THE CZAR AND THE POLISH DANSEUSE.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 48, 24 August 1895, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE CZAR AND THE POLISH DANSEUSE.

Professor E. Borges, Ph.D., writes in Harpers' Magazine for June an article on the new Czar, and in it he says : — In all positions and in every situation of his now well-varied life the Cesarevitch showed fine tact and a presence of mind which, in addition to Mb unbiased judgment, made him a great favourite of the ultra-national as well as the liberal elements of Russia. This period and the intimate contact of Nicholas with all classes of the people brought about the romance of the Prince's life. The Cesarevitch fell in love. And, strange play of fate, fell in love with a daughter of the race whioh his father persecuted with inexorable severity. The Prince, who would have been a welcome suitor for the hand of any princess in Christendom, gave his whole self, his .heart and eoul, to a poor Jewish ballet-girl. A great deal has been said and written about his relations to Mis 3 L and the angry interference which they brought about from the Czar. But most of the stories are invented, and the truth is simply that Nicholas was so infatuated with his beloved Masha, who, by the way, is a most beautiful and accomplished young lady, that he was determined to sacrifice everything, even his title to the throne, for the permission to marry her. Perhaps if his brother George had not been anincurable consumptive the Emperor would have consented. But for the sake of lineal succession and to avoid possible future complications he withheld his permission, and Nicholas had to obey.