, 1866-10-17

.Hc I0Cl lual Int AIllh4u;s eAopa HG1C Gto9cA> |
.hus preventing the common people from
becoming enthusiastically corncd or patriotf-
:ally drunk upon that "grcat and glorious
Dccaslon." The night Of the 18th the impe.
rial Palace, Bishops Palace, City Hall. and
ono other Government building were illum.l-
mated and dropcd with the national colors-
green. white snd rcd. at midnight the bells
Of the churches less than 4
thousand in number-rang; and Mt daylight |
there was another racket OF bells, accompl-
nica by the firing Of cannon and popping Of |
thus commencing the day in good,
old-fashioncd Yankee style.
SCENE on THE PLAZA.
At one o'clock, about tel. Thousand people !!
on the plaza, 10 witness the pro-
cesSion passing from the Palace 10 the Cattle. |
dra1, where the Emperor, the royal house.
hold, Government, and several hundred
others who had been presented with divers
fiipny. shaped medals, bits of colored ribbon
and other trappiugs Of different orders instt-
tutel BY Mexican royalty, went to attend
High Slass. An awning had been extended
from tho Palacc entrance to the main door
Of the Cathedral, and i platform laid down,
in order TINT the democratic sun should not
send Ills rays upon His Nalcsty's
pate, nor the royal feet be bruised
by p1eDian stones. The procession WAS most
unique for America, and we'll worth seeing,
.ycn BY NJ dycd-in.the-wOol Democrat as
am. First came three or f0nr strapping fel-
lows, dressed in red hrecches amazingly
tight, and surerabunlancc Of leather in
their boots; their heads ornamentcd with
lashy. looking tin pot or helmet, upoa which
was pcrched silver eagle. Altogether they
looked Aerct, and would make u capital ad-
ditiou to circus. Then came the palace
f,uukcys- ys-scryants-drcssea in red with
.,,'t. ,,.sa<.,,os ~ xSt,,to stoo,,3nas
"A,te A@enAss, 81 u'eee"es aAu - "44tss st'eAe
such as are still seen At the courts ot Ea-
rope, but nowhere else in 'tgood society" ex
cpnt in fa,cps at thp theatre. Following these
WGrc rcutlcmcn wearing different dccora-
tfons. ii,en f;nyernment otllcinis. military OF.
f.;.rs of hivI1 rank. and forcirn ministers.
n, .ror"en,is in cnckea 1,ats md rola lace.
Th. Erpcryr came near Tic last, nccompa-
,,;rtl nv f;cnerni Mciia. Mexican who ios
,,r,'rc3 ,,;msc,f tn he Naxim;l;an's friend.
Thc Emncror made Icss fiiss than almost nny
Mhs. aAl ~; I" s.e ',ti,," !, st;i, shar III
,'c "o.G 10 n,,.,.. .'e ,ttb ,hnse wni, Ir he
,n,,>t - ,;s s,,;t" T'hc rear m. f,rourht M,
H., fi,a NJ. ~ ~ tlr Ill, t,lin,vs wifi, lin hrai,
r;eccs ~ = M and silver eaclcs. vlin tlourishcd hat-
,ai;aA .I =, Au nsro ~ t,'.s nn.I I.rd h;s Ma,
wien 70 sea1e LUZ ooss arn NJ us1tnu .s, ns' M thc
E;e.r ~. ,.ss ~. +-esn,,od ~ +hc srchh;s,,nn
t,f W.x;..o .yi,j, tn inv water antl afier d.
~ ,,t,,. tr.,.s;rn i'rscifn @ he most ri i,ndnx
,na,s,;'r hc ,.nfrr"a Tic building and ascend
NV lie .ic,s Of tic altar to0k lis seat upou
| ~. thrn,c n,Jcr A ranony of purnlc velvet,
scsxE ~ T1E ,!;Turpn.L.
T1,e ccre1nonirs in lie Cathedral we're SOL
.m,, mn. innrc.siye. md thc national hymu.
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