The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-08
- TWO EXPRESSES -
By Professor THOMAS CRAZE

Princess Catherine Radziwills re-
cent publication, Memories" contains
many revelations OF the courts OF ST.
Pc, and Berlin, The princess.
ily, and whose husband WAS related
10 the lIohenzollcrns. has had
unusual opportunities to make ohser-
and is exceedingly outspokcn or par
ticular interest Is the comparison she
draws between the Russian Dowager
Empress, Maria Feodorownn, and her
daughter-in-iaw. II comparison which
Is by no means nnttering to the pres
ent Caarina. She writes:
rarely hns foreign princess been
GRIND Duchess Maria Feodorowna.
From the very moment she put her
foot OH Russian soil she won the
hearts Of all, Her charming smile, the
kindly way In which she returned the
ovntions OF the masses, laid the foun-
dalton of y popularity which increased
from day 10 day.
During the life OF Alexander H. the
position of the grand duchess was very
ditiicult. The Car had In 1880 mar
ried his mistress. Princess Dolgorouki,
and the Czurcvltch ana his consort
were in disgrace because they held
aloof from the morganatic Wife of the
ruler. In many ways the grand duch-
ess was made 10 feel her father-in-
laws bitterness against her. Two
days before he was assassinated Alex
ander ii. sent for her and reproached
her violently because she had gone on
a sleigh ride with General Tchercwin.
win had long been friend of the
young couple. aud the suspicious OF the
Car were entirely unfounded. but his
remarks 10 his daughtcrin-law were
of the most insulting nature"
After the accession Princess Radzi-
Will very often mot tho Empress Maria
and was pleasantly surprised ut her
open and charming manners, She
f1nlF In, tta Al = 1
way of her children. and was fond of
discussing books she had read.
Usually the imperial couple led o
china. and and II was only for his wife's
sake thu, Alexander Ill. took part
in tho gaieties of tho winter season
Empress Maria loved society. and was
Alexander III. hated that kind of
pleasures, but he submitted TO them
with admirable patience. and was
happy to sec the Cznrtnn dancing until
nearly dawn. Once. however he
thought n court ball lasted too long,
and sent the musicians away ono at n
time. and when the last one had
disappeared the bail ended.
Or the last days of Alexander III,
Princess Radziwill writes. One even
Ing in, March, 1894. was grieved to
henr that tho Car, was seriously i'll.
being the matter with his health. ana
not even his nearest relatives know
that he was suffering from a fatal
disease. The first violent attack wns
called influenza, and nobody thought
OF any danger In reality the Gar
Ind been Ill ever since the railroad
catastrophe at BorlH. but IL was not
his way TO complain. and in Russia
people are not fond OF talking of
sickness in the imperial family. II
was soon impossible to hide the secret,
however. On beautiful day in Mnrcn
saw him for the last time. lie hnn
suddenly grown twenty years older.
his complexion was sallow, and his
whole expression was one OF fatigue
and exhaustion.
iIc exchanged a few words vt.b
inc. When told him we were about
to go abroad in few days he said
he did not understand why people