The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-19
FRiSKY DUKE ALEXIS.
The Gay Young Man Deprived OF
His Office. Shorn of His Honors
and Banished to Siberia's East
ern Port.

Alexis, deprived OF his ONCE OF lOrd
high admiral of the feet and shorn OF
most OF his honors, is now on his way
to Vladivostock, the eastern seaport of
Siberia, where he will reside until his
brother, the czrr, sees fit to recall him
from his dreary exile. The Duke
Eugene of Leuchtenberg, likewise ban
ished from the Russian court and CAPT.
tall has sailed for a cruise OF two
years or more on the imperial corvette
Rhynda, and the Comtesse Zenaide de
Beauharnais, the morganatic wife of the
duke of Leuchtenberg, has been given
permission" to reside abroad for an
indefinite period. The people here
talk with bated breath of the scandal
which has led to the sudden disgrace
of the emperor's favorite brother and
to the breakup of the Leuchtenberg
household, and every possible effort
has been taken to prevent its publica-
tion.
1t is scarcely necessary 10 say that
the lovely Comtesse de Beauharnais
has been one OF the primary causes of
it. The sister of the famous General
Skobeleff, who died in such mysteri-
GUS manner at Moscow few years ago,
she is without exception one of the
most ambitious women in the cars
dominions. Endowed with extremely
fascinating beauty, supremly elegant
and exceedingly clever, she ex-
perienced no difficulty in captivating,
at one of the first court balls at which
she was present. the Duke Eugene OF
Leuchtenberg, member OF the i'm
perial family and known as one of the
handsomest fools in Europe. Indeed,
his stupidity has furnished the basis OF
innumerable ludicrous anecdotes, both
here and at Moscow. The marriage
took place in October. 1878, Mile.
Skobeleff receiving the title OF
Comtesse de Beauharnais in honor of
the occasion. On the return of Grand
Duke Alexis. in 1880, from his visit to
the United States and from his subse-
quent cruise, he became acquainted
with his new cousin, and from that
time forth, until II couple OF months
ago, can scarcely be said to have left
her side. Wherever the lovely Zenaide
was to be seen, whether on the Neffsky
Prospect in this city, in the Bots at
Paris, on the Pincio at Rome, or in the
Prater at Vienna, it could always be
taken safely for granted that Alexis
was somewhere in the immediate
neighborhood. The infatuatlon on the
part of the grand duke was Of the most
fervent and constant nature, for it has
lasted all these years without INTERRUPT
ton.
| The comment which is caused in
every capital OF Europe was exceed
ingly painful to the car, but as long
as the husband did not see fit to inter-
fere, or even to appear to suspect the
nature OF the intimacy between the two
cousins, it was exceedingly difficult to
intervene. General Skobeleff's death
was great blow to his sister, for she
had looked forward to take advantage
of his fame to become not merely the
left-handed but the right-handed wife
of Alexis as soon as ever her present
husband, the Duke Eugene had fur.
nished climax to his good n3ture and
Indulgence by disappearing to another
sphere. Her great ambition was to
become the Grand Duchess Alexis Of
Russia and to live in the history of hel
country as one of the most remarkable
princesses of the imperial house.
Although the car was much incensee
against Alexis for not returning to St
Petersburg Immediately after the rail
way catastrophe at Rorkl last year
the intrigue might still have gone on
for several years longer had it not been
for an unfortunate occurrence Which,
took place about two months ago a
one of the leading restaurants in this
city. The Grand Duke Alexis happen
ed to be enjoying supper en- tete-a-tete
with Comtesse Zenaide in one Of thu
cabinets particulars OF the establish
lment after the theatre was over. b.
some means they were brought int
contact with a party of two French
actors and two actresses OF the same
nationality who were supping en- part
carree in one of the adjoining rooms
and finally all sat down at the SAM
table together. An immense amour
Of wine was consumed and the fun
waxed fast and furious, until finally
one of the French cabolins, in perfec
ecstacy of loyalty toward the reign
ing family of Russia, threw him
self on his knees and attemptet
TO kiss the Comtesse Zenaide'
small foot. With one masterl.
Kick the Grand Duke Alexis sent tn
actor flying to the other end of the room
whereupon a rough and tumble figh
snsued. Alexis being attacked by boil
The actors, while the fair Zenaide fell
prey to the drunken fury OF the tw'
Paris actresses. 1t was not until tn
police appeared upon the scene tina
peace was restored and the combatant
were separated. 1t is needless to adj
that the actors and actresses in ques
tion were forced to leave st. Petersbur,
and, in fact, Russian territory on tn
following day, happy to have escapes
severer punishment. The car, how
aver, to whom the occurrence was re
ported in due course by the police, wa
infuriated beyond measure by tn
scandal, which had made the round q
every club and salon in the capital be
lore tweety-four hours had elapsed
and determined to avail himself of tn
opportunity to put an end to the rela
lions existing between the Comtesse d.
Beauharnais and his brother.
The latter, whose gigantic statur
ind handsome features are familia
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