The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-15
Remarkable Resemblances.

Many members ~ the various European
! royal families have doubles" and very
striking "doubIes' too. All the wor,s
knows that the Duke OF Cornwall and
york resembles very palpably his Impar-
ial cousin. the Car OF Russia: hui varv
rev are aware that there lives in I.ondon
certain man 50 exactly like His ReyaI
hlshness IN every respect that il is al
most impossible at first glance 10 tell
who's who" says Tid- Bits
This royal double" is cook in LON
don restaurant ana the Duke hes or
more than one occasion, paid a visit m
his likeness"
Just before leaving for Australia His
hoyal Highness ioculsrly remarked to
fne King; II do not think. sir. that I. as
whole. am leaving England Part ~ the
cooking at homei"
When the Duke Of York first heard cf
his wonderful double" he expresss9 a
wish TO see the gentleman who resemhled
him so ms:velously
nope you do not mind being az very
nks me said His ROYAL Hishness. ami
ably, 10 his .oubIe." the cook. expec,h,r.
naturally. some petite. II not fatterinr.
reply
The French chef however viii, noo-
man had had his lie made miserable on
account OF his likeness to Ills RovaI
Highness, exclaimed Vehsmerilv. almost
nercely; Mind Mind. All IL il ne curse
OF re life 10 me. I ave ae face 90 q
prince, but, ah, | ave not ~ iiaitervi"
Ihe German Empe 'or has itrfccs
'double'-an officer N nGe of the "lrnc,r''
Prussian regiments MANY wears ago now.
when his Imperial Majesty was nos nute
so ahsble as he is now " hon in fact.
his Majesty was very much the kalser--
II was reported TO him tina, one os bis
soldiers, Captain --. r;serhlrd his Nh
Jesty so greatly that ie had on several
occasions received the Imperial salute
The Kaiser appearsi az firs, almost
Mortified ~ the news and remained for
some minutes ip deep Thought, then.
Frightening up. he exclaimed:
'Ah Well we'll | will overlook Il:
will forgive HIM"
Forgive whom. your Majesty?' hum
bly, asked one OF the Imperial secretaries.
who had informed the Kaiser Of the pre-
sumptuous existence ~ this double"
Whom Why. my double, of courss.
Tell Captain ---. however that his Kais-
er has pardoned him.
The good natured young Car Of Rus
sia holds, perhaps. the most precarious
position I'm the world. and. therefore, any
one resembling his Imperial Maiesty in
anyway certainly runs great chance c&
suddenly ceasing TO exist"
Nevertheless, a certain somewhat prom-
feet double" of the Czsr that the Duke OF
Cornwall and York, when staying In St. ,
Petersburg, has over and over again mis-
taken the double" for "the legitimate
article, as his -.oyal Highness pleasing
ly puts it.
Count - said the considerate and
really lovable ruler OF all the Russias
to his double" why don't you alter
your appearance, somewhat--shave of
your beard. for instance? You, knocking
about as you do, and so resembling your
unfortunate Emperor, run terrible risks
risks
o What! exclaimed the faithful count.
What i. resembling your Imperial Ma.
iesty as do. alter my face? Never, sir;
never"
"Ah. well, Count -, replied the csar,
smiling and smuggling his shoulders, "as
YOU will not alter your face yourself.
some OF my Nihilis; subjects will alter Il
for you fear" rs.