The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-03-24
Alexander III.

is the Grand Duke Alexander, born
February 26, 1S45, married Novem-
ber 9, 1866, to Maria Dagmar, born
November 26, 1847, daughter of
King Christian TX, Of Denmark.
The Czarowitch is hardly as tall as
his father was in his best days, but
he must be nearly, if not quite, six
feet in height, and is remarkably
deep chested and broad shonldered,
with all the appearance Of great
strength. His light gray eyes re-
semble those of his mothers rela-
tions at Hesse Darmstadt more :han
his father, who had the dark blue
eyes (such as the French call blue
black which are to be seen in the
pictures of Alexander l., Paul, Pc
ter the Great, and several. other
members of the House of Romanoff.
IA figure and general style he is
also like his uncle, the late grand
duFe of .Hesse Darmstadt. The
shape of his head, which is above
the average size-as with most of
his family-is rather peculiar; one
of those only fitted by large hat,
which when worn appears to be out
of proportion to the comparatively
small face below. A phrenologist
would say it was shape betoken'
ing great energy and strength OF
will, with talent for mathematics.
His forehead is high; but the or
gans Of veneratlon, firmness aud
self esteem are most largely devel.
oped. This form of head may have
been produced, according to the
Darwinian theory, by several gen.
erations of despotic power, as Alex
der II.has more OF it than is gener-
ally seen, though not so much as
his son. A small mouth, with ex,
tremely good teeth, which he only
shows when he laughs, is the Gar.
owitz's best feature; his hair is su
burn, and his complexion very fair
In st. Petersburg he usually ap
pears correctly attired in uniform
but when enjoying q holiday
mong his wife's relations. he may
be seen in a very loose washed sui
of shepherds plaid, q black tie, 6
W ite hat, and with neither gloves
! ring nor watch. That he has been
NO carpet soldier is evident from
the marks of frosts bites on the
third and fourth fingers of his LEFT
hand, and a slight scar on his tenn
pie where bullet grazed his head
In one of the battles OF the Turkish
war. The Ozarowitz is very popu-
lar in Copenhagen, where he and
the Princess Dagmar, as she is
still fondIy called by the Danes,
walk about the town together IN the
most unceIemonious manner, and
are always ready to lake, their part
in any popular entertainment dur
ing the long visits which they Pc
riodIcally pay at her fathers court
1t also speaks well for him that he
is supposed to require no extra
amusement there but to be perfect
ly happy, leading a simple life with
his wife and children, roamin 8
about In the park, and spending
quiet evenings in the castle. In
the summer oil 1912 the Wnole Ian
ish royal family, including the
king and queen of Greece, were en-
tertained for six weeks at his pal
aces in st. Petersburg and Czarco-
selo. The princes study in the
Anitchkoy palace is small room
fitted up with maps and globes, and
well filed with book cases, in which
historical works in all languages
predominate. That he is q reader
is shown by. the pile of newspapers
which he collects at the different
stations when on a railroad journey
TO peruse on the road, and be has
taken personal interest in the pub
lication of the state correspondence
of Russia. Some years ago he wrote
himself to the heirs of La Harpe,
who was tutor TO the Emperor AL
exder l., to ask the loan of any let
ters from his great-uncle to La
Harpe, which might happen to be
still in their hands.