THE WHITE TIE.
A carious account is given of the way in which Walujeff, the present Bussian Vice-Chancellor, made his entry into the field of statecraft. He was an unpretentious young noble of good parts, but no influence. Once, at a ball in Moscow, the Czar noticed one particular young man among all the guests. He was the only one who wore a white tie, The Emperor who was recognised as being, incognito, remarked to him, laughingly : "You seem to be out of the fashion. Why is it that all our fellow guests wear black neckcloths but you ?" " They are afraid of being mistaken for servants."
"And you?" "If I am not gentleman enough to escape falling victim to the mistake, I am willing to submit to it;"
" A wit," thought the Czar. And he favoured the young man in the white tie for an appointment, which ended in his climbing high enough to grasp the portfolio of a Minister of the empire. •
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3569, 4 June 1880, Page 3
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163THE WHITE TIE. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3569, 4 June 1880, Page 3
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