The morning times., 1896-10-18

Paris. Oct. ia cat may look at a
king. /, a simple American girl, have
looked into the face of him who rules all
the RussIaSl Have met eye to eye the
Most Hugh Ruler With God in the Uni
verse; the equal of God IN the heavens; the
1nfallible here below: the exalted %ith his
rorcfathcrs on high"
The car. W hen l saw him, WAS riding
down the Avenue BoIs de Boulo4gne. a
great cortege told US he was coming. Along
each side OF the street, With camp stools
and luucheuns, sat pea SAINTS and strangers,
waiting for the procession to pass. In
the houses were hundreds of faces pressed
TO window panes. Along the streets We're
platforms erected where one could pur-
chase a seat and sit and stare for five
francs or so. | added franc to the pur-
chase price aud secured 4 seat where l
could have elbow room, with no one in
front of me. for | wanted to see the young
man whose power is greater than that
of any other living being.
In the streets below me there was the
subdued hum Of expectation, for the car
was coming. and then, suddenly, a 5 though
there arose a dust, a very cloud of smoky
dust. and the mounted police came riding
ahead. Splendid fellows they wc.e in
their uniforms and bright buttons. But
nothing To the cavalcade behind them.
The heads Of the cars horses came
In view first. Like masked ladies they
looked. with their nettings drawn over
their faces and their intelligent eyes
peepIng out and their necks arched. There
were eight ot them, each team guided by
men on cnher side. Then came the car
rage, a great state barouche, and in the
carriage the ear and President Faure.
PRESIDENT FAURE LIKE HILL.
President Faure looks like our own Sena-
tor Hill with little more hair ON top of
his head. With his hat on he looks re-
markably like him. Next to him covered
a little fellow slender and understood,
pale. and with Il wearied look in his eyes.
1t was the CzaT. / should have known
hlm from his picture. but the shouts OF the
multitude told one the facts without look
ing. In the carriage behind came the
czariua and her maids of honor.
Slowly The procession advanced. The
horses stepping high. and the guards hold
keep up. AT each corner a new guard
replaced the last one. worn out from hold.
ing the high Steppers down in the noise
OF the crowd and the music.
ON each side. as the crowd checred, the
car bowed his head slightly in acknOwl-
edgrnent. while President Faure took off
his hat i'll grateful thanks to his people for
their part m the ceremonies.
I,, T q ha
czariua huwing low aud smiling graciousIy
while little waved Of thehaud acknowledged
cheer spoken i'll English. her own native
tongue. the tongue of her mothers house
hold So pleased was she with each word
OF English greeting, that | am sure a
'Tup of the morning" would have been
rapturously received by her.
As the car approached the stand where
we were perch ed, high above the street, he
looked up The structure Projected oyel
the side walkiD defiance Of all building la ws
and was brilliant with the Russian flag
colors. So bright was it that the czar saw
IL. and his eyes dwelt upon it!
The car is an undcrsizcd man. His
pictures make him tall and slim, but il
is because he is so slender. In height III
is not the equal of our average man
though his form is very good. His band:
are little. and his eyes are prominent and
unnaturally large. His expression is q
serious, almost solemn one. lie is sin
GuIarly like the pictures OF Edwin Gould
though less vigorous in action. All thi
impressed me as the carriage was rolling
toward us.
Then il came underneath and the cZal
looked up. II was Il short look for him
for we were not ten feet away and almost
on level with him. AS his eyes rested
upon us an american girl threw down {
rose II was an American Beauty. Til,
vivid flower caught the czar upon the lape
of the coat and fell into his lap. Ht
picked it up, and for minute we though
he vas going to smile. But the autocrat @
all the RuSsias is not allowed to smile.
And then the cZar did 4 strange thing
Leaning i'lck in his carriage, lie rested
his head upon one of the cushions ant
looked straight into our box. His eye
rested full upon me, and /. poor ], sa
there palsied in the august glare,
/ saw Il pair of very large dark eye
and mouth that was drawn at tht
corners as though with anxiety. / ais
read n pleasant look in tie serious eye
and an expression that said his cZarshil
would enjoy himself better up in the bo,
with hus thrO wing flowers to patentAte me
eating bonboBs than riding around with
out bombonS TO lie eternaIly stared at an,
bowing.
\ LOOK AT THE CZARINA.
1t was only minute, for the curteg,
passed on, and the next second we wer
admiring the czarina, whose gentle way
are the delight. of everybody. She wa
neither trig nor stylish nor even elegant
this woman who was touched with tn
crown Of tie czar at the great coronation
Size Wore a beavy silk dress, loose cut, a
now becomes her, and she made no effor
to be beautiful. She is too English 70
that. But She smiled most sraciously al
the time, as befitsa girl whose grandmother
cousins and Junts are queens, and she al
lowed the people to look at her to thei
hearts content. The maids of honor leane,
back. The cZarina leaned forward ant
bobbcd her head constantly. Attimes, over
come with the clamor and the fatigue OF s.
much Barnum-like parade, she shifted from