The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21

he could revel in the society of his beau
tiful cousin. The hour of 10 arrived, his
majesty walked slowly 70 and fro beneath
the large frs, already he had waited an
hour longer than he had arranged. He
thought of all sorts OF things which might
have befalen his cousin, and, after hover
ing about the spot until noon, he again
mounted his steed and cantered slowly
back to the palace.
Two hours later the Car and Czarina
of Russia were the stars in one grand old
family row. The Gear was angry the
Czarina was defiant. She had tipeed her
card and beat her liege lord at his own
game. lSscholas demanded 20 know
where Theresa had been taken His
wife refused point blank to give the de-
sired information; that his naughty high
ness Immediately assumed the aggressive
and, by d,nt of threats, finally induced
the Information he so much desired.
Then his majesty started another oour-
Ter post-haste after Nierhoff with instruc-
ions to deliver the Countess Theresa an
other letter; and then to keep her con-
tinually in sight until further orders
Nierhoff delivered the letter to Count
Wampole and. as related above, Theresa
read of the Cars sorrow at her forced
absence. She Will leave England for
America within a few days and viii To-
cate temporarily In New York city. until
the wrath of the Czarina has somewhat
cooled, and she viii be allowed TO return
10 her native land. Now comes another
interesting feature of the affair. The Ca
rina, determined to keep a more watch
full eye on her youthful lord and master,
has issued a royal ukase prohibiting the
ladies of her court from smoking cigar
cites.
AS result the ladies of her suite are
all greatly upset at the unexpected man
ifesto, as II is generally known that the
iG a. N
The ladies have, Furthermore, peutioned
her majesty TO withdraw the prohb!tory
decree pointing out in their petition that
ladies' smoke cigarettes at all the courts
in Europe, and that there are smokers
among the crowned heads of Europe and
princesses of blood royal, including the
Dowager Czarina.
They cite further that the Empress of
Austria, the Queen of Roumania, the
Queen Regent of Spain, and the Queen
OF Portugal are all addicted 10 the se-
duciive weed. and they cap Their petition
with the statement that the greatest of
all cigarette smokers among royalty Is
the Princess Henrietta of Prussia, the sic
ter of the Czarina.
This unlooked-for action on the part of
the Czarina has aroused considerable dis
satisfaction among the ladies' Of the Rus
sian court, many of whom have been in
attendance at the weekly social functions
lOilS before the 1IluNGSS Alice ltIl QeF
home in Great Britain 10 share the gov
eminent of Russia with Nicholas III.
The Gar is secretly pleased at the
turn affairs have taken, as he sees in the
storm of popular indignation which has
followed his wifes decree a loop-hole
of escape for the Countess Theresa, who
Is fortunately under the ban for the same
offense which has been charged against
all The ladies' of the Russian court.
In the meantime the Countess Theresa
has kept strictly TO herself In London
even refusing to see the members of her
mothers family who have been made ac-
quainted with her presumed disgrace
At any event the fair Theresa has been
the recipient of many invitations during
her brief sojourn in London, but to all
overtures she has turned a deaf ear, an
swering briefly but courteously that
under the present circumstances she cam
not present herself 10 society.
1t was openly rumored the day fol-
lowing the arrival of the Countess that
the Car would shortly be a visitor in
London, and should the rumor prove cor
rect 1t is more than probable that HIS
August Majesty win seek his fair Theresa
on the shores of the hospltable and sym
pathizing America. Or it may be that the
Countess VIII return to England at the
time Nicholas II makes his visit to that
country.