The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24

tween the DOwager Empress and
the Wife of NichoIas-A Clash of
offering Temperaments - Causes
of the Mutual Dislike.
From the London World.
That a mother-in-law and daugh-
ter-in-law should look on each other
askance is no new thing. Eve was
probably on none too good terms with
her sons wives. The two czarinas.
however, the mother of the Car and
his wife, do not content themselves
with looking on each other askance;
they are openly at war. In St. Peters,
burg society chances are EXCHANGED
ard smiles whenever it is officially an
nounced-as it is for FORMS sake Just
from time to time-that these two au-
gust ladies will be present at any cere-
nOny or festivity. For all the world
knows full we'll that, although one of
them probably will be present, both
of them certainly will not; that the
one or the other will discover, in fact,
when the appointed day comes round.
that she has a headache, a touch of
fever or something of the kind which
renders it impossible for her to appear
in public. There is a tacit understand
wherever the one goes the other does
not. CZarina Marie Feodorowna broke
through it the other day, it is true.
for the sake of gratifying M Loubet;
for although it was her turn to stay
away she insisted at the last moment
on going to the great review and thus
threw all the court arrangements out
Of gear. Czarina Alexandra, however,
always adheres to it strictly She
makes no attempt, indeed, to conceal
the fact that she dislikes meeting
Czarna Marie Feodorowna, and that
nothing but sheer necessity will induce
her to go where meet her she must.
And that it should be thus is by no
means extraordinary, considering how
very trying is the position in which she
finds herself whenever she and the
dowager Czarina are together.
The Cars Love for His Mother.
The Car is devotedly attached to
his mother, so attached that his first
care, when he assembled the throne,
was to prevent any loss of prestige be-
ing entailed on her by the fact of his
taking his fathers place. CThe way
Kaiser William had demeaned him
self toward his fathers widow, when
he assembled the throne, had excited
much severe criticism at the Russian
court) In defiance alike of usage and
etiquette, therefore, he at once gave
the court officials, and all others whom
1t concerned, to understand clearly
that it was his will and pleasure that
she should retain all her rights
and privileges as sovereign consort.
and take precedence even of his wife
when he should have one. The result
is that upon state occasions, even now,
it is Czarina Marie Feodorowna who
sits on the Cars right hand, and in
professions walks by his side on the
ich al
sit and walk where best she can 1t
is to the former, too, not the latter
that the first honors are always rem
dered, the first homage is always paid.
1t is to the former, too, not the latter,
that all who have wrongs to right or
favors to gain address themselves: for
every one in Russia is well aware that
the Car never turns a deaf ear to
his mothers pleading, whatever he
may do to his wife's. NJ. Loubet. it
may be noted, while contenting him
self with exchanging formal greetings
with Czarina Alexandra, hurried off |
as soon as his feet touched Russian |
soil to pay visit to Czarina Marie
and have long conversation with her.
The two czarinas have both many |
good qualities; the one, as the other. is
kindly and clever, eager to give help |
ing hand to all in distress, eager to
make life pleasant for others. Still
mentally chat there could never have |
peen much sympathy between them,
even II circumstances had not raised
up a barrier. Czarina Marie is one of
the ablest women in Europe; and.
grandmother though she be, one of the
most beautiful and fascinating. Her
Whole life long she has lived in an at
II osphere of alteration; her mother.
queen Luise, idolized her, and so dill
her husband, the late Gar, to the dav
OF MS death; while her father idolizes
her sun. Even as child, in Denmark.
sne could always by dint of smiles and
tears make those around her do what
s1e would; and once in Russia, it was
d case OF veni, vidi, vici-she took the |
Mr T%ils OF the whole nation by storm
1Seset was there so popular a czarina.
nus not unnaturally, perhaps. she has
So-He 10 look upon it as her right that
should be loved and made much |
Consulted on all points, and that |
1telerence should be shown to her opin-
t,ns; FOR she has opinions, clearly de-
.lIeo ones, too. Though seemingly with
800 tHought in her head beyond chif-
ms ms she is in reality a keen politician.
yuSt as her mother was before her-a |
66o o' though, of the old grande |
ualne type, not of the latter day fa
.Iidle su1fragist. She attaches more i'm
9oGtance to privileges than to rights. |
~ pms her faith to persuasion rath- |
e.ain eiidh TO argument as means of |
0arI ii.s ner end-a fact that accounts, |
perhaps. for the many victories She has
The Younger Empress.
foe Anna Alexandra, it must be con- |
9Sea' is by no means so we'll eoipped |
sao5ie er mother-in-law for playing a |
,eauIfig role in court life; for although !
ino beautiful than the dowager car
40. sne IS Infinitely less fascinating;
ana although more intellectual She Is
80 S clever, less adroit, less worldly
80 what is more important still.
laps she, has none of the subtle
IN I'm Oh manner that stands her rival
ra. Socn good stead. For she is quite
polillully shy. SO shy that when stran-
80 are presented to her, her hands
1,a .lIl2le Visibly, and she seems quite
, rnaoie to make to them even the sim
go 60 femark-she hardly addressed a
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