The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-06

insight and readiness. They dressed
magnlhcentIy and had IL grand abr.
the Corps Diplomatique which will
present their homngea Ia the car and
czarlna at Versailles will contain no
such diplomats NJ Lord Stair. the Duke
OF Portland. the Earl OF hibemarlc, the
C0nde dc iiarO, the Duke OF Osuna.
The grand bodies OF the state viii also
he received. They ARE formed OF men
VINO have pushed their way an and III
and are ready 10 show themselves IN
all but restraint OF manner utter cour-
tiers, Original portraits and busts ~
Peter the Great, tho GATHERINGS and
Paul and Alexander l.. have been
brought down from the attic gallery
anu placed un enscls In the south wing.
where their imperial MaJcstlcs can sec
them without climbing lofty stairs. The
different portraits Of Marie AntnInctte
VIII be submitted IN the same way To
their Inspection. as also the miniature
taken OF Catherine the Great Just after
she became empress, 4 wonderful
work Of art It IT,. Sc%anoldingS have
been removed at .normous cost from
the terraces, fountains aud basins re-
paired; II licet VI eighteenth century
royal barges furnished up To take the
Imperial visitors by the canal In his
sardenS facing the west front OF the
Palace to the Trianons.
Rrminisrrncrs OF Marie hntoinrttr.
This excursion Is Ia follow Il lunch
In the Gallery Of Battles and II long
rest OF III! Imperial visitors IN his suite
of small rooms lifted up by Marie An
iOinelte Ms Il private residence. They
are p0kcy little rooms and all look out
on uInEy, narrow COurtynrdS. But they
are different from the state rooms, the
grandeur OF which was wearlsunip and
th' discomfort dreadful. Thr small
rooms are n bathroom. salon and
iradlng-rOJm; they look like II dolls
house. Fluted br0cade OF satin OF ten
der und yet lively shades cover Tn.
walls. The furniture IL dainty, but II
Is IN the style affected ,hy msrcenary
beauties Of the corps du ballet to-
wards the end NJ the last century. Old
cJurti-rS were shocked nj the frivolous
prrttlness 0t these rNOms. In the blue
rhlm or salon there II n dainty sofa In
sky blue with gilt frame In IL nicts. set
round with mirrors. The lovely queen
whose fate wls Sd tragical liked tn see
her beautiful hrad In front in profile
aud vanishing profile. She ordered In
Nh'N' HAu VIZ w w TFN NJ llkUI uUSltSs
But, the first time she went To survey
herself In them at one OF the corners.
She htheld-what"-a headless body,
and sank falnting an the sofa,
Sh" was constantly meeting with In
cidcnts and facing c~atastruphes that
seemed prrsaGeS u coming woes. In
this, respect Nicholas and Alexandra
resemble her. Their wedding was on
The morrow Of his fathers funeral. The
llrst year uI their reign was %blaCkened
by the FIRST set ~ Armenian maSSa-
cres, In which 100, 600 people persisted.
Their coronation was marked by the
appalling catastrnplse OF Moscow. and
the day they reached Vienna the first
news they received was that fresh mas
sacrcs had taken place. Then, on their
return journey fran Vienna, Prince
LnhaEoff, whom history must find
guilty Of completely with the sultan,
died as they were stepping out of the
train to stretch their legs. When they
were enjoying rest at the patriarchnl
court ~ Denmark the family circle
then was appalled, 10 learn OF the dyn-
am!te conspiracy. Providence seems 10
have warned them that long lie. pros
perity and universal love ard esteem
may be won by following the example
OF Victoria: but. hat disaster must In
the long run catch up with those mon
archS whose grand political schemes
are executed through lniquity. Balmor-
al and Versailles. September % and
October . and G. inculca;e this warning.
EMILY CRAWFORD.