Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-11-08

him from entering cordially into an
amusements of mess room at royin,o,"e
club He has had much less frnohiiaI
than his younger brothers, tho C,oiG
Dukes Michael and George, the lattn."NIi
whom has seen service in the RnS,i'",l
army.
His Physical Appearance.
Physically the future Emperor is ,,;.
unlike his father who was one az une
largest and strongest men in Eurona ~ I'
is small of stature. hollow cheSted o,' re
and of a retiring disposition, and his t"'a
which resembles that of his cousin. tho
Duke of York, is not that of the Roman
offs. He also resembles ms DANISH moth
err and j. said to be favorite with her
which will put out of possibility the idea
suggested in some quarters that the Gar
contemplated using his deSpotic power ana
naming the second son for his SUCCESSOR
The unaffected love OF Alexander Ill for
his wife was the brightest spot in his char.
acter and her influence over him was re-.
markable, so. RomanoH or not, her old
est son is not likely to be set aside for
any other. BY the cons, t marriages
with German princcsses the RomauoN
blood with its Tartar tendencies has been
much diluted In Alexander Ill there
is reversion 10 the heavy features of
his remote ancestors. But the Czarowit2
takes after none of these and in this 70.
ment. as a lordly aspect and strong ply,
siuue has much to DO with controlling the
masses. He avoids showing himself ia
the people it is believed from conscious
ness of these defects. which contribute to
want of popularity and the interest that
the people feel in him. The Russians are
not satisfied with tendencies the young
man eyinces. whether he is liberal or
reactionary. There is much interest in
his ideas. and rumor springs up in such
fertile field in Il luXurant crop. lie seems
to be man of peace. ard mas none of
the warlike manners and appearance of
any of his predecessors. tbs father
missed no opportunity OF putting him for
ward. by appointing him president OF the
Imperial Senate. and by c"nlerrlnS upon
him high military office, but to no avail;
Nicholas screens himself as much as pos
sible from the public gaze, There is a
dark suspicion that his modcsty may
arise more from defective capacity than
from mere modesty. The young Princes
face does not show much force of char
acter. The eyes are those OF his mother,
very soft in their expression, but not quite
SO dark. 1t is hard to define their color,
cycent nv the term emerald brown A
full. oval. good-natured face below their
CLEAN. a pronounced chin, thick lips,
small mustache, a short curling beard on
his chin. a nose like his mothers; this is
the makeup of a face with none OF the
Romanoff characteristics. He is not
weakling, as has been stated, but ne Is
NOT the strong. robust man that is needed
to rule such Il nation.
His Personal Habits.
The young man has lived quietly with
his books. His habits are sllaple; he Is
tenderly attached to his parents, 1t Is
said. however, that his pronounced hh
eraI tendencies were offensive to his IA
Their, who could not underStaild llberaISn
The son reads and admlrcS Tolsto Whc
was an abomination TO the Car He
loves books. while his father was nc
reader, He is particularly friendly to the
Emperor of Germany. while the Czar
was not, and the entente cordial between
that country and Germany will he mann
tanned and strengthened. AS a studeN
he was docilc and tractablc, and by his
kindness and gentlencss he is very popa
lar in the court.