The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-09
ALEXANDER II.
"reminiscences by the Princess
DolgorOuky.
An Inside View of the EmperOr'S
Life.
Love of the Late Gar for His
MOrganatic Wife-Tales which
she Threatens to Unfold.

She Threatens TO Unfold.
On the title-psge OF book which
has lust appeared 10 Geneva. "Viotor
Lafe,te" figures as the author; and
il NAV be that somebody OF that name
has assisted in ihe preparation of the
book. But glance is sufficient to
show that the author is none other
than the Princess Dolgorouky-
Iuriewsky. The minute accounts OF
the private life of the murdered Gar,
of his habits, MS sentiments, the de-
tailed description OF how he spent
bis last days, could nave no other al
thor than bis widow. Moreover. the
tone of the book frequently shows
that it was woman Who net only
furnished the material, but al~o de
termined the shape it sbe1ld take.
The book contains character sketch
OF Alexander H.. written twith Cd
thusiastic devotion. 10 tbs eyes OF
his second wife he was the best, the
most noble of men; he possessed the
most refined mind; he was the wisest
ruler of his age. His only fault was
found in the Iavishness with which
be distributed the treasures OF his
heart. After reading this book, IN
which there occur passages breathing
such tenderness that even the French
language seems inadequate TO express
it, one would arrive at the conclusion
that no man had ever lived 30 worthy
of a Womsn's love as the late En-
ptror of Russia. At any rate. like
his grandfather, be understood how
I to fascinate women. Great Rs is the
sorrow of the Princess, she cannot
quite hide a little feminine vanity.
She takes care TO inform the reader
that the love of the Gar for her was
not less sincere and great than her
own for him, She repeats more than
once that it was only at her side that
be found for the first time time true
happiness. She shows how in all
matters, not ly personal, but also
those relating to affairs of state, she
epioved the fullest confidence OF her
husband.
VALUABLE AUTOGRAPHS.
She has in her possession large
number of letters end drafts for state
papers in the Handwriting Of the
Gear, who consulted her Ia every
thing. She intimates that she is not
sverse to publishing these important
documents. She makes it point to
prove that she was at all times treat
ed by every member Of The imperial
family as on an equal footing, aud
she endesvors 20 show that this, an
| uDheard-of thing la the case OF NOR
ganatic wives, was done not only at
the expressed wish Of The Gear, but
a.so by resson of her own descent.
AS matter OF fact, her family is OF
older origin than that CT the Roman
offs It traces ite descent to Rurik
directly, ard it is with regard to this
fact Alexander is said to have ex-
claimed: II am proud to have mar
ried Dolgorouky!"
"Contfary TO the custom CT soy
ereigns who nave contracted morgan
attic marriages." ths book says, ''the
Gar always appeared IN public at the
side of his wife, when he walked on!
or gave official dinners to which the
higher turctionaries of the empire
were invited. Among the latter were
some who expressed their astoDish-
ment that the Princess addressed her
husband in the presence of strangers
as thou but they wondered Btill
more when they we're told Rfterward
that the Princess did this on the ex'
prees command OF the Emperor, who
| demanded that she should show her
self in every respect. cave that of SOW
ereigu, OF equal birth with himself"
In compliance with these wishes all
the princes who arrived in st. Peters
burg to he present at the burial cere'
monies paid visits of coincidence tc
the Princess. Not without certain
degree of wounded vanity the Prin'
cess remarks that the Prince o.
Wales and the German Crown Prince
were the only ones that failed to DE-
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BEFORE THE ASSASSINATION.
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