New-York tribune., 1881-03-29
HIS PRIVATE LIFE AND CHARACTER.
IT,. srLs Tovdoa Ee1rH

Tho late Fmneror OF Russia was not only a
welmeaning monarch, who erred rather through nesa
ion as 10 wAt he ought do than from any reoctanoo
TO what rigtt; he was also the most h9Ished gem
teman who has sat on the knssan Tor ss
thsu good manuers Even Alexander L. though
ddicseS n "a morosepcss which made him shuD com
pany Nicholas was soldier, Paul maoteani Catn, C
aripe H. Elizabeth and Anne wero knpresses %nO cehd
be generous aud good.natured at times, pat whose e
pers were TO Se depended upon Asxanuer ~ on
lIfe He had kind, even temper; he was an lhIugen.
father gentle master and no iovee 70 "a Se s otd
cheerful company as come DO paeng M TOT tno sshe oI
gum and one dastardy attempt after aboer ~ va, "a" pSu %
srest his life the late Car could never pear 70 SMUT %
sef up aud avoid al society but that OF his iamy anu
friends a. he had been advised To DO The very
hustle OF the streets was pleasing 70 Nun; Ahugn no
Ist nassion with him. lie submitted with sort Of
paence 20 the precautions that were takeh 10 insure
pa,sce last year; and tie circumstances OF hts death
prove that Of these precautions he had aid aside
a. roo irknome He oiten heard 10 say With un-
sectcd pIety though with sadness which was but too
natural, that hts late was In o s nAn1s s9u ne 70 oI %
elsewhere thar IN The Winter Pa;acc wscn c0ht'nueu 70
he ms fayorte residence, Notwithstanding inc tulster
Sssociations s which had become connected withit
This Winter Palace IL huge ODiohk ouiuinPi i've
stories high aud painted in staring redbrick color on
fronts the enormous square when Is 6dOrpea WIN
monoh granite column erected to the memory 0 Alex
aneer J. TO the right of the Palace stands the Admiralty
and little further on the same SIDE tho barraohs o tho
Cheyaers Gardesj TO theleft are the Museum OF to
Hermitage and tho Imperial printing office Facing tue
Admiralty the Newsn Prospect, which Is the pin
cnal thorouRhfare In Petersburg 90 that the Car
could sec from his palace windows all IL annat9n OF
me Syd Id TSes Ses n Se eFecns for when
the old one which stood on the same SITE had
one shonId be built within mOnths. This necessi
ta.ed the employment of thousands OF workmen dny
sTpaIes were frozen AZ fast as the lower stories were
comneted the walls were dried with roaring fires while
1s Sseerstors had eo1peea hs furnishing Of tie
principal rooms before the atlcs were rooed Within
iSbsSitsd by the czar and his Court aud Ycbcass
first care arriving was TO GO the round OF the whole
place with architect and contractors TO see that
none OF tue work had been scamped" Being satisneo
with what he saw, he paid the Oiil-about million
II was in this palace so srangey erected, that the
late Emperor always spent the sx w,nter M nnns m M ao
was a pleasant Alexander H., as above said, never
who used 10 sleep on camp bed, eat Of tho most frugal
fare and spend most OF the time ho could spare from
State business In inspecting hts soldiers. He tAezande
was addicted to conViyality and homo pleasures He
had few very iE.imate freDds-the Bariatinskies,
Aderbergs. Schouv aloits Bcndofs, aud others-with
whom be spent good deal Of hts time and from whom
he heard all thai in The world Every evening one
| dinner, aud afterwards charades or comedieltas
used be performed either by the ladies' ana
f ihe Court by comedians from tho French theatre.
During the daytime when Il was hne the Emperor
would txe axe e as Of When ore boaSsa ayer
and MS only attendant was usually big dog; or be
would get into sleigh aud drive about the CITY with
be Newsn Prospect looking into the shops or he would
errall
known 20 everybody bot 1t was NOT The equete 10 ga
iuta him. still ess 60 acc0st him unless nc oOureo re-
cognItiOn by OF those gooanaturet poas OF which
he was never ohaTy toward his personal acquAint-
ances 49,, 49,. 1900 g. -. -. 4,
and the PRECAUTIONS taken 10 guard the Gar
no ~ ia life for time absolutely DufdensODe lie was
scarcely allowed out, and when no did 30 was
closeiS followed 10y detectives with loaded revolver and
by an armed Cossack betmaO, who walked beside hn or
sst ,oooare hin ~ his carriage. The vehicle IN which
tbe Emperor fodewhether Il were coach OF railway
csrria cssed IN rOn and iG had nothing about t
m attract attention. Tins, the streets, when several
Court carages passed together the one when looked
like thc Cars never that which contained HIS
Mategty: and. the railroads, the most
hrlilIa1t saloon remained empty, while the
Emlleror travelled IN what appeared 10 be second
claRs commandment baggage van. at one bne
the car was prevailed upOn 10 wear chain breast
lte irder MS tHne, but though one Of tue bRhtest
hind ,as made for him, he could not bear s weight, so
rhe eynedien was adopted OF cansng bis tunics 20 be
nadded vita cotton wool steeped lh . pFepnfatuil
wheh llariened It, aud rendered ~ not bnet-ro0f
at leaai knfe lroOi and difficult for oven bullet TO
raeree AZ a long shoi. ~ attempt was made SONS uo
sso no poisOn tao Gear by sending him petition c9Y-
cred with some n0xOus powder, since which ne mas
ceasea 10 letters, papers % pentl0ns FOR
similar ne gave up smOkifg taOugh pc ubea 10
nke cigar ard be drank wins but nom bottles IN
Szsr's food was prepared by French cook who Piled
a1 bis ay0calions under the eyes OF Two p0hce
onaris--uOt that tie COOK himself could incur
INV suspicion. bat bccauAe some cOnsprator might
have rot at be gredents he was preparing The fo0d
- aygYs cooked Ia the Ei8plest way without seaoess
s tf s taste BIZ two officials before IL served at
the Czas table. Everything thai Alexander H. ai9 or