The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-02
THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
Attributes of the Bright and Beautiful
Young Czarina.

Young Czarina.
The beautiful young empress of Rus
STA looked upon her recent coronation,
not as doubtless have many others in
her place, only as a state function of
unparalleled splendor, but as a solemn
religious rite. She makes no secret of
the fact that she has taken life most
seriously since her betrothal to the
czarowitz became an accomplished
fact; nor yet that, in spite of her devo-
ton to her husband, the man of her
hearts choice, as well as the sutton
whom the statesmen of her country
thought it desirable she should espouse.
she considers that the brightest part
of her life was left behind with her
Irresponsible girlhood. During their
honeymoon, as was natural with
young lover, the ear was inclined to
cut audiences of state short, TO sign
official documentswith hardly a glance
at their contents, and to openly display
Impotence when too many details were
submitted to his consideration. With
womanly tact and sweet reasonable
ness, the czarina has modified all this
Her bright and vigorous intellect has
known how to give interest to the dull
ness of business of state; her originality
has thrown glamour over the monot-
onous round of court ceremonies, while
her suggestions as to what might be
done for this or that section of the
community have done much to make
her consort realize that the millions
he has to govern are human individu-
ais, and not one great vague indefinite
whole.
We do not assert that the young en-
peror would not in time have made this
discovery for himself, but it is notori-
Gus that his youth and Discrimination
to interfere in public affairs have kept
him more in the background than is
usual with heirs to the throne, while
his fathers unexpected death prevented
the late car from associating his son
with himself in the administration OF
the empire. 1t is an undoubted fact
that Emperor Alexander thought
most highly of his future daughter
ln-law's strength of purpose and force
of character, and in the conversations
he had with her during his last illness
it is likely he spoke long and seriously
on the opportunities she would have OF
influencing her husband and thus in.
directly swaying the destnies of the
vast and great race about to be commit
ted to his hands.
1t is nothing new to the Muscovite
statesmen to note the gracious pres.
ence of lady in the council chamber
The young czarina is only following
the example of the dowager empress
when, unannounced, she quietly enters
the room, usually with some dainty
needlewoTk in her hand, and seating
herself where, by raising her dark
beautiful eyes, she can let them rest on
her husbands face, proceeds to give
eager and intelligent attention to all
that is going on.
1t is known that Princess Alix
OF Hesse was passionately fond of mu-
sic, and as, in marrying the ear, she
entered n family whose devotion to the
art is equalled by few. it might be
thought that she would spend more
time than ever at the instrument she
prefers. The contrary is the case, the
magnificent piano in her boudoir will
remain closed for long mornings at the
time, while the graceful head of the
young empress is bent low over some
page in the grabbed characters of The
Muscovite tongue, or one which. while
written in the simpler language of the
French, deals with subjects of no more
general interest than international law
London Queen.