Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-04

his instruction, told him that he might
leave, as she knew as much about the Greek
religion as he did. He went, but, as he did
so. he prophesied, saying that her majesty
would have seven daughters, but never a
son. This prophecy has gotten about all
over Russia. and as the masses believe
what the priests say they fear it may come
true. At any rate her majesty has had four
The four daughters of the car range in
years from eight to two. Olga was born
in 1895. Tatiana in 1897. Marie in 1899 and
AnaStasfa In 1901.
The Empress Of Russia.
One hears a great deal Of gossip here
about the Empress Of Russia. Some of the
people like her very much, and some the
contrary. AS far as can judge she is
charming woman. She is, you know, the
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, her
mother having been the Princess Alice.
who was the most attractive of Victoria
daughters. She IS the daughter of the
Grand Duke of Hesse and as such has
German blood in her veins.
The cZarina is several inches taller than
the car. She is very beautiful and state
IT, but rather reserved in her manner. She
has a fair complexion, dark gray1sh-blue
eyes and regular features. There is
small mole at the corner of her mouth. but
low sweet voice and sings beautifully.
The czarina is well educated. She speaks
French, English, German and Italian and
since her marriage has learned the Rus
sian. She has some artistic talent, ana,
not strange in German girl, she knows
considerable about cooking and household
affairs. Before her marriage she was com.
paratively poor and now as the Wlle OF
the richest monarch of the world she pre-
fers to live simply She does not like the
splendor of the court and would rather
be in the country with her family than In
the great winter palace at st. PETERSBURG.
The Gear and the United States
am told that the car is very friendly
to America l was here ten years ago dur
ing the great famine when we sent vast
sums to Russia. The Russians gave many
times as much themselves. and the distri-
button of the funds was under the charge
of the present car. who was then crown
prince. The car came in contact with the
members of our Red Cross Society and to
them he spoke again and again of the kind
ness Of America to Russia. He remembers
that kindness today and frequently ex-
presses his sentiment. Not long ago ne
said:
tween Russia and America is genuine, ann
l trust it will endure forever"
At another time he spoke of what Rus
STA had done for the United States during
our civil war, saying that his father had
informed him of the cordially which ex-
listed between the countries at that time
The car now uses American plows. reapers
and mowers on his vast estate. and other
things being equal he would rather pat
ronize America than any country OF
Europe.
The Richest Man of the World.
And this leads me to the vast possessions
owned by his majesty. He is by far the
richest man of the whole world, Carnegie
and Rockefeller not excepted. You know
how much a 64O-acre farm is? The car
has enough land of his own to make
million such farms. The Russian crown
owns one million square miles of forests
and cultivated lands, an area equal to one
third of the United States without Alaska
and our outlying colonies. He has in add
ton mines in Siberia which produce vast
revenue and bonds and stocks and gold
galore Indeed no one knows what his
revenue is. The crown domains are IN
sidered the private property of the imperial
family and there are millions coming from
them which never get into the public re-
ports. Ee has also vast amounts In jewels