Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-07

him from entering cordially into all the
amusements of mess room at regimental
club. He has had much less freedom
than his younger brothers, the Grand
Dukes Michael and George, the latter Of
whom has seen service in the Russian,
army.
His Physical Appearance.
Physically the future Emperor is quite.
unlike his father, who was one Of the
largest ana strongest men in Europe. He
is small +" stature, hollow chested quiet
and of a -etiring disposition and his taco
which resembles that of his cousin, the
Duke of York, is not that of the Roman
offs. He also resembles his Danish moth
er and is said to be favOrite with her,
which will put out of possibility the idea
suggested in some quarters that the Gar
contemplated using his despohc power anu
naming the second son for his successor.
The unaffected love OF Alexander LII. for
his wife was the brightest spot in his char
acter and her influence over him was re-
markable, SO, Romanoff or not her old
est son is not likely to be set aside for
any other. BY the cOnSj marriages
with German princesses the Romanoff
blood with its Tartar tendencies has been
much diluted. IL Alexander III. there
is q reyersion to the heavy features of
his remote ancestors. But the CzarOwitZ
takes after none Of these, and in this re-
Spect is said to be q great disappOint-
Slque has much to 60 with controlling the
masses. He avoids showing himself to.
the people it is believed from a conscious
ness Of these defects, which contribute 20
want OF popularity and the interest that
the people feel III him. The Russians are
not SATISFIED with tendencies the young
man evinces, whether he is liberal or
reactionary. There is much interest III
his ideas. and rumor springs I'D i'll such a
fertile field III a luxuriant crop. He seems
70 hn a Cf nt
the warlike manners and appearance Of
any of his predecessors. His father
missed no opportunity Of putting him for
ward, by appointing him president of the
Imperial Senate, and by comforting upon
him high military office, but to no avail;
Nicholas screens himself as much as pos
sible from the public gaze. There is ii
dark suspicion that his modesty 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,
except by the term emerald brown. A.
full, oval. good-natured face below their
gleam a pronounced chin, thick lips, a
small mustache, short curling beard ON
his chin nose like his mothers; this Is
the makeup of a face with none of the
Romanof characteristics He is not
Weakling, as has been stated but he IS
not the strong, robust man that is needed
to rule such d nation.
His Personal Habits,
The young man has lived quietly with
his books His habits are simple; he is
tenderly attached to his parents. Ii Is
said, however, that his pronounced lib
erai tendencies were offensive to his ia
ther, who could not understand Liberalism.
The son reads and admirey Tolstoi, who
was an abomination to the Gar He
loves books, while his father was nc
reader He is particularly friendly to the
Emperor OF Germany, while the Gar
was not. and the entente cordial between
that country and Germany will be main
tanned and strengthened. AS a studeat
he was dociJe and tractable, and by his
kindness ana gentlencss he is very popu-
lar in the court.