New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12
PRINCESS ALTX OF HESSE SHOVS SPISih
REASONS WHY HER MARRIAGE TO TIE 'N""'
WITT WAS POsTPONED-A QUARREL "i'h
MN RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTOR.

| REASONS WHY HER MARRIAGE TO THE cIA"'
WITT WAS PosTPONED-A QUARREL WITH
HER RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTOR
Asv,cos fror, ST. Petersburg say that the pow
ponemen, of the marriage OF the Czaro"fs ""'
| princess AK OF Hesse. which was u TAKE pIa.e
October has created a sensation In RUSSIA ana wv
| tho subject OF unfavorabe remarks In lmpenA
Cour, circles The wedding. according 10 p'es
mans Will be celebrated in January; but there se'
| TO be feeling despite denials' 'na' 'ne ""''''
NAV not take place at all. -.
MANY reasons for the postporement are '7P,' -,
Tho rumor tina, the Emperor OF Germany anu n.
relatives Of Darmstad, nave entered p'V'''
si,ce the engagement against the acceptance .! '
| Princess OF the Orthodox Greek ,aith' ) ue -.
10 be without, foundation. as that matter "No ~
cussed and fully arranged before the o'h1'"' 90
nouncement OF the intended union was "a''' 49,.
| statements too that the delay is the resu,' u Nv
~ h.a,,h y, tho future Emperor are declared "
| be untrue as also those relating 10 '"e P"'
| condition OF the Princess. ,,.
Rut n well-informed Russian declares tna' y "
the general belief In court circles 'h'' Wv ,.,.
ponement Is due 10 the opposition anu -,
shown by the Princess herself Tor 'h' 49,, a..
faith since she began TO receive INSTRUCTIVE" -,
new creed one thing Is certain; Ihe RUSSIAN
Chaplain. Jaryscheff. who was sent '''" .',.. a,
burg TO Darmstadt to ''conduc1 the converse"
,aken nv a priest less strict and less Jealous
Although the second church emissar! g.,
pllshed his purpose in a way. he did not oo 80,
ease or without quarrels with the fr'"' ,s,..
produced a bad impression on the lnpe'' ,M
family and caused great emoarrass"e"'
priest. , ,s.,loa
According 10 the usual ceremonials in conne''S'
with conversion 10 the Greek Ca'honO so.s
the bride Of the Crown Prince had TO Ssn -
mart declaring that she renowned certain nfassS,
which were enumerated in her former Ma iocu,
of faith. Princess Ax after n fea nries, took ha
pen and drew line across the entire docS Ssneais
epencns IT, so to sPeaakanda @rTSf the or
thodox faith" ,. o,,h,rrassed AMI
the Russian Emperor The young Princes, 10
ever. despite all that her tutor s iac,ment she
seems 10 have much more spirit thah csr.naratlyey
German prncesses TO whom II Wa ,Ss,r fathers .ni
mothers contained errors not to be foulSS, ,ged "
Greek Catholic creed. The priest va retvrn hose
accept ne obsase d has also been found The
cess made great progress ss n nd ine
s hs RHs' ana anin,erssng ACCORDING to The
thorty mentioned above ne H shssu be able 70
however that the bride OF ms a so the capital
speak some Russian when she enters Wv
the future Czarira. 49, "a, tended 10
All these things. however, have NOV very popular
make the engagement OF the pr!neS fhe true RS.
In Russia. II would have pleased ~, he csarow!n
SLAMS in fact. much more had IN than GET.
chosen his bride in any other couus in Russis
to-day are those OF German birth. anu wife
them especially the Grand Ducnesss ssn Obliged 70
of the Governor OF Moscow. have pee" lie DE-
submit 20 treatment which pakes tn Merrlprisng 70
cldedly unpleasant. 1t would not DC - he Cssfo.
many Russians should the marriage ", W MACE n
WITT and the Princess Ax never take - have bis
always the desire OF ruler. howrs nrdsr that me
succession to the throne may be ASSURE Princes
WITT Is already much older than mos re sgernehs
at the time Of their marriage ~ IL ~. he compeleo
should be- broken and the Czarowwn1r yar will be %
TO 20 in search OF another bride. the '""' -.
The German Emperor is said to be ms'" as he "a
at the conduct Of the young prirn, about the en-
the matrimonial agent" who Drousnu in his rear.
gagement OF the couple. Down dsep,ration tot tss
however. he may have certain ,s in general eI~
versions to the Greek Church nnn .h OF Spcns
his treatment OF his sister the ~ whom he ~ ~
and Crown Princess OF Greece, the faith OF nA
not SPOKEN since she renounced inc TO-
family for that Of her husband