South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-28

far more important 10 put a con-
siderable part Of his fortune in Sc
curity abroad, wither ne was also
authorized 10 send his wifes won
derful collection OF diamonds and
precious stones. Cyril and Victoria.
who had always been popular
among the politically advanced cir
cles OF the capital, became prime
favorite everywhere. and no one
seemed TO remember that after all
il was the grand duke who stood
next 10 the cars brother in the or
der of succession to the throne
Strange as this may appear, it
was his own soldiers who thought
about il. whilst political leaders
seemed 20 have lost sight of that
fact They insisted upon Cyril re-
signing his command. which he
did. but not willingly. and not with
out expressing the bitter feelings
which filed his heart at this APP
parent ingratitude of the men,
whom he had believed were thank
ful 20 him for his attitude. The
grand duchess, however. persuaded
him to resign himself to the inevi-
table. thinking that the best thing
for both of them. would be TO try
and Let the world forget them, at
least for "a time.
Victoria FeOdOrOwna.
Victoria Feodorowna is credited
with being an ambitious woman
and c: keeping her hopes and her
looks din ected toward the POSSIBLE
ity Of the restoration Of a monarchy
in which would devolve on her. due
20 the morganatic marriage of the
Grand Duke Michael the position
OF first lady of the land. They say
that she has modelled her whole at
titude with this contingency in
view, and that she had tried to
make herself popular among the
poorer part Of the population of
PetrOgrad by an abundant distribu-
ton OF aims. to which she has pro-
ceeded with an unusual amount of
discrimination and cunning Lenine
has been heard TO express himself
with great admiration in regard 10
the grand duchess, who on her side
has smiled on him, and received
him. and appeared 10 have quite
reconciled herself TO the idea that
bolshevism was about the best gov
eminent Russia could aspire to.
Grand Duke Cyril has also won
for himself golden opinions among
revolutionary circles. and both hus-
band and wife have been so eauti-
Gus in their whole behavior that no
ones attention has so far been di-
rected toward them. Even abroad
their silently selfish propaganda in
favor of their own future has been
passed by i'm silence. The world has
only so far kept in its mind the
personality of the cars brother.
and the revolutionary government
also has been alarmed by it and by
the idea of possible restoration
of his position as Russian emperor.
which he declined to accept after
Nicholas lis abdicatiOn. No one
has given "a thought to the POSSIBLE
ity of the remuneration of the grand
duke being accepted as an irrevoca-
bic fact, and of that of his cousin
Cyrils claims being recognized by
the Russian people when they get
weary of the present chaotic con
dition of things into which their
country had drifted
In the meanwhile, both the young
grand duke and his wife have never
allowed their attention to wander
away from this goal to which Vic
toria FeOdorowna, at least. has
been looking forward 10, and which
she hopes that she will reach some
day. a not at all improbable con-
ungency as some people just ar
rived here from Moscow tell me.