The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-28
Alexander III.

andcr Alexandrovitz, his eldest surviving
son, received separate establishment and
very handsome Income when he married
the second Of the three beautiful daughters
OF the King of Denmark in 1865. The
Anltchkoy Palace stands close to bridge
of the same name in the Perspective New
sky, lively part of the city, and about a
mile and half from tho Winter Palace,
though the WIDE spaces and immense
length Of the public buildings which lie
between them make the distance appear
much less. 1t looks far better fitted for
tho emjoyments Of family life than the
huge er> ction Inhabited by the Emperor.
All reports speak highly Of tho domestic
virtues and private happiness Of the new
Czar and his wife aud Of their unaffected
Kindness to the poor. The man who will
now be known as Alexander III. Is hardly
80 tall us his father was in his best days,
put ne must still be nearly, if not quite,sjx
feet i'll hight, and is remarkably deep
chesled and broad 'shouldercd, with all the
appearance of great strength. His light.
gray eyes resemble those of MS mothers
relations at Ucsse- Darmstadt moro than
his father, who had the dark-blue eyes
(such as the French call blue. black which
arc to be seen Ill the pictures of Alexander
l., PAUL, Peter tho Great and several other
members Of the House of Romanoff. In
l1g'lro and general style he Is also like his
uncle, the late Grand Duke of Hesse-
Darmstadt. a small mouth, with extreme.
~ good teeth, which he only shows when
he laughs, is his best feature; his hair Ia
auburn and his complexion very fair. In
st. Petersburg he usually appears most
correctly attired in uniform; but when en-
Joyjng honday among his wife's relations,
llc may be seen in very loose washed suit
of shepherds plaid, black tic, white
nat and with neither gloves, ring nor
watch. That he has been no carpet soldier
is evident from the marks of frost bites on
the third and fourth fingers of his left hand
and slight scar on his temple, where
bullet graHed his head in one Of the battles
In the Turkish war. He is worry popular
IN Copenhagen, where lie and the Princess
Dagmar, ns she is still fondly called by tho
Daucs, walk about the town together In
tho most uncercmonious manner and arc
always ready to take their part in any popu-
ear entertainment during tho long visits
VIII ch they periodically pay at her fa.her's
court. 1t also speaks we'll for him that he
is supposed to require no extra amusement
there put to be perfectly happy, leading
Il SIMPLE life with his wife, and children,
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quiet evenings IN the castle. In the SUM-
NOR Of S76 tho whole DANISH royal family,
including the King and Queen Of Greece
were entertained Tor six weeks at bis
palaces in st. Petersburg and Czarco-Selo.
l ias aa,d dir5nces r. !. 9 study IN tho Anitchkov
aud globes and well filled boofcasses, N
which historical works in all languages
predominant. That he Is a reader Is shown
| la IF m tol, 1,r ,llo
at the different stations when on railway
journey to perseu on the road, and he has
taken personal interest Ia the publication
OF the State correspondence in Russia
Some years ago he wrote himself to tho
heirs Of La Harpc, who was tutor to tho
Emperor Alexander l., to ask for the loan
OF any letters from his great to La
Harpc which might happen to be still In
their hands.
| Whether justly or not, the new Czar had
the credit OF being very obstinate, capri.
cious, 6ad-lempered boy, aud 1t was un-
douOtedly a great shock to his future sub
Jects when the unexpected death of his
elder brother placed him next to tho throne.
They had always been playfellows and
greatly attached 10 each 9TH sr, and when
but ten and eleven years old were brought
to the deathbed Of the Emperor Nicholas,
in 1865, TO receive their grand-father's
blessing and few words Of adyece. AS
might be expected at their age and on such
an OCCASION they both shed many tears.
That the present Czarovitz married the
Princess Dagmac (who, on her re baptism
into tho Eastern Church received the names
OF Mary FcdorovnD at the special request
OF the dying youth TO whom she was be-
trothcd is we'll known; and though the re-
quest seemed hardly natural tho older
brother probably remembered that she was
not without ambition, and had thought
much of the position which she would some
day occupy. and which, in his unsclfsh
love, he strovc to secure for her IN the only
p )ssible way. The Czarevna has four beau
lilul Childrcn---the eldest, Nicholas, fine
boy Of twelve; tho second, George, about
nine, who bears a striking resemblance to
tho early pictures Of Alexander H.; and
two much younger ones, Xenia and Michael.
She has accompanied her husband to all
parts OF European Russia, and has gained
tho affection Of the people, particularly Of
tle Poles. In the winter at the Aniloikov
Palace she has an annual Christmas tree,
but it is not invariably the children of the
mobiles WHO are invited, but a number from
the most squalid homes III ST. Petersburg,
the society Ter the relief OF distress, and
these are always sent away viii a good
STOCK Of warm clothing, as well as the GUS
tomary presents Such very contradictory
stories arc told Of the Prince 'hattitude with
regard TO politics that one-half at least of
them must be invented; and as a man Of
thIrty-Ive seldom holds tho Same views
that he 0id at twentv.nye tho probability
Is that his ideas have changed considerably
during the last tel years. His manner is
abrupt ana wants cordiality; he is care
less, though not great talk0r, and as a
younger lnun was known to give way to
very unbccoming displays Of temper. He
has great powers OF endurance, and can
tire out most ordinary people; but field
81 orts and amuscments arc only secondary
objects with HIM. He is diugent attend
ant at the meetings OF the imperial coun.
ellis. wi ere he has long had place.
Alexander III. has been good deal
troubled at different times with the yagarles
of his sons and ncphews, particularly with
tho young Princes OF Leuchtcnberg, but