THE LATE CZAR OF RUSSIA
;i A pathetic story comes from Russia of the late Emperor's tender regard for (ho wishes of bis wife. In tho summer of 1894 tho Emperor and Empress visited a jewellers shop in St. 'Petersburg to select souto jewels, for their son’s future'bride, Tlio Empress saw a beautiful bracelet, ami expressed great aduiu'afcioii ior iC, ,miu] rciiuirkccl laughingly to' her' liusbaifd • that'„slio must purchase, it some day.,' Shortly alter, thenreturn to tho palivco \vas sci/*cd with- one of those smous.attacks of illness to which ,hoj was/snbjcct, and tho ilfimprcss forgot 1 ihVhfacelfct.'' The Em-;pehriiP-j and to: the* Empress in tho toady days -of‘her widowhood came-a 1 Iblitudfey’,-' tho 'first' anniversary which she imust'T’TpiisS- sfloto."”’ Oh lie P previous birthdays., the ..Czar, .Intel been wont to lplhceT:oirie' , 'fldiv'crs in thp‘niormnig-room : of, .the- 'Empress.' a Inside tlio bouquet was;|hlways folded some .rich, rare gift, . chosen miibntlih beforehand. The Empress iSad avoided, thd room, as too full of, paiyul-ripeuioaies,;-bpt, on, this morn:Uig,l^tili6 7 ,morning Aof.i his wedding-day, Nicholas l.roquested"- jm. : mother to go there as a favour to him. The first thing she saw was the bouquet in tho iisuatplaccThifd hisido tbo flowers was a case fastened 1: arid ■' ficalod by tho Czar’s own hands. 1 It ’ contained tho bracelet. ,Ho had: ordered it on the sam'o-'tlay that\tlfo';E}hpreSS saw il, and on hls'jdeatbb'cd; had given" instructions as to the birthday "gift, biddmg liis son to. be near to comfort her when she foceivcdoiL-iI.;/; jvilud >.A .■■■£,£•
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXX, Issue 3825, 22 August 1899, Page 2
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247THE LATE CZAR OF RUSSIA New Zealand Times, Volume LXX, Issue 3825, 22 August 1899, Page 2
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