The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-26
cOsCEnNiN0 LIyLDII.
A Description Of ,b. tzaf's Charming LIS
sF.mps,

Alexander Ill. has always been fond OF
The Cgimen. 10 vas at Llama tlal' WIN
little pomp OF show. ne ceieOIdted nio
silver wedding ia 1871. and ne has gen
crsity spent there soile part or eN,Is
summer Ior many years pact Inc 'e 1 i i.odg
story OF inc Crimean campaign mas aus
that portion OF Russia 10 De aSsoclatel
IN most peoples minds WITH h2rdhhiPs
ana horrors OF every KID. NothIns 1919 1919
be more at VaTiaIc" N INC Icdi H"N'-i
Of Tho Usuiusula. The tTimca - DIOdI
,,asttt,e For Tartar ncrGs. HI.h salt lakes
and marshes near the coast Gi!th ~
reach the mOuntaiuB Wnich sklTl I's
southern bOrdeT--a broken pictNttof"o
.hatu now COmiLI down 10 the s'Vit,
80. reredlu1 and rising more than HNS
thousand feet IN the rent hout'"'",
the ice OF whose upper goIges VI"
raeltcd by summer suns. - rr,,.o,,,va.
From these heights ilow the lCHei i.,'S a
ana he Alma. famous IN tho story OF war
the one running through me "Ool'i -
Of BaidaT 10 the Bay OF SepaS' oPoI'
other further north across inc Pla'" 80
The sea Warm and beautiful are tle
slores and valleys between thls IdI'sS
aud the EuXiuc. clear skies. sou N.utiie'
crystal streams falling from tht "tne,
foreets vineyards. gardens Wne't -
olive the mulberry. the TX, Wy ii,yisb
orapste and even the orange hpuIlSIt'
and where the nightingale tVi"es -
MAY. make IL a realm OF IeHsh'> .cTth
pared 20 the cold samehess Oh ~" ~ elias
There. overlooking the sea, are tne yrjnrs
oobisS rsTesf among them, being mat Oh
prince Woronzon, at Alupka, a say
beautiful mansion. half bhshoh anu '''
~ 'S r." WAY 20 Iiyadia is by Yalta: ld hui
lies about parallel with BalaCI'' '"','g'.rJ
on the right side OF the tfi IN 1cr, long
the southeast. ~ Wa va, sac itb mace enough.
Govy nc proximity Of the imptildi i 80
has transformed It into a huSI1'" a. - Pc
where the fashionable woi i "a ,tVtiation. II
lbs right iu the lap OF the I'",h I'D
whose blat kncss hercaboutS ~ IL L',ine
whose manners are IedSp,.idi'ttJ abcitrr IL
U~hInd N slOpc the hills NH!,n -" VII,
49, ~ r,g,r Of the north. FROM l1It",
"a drNe-Iike "A grander ana hite
Cornlche which runs bet%ttn ~ ,Tnr-
sea and rising tiers OF ga en- 80: Tand Duke
yards-takcs you past INC vi aiii' 't ,, Gus
Consfantine's place. Oriunda, ny ,,i,.a,ds
Jy fred "A decade or 50 pd,k' N,"ai,, Inc
buried in the OAK i"I'Et ,bc g,pcrb
caravanscrai Of the WoronzoIs, VIZ
they make up couple OF hunniig ,d onnr,
and so 10 the great DOMAIN WIZ ,tioTrotlrs
NOUS PARK. its ORCHARDS lt7 ,, rirtur-
It's English partcrres ana us w" p'''"'
os1ue habitatious, which IS LlNduId, r,,i
One. the first, OF these two linpeb'l
villas, was erected, they say, aI5'I ~
designs. and a good deal OF IL uInd'i ,,,'
owe of inc present cars predecessor
II IL a good deal the most SVIhlIi5 ~
The two externally. II mas great LOU"
Seize drawing room III ""''' - -
which contains a famous rolItcu"H Hl
oriental faiauCc. The apartments OF Wy
late empress constitute gallery "l P"iu'-
ings OF the Russian school "hl.H ~ ~
rTohahIv no equal Nevertheless, lhe
yoom that interests a Nlslior me W9Nl
is the library writing room OF NeAdnueI
If which has been left rcl,g'ously as ne
LEFT n last The villa huilt ny ms SUE
cessOr has sOOth To say, h"uuhN PIt
ticularly remarkable about II. II Is Ihg
abode Of a gentleman, ana man "
sober tastes and modest requirements,
nitrate king or even a cotton fora "ouu-
mt think much Of It, ,.,.,.
The palace at Livadla formerly DcIohb
ed TO the Count Leo POtOcki AFTER
ward II became the property Of Alexander
H.. who became greatly attached 70 u
and openly declared that ne prefertt1
his residence at LlVadia 10 any olher Oh
his imperial palaces. The grounds are
laid out with much taste, and are adorh,
ed with fountains, terraces, statues anu
Conservatives filed with rare exotic
plants. Adjoining the palace are barracks
1incd with troops, and church In the
byzantine style magniiicehtiy decorateh
with frcgcOes and rare marbles. Here, on
"a pOTphyTy pedestal, stands the marble
cross presented TO Alexander IL. by IL
Nadian Norkmcn "a commemorate" IN"
liberation Of the scrfS.
From a balcony running along the IA
cade Of the palace superb view Is Oh
tanned Of the sea and the surrounding
country This balcony has always been
the Cars fdVuritc lOuugng place, ana
here every morning during his visits to
the place he might be seen smoking
SOLITARY cigarette and medtating problems
Of state. looking ont over the beautiful
blue waters he could dcscry the ships Of
the Black SEA feet, which he has done
SO much To increase and strengthen.