Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-10-15
SimDIicity of the Gar.

Chicago Chronicle: The people of Rus
STA have nothing but the highest praise
for the changes which Nicholas III. has
introduced in the imperial household. He
dctests luxury, especially at the table.
One detail gives striking proof or the sim
pllcity OF the tastes Of Nicholas III. When
he was about to visit Paris, in the summer
of 1896. ne had no dress coat In his ward
robe. Nicholas III. detests a black coat,
He prefers to wear the uniform of one or
his regiments. He always refused TO wear
an evening coat, but this time there was
no help for him. If the car could appear
I'm uniform in any Of the courts or Eu-
rope he could not dispense with a dress
coat in Paris. He resigned himself, thcfe-
fore, with II sigh, and sent an adJutaht 10
the court tailor.
''You must make his majesty a dress
coat i'm the latest Partisan fashion, COM
manded the adjutant.
every WE'LL replied the tailor,
The court tailor was capable OF cutting
the uniforms Of his imperial customer
but by some strange nance he was lg-
norant in regard to the latest Parislan
fashion. He refused to execute the order
until he was thoroughly conVersant with
the necessary details. Therefore, he sent
TO Paris to find out the latest fashion IN
dress suits. A few days afterward ms
messenger returned TO st. PETERSBURG, ana
two weeks later the suit was ready. ~ IS
INl iNu lIlt lIlN shlA NO'A w
Certainly. IL fitted the emperor ike "a
glove, and Parisians would have been
very much astonishcd to learn thai they
saw Nicholas III. In a black coat Tor inc
first time in his life.
The car and the czarina are exceeding
ly popular, not only at st. petersburg, but
also throughout Russia. AS husband ana
wife, father and mother, they have won
the hearts Of all honest folk. Nicholas IL.
has not that %snappish and sometimes i'm
perious manner I'm court that was charac-
teristic of Alexander Ill, who never al
lowed anyone to forget for a mOment that
he was master. The czarina was always
obliged to obey him. But Nicholas III. ana
Alexandra Feodorovna are like two
Chums.
his desk until late at night. 1t frequently
happens that he receives CounSelors and
ministers after midnight, but II Is rare
that those dignitaries find him alone. the
CZarina is generally seated beside him,
working at embroidery or sewing. As
soon as n stranger appears on the thresh-
old the CZarina picks up her scissors and
workbag and prepares To leave the room.
mo, no, Sascha, don disturb yourself;
remain with us pleads the car.
In silence the Czarina returns TO her
seat. puts her thimble on her finger, and
works away with her needle, while ut her
side her husband discusses public affairs.
The Czarina in a short time won the affec-
ton not only of her husband, but of her
subjects as well. Her grace. simplicity
and modesty everywhere produced the
best of impressions In Russia much Is
expected from her influence over the car.
But the czarina has not alone amiable
qualities; she has "A cultivated MIND, ana
well-developed, sound, practical sense.
She Is a musician and plays the piano
very well. Remarkable aptitude for the
culinary art must also be added to her ac-
complishments, II is said that she inner
tied all these qualities from her mother,
the duchess Of Hcsse, although she knew
i very little of her,