The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-10-09

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played when the allied squadron was ex-
pected at Cronstadt. His features and
form are cast in the Komanoff mould, which
the portraits Of Alexander and Nicholas
have made pretty well known among us.
A very splendid staff follows the Prin-
ces. 1t consists Of the Generals attached
to his Majesty's person, the Aides.de- Camp
General, the General Majors Of the suite,
and the Aides. de Camp of the Emperor,
and the Generals and the Aides. de. Camp
attached to the persons of their Imperial
Highnesses on horseback in full uniform.
Among them are many whose names are
now of world wide celebrity, but one could
not find out which was Luders and which
was Osten Sacken, or Menchikof, or Cor
chakoff-all covered as they were with
plumes and feathers and magnificent or.
ders. The Empress Alexandra Feddowna,
whose appearance excited the liveliest &C.
clamations of the people. now passed before
| us, her feeble frame sustained by the part
she had to play, so that she surprises those
who know how weak and suffering she is,
when they see her porte, and the graceful
and animated bearing with which she &C.
knowledged the cheers of the multitude.
"Ah!" say they who think Of the old Court,
"who would ever imagine that she, who was
AS feather in the air, suspended by a
breath, should live to see this day. and that
! he-son Dieu-should have died before
| her!" Her Majesty was quite royalty or
imperially attired, but how cannot say. A
cloud of light drapery, through which dia-
monds shone like stars, foated around her.
and on her head was tiara of brillants.
The carriage in which she sat was tri
umph of splendor-all gold and crimson
velvet; and on the roof which was compos.
ed Of similar materials, was the likeness Of
an imperial crown. The eight horses,
which were attached to the carriage by
trappings and cords Of gold, were the most
beautiful in the imperial stables, and each
was led with a golden bride by palefre-
nier in grand livery. To hide from her the
coachman's back, perforce turned towards
her Majesty's face, there was an array Of
little pages, who sat outside the coach on
the rail, with their backs toward the coach
mans, and their round visages visa .vis that
OF the Emperor. On the right of the car
riage rode the Grand Ecuyer; on the left
the Aides de Camp General attached to the
person OF the Empress. AN officer of the
imperial stable rode before it, and four Co.'S
sacks of the Chamber followed the Ecuyer
and the General. Behind the carriage
were six Pages Of the Chamber, and two
palefreniers on horseback. As the carriage
passed amid the thunders Of ten thousand
voices, another vehicle, if possible more
magnificent, comes before US; and again the
hurrahs of the troops and the people ring
through the air.
The Empress Marie Alexandrovna is
seated in this carriage. and by her side the
little Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandra
witch, who is in full military uniform. Her
Majesty seemed much affected as she bow
ed to the right and left, and acknowledged
the salutations Of the people with vivacity
and ,mpressemsnt. The boy seemed to take
1t all AS a matter Of course, and probably
the Arch-Ducal mind was occupied by dis.
tracing thoughts OF dinner. The equip.
ment and attendance Of the vehicle were
the same as those Of the Empress Mother.
Aud now galaxy of what are real Y
"stage.coaches," so richly gilt and decorst,
oa ~ro thcy, pass before us. The first con
tains the Grand Duchess Marie Paulovna
and Alexandra Petrovna and Helene Pau.
lovna; the third the Grand Duchesses Marie
Nicoaevna and Catherine Michailovna; and
the fourth her Imperial Highness the Prin-
cess of Oldenburg Another military spec.
tacIe closes up in the rear Of the last car.
rage.
The EkREMLIN.-Inside the Kremlin. an
immense crowd, civil and military, were
seated on benches and seats; the pavement
was also thronged bv mass Of persons TO
whom the night Of entry had been accorded
by the authorities, all of whom welcomed
the Emperor with great enthusiasm. The
cortege slowly wound its way through this
brilliant assemblage to the Sacred Gate of
the Saviour, called Sparkle Voyola, in pass.
ing through which every man must uncov.
er, where the Emperor and Empress were
received by the Commandant OF Moscow
and the officers under Ills orders. The
clergy attached 10 the churches inside the
hrenlln were assembled before the porch
OF their several editices holding the sacred
images and crosses IN the air 10 welcome.
and the Senat Diregeant was ranged at
each side OF the entrance of the cathedral.
Here their Majesties left their carriage, and
the Emperor descended from his charger
and advanced towards the door Of the ca
thedra, at which they were met by the
Holy Synod aud the clergy, who had pre-.
viously chanted a Te Deuna, en- actions de
graces, for the happy arrival of his Majesty,
and who awaited him with the cross and
the holy water.
Amid the sounds Of a solemn chant and
the prayers of the people, the Emperor and
the Empresses entered the cathedral. and
al the same ..IorneIrt, sa,ro or guns
was fired to announce the fact. Their Ma.
festies having kissed the sacred "images,"
among which are picture Of the Virgin,
painted by st. Luke, and miraculous por.
trait Of our Saviour-walkedi in solemn pro.
cession. preceded by the Metropolitan of
Moscow, 10 the Cathedrals Of the Archan.
gel Michael and Of the Annunciation, where
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