The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-24

nflllti WOtN 7 lf ! iI'f'r" IfA'' 49,
later. she smile and iLhappy.
Dspm,r, tine second Of three sisters mas
be-, ONE he Empress of AT The Russians
Tier HI rtom extends from one end OF
ihe world 10 the other the 3 mplc Nu.'
co,itc. tie wild Tartar, recognize IN her
fine mighty sovereign who. without seem
inc TO do So. rule. everything which APP
proachcs her. the Emperor of all the
Russians not excepted but withal she is
as gentle. good and charming as when,
twcntv-HNc wears AGO, she measured her
self and Der sisters for their dresses.
In all this colossal empire. wOIm-caicn
hv c0rruption. undermined by nihilism;
where scarcely anything is respected;
where murderer. Way-lay the Car al
every step. no one darcs 20 raise his voice
against the Clarina. for they know That
She is good 90 the poor s0rroWing Wllh
those who mourn: fuil of tender compass
sion lor the oppressed. Therefore, Dag
mar. now called Maria Feodofowna, Is
beloved throughout The length and
breadth of Russia. and she knows 10 well.
She +. the good genius Of her husband.
for be ha. confidence in her alone; OF her
children TO whom She is a strict, yet ten
der mother of Russia, which She protects.
of Denmark. which she defends.
She has the tact 20 become q Russian,
and vet remain 20 Dane; Just as she knows
how 20 combine an ancient Russian head
gear with one of the newest and most
elegant toilets of WOrth's.
She is elegant and lighthearted Ike
her sister. the Princess of Wales, but She,
too. has her hours of mediiative retro
~pccti0n. When she sits for long hours
I'm the great park at P%eterhoi, patiently
listening while her husband, the mighty
Car. blow the trumpet with all the
strength of his powerful lungs, she is
probably thinking of another kOmanOi,
who PLAYED soft, sweet music III
one of the rooms of a hospital
at Nice. He died peacefully
TO her arms, while with his last breath
NE Lcoueathcd her 10 his brother. Then
she wecps-ihe Joyous, fortune Czarina.
NO one would ever suspect that She
could she'd such tears when she is seen
dancing al the court festivals, or in the
family circle.
The Clarina is p%assionately devoted
20 daocing. She dances and dances UNI
ON She loses Der breath; dances for joy
over q new set of emeralds; dances hand
ia hand with her children.
While She is dancing away she thinks
of the wild little Dagmar OF Jungen.
helm. who was So often advised not 90
dance and romp so much, in order TO
save her shoes. But that was twenty
FIVE years ago now She does what she
plcascs for, YOU see, she is Czarina.
Thvra, the Youngest of the three
sisters. became The Duchess of Cumbel-
land. She would he to-day Che Queen Of
Hanover, if he wear 1866 bad not Wit
messed the downfall of the throne. At
Jungcnheim she was always known as
"thc little One.' This name still clines
20 her I'm the family The two older
sisters pet and indulge her, making "a
perfect idol of her. They seem 10 wish
tO compensate her for the absence of g.
royal crown. All, why should The
head of the fragile little duchess
hear the burden of "a crown. is
not the one She bears greater
shan that of the mighty crowns of Eng
land and of Russia; When we see the
princess, pale, Thin, her eyes glowing
with fever. and REDEEMED with tears, sur
rounded by her children, how earnestly
reyercnuv do we greet her, Duchess
Thyra of Cumberland I'm years gone
bv. during her severe illness, when She
was removed from her family, i'm order 10
afford rest 90 the weary spirit, 10 bring
back peace 10 Der troubled soul, one fcli
that The misfortuncs of this sorely tried
woman had invested her with q majesty
far greater than that of her brilliant Sis
tiers.
Can we imagine that the little Duchess
does not look back, too, to the old day
40 Jungcnheim, where no costly robes OF
velvet weighed down her slight figure.
where. under the simple %jaconet, her
hcait beat so lightly, SO joyOusly. True,
she was a poor princess, but she was o
happy child.
While we are speaking of them, the
three sisters are wandering arm IN arm,
as in days of wore, ON the banks of the
"Gmundnen See Theircrownsar are left
behind them; politics are laid aside
their rciinucs are i'm the Metropolis.
They are alone, neither Empress,
Czarina or Duchess; only three women
three sisters who meet once more 10 love
each other, TO pour ont their hearts to
each other without reservation as III the
good old days al Jungenheim.
SARAH y. PEPLE.