The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-06-14

ihtlmate knowledge Of the conduct OF
affairs In the opinion of his people he
IS Russian TO the core, personally in
sympathy with Slavic and national as.
pirations, though officially Obliged to
: repress his feeling, antagonistic to Ger.
man and foreign influence, fully alive 10
tho wants of his people and in full sym.
patlIy with them.
Personal TRAITS.
His face has none of that pathetic
melancholy peculiar to his fathers. His
expression is active, keen and somewhat
severe. LIS manners are quick. decided
and occasionally brusque. He is not
quite 90 tall as other members of his
family, being little under six feet in
heIght, but his frame is large, thick set
and muscular. lie is the 6rst Emperor
since Peter who has married elsewhere
than'in Germany. His wife comes from
denmark, and she is as much liked in
Russia rs her sister, the Princess of
wales, is in England. The two sisters re.
semble each other, not only in looks. but
IN sweetness OF character. His domes.
TIC NE has hitherto been pure and won
aerfuliy happy, and unless something
happens TO mar this We may look for a
considerable change in the ideas of the
Court on the subject of morals. The
Czarevna has four beautiful children
tho eldest, Nicholas, a tiue boy oftwelye ::
the second, George, about nine, who bears
striking resemblance to the early pic.
lures 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 the
affection of the people, particularly of
Inc roles. In the winter at the Anitch.
koV isiece, she has an annual Christmas
tree, but it is not invaribly the children
OF the mobiles who are invited. but n
number from tue most squalid homes in
81. Petersburg, recommended by some
OF the members of the Society for the
Relief of Distress, and these q realways
sent away with good stock of warm
clothing as we'll as the customary pres.
ents: That the Gar has been no carpet
soldier ID evident from the marks of
frost.bit on the third and fourth fingers
OF his left hand and q slight scar on his
temple, where bullet grazed his head
IN one of the battles in the Turkish Tar.
lie is very popular in Copenhagen, where
he and the Princess Dagmar, as she is
still tondly called by the Danes, walk
about the town together in the most
unceremonious manner and are always
ready to take there part in any popular
entertainment during tbs long visits
which they periodically pay at her fathers
court 1t also speaks well for him that
he IS supposed to require no extra amuse.
ment there, but to be perfectly happy,
leading simple life with his wife and
children, roaming about in the park and
spending quiet evenings in the castle.
In the summer of 1876 the whole Danish
royal family, including the King and
Queen of Greece, were entertained for
six weeks ut his palaces in St. Petersburg
and Czarco. Selo. The Cars study in
the Anitchkov is small room fitted IN
with maps and globes and we'll filled
bookcases, in which historical works in
all languages predominant. That he is
a reader is shown by Csc pile of news
papers which he collects at the different
stations when on n railroad Journey to
peruse on the road, and he has taken
personal interest in the publication Of the
State correspondence in Russia. Some
years ago he wrote himself to tho heirs
OF La Harpe, who was tutor to the En-.
peror Alexander l., to ask for the loan of
any letters from his great uncle to La
Harpe which might happen to be still in
their hands.