Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-01
The paiIy Life of Nicl,eIas Remanol

 with no possibility of exercise, makes everyone's nerves go gingle! The Daily Life of Nicholas Remancff.
 Correspondence of The Associated Press):
 Nicholas Romanoff who, as Emperor of Russia, once exercised sway over the fate of millions of Russians, leads a melancholy life at Tobolsk, the Si- berian 'city of death" to which he and his family are exiled, according to one of the Red Guard sentinels stationed at his home there.
 My life has always been that of a prisoner" the former Emperor Is quoted as saying. Tt is not my former power that I regrt. I have only one wish and that is to return to the Crimea and devote myself to horti- culture.''
 Writing to friend in Geneva Swift zerland, the Russian Red Guard said:
 "The attitude of the Emperor when he is alone is full of calm and simple dignity but as soon as he thinks that he is no longer observed he gives way and walks with bent head. His hair has become as white as snow and his face is filled with painful meian- choly. He is often seen at the window following his children with his eyes when they go out for a walk and fur lively wipes away a tear.
 'If the Emperor shows resignation lit does not find an echo in his wife Alexandria Alix. Everything in her present situation seems calculated to wound her and make her miserable she was only allowed to take with her | fifteen boxes of clothing. At first sight this may seem quite a con | siderable amount, but it must not bt 1 forgotten, that the whole wardrobe oi l five women and an Emperor is con 1 tained therein. Therefore it Is com.
 prehensible that it would not sufict i for an exile of long duration. To thi; must be added the impossibility of pro
 curing any kind of clothing in Tobolsk The Princesses possess in all, onl! four costumes. and are obliged to b' contented with those. As resard their jewelry, they were forced to leav'
 it alN in Petrogad.
 "The former Empress occupies her self gteatly with her children. but in stead of encouraging them to be re lsigned, she strives the whole time t keep up their memory the remem brance of the past. It is the impos sibility of corresponding which re
 volts her the most. The few letter she receives are carefully censored be lforehand by the officers of the bod guard" Her confidential friend i Madame Narichkina, a former 1ady-in waiting now living in To5olsk, fror whom the former Empress has no re lrets.
 The Princesses can move freel
 about the town, without any specia
 superintendence, but naturally, nc
 without being followed step by ste by the secret police, who, however, per ; form their duty, as discreetly as pos sible
 "On the contrary, the heir -apparer
 is closely guarded, as the revolution
 airies fear an abudction. He is es corted everywhere by the sailor DeTt , menko, a man of hereulean statur l who once saved the Princes life at s hunt. He has not the right to go , town without being accom- ponied f a certain number of officers. IT : Prince is in good health, but sligl ] limp betrays the stiffness of the rigl
 foot. which is incurable.
 a There is little to say about the Ii ] of the Princesses. The Grand Duche : Olga, who is of very serious natur s perhaps even gloomy has become T nurse in a military hospital for col D valescent Siberians, to whom she d e votes six hours a day. The Grar f Duchess Marie is learning short -ha1 h and typewriting in order to help h n father, in the editing of his memoir : But up to the present the Emperor hi , neither written nor dictated anythin n 'sThe ground floor of the residen
 of the former imperial family is O k cupied by a companN of soldier | ironically termed the Emperor's bot = guard" The remaining two stori
 form an apartment of the dethron' . monarch-Colonel Romanoff. It CO 7. sists of four large and four sm; Q rooms, which are furnished in t q Isimplest manner. There is no wat 4 laid on, no gas, TO electricity and f bath room. The servants are obiig e to d,lw the necessary water T = largest room is cnly five yards if length and three in breadth. Whe '. are the spacious reception rooms O Peterhof and the Winter Palace, wi : their surcharged magnificence. 0 There is no pleasing view in any lt rection from any of the window V Nicholas and his wife are condemn
 on principle, to a life of sel1sio IS they are not allowed to leave the hou |. in order to attend mass, at a neig If boring convent. The masters of t II hour in Petrogad, even consider t : authorization to frequent the Pub
 Baths. once a week, as quite an e S ceptional favor On those occasio .- they are invariably escorted by fo n officers and a squadron of soldiers. ,- is these same officers. who take dp IS themselves the purchasing of all srn l. household necessities, not wishing
 entrust this duty to the imperial far S, ily's four servants, valet and thr ,r maids.
 s. "tThe inhabitants of Tobolsk do T
 show any interest in, or hostility le wards the exiles. The only yisitc n who have access to the ex-emperor. a > Baron Fredrichs and General Vojekc a who are also settled in Tobolsk. a whn erninv his flllleSt cnnf1deneer