The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
ROYAL TASTES AND CAPRICES.
The Czarina of Russia Is in Favor of
WOman's Suffrage.

New York, March 1.-The young EN-
press of Russia, if she lived in America,
would have been leader of the suffrage
movement. She believes that most, if
not all, the great reforms which have
taken place in the world have been
brought about, If only indirectly, by wo-
men. Under her imperial patronage So
cieties for the higher culture of women
are not only growing daily more numer-
GUS in St. Petersburg, but they are rap
idly spreading throughout Russia.
Since Her Imperial Majesty has become
so much interested in womens work and
clubs the Gar has ordered that full re-
ports OF all such meetings shall be pre-
pared for the pernsal of the Empress. One
of the Cars secretaries attends all Wo>
mems meetings in the capacity of re,
porter and writes down every word in
desire it, full account can at once be
produced for her inspection. Her Majesty
is something of an Anglomaniac; she
has ordained that presentations shall be
made in the English fashion, the sover-
eign offering her hand to be kissed and
not shaken, as was the custom of the
Doweger Empress,
Margherita, Queen of Italy, although
not ostepsibly in favor of equal suffrage
does ali she can TO encourage women s
work. The gold medals recently pre-
/ scented to her ladies-in- waiting who have
l.
designed by woman.
| Future generations may perhaps read an
account of the life of the Empress OF
Germany as written by herself. The En-
press is in the habit of writing daily in
her diary. No one ever sees the contents
mot even the Empress. At the close
of the year a new diary is opened and
the old one which has a locked clasp
is consigned to the iron safe containing
Her Majesty's domestic jewelry.
The German Emperor does not like lone
sermons, and the court chaplainls B'e
obliged to condense their discourses, so
that the delivery will only consume f1t-
teen minutes.
The King of Sweden sets aside every
second Tuesday. on which any one of his
subjects may call on him. The only for
mality required is to send in ones card.
the visitors being received when their
turn comes in the order of arrival.
King Oscar of Sweden has had his life
| insured the premium being $1,000 kroner
(s10,S60) per year. He was II years old
on Jan. 81. The King still retains his
love for the sea, to which he was APP
prenticed in his youth, and every August
he makes a long cruise along the bold
| and romantic coast of his Northern king
DOM
King Christian of Denmark loves to
| romp with his grandchildren and he may
often be, seen seated in a difninutive pony
| carriage, trusting himself to the care or
| a very youthful coachman, or he some
| times acts as the willing horse of a very
| young driver.
| 1t is said that If the Sultan of Turkey
| were allowed to consult hts own tastes he
| would only have one wife instead of the
| 300 he now maintains in his harem He
| dare not abolish the institution for he
| knows that the day he saw the last OF
| the royal harem would also see the last
| of his reign. Each occupant of the harem
| receives the title of Princess, hence ii IS
| the ambition of every Turkish officer to
| get his daughter into it, She is given a
| large dover staff of ten servants and
| a coach and four. The maint enance of
| the harem costs the country about SIS
| 100000 yearly. The Sultan is probably the
richest man in Europe. He receive a
million dollars yearly from the country
| and half a million from his private es-
tates. He has 100000 invested in Amer
| lea.