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" m>Li ill WfaUtfiW ii # 'iM' A TKmiS^A r VII" ifaiKI t>ir ^tllS JfKftHGil If'• rf4A.lri Iln/I !/r<il* iwffi'illfl w • •l%4r. tested* •rftrf""*' \ * ) 1 m $•>»*>• t;%f' °J* <•*»' <*A & " ••* y Intimate View of Life of Fonder Royal r i v Family of Russia in Siberian Hoine ms?x, r;- t'ii *«,'• * VJ TO? '•av.V^vvA ••*,•• ***- * *1k S|'" * * f I m -pr -<• - ̂ ̂ •<•* •» •• • riii omorTW&fTyc/?mrswACj&rojeff£/en'occi/f:y£DBy CZAR, Wi v!< * i-'-l ,>^3. at' CZ/l/2/S/AArfD/££RMl/Grtr£J?& £*»* 3 j $?* THREE KINDS OF GENTLEMEit sfe By IVAN NARODNY jn Philadelphia public Ledger,. .. t . ^ T WAS as a measure of safety for th# ^ " life of the dethroned czar and his fanjr^,. lly that the Russian government ai>- * thprlties decided that the former rul and his family be sent to Tobolsk beria, till the constituent assembly could determine how best to solve the problem of their future. Kerensky was then premier, and it fell upon him 4o deliver the fateful decision as politely as possi- > ifile. He called personally at the palace of Tsar* "Jjkoe-Selo and gave twenty-four hours to the royal !«xlles to pack their trunks and make themselves ; .^geady for their Journey. The ex-czar turned white •f.sjind stammered In answer to Kerensky: 'If it is God's and the people's will we shall jy." A day thereafter the premier again called on . the ex-czar and informed him that the train which ( Was to take him and his family to Siberia waa Steady. In' four closed automobiles, guarded by a Company of Cossacks, the royal exiles left their Stately residence and drove to the railway statioa*. "fc'here they were met by Baron Fredericks, the for* Mtv: M?'* r ! Imer minister of the conrt; General Voylekoff, the. former commander of 'the palace, and Counted rjNaryshkln, the former lady in waitingj to the czap- tna. These were to follow their former masters ftp* fiiberla. t T h e b a g g a g e c o n s i s t e d o f f i f t e e n t r u n k s a n d a iew suitcases or handbags. These were carried Into the car by the two loyal servants and the 'Jamily members themselves. A dead silence pre­ vailed on the platform when the once feared and respected ruler walked to his car. Premier Kerea- jlky held his arm. Vice Premier Nekrassov accom­ panied the ex-czarina. It was a heavy and painful , #ioment, a moment full pf depressing thoughts, j .. , Seldom, if ever, in history has there been % faore complete change in human fortunes than thai 'which Nicholas Romanoff has suddenly undergone. From a household expenditure of $12,000,000 a yeajfc; J}e has now been reduced to about $3,000 a yearv from having twenty palaces at his command he was at first cut down to an eight-room flat in aft.' .Old Siberian municipal building. From being the most powerful autocrat of All the Russias he be- jgame suddenly plain Mr. Nicholas Alexandrovi<£k 'llomanoff, Siberian exile. "<*• 7 I have succeeded in receiving considerable d»| "•ails concerning the ex-czar's manner of life and ffjlews at Tobolsk. It is only a short while ago that he was permitted to move Irom the small lift Into the monastery. Here he is now occupying * in ths house of tli*? sidered one of the most gorgeous rooms i*V exi|t^ '•®nCe- ; ji In the early days of their life m Tobolsk Nich­ olas and his wife were kept really prisoners wi& in their flat. They were only allowed out for the purpose of attending services in the Cathedral of jAuiiUuciation or the uiOiiustery where they now live, or going to the public baths. They attended divine services twice every Sunday and on reli­ gious anniversaries of importance. They attended the public baths once a week. The Romanoff family are living a very simple life. They cannot afford oranges, lemons, peara, peaches, pineapples and many other dellcaclev Which are quite common in America. They could toot have spirituous drinks If they wanted them* for the law which Nicholas first promulgated him­ self is still in force. Instead of sugar they UM honey for their table. As a true hausfrau, the ex-czarina generally as- islsts the cook in the kitchen to prepare the roea^A. The Romanoffs have a light breakfast at nine ^o'clock, luncheon at one and dinner at six. The late hour for breakfast and the early hour for din­ ner are planned to suit the convenience of th* .servants. Day after day the same monotonous routine continues, with Its simple meals and Its lack of excitement. There are no social pleasures and no entertainments. Until recently their lives were r .filled with state banquets, great court balls and re- . ceptlons and pageants of various kinds, not to mention the military and religious ceremonies and , other diversions perhaps equally exciting. Now ,, „ they cannot even entertain the mayor or the school ,Mi".-children of the town. The former czarina was greatly excited abont the banishment and suffered during the first days after her arrival at Tobolsk. But she soon over? .came her sorrows and took an active interest flrrhtmnndrUq, the housekeeping. She likes roast goose and roast 4 the ex-czarina occupies another room In aq.%, , ifjfdjoinlng building. Though apparently free, the ,^x-czar and his family are really exiles, guarded ' tgarefully by the soldiers over whom he used to : v*osseps a command of life and death. • ,< In this dreary town of 45,000 inhabitants the ep»-: ezar and his family have remained the chief ob* • ejects of interest. While a special attention hud ||een paid by the guards to him and the ex-czarina, the daughters are free to come and go as they . please, and from them the townspeople have ~ arned a great deal about the household and lifji „ their dethroned rulers. The residence determined for the ?x-czar cofk, 3j isted of eight rooms of the second floor of the rmer governor's house at Tobolsk. It is a rath or omy house, built In the Stately style of Russiap stitutlons, of brick in white stucco, with a slop» g green roof. It is not situated in the arist* ratic Qtarter of the city,, which lies on higher und on the farther side of the Tobol river. The wer floor was occupied by the guarding officers, #ho had been specially selected on account qf fjheir loyalty to the revolutionary cause. Nicholas and the former czarina occupied a roo|| each and two rooms were put aside for the daugh­ ters and the son Alexis, the former heir apparent There were a dining room, a wide kitchen and » ' general sitting room, and the rest of the flat was 9 given over to the servants. The revolutionary gof» •rnment allowed three servants, a butler and twi§f Ittialds. . ! ' Contrast these quarters with those the Roma# ' formerly enjoyed at Tsarskoe-Selo, Peterhof; the Winter and Anichkova palaces in Petrograd, Sit Livadia, in Gatchina and the twenty-odd pal- f ^ces they possessed. The Peterhof palace was 80 ' large that a person could lose himself in it, and ®00 servants were employed solely to steer guest* through it. The Hall of Mirrors in the Winter pal- ||ce at IJetrojcrad is 200 feet in length and is cook V «j\r -irn--Tn rnr^f *i " - veal cooked in the German style. There are ru­ mors that she is now very lively In her conversa­ tion and bitter about her fafe. On the other hand, the ex-czar has been very silent, gloomy and reflective. He frequently has brushed away a tear from his eyes. He has grown very haggard, gray and old-looking. He wears ordinarily the uniform of a general of the Prebra- jensky regiment, which he is allowed to use, al­ though he no longer enjoys the rank. - Perhaps the most Interesting news of the manoff family relates to the daughters. There are* Jour of these girls, all pretty and attractive: Olga, I jrfged twenty-two; Tatlana, aged twenty; Marie, aged eighten, and Anastasla, aged sixteen. They were nearly frightened to death at the outbreak of the revolution, but now, under just treatment, they are developing into good republicans and perha||it even radicals. The government has very kindly and no doubt wisely allowed these young girls to come and go as they please, without any watch being kept ifpon them. They mix freely with the people of the 'town and travel to all parts of the country If they wish. It is no uncommon thing to hear the son of a local shopkeeper say to the former Grand .^Duchess Olga, eldest daughter of the former dsar " of all the Russlas: "Hello, Olga Nicholases, wont yoa go for s ;ride this evening?" To this Olga will reply, without being the least ' offended: "No, thank yon, Ivan Petrovich, I have an im­ portant meeting of the Woman's club to attend." Usually the girls are addressed, according to the regular Russian style, as "Olga NicholaevnA," (meaning "Olga, daughter of Nicholas;" "Tatiana Nicolaevna," and so on. ' The ex-czar is addressed as "Hospodfn Romanoff" and the ex-czarina as "Hosposha Romanova," the prefixes used being the ^Russian equivalents of "Mr." and "Mrs." All the daughters of the former czar have plenty of money at their disposal, as they have been al­ lowed to retain the possession of the cash they had before the revolution as well as the jewels which they possessed Individually. Olga, who is the most serious member of the family, is a volunteer nurse In the local ifcilitary hospital, where she spends five hours every day. Tatiana's occupations were more indefinite, as she is a girl who likes more the social side of life and therefore made the largest number of friends in this Siberian town. AH the Romanoff giris mix. freely with the ordinary citizens of Tobolsk. They often go to the Municipal theater, and on these oc­ casions they sit down in the lobby, which serves the purpose of the French cafe as a social meeting place. They also go to large tea parties In the town, sell at the booths of the charity bazaars and attend luncheons at the Merchants' club. They are members of the Woman's club and the Red Cross society of the town. They are also frequent visit­ ors at all the radical meetings and lectures In To­ bolsk. A rather interesting change has taken place with the former heir apparent, little Alexis, known to his family and friends as "Allosha." From the monarchical point of view he is more important than all the girls put together. He has become very democratic and enjoys the banishment. He Is allowed to go out and play in the public park as long as he pleases, but he is watched all the time, because he might be used by conspirators in an attempt to restore the monarchy. It is Interesting to know that little Allosha ap­ pears to be in much better health than when he was heir to the throne, although he still suffers from the stiffness of the right leg which he ac­ quired In a mysterious accident. His color is bet­ ter than it was and he appears to have recovered to some extent from the slow poisoning to which Rasputin subjected him as a means of maintaining his influence over the czar and czarina. While the younger members of the Romanoff1 family are reasonably happy, there is no doubt that the former czar and czarina are intensely mis­ erable. They are tormented by the loss of their power and splendor and the great heritage that had been handed down to them from generations of famous ancestors. While the former czarina is filled with rage against those who have brought her to the present condition, Nicholss shows only melancholy. Though occasionally downcast, she has a more aggressive and restless character than her hus­ band. She busies herself in the household work, probably in order to save herself from going mad ovet her troubles. She rises at eight o'clock in the morning, makes a brief toilet and puts on a kitchen dress. Then she goes into the kitchen, looks over the provisions and plans the meals for the day. She made all her jars of Jelly and jam for last winter. The former czarina prides herself on her skill in making all kinds of cake and pastry. Pathetically she hopes that the fallen czar will be cheered by a cake baked by her own imperial hands. But all her efforts are in vain. Her hus­ band has been gradually losing his appetite. The exiled czarina is most saddened by the thought that she has lost all the historic crown jewels of Russia, representing a value of millions of dollars. Many of these which she was forced to leave behind in the palace at Tsarkoe-Selo now adorn the wives and sweethearts of leading social­ ists and'^bolshevik politiclaps. One thought con­ soles her: that she sent away a large part of her personal jewels to Darmstadt, Germany Just be­ fore the revolution broke out. It was in last November that the government permitted the exiled czar and his family to make their residence in the monastery near Tobolsk, where they are now living tender the supervision of the clergy andjocal police, most of the guards hav­ ing been withdrawn. The routine of their dally life in the monastery is virtually the same as it was in the former governor's house, only the at­ mosphere is more religious and they are secluded from the curious eyes of the outside world. , -a p,: Recalls Economy of 1864. "fir iH . Let the person? who think wheat- less and meatless days are a "hardship Ssten to the venerable men and worn- tn whose memory takes thenk back to the Civil war. Roasted barley, parched corn, chicory roots, and even dandelion roots, dried andj, roasted, f ere used as coffee substitutes. White r granulated sugars were a rarity «nd only on the table for company, firown sugar and old-fashioned black molasses were used for sweetening. Honey, apple butter, fruit jams and; even lard were used as substitutes for. butter. Butter was scarce and dear for those times, and bread and mo­ lasses, bread and honey, and even bread and ham fat, were considered plenty good enough for all but the very old people. In those days nearly every family In town k«pt a cow. The papers of that day emphasized the fact that coffee and tea were more nutritious when used without milks-- Anaconda (Mont.) Standard. Valuable Valras Hides, One of the thickest-skinned animals in existence is the walrus, which is found in great herds on the ice fields of the ocean and in winter on Bering sea. Hides one inch or more thick, especially around the shoulders, are common, and they can be split into many thicknesses, every layer a tough, strong, durable leather. The hides are used for making bags, trunks and buffers for polishing in the shops of j .. ; .3 "* • v.v'T •Ji ' * " .. .il. gold and silver smiths. Beneath the hide of the walrus is a layer of fat often six inches thick which protects the walrus from cold. He will sleep on an ice floe till he melts a great ba­ sin in it from the warmth of his pon­ derous body. ^ Fitting for K. "Tha%man ought to be sbls to keep the pot boiling.M "Why should her "Because he ls alwajs In hot wa­ ter." Somewhat Peculiar Distinctions That Ars Made by inhabitants of the p® Emersld Island. Ireland IS'the only country in whicS| It has ever been customary to classify gentleman as of three distinct kinds of species. Probably the distinctions are still recognized to some extent in the Em­ erald isle, but two centuries ago, and even much later, they were defined respectively as (one) the "half-mount­ ed," (two) the "gentleman every inch of him," and (three) the "gentleman to the backbone." The first class consisted of descend­ ants of Cromwell's soldiers, who, if they could ride well, were; called "Buckskin Breeches,™ or "Squireens." The second class was composed of descendants of old families whose es­ tates had been forfeited to the crown (for rebellion or other reasons), and who had been compelled to lower them­ selves by working for a living. In trade or the professions. 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