The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-27
AT THE HOTELS.

Russia and America within the next
few years will become more friendly than
ever" said sinia Romanoff, native Of
Russia. who has made his home in this
country for some years, but keeps In close
touch with Russian affairs. Although
Mr. Romanoff bears the family name OF
the Car. he makes no claim Of royal
blood. but does not deny that he might
be grand duke. d prince. or something
Of that sort. At any rate. Mr.. Romanon,
with the accent on the AN IN his name,
made some mysterious illusions as 70 mis-
real self. lie enshrouded MS real per-
sonallty within the seven hiding and yet
translucent wells Of saIome, as It were.
50 70 speak. period. paragraph.
I left Russia" said the man with the
name. because / had some trouble with
my fatner-who re IS or VINO l am, I
don't SAY. soms call me grandduke, and
say that I ara ~ noble blood, that may
~ - ~ not. I don't know. / passed the
entrance examination ~ Harvard, but
as prevented from taking advantage Of
e. ~ TIE gay I was supposed % enter
has injured .H 40 elevator accident.
H&s Sex l1r many weeks, and during
fEat tine ] forgot most everything 1
xhsH. E1D1s twelve languages then.
and 8Cu Z aM hardly able % speak gny
sb1 t1Lz-s. ! .9st ere Of the fingers On
81 asz4 and Ay legs we're crushed, and
go <D-to.s tod ne LAey Aad u be am
y--acsl- t1l1 tnem thsL Il they ara-
y-iatsG tasfa I would get square with
.ssa 1f.er ! sot veil I rubbed them
VITA Oh ard EoEkeG ana b=nt them every
ca, ara L5-lzy 4 ara - strong as ever.
I z0 EsaLy stronger than / look
SJaaL-E " American liberty. the
somaaaG ot K1zsi4 said that IL was not
% Ds compared Ulta that which prevailed
70 E-zs.z- IL E-zsla 10 90 things, ana
Il AEler--z you talk but you don't 90.
II America everybody WORKS too narc-
T1sre i 10 tine for recreation or rest;
you give more rest 70 your horses than
u your men
Conditions in Russia are not nearly
IS bad as laey nave been painted" added
y
sia as well a. they know other European
countries, they would have q far different
opinion OF the Car and MS domain. Some
people say the Gar Is q weak man He
is not, asserted 3fr. Romanof. he is the
best Gar Russia ever had; ne is a strong
minded, Iar-setiIg monarch, whose sole
aim IS 20 improve the condition OF his
people"
Mr. ROman0n excused himself because
lie was not attired n evening dress, say
ing that his baggage had not yet arrived.
He said that Russians visiting this cOuu-
try did not wear monocles like English
dukes, neither did they display j5wel-y
as the English. German, French, and
other foreigners do when they visit tina
United States. The gentleman from Rus
STA called particular attention 20 the fact
that he is much stronger from a physical
point Of view than his appearance would
seem 10 indication fact, that ne was
much stronger indeed.
The color line between persons OF re-
gro descent and the white races is quite
distinct in all parts OF the United States,
and IN the South It IS an unmistakable
boundary marking an impossible gulf.
according 10 1. H Jordan. OF Charleston,
5. C., who IS at the Riggs.
IN Charleston said Mr.. Jordan, there
is stiI another color line. It divides the
negroes OF the city into two classes
browns and blacks. This Is not a thing
OF yesterday, but q division that was
made more than q century ago, ana
which cannot be blotted out The brown
negro OF Charleston is not 10 be con-
founded with the mulatto. Many OF
them have an aduixtuTe OF white blood.
but few. II any OF them. have any black
negro blood. They are descended from
free negroes escaped with white compau-
ions from the crews Of pirate ships. ref
ugess from the West India Islands, or,
In some cases, Immigrants directly from
Africa
There has never been any serious race
trouble in Charleston" continued 0Ir.
Jordan. The middle class Of the browns
is a bumper between whites and blacks,
and while 10 the white people all negroes
are negroes. without regard To shades OF
coloring. the brown negroes keep up the
distinction and often throw their influence
with the whites As is the case in all
parts OF the South, there Is genuine adec-
ton between white people and their old
family servants. The faithfuIness was
demonstrated by the caretakers who
stayed at home and provided for the
women and children during the war. The
gratitude Of the white people is shown
every day in a thousand ways IN look
ing out for the personal welfare Of the
old negroes To argue that these people
should have the same privileges IN every
respect as a white man is too absurd
almost for discussion"
Purchasers often wonder said Her
mann G. SeIig, an importer Of New York,
who is at the Arlington, and who has Just
returned from a tour Of Germany. how
it is that Germany can pay duties and
sell things so cheaply. It's easily enough
explained. At some kinds Of work a man,
his wife and I'VE children. working ten to
sixteen hours q day, can average 50 cents
a day wages. In many classes OF work
the pay is from half a cent 10 a cent an
hour, according to the skill Of the worker.
The beautiful toys that the Germans send
abroad ar Christmas time ara made by
men and women who do not average
OF a cent an hour. The
beautiful feather Easter novelties, the