Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-03
The Emperor of Russia's Secret
Marriage With a Ballet Girl.
SHE DIED WHEN He CAST HER OFF
Unpublished History of Russian State
Scandal.
The story of "The beautiful La
bouHhaIn," the morgantic wife of
the Present Crar, who Was saeri-
dced for state Reasons.

hVNh iAiu paie n nltneIto hlhuth SANI
ter in the life OF the man who is now
the ruler Of All the Russias."
beautiful woman. young, fair and
graceful, blonde. and with big brown
eyes. died ten years ago In ODESSA, all
but destitute. and Of broken heart.
She was Mile, ,Itsczlnska, once wide
~ known as "the beautiful Labous-
kala," the wife of the present White
Czar welded morganatically to him
early in September of last year. but his
mistress ever since 1855. when Nicholas,
H., then czarevitch and heir apparent,
was a gay lad Of 20. and the flower OF
tho noble youth of St. Petersburg and
Warsaw.
only the master mind OF the late car
kept the lialson from becoming one Of
the grayest scandals that modern Eu-
rope has known. Proud of the Roman
ous and proud OF the dynasty OF which
he was u part. mindful, too OF the tra-
dltiOual virtue Of his wife, the example
OF which had raised Russian morality
20 Its highest point. Alexander III.
used all his efforts to suppress the
nifnir. The bitterness Of IN" blow
VIII probably never be fully understood
When, late in 1890, the story came to
his ears by the merest chancc-the
careless dropping Of w1rd IN the
home oircle-hc fell In an apnplecuc iit'
aud was revived with dliheulty. In thls
is to be found the explanation of his
long and painful Illness. which culm-
mated at the end VI october In his
death.
Had the facts relating to Mile. Kse-
zlnslta been known TO the world three
years ago. u letter that Alexander III.
wrote TO his father-iu-law, the King Of
Denmark. would have been Understood.
reference was made in IL to the repri-
handing OF Prince Frederick Leopold
OF Prussia, Il cousin Of the kaiser, for
characterization ana stupidity Poor
| william! II makes him unhappy To
have one relative unendowed with
strategic qualities! lie ought to be in
my shoes, with thieves. malcontents,
Reds and husbands OF lewd women In
his family circle"
Thc Young Man Obdurntc.
For many months the Caarlna Marie
FcdorOvna had kept the secret of the
lla.SOn OF Nicholas, her lrst born, lock-
ed safe In her breast. When, however.
the car insisted upon the young mans
marriage, naming the Princess AK OF
Hpssc- Darmstadt as HE first choice,
the whole story came out literally at
the mothers knee,
Marie Fcdurovna well knew the effect
this ncws would have ON her husband
and how It would crush all his dearest
hopes. She pleaded with her son TO
break, once and Tor AT, with Labous-
lyala the beautiful, hut he steadfasty
refused, threatening to rcnOuuce ms
rights Of succession rather than de-
aert his love.
The situation was complicated. Two
children had been born to the cznre-
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fears as to this lllRun's political I'M
portunce We're only too well founded
She delayed letting the news come To
1 his majesty, hoping that she could
persuade her boy 10 let the good OF
Russia be his guiding Influence,
3 when the car heard. however nnd
as soon as he had recovered from IN,
illness and the nervous shock he real
lied at once that something mus
quickly be done. Deportation TO 81
berlin or the solitary and lifelong I'm
, prlRopment Of MARTHA kGczlnslil ant
1 her family In the bnttlcmcnted nnt
/ mogted fortress ~ SChlusselburg wcrt
/, not to be thuught of. for the reason
. that despite the gIstem OF secrecy o
r the Russian police rumors would un
y doubleday spring up. sit Is better I,
: let sleeping dogs 10" communed tn
ear But one other course remainc,
open--to get the c4areyltch away amt
new scenes.
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