The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-07-06
The Wife OF o Izar.

Gaulois, the Princess Jouriewskajaf the
morgantic widow of the Emperor Alex
ander H., arrived in Paris on Friday
evening at 8 o'clock. She put up at the
Hotel de Londres, where she has en-
gagged all of the first story. She is an
elegant young wo nan, tall and slight,
and her mourning toilet gives her a
touching grace. Her head is small,
regular, and nodded with great purity.
The clear complexion reminds one of
the freshest German beauties, notwith-
standing the insolent birth register,
which sets down the princess at 80 years
of age, and in spite also of the group of
three children inseparable from their
mo'her--a boy of 10 years, quite ele-
giant and already serious; girl of Z,
who promises to be as handsome as her
mother; and, finally, girl of 8 years,
who yesterday held in her arms doll
dressed in mourning like its little mis-
tiess, the two other children, the prin-
cess, and all her servants, without for
getting the Princess Mestchersky, 13
years old, cousin of Nine. Dolgourki and
who forms one of the band Of children. Be-
sides her suite, composed of about ten
persons, including English and French
governesses for her children and her in
tendant, Nine. Dolgorouki is also accom-.
panied by three superb Russian dogs,
one of which was the favorite of Empe.
Ior Alexander. The Princess passed o
considerable portion of yesterday at the
hotel. She occupied the apartment just
quilted by Prince Phillip of Saxe-Co-
berg, husband of the daughter Of the
Kirg of the Belgisns. She went out
yesterday for an hour to the Bots, break
tasted and dined in the Rue de Castig-
lone, where she will remain for fort
night.
As to the motives which have decided
the Princess to leave Russia, she said to
writer in the Evene nent:-"It has
been asserted that there used to be seri-
Gus dissensions between the Emperor
Alexander III. and myself. It has been
added that have been exiled by order
of General Ignatieff, the Minister Of the
Interior. General, Ignatieff, it is true,
never had any kindly feeling for me, but
that has never been the case of the pres
ent Gar, who wrote me q letter few
days before my departure from St. Be-
tersburg asking me not to leave Russia
Hereupon the Princess called upon
her lady companion to read aloud the
letter in question, in which the Gear
wound up by saying he could never for
get the Princess had been ''his poor
fathers wife," and that as such Ibis
palace would be ever open" to her.
''You can see," she said, chow erroneous
have been the malicious statements re-
garding the Cars sentiments toward me.
It is General Ignatieff, the victim Of
whose anger have been for more than q
h. hoe inc
statement that am at the head of a
party intent upon producing a revolu-
ton to place my little son on the throne.
You yourself must feel how absurd those
stories are. Even il had ever had any
such idea, my poor boy could not posi-
bly, ever ascend the throne. The truth,
besides is that refused to be crowned
during my husbands lifetime, so as to
be perfectly free regarding the country
love 90 much. In Russia, moreover,
the law on the point is strictly laid
down. have never been anything but
the morgsnstic wife OF Alexander H.,
and neither I nor my children, there
fore, can ever sit on the throne"
At this point the Princess' explana-
tions were interrupted by the arrival of
the Grand Duke Constantine who warm
ly embraced the children. The inter
viewer was about to retire when his
hostess stopped him with the remark
that she wished to add that the report
that she had hung out black flag on
the anniversary Of the late Cars death
Was entirely false.
"At the time in question:" she CON-
tinued, II was in the Cars palace at
Gstschina. The present Gear strongly
urged me not to leave Russia nor to
visit Paris, where he Was sure all sorts
Of rumors would be made current about
me-"