New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-19
POTE\TATkS AND POWERS.
THE car or RUSSIA AT MOVIE.
SOME QUEER PICTURES OF HIS TABLE
MANNERS IN CHILDHOOD.

Paris CORRESPONDENCE Of The Pail Mall Gazette.
A volume dealing with the private life and
mode Of existence Of Nicholas ii has been issued
to-day in Paris. The author is NJ. Maurice
Leudet, a distinguished member OF the slal u
the Figaro" who some time back publlsheu d
successful book dealing on similar lines with
the German Emperor. .
nicholas II Intime." as the present work is
called is a quite unpre tent0us production. win
the exception Of the preface. which discusses the
disarmament proposals, and one or TWO chdp-
tiers devoted to the present condition ana uTs
TIMES Of Russia. its pages are occupied eNcIu
svcly by minor details relating to the personal
ity Of the Car and by Well-infOrmcd ana enter
tanning gossip The most varied aspects OF the
Cars life are touched upon. chapter Is de-
voted for instance. to his education. ana a chdp,
ter To his marriage a chapter to tn imperial
stables and another to the imperial table. me
Court lctes. ia" grlnd-dukes. he royal palaces
and tn" Cars journey to the East are IL"
more Of the many subjects dealt WITH
The CZar. il appears. has al excellent hl'h",S
and acquired the numerous languages ne Spans
with remarkable ease and quickness. NJ Leu
det assures US that he talks Ensllsh WITHOUT
accent. but it is noteworthy that he does nI'
venture 10 say mucf with regard 10 fiehcn'
Mr. Heath his English master IS credited WIN
a cordial dislike for Mr. Gladstone ana a pro
nOunced fondncss for boxing, ut whether ne
transmitted these tastes TO his pupil Is no' re-
corded. The young princes were brought up
with as litte ceremony as possible ON sun
days tn. entertained at dinner the small boys
and girls who were admitted IN the honor OF
their friendship. These parties SEE m To nave
been exceedingly lively functions. "There was
no end to the tricks the hosts and their small
guests played on one another From end TO end
Of the table there used 10 be continuous nring
OF bread pellets which were peri ctually strik-
ing princcly noses or landing in royal mouths.
Another favOrite joke was To jog your neigh
hor's elbow while he drinking or To oaptHe
him with "A glass Of wire Tfls charInlhS
picture Of home life" VI. 1eudet calls II, Is
proof al any rate that there various ways
II becoming fitted for the most polite society.
Still. it must not he supposed from this oc-
casioral license that the Cars education was
neglected He received a very strict religious
traininr and the impression it made on him
may be gathered from a remark he made on the
occasion Of the death Of Victor Hugo. He knew
that the great poet was reethinker. ana on
reading in "A newspaper an account Of his pub
lie funeral he said he could not understand how
such horors could be paid To man who mad
died like a dog"
The Car rises at &. takes tea with the En-
press at and at $50 retires to his Study I"
read the principal European newspapers rms
task accomplished he goes out for short walk
and at II i ready to receive his Ministers and
attend to his correspondence. After luncheon
he drives out with the Empress and on ms re-
turn shuts himself up in his study. where ne Is
hard at work until \. the imperial dinner hour
The importance Of this meal is CONSIDERABLE" az
the Russian Court. as may be imagined when
It Is said that over two hundred persons are
engaged in preparing and serving IT, VI. Ieuuct
bv the way. is able TO give the recipe for
Bortsch. the famous Russian soup. as supplied
to him by the imperial cook himself In fact
the culinary chapter contains much excellent
matter inc 'uding a method Of serving Kinks
which may be recommended to the attention OF
gOurmctS