. Review of reviews and world's work. s than any one else in the world,numbering more than thirty thousand. Hisprivate stables contain five thousand horses. AN ENGLISH HOME. This is the writers account of the imperialday: The Czar habitually rises at 6 , and eats a char-acteristically English breakfast of ham and eggs, breadand butter, with marmalade prepared by an Englishmaker, and tea. This predilection for English mannersand customs is common to both Czar and Czarina, forboth like English fare best, both prefer using Englishto bheir respective mother tongues, and both are agreedupon the
. Review of reviews and world's work. s than any one else in the world,numbering more than thirty thousand. Hisprivate stables contain five thousand horses. AN ENGLISH HOME. This is the writers account of the imperialday: The Czar habitually rises at 6 , and eats a char-acteristically English breakfast of ham and eggs, breadand butter, with marmalade prepared by an Englishmaker, and tea. This predilection for English mannersand customs is common to both Czar and Czarina, forboth like English fare best, both prefer using Englishto bheir respective mother tongues, and both are agreedupon the necessity of educating their children accord-ing to English methods. Immediately after breakfast,tbe Czar begins to smoke some of the heaviest brandsof Havana cigars, which he continues to puff almostcontinuously till bedtime, notwithstanding tbe factthai bis doctors have warned him again and again. By 7 oclock he is at his desk, discharginghis many duties as chief Boldier, sailor. Pope,and judge, all rolled into oik. On an THE CZAR, THE CZARINA, AND THEIR FOUR DAUGHTERS. (A son was born on August 12, 1904.) five hundred documents pass through his handsevery week-day. Lunch is a light meal, consisting of dainty Innsdeeuvres,—soup, one course of meat, with vegetables,and a sweet dish, generally of the kind found on thetables of middle-class homes in England. Not hing hutEnglish is spoken, and as the domestics in attendanceare purposely Russians, unable to understand a word ofany other language, the conversation is free and unre-strained. After lunch, the Czar devotes a couple ofhours to recreation of different kinds. Dinner consists of five or six courses, plainand wholesome kinds of food being more in evidonee than fancy dishes. A dinner party isgenerally limited to six or eight persons. Afterdinner, the Czar generally enjoys the Russiangambling game called •• Whit, and invariablyplays for high stakes. Then the Czarina regales LEADING ARTICLES OF THE MONTH. 343
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