The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-19

nOmely. hsF uOse 10 sngntiY retrousse, but
her features are otherwise well formed and
her eyes are bright and kindly. She Is one
of the most beautiful dancers in Russia and
she is as fond Of dancing as a Danish
country girl. At the winter palace in st.
Petersburg ara given each year some
of the most wonderful balls OF
the world. Seven thousand people
can live in this palace, and
the thousands Of dancers trip the light
fantastic toe over floors OF ebony, Of rose-
wood and ivory. Now and then the en-
press appears at these dances In her royal
robes She wears a gorgeous crown which
1alriy olazes with diamonds. Her necklace
Is OF many strands Of the purest pearls and
her vest Is mass Of rubIes, sspphires and
diamonds put togethsF 50 that they blaze
IKE hre. One of her gowns is Of emerald
velvet with train Of white velvet which is
fairly covered with gold embroidery and
the 'front.' Of which is linked with strands of
the purest coral The jewels on one of
these robes would make an American vii.
lage rich, and their value surpasses compu-
tation. In the treasury at Moscow l saw the
empress coronation robe. The train of this
was OF woven silver, aud there was enough
or woven silver cloth in the robe to have
carpeted an ordinary parlor. l noted the
shoes that she wore at this time, and l can
tell you her majesty's foot has a high in
- d.
SHE FEARS ASSASSINATION.
The empress is the member OF the impe-
rial family who most fears the assassination
OF the czar. She Is in suspense whenever
her husband is away from her, and every
time that mis- life is attempted her nerves
become shattered. She worries about her
children, and l doubt not she often longs
for her girlhood life in peaceful Denmark.
Ii is for this reason largely that she is so
fond Of dancing. She can forget herself
when she is on the floor, and as long as the
mad galop goes on she does not Ieel the
presence Of the specter which continuously
hangs over the Russian throne. The czar
narrowly escaped assassination at the
funeral of his father. He knew of his dan
ger and he went away with bis wife and
children down to Gatchina, talking about
other matters as though nothing had hap
pened. 1t was not until the children had
gone TO bed aud that he was out driving
alone that he told her of it. She was terri
fled and she wept bitterly. He told her he
looked upon 1t as a matter of destiny and
said be was ready to do his duty and he
would do IL whatever happens.
THE GEAR AND HIS NURSE.
An incident occurred here at st. Peters
burg short time ago which illustrates the
character OF the CT n Of Russia and which
IL.
His English nurse, whom he loved greatly
and who taught his baby lips to prastle in
the AnRlo-Saxon tongue, died. This nurse
was living at the winter palace, and think
she died there. The car aud his brother
came to see her while she was sick, aud after
she was dead the two lifted her with their
own hands and placed her in the coffin.
At the time Of the funeral the car ar
rived five minutes late. He came in walk
ing and said: my friends, am sorry 1
have kept you waiting" 1t was the En-
glish woman's desire that she be buried
after the ceremonies Of her own church, and
the services were held at little English
chapel on the Neya. In goiEg TO the church
the emperor walked behind the coffin with
his hat in his hand, and he took his seat In
the church during the services While
these were being pronounced he seemed
greatly moved and held his handkerchief
TO his eyes. With hat in his hand, he walked
behind the hearse in the middle of the
street to the cemetery. This was quite along
The streets were lined with
crowds Of people, and such policemen as
were present must have been In citizens
clothes. Through these masses the car
marched without visible guards. When he
reached the cemetery he kueeled down in
front of the grave and then he and his
brother lowered the coffin into the grave
This is only one Of a number OF funerals
be has attended in this way, and whenever
he goes to funeral he walks, after the
Russian custom, behind the hearse. He is
prominently a religious mau, and he be-
lieves in the Greek Catholic religion. He
goes TO mass every morning and crosses
himself often and prays much. He gives a
great deal to the church, and one OF the
is too much influenced by the
church. The church is the mill
stone around Russia's neck. 1t draRs
the people to the earth and grinds them
to powder. The priests OF Rus
STA are continually bleeding the people.
They are opposed to education and adj
and their whole tendency is
backward. The oEar is the head of the
church, but he is influenced by the priests,
that the prosecutions of the Jews
and the restriction of free thoughts
comes. The czar himself is
very kind to his people They call him their
father and be looks upon himself as such.
He gave a large part of his imperial reve-
nues TO the famine and millions of dollars
went from his own pocket into the hungry
districts. Both he and his wife are very
They visit the various hospitals
and they are always giving.
THE CARS CHILDREN.
don't suppose there is family in the
United States which has q more happy
home life than that Of the car. He has i've
children-three boys aud two girls. The
eldest is the Grand Duke Nicholas, who is
now "A years old, and who shows himself to
be u bright, aggressive young prince. He
has had charge of the whole of the famine
fund, as he has worked as hard at this as
bis father does at governing his empire. He
Is far different looking man than his
father. He takes after his mother, and his
slight form and delicate features look but
little like those of the RomanofR
He is Of a studious tempera-
ment and his manners are pleasant
The second son, George, who is now
just 81 years old, has more Of the Romanoffs
about him. He is ssid TO take after his
father, and Is rather obstinate and capri
cious in his disposition. The eldest daughter,
Grand Duchess Zenia, is a beauty. had
present of photograph Of her from one of
her friends this afternoon. She looks little
like her mother, and her form, though
small, is beautiful, and her face is a wins
ming one. She was II years old lasr March.
and the question of her marriage is one
that is already whispered about here at st.
She is probably distined TO marry one of
the great princes Of Europe and she will not
likely have much 10 say 10 the matter. She
is very bright, and she is said to have one
Of the shsrpest tongues in st. Petersburg.
She knows O number of languages and she
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