, 1873-08-03

EitmpBe IL glVos Of Russian grentneHB. We |
know loaa OF llrsala and tho NsHsinnB tl,an Of |
othor European nat1onB. As thoy nro seen In |
travol on tho Cont1nont, tho lgsians arc oducatot
and accomplished people. They hnvo tic appoar-
ancc OF boing fabnao,lsly rich. Thoy excood tho |
provorbial oxtravaganco Of tho English b1ilords !
and the An1crican shodttyltes In Continental tlis-
play. Thoy rido In tho 1lrst-olass railroad |
coaches, travel OIL tho road III thoir own car- |
riageB Ito not complain Of tho oargcs for bou9cs
at tie hotels, spoil the servants with their 1nu-
nilccnt roHrdoircs, Btoically broak the banks at
tho German BpaH, speak nil Languages correctly
and fuently, anil generally mango to croato
aonBation with tho Utmost Indifference and coin
paisanco OIL their part. It hnB always
boen o wonder tllat 30 much culture
and po}itonoss should ,bo found among
tho representatives Of a people who aro worry
wldoly though ignorantly, regarded Us aomi-bar-
barouB. Tho fact Is TINT tho Russians at homo.
despite their geographical obstacles, encourage
all the e!emonts Of culture and progrosa in thoir
Government, social institutions, religion, art,
and commerce.
pALAoEa AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Everything In Russia Ia 1nodolol on a grand
Bcalo Thore soemB to bo q disposition, among
tho wealthy clnBses, to koop alwaya In Wow tho
idea Of magnitude involved In 100000 Hqunro
miles Of territory. There is tho Imporial roai-
douco at petorhof, originally established by Petor
tho droat, which comprises several palacos--
Marty, AlonplaiBir, tho Hermitage, and tho
Straw palaco-rioh in tapostrioa, and
finished in tazzos Of marble, porcelain
and malachite. Tl!oro aro fountains and water
fal1H, roachlng from tho main palace to tho 500
shore, equal In ovory way to those at Voraailles,
which havo become world-famouB. st. Potora-
burg has its Wintor Palace, tho Admiralty md
tho Her1nitngo forming group OF imposing mr.
chitocturo. Tho Admiralty Inns depth Of G50
feet, and it's front extends half milo to tho
Winter palaco where the royal family live during
the cold seaHon. This palaco, facing the Nova,
iB structure Of four stories, with frontage Of
450 foot. 1t contains Bovoral state lalls, some
of them Of huge Dimensions, and 1t is 1llod with
symbols of Russian groatnoss. Tho crown jewels
aro kept In ono Of tho rooms, whore tho
Oror diamond OF 10l21 carats, presented to
Catherine II. by Count Orloif, shines rogplondont
from tho top Of the Imperial Bceptro. Hero Is
found the gorgeous drawing-room Of the En-
press, with Its gildcd walls aud coilng that
scintiltato ut night i'll tho light thousand wax
tapors; and lloro too the litlo baro chamber in
which Peter tho Groat died, where his military
cloak is still folded over tho iron camp-bodstoad,
and his helmot mud sword lying whore ho loft
tliem Tho Hermitage, which adjoins tho Winter
Palace, is great Greek parallologram Of 515 foet
ono way and 100 feet tho other. Catherine II.
built 1t for an art gallory, and 1t
contains about 1900 pictures Of MI the famous
schools; 100000 choice specimens in tie
n1,n,iHmatic collection, including tho famous
cabinet Of the Dnko OF Orleans; the gallery Of
Peter tho Groat, in which aro preserved his
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implements Of industry md samples Of art ius-
trating his lfo aud times. Besides all theao
possessions, thorc arc valuable collections OF IN
tiquos from siborin, seythia, and the cinerian
| Bosphorus, with weapons and utensils from tho
prehistoric Bronze ago. Tho equestrian
statue Of putor tho Great Is in front
| Of tho Admiralty. The block Of granite
forming tic pedestal weighs 1000 tons,
| and Was brought from place Boyoral miles from
tho city, whoro 1t lay imbeddod fiftoon foot In a
swamp. Naising it aud carrying it to st. Petors-
burg WAS a. groat work in engineering. Count
Marino Carburis, q Greek enginoor. invented o
1naohino 10 do it, which ia now preserved us o
curiosity in tho ConBorva ote dos Arts ct Meters,
| in Paris. The palaco at Czarskoo-Selo (Czar'a
| Yiage), begun by tho Empress Elizabeth In
17l4 but greatly improved by tho later rulers, is
a fayorito residence Of tho royal fanity. Those
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and has IN imposing front of columns. All its
halls nro finished in tho most elaborate designs
cach QUO differing from all tho otlora. Thoro is
an Ambor-Iaoom, in which all tho walls arc pau
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