The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-18
THE CZAK'S LOVE.
rte Kind OF woman the Late EN-.
prees YES.

% manv conflicting rumors hav,
been circulated aboni Emperor Alex
lander {. Of Bussis. and his new wife
nee priac.Ss Dolgoroaii, that a Ii;
lie talk with ctr readers ~ the sub
Iiect in question may. we think. prove
acceptable and interesting A grea
,leal OF blame bas Deen attached a. ih.
Emperor 10. what was considered pn
s-e,aiy haste in concluding this mar
riayP, tew snort weeks after ths
dead Empress had been consigned t.
tae ir.reriai vaults of IS. Peter ard
Paul's cathedral IN the fortress Of ST.
Petersburg, and at fist glance il
might seem as ifthat blame had bee,
Justly deserved. But to those wei
acquainted with what the private life
and tbs family relations Of the En-
peror with the late Empress had been
il is known dc facio :hst
ALEXANDER HAD BEEN WI: owER
iS Az BUT NAME
for the isst twenty years. and that
his late consort. highly cultivated and
Intelligent though she hai been, va,
Il most anconeeniai companion to the
warm hearted end Iral.a'sive Blexan-
der.
TIE lale Empress. German by
birth. was essentially German IN Nos;
cliaracierieI;rs of her disr"siiinn. 81
pefior io her husband IL intelligence.
sh. Was, howeyer, decidedly his Inie-
riJr In warrncss of h.art nni unsei-
fish devo'i"r t. the wri'hre az hnil'
c1rn:ry and family. S,if; cold anu
proud, she literally troze him and her
sarcastic s:nile always ctec;ualiy step
pe,i his eiiusive confidence.
Surrounded "a the Empress was by
Il bsvy af RAIDS OF honor, the
Older aud hom!ier OF which were
nsr own private considaDts, the young-
~ and more fascinating were ignored
and siigi, Ell by their imperial mistress.
Among the latter was the Princess
Dcigoroukj. Of medium heig.h. we'll
developed figure. and the clear, white
and rose complexion and wealth of
chestnut brown hair, which are the
essential features of the Russian beau
". The Princess wss ore of the
reigu,ng bellies of Russian court soci-
ETY.. BRIGHT ard sunny Of Gisposi-
tl0n, lively ard saeclinnaie, she had
about her pretty. winning ways thai
made Ter ho-ts Of friends wherever
ste went.
Emperor Alexander, Of an eminent
~ sociable disposition,
ESPECIALLY ENycyED LADIES soCIErY.
and bored TO death IA he was by The
vioeical aud ritnalistic discussions. the
pre-alen; theme Of conversation be-
tween the Empress gnd he's favoriie
veteran maid o: honor, Countess Biou-
doc, it vas TAO wonder that Alexander
turned for amusement 70 the younger
and ligeli-r company Of the so-cailed
superficial la,iies OF the court.
An older sister of the Princess Dol
gorogki had been at one lime the OBJ
Iect Of the Enpercr's attentions, and
hv her the ten years Younger sister
Mary had been introduced 10 AIexan-
der. Her pleasant sunny ways and
parking Wit SION caplivased the En-
peror, and when, upon closer &C
quaintsnce she gained an insight In
his necuiiar domestic relations. che
cc"if nat help at first pitying and
then loving him. Their mutual at.
tachment was as s;rcng &c il WA true.
end entirely disinterested on her part,
as FIR from assuming the position Of
declared imperial favoriie and court
ing distinction. she. on the contrary,
seemed to shrink from the public gaze.
and wanted nothing from the Emper-
or but Alexander's love. This she
had. aud has known how to keep. To
gather with his respect. through more
than fifteen years. This mutual at
taehment could not long remain a
secret, AID the Empress herself not
only knew but couBtensnce6 it. being,
a. she said. glad to lie relieved from
fulfilling her conjugal duiies.
JEALOUSY SHE WAS TOO COLD TO KNOW
ani her pride vas never in any WAY
offended, the Emperor lavishing upon
her all outward form. of respect and
allegiance, while TO Princess Dolyor- !
ouki he was the tender hearted loving |
spouse his proud Empress would no, !
allow him to be. His morganatic |
union was blessed with several chill.
tren. four of ~hoci were living, when |
the death OF the Empress having set |
him free ne fastened to legitimstize
the wouan Of his choice before the !
fifth child was born.
The newly-made wife Of Russia's 1
Emperor is Oy her birth being of |
royal blood-debarred from hearing
the title of Empress. and her children
an never have any claim on the Rus
sian throne. She bears the title of
Duchess If Holstein Goihorp-one of
the many titles attached to the crown
IF Russia-Emperor Alexander being
.lso King of Poland and As,rachsn, /
Grand Duke of Finland, and other
titles too numerous to be named. Sc.
after all, she actually bears her hus-
bands name and not fancy title, as
yes u;rap hy other KINGS and nriocos