, 1876-06-15
THE CZAR At HOME,
Among the Magnificent Palaces of tho ytu
sian Cnptta1,

renee VI the lmhcfIal tAnly. Ia tic Winter FaiAce
atl this HGcn. the Traveller begins to lclIcvc tha
tho churches TT ii. Petersburg have not cxhaua,c
the wealth of the Empire, but arc a fitting lntYu
ducsion to the magnaccncc Of It's palaces. Th
Winter iaace will it, frnht 1oo feet long. direct
" faces the tircat Scya ii tic point Of Is creates
a!h Tr Msya ecfots enpylas into the Onlfo
| the Great Scva nnl the Little Seya We. however
"ntcsed ht one tfdc where lung and inftY arch. O
elaborate and curious aculnsurc and designs. ic2 ii
under rcm! .circHlnr wall into nj I,nlncusc unc1
spacc lying brtwecn the sni-clrcular building apc
,i1e palaes; r. The centre Of .hi+ ppm rpuce rlse
recc ot ntonc NJ feet IN height Ills Aurnluurted b1
o. snrcl md e.or. a1d TIC Wl,ole from ba.e 10 pn
.in'gn!shcd tteinhcivc4 by soae military exploit
WithIn ihc palace one becomes 20 confused by it,
| e1teAt, tie ilnlntnhe number of rooni. and tht
brilliant naEntnccnce. that he carfeA away but "
uncertain picture Of marble ha!ls; ceilings coscret
stunet, With gllied la4e 1snd capital; walls hunL
With the richest dan,asks- making royal ant
attng abode for the ruler over the creates. Eul.
The hall called tho Saloon Of NIcholas ts ,a,g,
enough TO contain !. 90, PERSONS and Is lighted E,
r,s1s M;; It ey. ~lsh
arc arranged m Hod and silver plates .on'e ua much
akl ot workmanship. In this hall cuch sovereign.
nfter s coronation, receives deputaons from ii,e
yaFlous province who eome to e1prs,s their fsal.
With pIcec Of Giack hrea1 ant, . "inch u'at ~
salt, offered uron tie.c r!eh goldcnn ln@D aud I'd
here, AuSniuy IL another smaller "h III, ~. ~.
mancntcd viii statnc., In ,b,s te rns1o, na or IT.
Eass:s receives presents from delegates from
Al, q certain d!,,ft, and sent TO congratulate
their ruler. Here lhg mighty, potentatc receives
In The suioom 81 pster H. must rrmarkohe thin,
1. large painting behind the throne. I Il reptc, ep
Of Futowa ctcr II a1ernng my H. e .n as
V,rtnry IN sccr dc.rrnd1n~ ~ ~ lug angu. y!
her land wreath and ctswn Tl,s , Inom ha. tts ~
co] thread Viii Ike inctsi c4cntrhnnr IN
1c mas da e1c"s s aonea ns shs s
thr sr n ths rnom or,rnaift, thc thron" ~ t,n
tab1cr ~ rolid slyr, r"n In 1,an, .,s. "1e "
higi silver candctabrn; liz more nre fns,smc,t ~
fram shc ccae ain e'A"'e''e's :" ef afe suspended
Thr saun ~ Escutcb.,. hn. r.. r,3,tno .r,,,t,,.
cd hy III .iided nars: ciidcd reijrrr sr.inn,is
Te ia q r. Gsoge has snsr q
o, atm ieh1e a ,vn SEsef. ~ o, efysia ght The ba'!.
hra,e csr rnminr ~ ~ ms '4"u nSes al"ayd eele'
Thc % eldeu ] saIoon H. It's doors and al, II, ooa
~ W.. euisa Ely, aIla H. Wails and cell
mantci nrc,tea .ns nt 1o,ac gol '
selts.snt'ng ~ !sal'an lanascape. This panel has
with crn,sou draunries, nnd rnntri,. ,,u.ai Ga t.
liz" VASES, scycrnl ret hir Of matarbttn s"nc "a
nac of erimsan csss Gonmt ~ o. ~ 9ns ase
5r"n,. n,s1ii .t,;". h".7 ~ nnuans ~ gu asnhze
uzuii, and much othcr elegant fu1nsufe. u Ths tnf
Of the present Enncror' wv 'A'e 4*a"s''' n'o'hc'
Tic Naiachito Ilail haa its wait ornamental ,.t,h
er ~ o,h 5henehng e1o noo. to
maincEite yaarr. Thc dgnr, md iT,nrfncs - e;u t;
roo,,, arc Of sod ei One room bas rcnarHahie t. tJ
~o"' t+o>o
iiaid viii lie wuod n he u,i uiu ~ r., s,,
paucs ore or1nucntrd w, pa,ntInns IN "' nrcas l.,e
}oIuinr anariuents y several sets az fnliim.,
If tnFtoisc nirIis. tmiaid with nnn ,ntins ~
god and saeh pair of these ' dours sss'' eoa1 Il
Il III ths toorn ). RI a lar,1c orni M r,u,1ni u1'
lion, ct,l,cr O; wrouba cameo or IN Initiation of
Mil. nj i'm ,rnnninrsorv ~ E,ssas ~ ht - ~.
pars VI a"o nn In - Sesses Chna ncas
PANELS Of mosaic, bortcrci with jsnis lazplj. 'lt:
snother has mantei Of white marbiu and AGu; !spi:
musaic tnhlr lts to,, renrcscntiuc crh} sni "a,ic
Italian landscapes, WIS, We are told, the lit Of
OariIa!di to one Of the Grnnl nucbc.res. 4 mas.
s{yc silver 1uautel pct of cjuck and yaMn cnrinHs
II anu heavily wrought together with thc srntrc
shaaislIes la the room W were Mig toll, prc.
Na st ~ 81 of u o. s a|,er
histor!ci lmpors, tic gallery Of thu tied marsGa1y.
,raIts Of feat jsuennn .cnetls: slsewhsIe ,hrr HS
pictures. pcspetuuttng the n,e,uGry vi reuarksh]e
and lnpn1rnt0ux Incidents OF wut. Tie RotunnnH
Gallery runtains tlr nurtruts OF 4l the SuyerrI1r
Of thu prrscut ruling dynasty also Of their wlyrs.
many u thu soyprci:1s are Represented by scyerni
ptrtlIrcs taken at different periods Of their jtyrs
III We wander on through IN almost rn,i.
!est range Of imper!at halln, and all thr items NJ,
cun carry awny Ii, our mcmury seem luf
d few scaticred' crumbs from nj oyprtIowinv
baunuet. better lifted fur thu pleasure and a,uuas
nrrut Of u t,unth than i, day but wr huye VT tn
take perp Into tbs private apartments VI t6r I'M
ucrla1 tanly which Ii not euual to lie ttatc npnri
incns, ure nevertheless extremely rich. auu ,nnny
O; thrm have t.,cjr walls coyert4 with sllkun da,n
ark of yarlous colurs In the general sitting, ruin
Ut tic EInI,crb nd her tadtys. III whom i nnv
tutlEc ffpn. ,hc uuer Of clnirs md ab]ca ahr H.
cncs,gi tIcy Majesty yrat IL pn raltrti platform
separated BY ruling frulp the ,ert Ut Tic roo,n:
lhc walls are OF cri,1lyon dainask an. there uru
number Of beautiful pictures, Int the clirf fling
noticed here were tuil folding ecysrns Of cxoutnitc
workmanship III cooreu Eiu.s, many repfesrn,ins
miniature sceI1cs Of ruyui story.
The walls Ut the sleeping ruutn Of thc nuchusa Of
Edinburgh were, like thG JFauety auu furniinrr
" pearf-cu1rud tia,naek. Fsuni this rt,oIn vi.
pasrr into t,u1 bouttur with wuls and furnitur.,
il wh!tu silk wrought with buua,letu Of bright !
lpwels. 10th rooms had archel ccilpcs frese1r,i
II delIcntc Gut cheerful eolUre l}rypF,ti wna fhH
,utb. rup1n brlnnrinr 10 her sulte oY nnar.n~nts
md the most nrrfcct irwci II u ruin rrr,r
,aw, II was softly lighted hy tbe mn,uIc
windows nf 5ieEl.coIotrl class. I,ctwsnn