Evening star., 1920-05-01
LETTERS OF THE CZARINA
TO THE CAR IN WAR Time

to read up all now. lying in bed.
am going over on to the sofa for y
already. bit by bit a little more
though every evening e heart Is
enlarged. and every day ,Ania asks me
to come. Glorious sunshine. but very
cold. they say.
"How sad the losses of the Bouvet
Irresistible and Ocean: SO hideous To
be sunk by floating mines. and so rap
idly. too-not as tho in battle.
What joy. sweetheart, to have got
another letter from you. 1t was just
brought to me. and the nice post
cards and the chiIdren's cards. We
all thank over and over again and
are very deeply touched you find time
to write to US.
Il see now why you. did not go
more forward. but surely you could
still to some place before returning
it would do you good and cheer the
others up-anywhere. That drive must
have been nice. but I understand the
sad impression of those empty houses.
probably many of them never to be
inhabited by the same peope again.
Such is life-such a tragedy,
did Sergei l.. make d better i'm
preston upon YOU. less sure of him
self and simpler? 1 at once sent
Ania your message: it will have given
her pleasure. She probably thinks
that she alone is lonely without you.
&
Good bye. my sunshine. Don't
worry if you can't write daily: you
have much TO do and must have
little quiet, too. and letter writing
takes you so much time.
God bless you, Nicky treasure. my
very own huzy. l kiss and pless you
and love you without ceastng.
~ " "ALIX."
c.t. p.,c. Note From Austria.
.Tsarskoye Selo, March 2, 1915.
"A1y IIuzy Sweet Angel: What hap
piness to know that the day after to-
morrow I shall be holding you tight
in nv arms again. listening to your
dear voice and looking into your be
loved eyes. only for you regret tina
you won't have seen anything IL l
could only be decent by the time you
return. This night only got to sleep
after 5, felt such pressure on the heart
and so giddy. and this continues. with
heart beating, this morning, and the
heart rather much enlarged. 1ester-
day l kept normal and was also from
SIS on the sofa and Sill. Irene and
Baby are well. She suffered Il good
name and so wished the child to be
called by it. funny little thing. Dmitrl.
Rostislav and Nikita came to AleXei,
and the latter dined with us.
"lt is cold. but bright sunshine.
inclose letter from Masha (from
Austria), which she was asked to
write to you. for peace's sake. l never
answer her letters. of course. now
then a letter from -Ania; I don't know
whether you agree on her writing, but
can't say SO, once she asks me. and
better like this than through the serv-
ants. She sent for kosdratiev yester-
day-so foolish to get the servants to
talk to. In the hospital she already
wanted to see them, only to make a
fuss. It's not quite ladylike. 1 m lst
honestly say. Now she will be send
ing for your men. and that will be
quite improper. Why can't she then
sooner ask after the poor wounded
she knows and with whom she won't
have anything to do!
"Just got your telegram, it came in
fifteen minutes. Thank God. PrZemysl
taken; congratulate YOU with all my
loving heart. This is .good-what JOY
for our beloved troops. They did have
ing, I am glad for the poor garrison
and people, who must have almost
been dying of hunger. Now We shall
have those army corps free to throw
over to more weak places. 1 am too
happy for you!
.From Olga good news. likes Lvov
I.emberg). She feels sad. Misha is
with wife there and she has never
seen him for four years.
Now, goodbye, my treasure.
bless and kiss you over and over
again. Your very own. sunny"
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