Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-15
FORMER DOWACER
EMPRESS LIVING
A HERMIT s LIFE
Mother of Late Emperor Mich
oIaS Is Living in the Cdmeaj
Has Aged but Holds Herself
Proudly Erect
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Amsterdam, Sept 14--Maria Feo-
dorovna, former dowager empress of
Russia and mother of the late EN-
peror Nicholas, not long ago COM
planned to Darachuk, leader of the
Bolshevik soviet at Yalta that the all
lowance of 100 rubles a week was in
sufficient.
THE soviet wants clerk" retort-
ed Darachuk, jeeringly. 'Tf you want
to supplement your income the posi-
ton is open to you
Evidently the former dowager en-
press dsdained to reply. This infor-
nation comes from DR.. Leo Lederer,
who was sent TO Yalta by the Berlin
Tagebiatt to ascertain the condition
Of the members Of the formerly royal
families of Russia. The colony at
Yalta consists of fifteen persons, in
lcluding the former Grand Dukes
Nicholas and Peter, their wives, who
are daughters of the king OF Monte
negro. and the former Grand Duke
Alexander Michailovitch and his fam-
lily.
Living in Duelber Castle.
Iney dIG llNlllb III iphIlpti tNoNiNt
near Livadia, in the Crimea. Their
lives were made extremely miserable
when the soviet at Yalta early this
year assumed control or the palace
and ignored Instructions from Petro-
grad.
All were inconstant fear of their
lives, reports being rife that the Yal-
Ia soviet was planning to murder all
Romanoffs Attempts actually were
made. il is said, TO kin various mem
bers of the colony, but all We're frus-
trated by the watchfulness of the loyal
sailor guards.
Great relief was experienced when
the Germans took control They at
any rate had no designs on the lives
of the eXiles.
Neither the dowager empress nor
The grand dukes" DIR. Lederer writes,
"are regarded as prisoners, and their
desire to live in the Crimea as private
persons is fully respected. Only like
all other private persons. they may
not leave the Crmea without the spe-
ciaI consent of the German COM
mander.
life at the castle is, it is true, freer
and quieter but not more lively than
in the time of the Rolshevist rule.
Reading among lIle tdSue iHHldleS 10
restricted to Russian newspapers which
arrive daily, and their intercourse to
occasional visits of the Yussupoffs or
the Princess WiaszinsH. The young
grand dukes, who amuse themselves
with cricket and ball in the park,
alone bring a little life into the soli-
tary palace. Some of the grand dukes
are moving to Aitodor"
Nicholas Has Turned Gray.
The dowager is said to have aged
considerably but she continues to hold
herself proudly erect. Nicholas also
has turned very gray and his face Is
deeply wrinkled. Neither, DIR. Lederer
saws. has lost any antipathy to Ger
MANY. All the inmates of the castle
appear to believe in the restoration Of
tbe monarchy, although in demo-
cratic. constitutional form. They do
not regard as impossible the return Of
a Romanoff to the throne.
A domiciliary visit to the castle by
the Sebastopo1 soviet last year result
ed in the theft of number OF val,ia-
bles. One member of the visiting par
ty. a ragged sailor, stole the Grand
Duke Nicholas boots, leaving his own
wornout ones in exchange.
Nicholas morganatic daughter has
been married to the Polish Count TVS
zkevitch. The wedding was quietly
celebrated In little local Catholic
church, whittier the party proceeded
In hired cabs Nicholas insisted on
donning his brilliant white field mar
shaps uniform. aud he decorated HIM
self with all his orders.