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.

On the title-page OF book which
has Just appeared 10 Geneva. "Victor
Laferte" figures as the author; and
it may be that somebody OF that name
has assisted in the preparation Of the
book. But glance is sufficient to
show that the author is none other
than the Princess Dolgorouky-
Juriewsky. 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 dsys, could nave no other au
thor than bis widow. Moreover. the
tone of the book frequently shows
that II was q woman VINO not only
furnished the N lateral, but al~o de
termined the shape il sbe1ld take.
The book contains character sketch
OF Alexander H.. written swith en-
thusiastic devotion. In tbs eyes OF
bis second wife he was the best, the
most noble OF men; he possessed the
most refined mind; be was the wisest
ruler of bis age. His only fault was
found in the lavishness with which
be distributed the treasures OF his
heart. After reading this book, in
which there occur passages breathing
sucn 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, he understood how
to fascinste women. Great Ns 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 wss
not less sincere and great than her
own for BIN, 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 olly personal, but also
those relating to affairs OF state, she
enjoyed 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, whe consulted her in every
thing. She intimstes 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 GU On equal footing, and
she endesvors TO show that this, an
unheard-of thing In the case Of NOR
| gsnatlc wIves, was done not only al
the expressed wish Of The Car, bat
a.so by reason OF her own descent.
As matter OF fact, her family is OF
Older origin than that OF the Roman
OFFS It traces its descent to Rurik
directly, ard it Is with regard TO this
fact Alexander is said to have ex-
claimed: 81 am proud to have mar
ried D0lgorouky!"
CONTRARY TO the custom CT SOW
OLOISno WIZ beN0 CDnt4d~tSu UOIEdu-
attic marriages" the book says, "the
Gar always appeared IN public at the
side Of his wife, when he walked oui
or gave official dinners to which the
higher tuEctionaries of the empire
were invited. Among the latter were
come who expressed their astoDish-
ment that the Princess addressed her
husband in the presence of strangers
as thou but they wondered still
more when they we're told sfterward
that the Princess did this on the ex.
press command OF the Emperor, who
demanded that she should show her
self in every respect. save that of SOW
ereign, OF equal birth With himself"
In compliance with these wishes al
the princes who arrived in st. Peters
burg to he present at the burial cere,
monies paid visits of coincidence &c
the Princess. Not without certain
degree of wounded vanity the Prin
cess remarks that toe Prince O
Wales and the German Crown Prince
were the only ones that failed to Dr.
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