Year: 1874

SLAMS.


From Ems, the celebrated German
watering place, where the Emperors OF
Russia and Germany recently went to
meet each other, a correspondent OF the
New York Herald writes an interesting
letter:


On the morning after his arrival he
saw, he says, tall, powerfully built man
walking with an easy stride towards the
Kesselbrunnen, the strongest of mineral
springs here. 1t was about half-past
seven o'clock M, and the gentleman
in question was dressed in a Witty
summer suit, evidently made by an En-
ghsh tailor. He wore a low crown,
straw-hat, with a narrow black ribbon
round it. In one hand be carried a
plain ash stick and in the other large
red rose. He had no gloves, bot on his
fingers were several massive gold rings.
He was followed by handsome black
English setter, and as he passed through
the door leading to rude stone hall
where the water is given out he drew
himself up with a certain knightly grace
and lifted his hat to the crowd who re-
spectlully made way for him. Then a





livery, with the sturdy proportions and
fair, handsome face peculiar to the peas
antry about Moscow, took charge OF the
dog, while the gentleman strobe on, how
ing again to the right and left with
stately mein. He stood very upright as
drank his glass of water slowly, and
faced the crowd once more Afterward
he went out by another door, snapped
his fingers for the black dog, who bound
ed, rompipg, towards him. and went upon
his way into the open country with
martial step, as though he were march.
ing to the clash of cymbals and the roll
of drums. He was quite alone, and
there was nothing but his majestic car
riage to distinguish him from any other
stranger. When he had gone little
distance ! noticed that his head droop-
ed, as If he were trying to remember
face which he had seen before, and he
touched his long moustache thoughtfully,
halting for an instant and leaning upon
his slight stick. As he did so, | could
remark what ravages a few years had
made in that magifcent ply sical organ
ization since | last saw him on gala
day at court festival. lie was then
plump and fresh colo led, had now pale
dreary aspect; and the sad, wondering
eyes, which was always so mournful, had
settled to fixed expression OF melan-
choly. Still he dia not seem more than
five and forty years of age, and he has
probably long life before him. 1t Is
news which will be glad tidings to tens
of millions; for the gentlemen | have
described as he appeared yesterday at
the baths of Ems is the present Emper-
or of Russia.


A few years ago the Emperor OF Rus
sia had never been seen by his subjects
out of uniform, and the first photograph
ever made Of him in plain clothes crea-
ted quite startling sensation from the
Neva to the Amoor. 1t was considered
as sign of the end of that stern mill
| tary rule which existed under his father
and as an earnest OF all sorts of liberal
reforms. Now he dresses habitually in
a shooting jacket or a black coat when.
ever he has an opportunity, and had
merely seen him in his ordinary morning
costume. He was very carefully got up,
and had that neatness and propriey
about his attire which usually distin-
guish men OF a handsome presence. 1t
is only the ugly who are slovens, and a
mean toilet is but the outward covering
Of mean nature. One cannot fancy
Aristippus with crumpled robe at the
worst of his fortunes.


He lives in the same way as other
visitors to watering place and derives
no advantage from his rank and station.
He is very punctillious in returning sa-
lutes, and does not bow in military
fashion by a mere movement OF the hand,
but takes his straw hat quite of his head
He seems to have an immense capacity
| for being bored and taking trouble. He
rises at seven, walks till nine, takes a
plain breakfast of beefsteak, bathes at
eleven, and dimes at two. BE pays visits
in the afternoon or goes for a ride, and
appears at a concert or a theatrical en-
I tertainment from seven to nine pm,
stopping to the last to applaud the actors
Al thew 90 out. He takes tea about ten
and goes IN he'd at eleven. His travelling