s1 S91a not
pilmsntary vislt 10 tho Princess, but there tho
de8orto,l lsy my la,ls. OH tho contrary, thcy
wanto4 office With tut sa.ary. Or any lucrlltyu
sslceessini Il thoy only opur!tci win Il i,ttio
caro and cireu1nsi'eetlan. beguuse tho Princess
| ting thoso WIN seuk her tavers kn1w lint ahu
I has iA'iucneaa md TINT her influence alpne can
h..d lived IL tho WlMtur paluuo. aud thit tho
Tor thu ito Of the l:mpur,r. rho story wts nlso
toll Oh tho stroets in Petersburg, hut Il ts With
en- any foaa"tion " trt {, , G 3y u!'r 1sca @
| And t4ta occurred uur.ux tho ahsauco Of tho
G<s!. !, At !,, st !o j sno .non ocsupe! tho
l VI lAA l}4EEHd4 VI lh1uDAlAs ~ tuu
JsnpEtssa bud Mtnnnci entirely 1ins1vo III rof-
1 preneo To. III ihO,I4 friend OF her hua-
baAd. Hut NYW u .shu rocotved H. letter
trum tho Fr4Msa. to tho cilecl TINT she
t.eslro to sonsM!h MA 1n1nNte VI tho Winter i'nt-
laou This dlr4ct Insult ~ !rrItMted tito Cxurun
tlt at.o wttte Il lutler I'll t(,a Ex4g, The Grllal
IlukU CUnsta,lttnu tIok h.s tlntGdrs part, md
!ho PRINCESS had to snukn rs'In for tho Empress.
Tho CxAr purchased EaIAra for I,Ur III tho EtI-
glish Quaf, nonr tl!u Nlrrlal IlrllEe, where sho
| niHnys resides Hhcn0Stt thu ii In st. Fctura-
burg. From thenuo Bld tnnacs frutjpent vIats
to tho Winter tasase. a4'Nspsa.sot! W hpr ehl!.
made uu objection to theltl. Tho report, hOw-
@1yes, @ that ,se,,,,. sne reoylved s tho Princess
referonco to tho fut.lfo .,taI4tions bot,ycets
the Cur md horaclf Il uhftAlndotl. hut ihoru
- no doubt that tho GFrr.uY soi:sersrt! Win hor
serted that elo atvs2d i,f4l 1narftigo nfter her
4tuath, 4a suon Aa thu Law: ana clkguet would
| permit him. and tetoru that gtrat and uo,l-
usoua slu took lis iiigllt frul hfr fEull Oo1,y se
summoned Catharina. chll.lro. g hp{ IGlsdv
to bless thonl. In tho curly spritlK thu EInpfsor
lnaIe Hxarsko1o Exu!U hls r9s!aeIlce: OF the
| I'd OF JMnB IIeW stylc} hp saw hls wlfe fur tho
| last tiIna; dugtnH tbs uGxt day tho KnGA ara
sainty wnman ti,lfctIy fel! into m appnrtM,tly
/ sound sloup, FROM which ato did lot nwlkp
| uEolu. Yhis chauged tho situation InIne-
| ,lT4fniv If, fnHHr tll1 lsr5nUa,HS:. all the