The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-24

Ia al probability the ceremonial 70 be observed ct the
AZ aied a. closely as possible 70 which vas
the coronation OF s father the late emperor
IN Anticipation 10 1--WE some des Of VIVA, the orns and
ceremonies will be at the coming coronation
The Emperor will repair, on August 20, 70 the Perow
ski Palace near MOSCOW whence he viii make his so
lemn entry into the ancient capital on the AID and the
mony connected with this solemn entry Is the observ
ance, the grsndest scale, Of the custom which
guest just Arrived with bread and d salt As :
token Of hospitality extended towards hn. This
com I o Incl Ss.s and
into Moscow the Chieb sob will be presented him
Golden dishes by Occupations Of the nobility and citizens
drawn up the open space front OF Uspensk So
Dor Ascension Cathedral Of the Kremn, Immediately
palace At his FIRST the fore OF the
cathedral he received by the entire body Of the clergy
ihe held out 10 him 10 kiss and 10 then intro
trced into the building The rst object TO which he d-
reefs his attention special reverence two pictures
the very picture Of the "a our and the other
the work OF the apostle evangelist St Luke. The
hgous service consists only Of short private prayer,
after which the Emperor leaves me neaIa lot nis own
The day Of coroDatoD proclaimed few days pre-
yiousy by two herads attred Ia the picturesque
tune OF the Of the ancient Cars On the Of
The coronation special divine service IS performed in all
1he 2aS churches of the city, while the bells OF all
struck continuously those at the moment OBJ
tan into the church ~at patiently and
italy with ed heads outside until opportunity
enefs for their admission, that, however late may
be they may join IN the prayers for prosperous reign
tor blessing the Imperial couple The Emperor
and the Empress themselves attend divine service, to-
gether with the imperial family, in the Saviour church
which the church that properly speaking, belongs to
Che palace II is also called by the people solotaa
Aoga-the golden gate ~ this time also the coronation
insignia brought the grand audience saloon Of the
palace and guard held over them there I'LL they are used
next day
On the morning of the day Of the ooronati twenty
one guns give the signal the troops march, part
Into the Kremln Itself part 70 occupy the approaches
ton Six thousand admitted TO places inside
the cathedral and their with early
iy black people we should say the great unwashed,
IRE permitted To approach ard surround the cathedral
but placed that they anything Of what
goes inside. II all takes place on this approaching oc
casion as u was on the ias the Empress mother will
viii walk beneath a canopy, supported on twelve
slaves. wearing an imperial mautle, embroidered
lowed by pages, cbamberlans, ladies' In waiting,
nc, and be conducted by the clergy into the
by gardes d. corps pages, officers Of the court depua
tons from the provincial nobility herads, sc. The En-
peror himself appears IN fail Generals uniform, and
walks front Of the canopy which l. borne the En-
press by l6 Lieutenant Generals Id Major Generals hold
and his brothers The troops present as the imperial
procession passes between their ra1ks and the highest
dgnares Of the church receive toem at the door Of the
cathedral the Metropolitan OF Novogorod reaches them
the cross TO kiss, the Metropolitan OF Kef bearing
nsrersc-ism, besprinkes with holy water the ground
they about 10 tread and the Metropolitan Of Mos
Cow receives them with an address. At the moment Of
he imperial couple psssine the Threshold the choir c,m
mence the musical portion OF the soemnity.
Ii addition to the two pictures mentioned above the
Cathedral contains another article of arch illogical
Interest, WIS., the ancient char OF the Cars. On the
Occasion OF the coronation however three other OF
historical interest will ne used That for the Empress
Mother will be the dest Of themA stool presented by
Shah Abbas Persia to the Gar Boris Godanod the year
1905 so covered with gold in sheets as to sppear 10
be OF massive gold and is moreover richly decorated
with pearls and precious stones no back 70 IT, and
has AL the appearance Of an ancient stool The second
Golden Throne, and Is in form OF high backed arm
Chair is decorated with less than 500 rubes 900
turquoses, two large topazes aud our ame,hysts
q
Great Gar Michael Feed rowtsch The third which
ne Tue lgne gopa
with pearls and precious stones aad was presented TO
che Gar Alexis Mchaelowch father o. Peter the Great,
IN 1860. On the back OF the chair Is the following
scrpsion -
For the powerful invncibe Emperor of the
Which, sat with he greatest ART and mos sed t
pledge to him Of heavenly and earhly bliss
The ceremony itself consists OF coronation and anon
mept. After address been delivered by the high
est clerical person present and certain Lany has been
ON his throne orders the Apostles Crees to be hand
ed to him and having rear saa!bly 70 the end he
psalm o. he clergy 10 iadae bnsef with the insignia
OF the imperial power The three highest Metropoltans
mentioned above and with the assistance or certain
members Of bis household, pG, sound him with the
Holy Ghost" AT the Emperor commsnd the President
OF the Imperial Council then bring him the crown. Tue
Emperor then sets Z himself On hs own head on which
Ing form which has remained unchanged at all the Rus
stan roronattns;-
plous mighty, and Emperor Of All The Rus
eAy head The symbol q The mys,eroas Get by which Jesus
ihe supreme head o. Russian people confirms
Afer the sceptre and the orb have been duly handed
fpo% he Me,ropoi.an Of Moscow sRe Emperor seats
himself his full robes bis throne his coronation Is
completed and the choir s sns gm,~ so sar ~, ,a
peror proceeds TO the Empress, who approaches
and stands before his throne he lays aside his sceptre
and orb and taking his crown OF his head he holds II a
few seconds over hers and then resumes himself; the
smaller crown Is then brought and y fastened on the
Empress head by her ladies' and nj the same time she
n invested with the imperial mantle and the collar OF the
Order Of -. Andrew AZ soon a. she has resumed her
seat the throne the choir commences singing Domino
Sdpr fac fmpratfo>n all the bells are struck, and
. salvo OF 1ol guns = bred
During the music and the salute the Empress mother
nrst or sne presently approaches the imperial couple
aud tongrapiates them she followed IN this by the
other members Of the imperial family aud the
Cine the clergy highest military officers, the corps
dviom1a7tH, and al present give three cheers Saram
Zoe fmrsraiorno follows then and succeeded by the
Russ an hymn kprgaja (Give many long years. Nc.
when the end the Emperor reads
aioga long prayer from missal that handed him,
AFTER which ali present kneel down and repca, prayer
after Of The dearons and a forms the conclusion Of
ue coronation, properly 50 called, and the anoinment
Tbis Is commenced by II Dsum. fhe EN-
peror removes the crown IRON bis bead, lays
pels, wnich are has5ed 70 bin. crimson car
pet, With gold border, i now laid from beiseen the
tp0 mpfrh sea- uosn the stcpS uH1ef ana Oebnd the
screen into the sanctam aud the
tei carpet somewhat narrower one Of cloth Of gold Az
The pets laid the doors Of the screen open
aDJ be kevopolaps, In iheir mtres. appear at them,
AMI procession forms itself from the thrones % the
the high officers who bad brou nit the insignia In
pfres<lon 10 the cathedral bear them again. but
ws< 90 The crimson margin ieft Of the carpet. the En-
pcrpr and Empress alone wa 90 the cloth Of g,d On
arriving the screen every steps aside aud the En-
peror slone left In the doorway when the Metropolitan
o. Novogorod who hods The vase With the chy,um,
dpa golden twiE In the holy OIL and anonts the Empe
ror on the forehead the ehds the nost the lips the
ears and the breast White dong be uters the words
frpTeato don't Srart.u S1nct,, and when be
has concluded, the Metropolitan Of Kian wipes
odthe balssm with napkin. The Empress Z also an
noined but only on the forehead and Metropolitan OF
Mscov ofic stes with the napkin. While this aunont.
nens " going on all The bells struck again con.
Gnuousy, and another series Of l0l guns hrea
The three above mentioned Metropotaus now copcgct
Che Amounted Emperor through the doors the screen