The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-02

mother were touchingly proved in the
remarkable volume of letters published
afte" her death. Her widoWer's fool
ish intrigue with his Russian ambas-
Sadors wife, Nine. Kalomine, did not
destroy Queen Victoria,s affection for
her dead daughters ''adored Louis"
Princess AiiX is tall and slender,
falr-haired and blue eyed, with a re-
lined sensitive face. She looks older
than her twenty-five years, and has
TN her short life known many sorrows.
Her mother died when she was only
wears old, although she was fortunate
On the pc ession of a particularly adj
dni1able a I'd thoroughly competent
nurse, rejos ing in the typical English
name of Orchard. Her childhood, save
for the long visits she paid to her ma
ternal grandmother. were spent in COM
parative secluSion. for her three sis
ters, Victoria, Elizabeth and Irene,
were all considerably older than her
self, and her friend and playfellow,
Prince Ernie" was soon taken away
from nursery life and put under the
guardianship of tutors and soldiers
As the princess grew up She became
far more her fathers companion and
friend than any of heG sisters had ever
been. Her governess. Miss Jackson,
proved a kind and indulgent guide,
philosopher, and friend, to the lonely
Young girl and owing to her efforts
Princess Alix may be said to be a
highly educated wom2d in the best
sense OF the term; she is widely and
we'll read and naturally possesses
French, English and German "a fond"
Years passed by, and the princess
showed 10 disposition to make one of
those early marriages which are so
common. among European royalties. 1t
was said, and [ believe with reason,
that Queen Victoria wished to see her
favorite granddaughter married to her
heir-presumptiye, and accordingly
firstly the Duke Of Clarence, and after
his tragic death the Duke of York
were d good deal thrown with their
pretty cousin. The Prince of Wales
wise in his generation, has always dis
countenariced German marriages, and
at was owing to his influence in a great
measure that Princess May of Teck
the daughter of a really popular and
English born princess, was finally Sc
aected by first one and then the other
OF his sons.
As long ago as the jubilee year when
the Princess Alix was a. little over 10
it was whispered that the czarewitch
was much attracted to the orphan
Er1ncess, whose close connection with
the Russian royal family is scarcely
recognized even now. Hesse Darn
stadt, though a small German state,
has already given three expresses TO
Russia. including the much-loved Gar
ina Marie the late cars mother
woman of sterling goodness whose
great-hearted charity made her adored
by the Russian peasantry.
The marriage of the Princess Ella.
TO the late cars brother, the Grand
Duke Serge, also drew the families
closer together. Princess AliX was con-
stantly- visiting her sister in Russia,
and it is said that from the first that
Alexander III expressed great interest
and affection Tor his young cousin,
although he, by no means, fastened
on his sons enga cement.
AT last, after a prolonged tour
through India, Japan and Siberia, the
czarewitch expressed his determination
to SETTLE down, but Princess AliX Show
ed no undue haste 10 avail herself of
the brilliant propositions made TO her.
and she only consented to his formal
7betrc,thaI on the occasion of her
brothers wedding to Princess Victoria
Me]ifa. of Edinburgh, the second
daughter Of the Duke of Coburg- On
that occasion the whole English and
German royal families were gathered
together, but so little was the engage
rnent expected that the young emperor
OF. Germany, not crediting the message
sent to him, ran through the streets of
the picturesque little town of Coburg,
and elbowed his way through the
crowd surrounding the royal schless
in order to ascertain for himself the
joyful fact, for to him the marriage of
the future car to a. German princess
was naturally a great reason for self
congratulation.
'Grandn1amma, we have come to tell 4
you of our Ibetrofhal, and to ask you
for your blessing The czarewitch said
TO the queen when telling her of his
own and the Princess Alix's engage |
Tlent; but although the young couple |
were overwhelmed with good wishes |
from far and near, the car and car
ina being one Of the first 20 send SUBJ |
stantiaa token Of their warm approval |
the course Of true love- has not by /
any means run smooth
The late Grand Duchess of Hesse
Princess Aaix's mother, and most re-
vered example. had openly expressed |