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Chicago Chronicle: The people of Rus
sia have nothing but the highest praise
for the changes which Nicholas ii. has
introduced in the imperial household. He
defeats luxury. especially ut the table,
One detail gives striking PROOF OF the SIM
pltcity Of the tastes OF Nicholas II. When
he was about to visit Paris, in the summer
of 1886, he had no dress coat IN his ward
robe. Nicholas IL. detests Il black coat.
He prefers to wear the uniform of one of
his regiments. He always refused to wear
an evening coat. but this time there was
no help for him. If the car could appear
In uniform In any of the courts of Eu-
rope lie could not dispense with a dress
cont in Paris. He resigned himself, there
fore, with a sigh. and sent q adjutant to
the court tailor.
You must make his majesty a dress
coat In the latest Partisan fashion, COM
manded the adjutant.
Very WELL replied the tailor.
The court tailor was capable of cutting
the uniforms of his imperial customer.
but by some strange chance he was ig-
norant In regard to the latest Partisan
fashion. He refused to execute the order
IN, until na he was t%heronghly sonyersap. Vt
to Paris to find out the latest fashion in
dress suits A few days afterward his
messenger returned to ST. Petersburg, and
two weeks later the suit was ready. 1t is
estimated that the suit cost 100 roubles.
Certainly. 1t fitted the emperor like a
glove. and Parfsians would have been
very much astonished to learn that they
saw Nicholas Ii. In a black coat for the
first time In his life.
The car and the czarina are exceeding
~ popular not only at St. Petersburg. but
wife. father and mother, they have won
the hearts Of all honest folk. Nicholas II.
has not that snappish and sometimes i'm
perious name in court that was charac-
terlstic Of Alexander III, who never al
lowed anyone to forget for q moment that
ne was master. The ezarina was always
Alexandra Feodorovna are like two
chnms.
his desk until late at night. i frequently
ministers after midnight, but 1t is rare
that those dignitartes find him alone. The
czarina is generally seated beside him,
working at embroidery or sewing. AS
soon as a stranger appears on the thresh-
old the czarina picks up her scissors and
ssorkbag and prepares to leave, the room.
remain with us" pleads the car.
In silence the czarina returns to her
seat. puts her thlmble on her finger. and
works away. with her needle, while Mt her
side her husband discusses public affairs.
The czarina in q short time won the affec-
ton not only Of her husband, hut of her
SUBJECTS as we'll. Her grace, simplicity
and modesty everywhere produced the
best of impressions In Russia much is
expected from her influence over the czar.
But the czarina has not alone amiable
qualities; she has a cultivate5smind, and
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. 1t Is said that she inner
tied all these qualities from her mother,
the duchess of Hesse. although she knew
very little of her.