The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
LITTLE CZAREVTTCH, 8 TODAY. SAYS HE'LL
 WED CHORUS GIRL

Consternation reigns in the palace of the Great White Czar of all the Rus sias, for the Czarovitch, Alexis Nfcolo- witch, heir to the imperial throne, has calmly but firmly and finally announc- ed his intention of marrying a. chorus girl. Heshas reached no definite sdecis- ion as to what particular beauty of the stage he will make his Empress, but on the point that she must be a, cory phee he has assumed a deternfned stand. And then I shall have some
 body to sing and dance for me when ever I like" declares the thrifty and artistic scion of the Russian imperial house. The alarm caused by this an- nouncement of the young man has been somewhat modified by the fact that he is only eight years old today. The celebration of his birthday will be a general holiday. all over Rus
 The Czarevitch was born on July 30, 1904, Russian style, which corre- spends to August 12 of the calendar used by nearly all Christian nations except Russia. The arrival of the boy baby caused great rejoicing among loyal subjects. of the Czar, tious ruler, they had seen a, bad omen in the fact that the first four children of the Emperor and Empress
 were girls. Alexis Nicolaivitch has grown up in an atmosphere of conn parativea freedom, since it is the belief |sof his imperial father that his admitS tedly tiInid and nervous disposition is due to the cruel system of repression to- which he was subjected as a. youth. The CzaroVitch has been given all the liberty possible to a child destined to
 occupy a throne and constantly in danger of the bomb or gun of an as- sassin. On several occasions, it is reported, he has hidden himself in order to ..throw scare-sky'' into his parents, servants and tutors, and has succeeded admirably, as his disap- pearance aroused fears that he had been kidnapped.
 The Russian imperial family has
 Peterhof Palace, on the shores of the
 Finnish Gulf, where the Czarevitch
 has been given his first lessons in
 swimming and boating, with a small
 army in attendance to give assistance in case of accident to Russia s hope.''
 The Czarevitch's oldest sister, Ora nd Duchess Olga, will be seventeen next 1 November, and has already began to dream of love and lovers. She is | said to entertain an ardent affection for Russian noble. a distant relative, but their youthful romance has been nipped in the bud by the stern par ents, who are said to have pledged 1 Olga to Prince Boris. son and heir of 1 the CZar of Bulgaria. This interfer- | ence with the course of true love-so | European. papers declare-has aroused 1 the indignation of the Czarevitch, who l has promised his sister that if she
 will remain spinster until he ascends l the throne she may marry whom she l pleases. Which sentiment is very much like that of a real boy.
 | The Czarevitch is a handsome lad
 and looks very smart indeed when clad in the uniform of one or another of the many regiments of which he is colonel As successor to the crown
 he has an enormous revenue, enough l to feed and clothe a hundred thousand
 boys. Most of this, of course, is pill l ing up, so he is many times a million aire. He is fond of all outdoor
 sports, but especially playing the
 Cossack', and is a devotee of chess l At that game he has defeated even gray bearded professional experts
 which proves that those masters have | gained wisdom with age, for the
 Czarevitch is a very autocratic young
 ster and hates being beaten at chess