| Show PERSONALITY OP TIE THE CZAR CZAS He Es Is a Hand Worker and Dislikes D Luxury V Francis von s III in Chicago Nicholas II has the greatest antipa antipathy antipathY thy to every form of luxury and more particularly at the table His meals me ls are restricted to a very ry few dishes and andare andare andare are attended by very few guests Like all busy men mell he ie e eats with feverish V haste He finds finc it Impossible to t J con conceal V ceal coal the boredom inflicted upon him by long lon official On the other hand he Jests and laughs freely when V at his ease among his intimate associates associates associates ates His contempt for lor etiquette is manifest in all his habits babits While his father Alexander A III was accustomed to drive through St Petersburg in a brilliant and showy equipage the pres present eat ent czar usually a simple open carriage He has suppressed the cor cordon cordon don of cavalry which used to keep the streets clear for his father and often V the police are unaware of the route he intends to take Russian peasants frequently travel hundreds of with their petitions confident that the sovereign will per personally consider their eases cases and have justice done He reads all ail the letters addressed to liim ulm and notes toe time answers V to be given on n the margin in red pen pencil V cit cil He never forgives those who at attempt attempt tempt to deceive him or give him false information Both he and the czarina V are extremely popular throughout Rims Rus Russia cia sia They are like two comrades nei nd neither thor ther trying to exercise control over the theother theother other It Is said in St Petersburg that such sucha a happy married pair were never be before De Defore fore seen on the Russian throne When they drive out together they are al always always ways observed to be in animated con conversation conversation frequently laughing and smiling They intentionally avoid put putting putting ting on a proper expression The czar csar remarked one day I am a Rus Russian Russian sian just like my subjects s saying which made an excellent impression V upon the people V VV V 4 V VV V The young frequently re remains remains mains at his desk till a tote late hour and sometimes receives his ministers or ad advisers V after midnight his sest sit sitting sitting ting by him at her embroidery or nee needlework When a stranger appears at atthe atthe the door she bundles her work together and prepares to leave leav e tin till the csar esar says But no Lasha remain here you do donot donot not disturb us in the least l 1 e tar exam tarina ina ma then silently resumes her seat an goes on with her work It is not perhaps known to all the thc world that the correspondence between Nicholas II and the German emperor which on important occasions is ear ar rind ried on between the two sovereigns is in the English language For instance V the telegrams respecting the appoint appointment appointment ment of Count von Waldersee as corn oom of the international forces were written by both emperors in English The relationship of the two monarchs with ft the e English court is not the sole explanation of this turton curious departure from the custom m in diplo diplomatic V matte matic and princely cIrcles to employ the French language for such international |
