Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-14
The Czar's Return 10 ~. Pe,ersburr,

Punctually al 10 o'clock this morning "a
mad been announced, the emperor arrived at
the station al the warsaw railway. which was
profuSely decorated with flags and flowers
Tor the occasion. Several members of the
imperial family, together with the court digni-
tarleS, the ministers, imperial aidcS-de camp
ladies OF the court, and members of the coun-
ell OF The empire, had already assembled ON
The platform. As soon as his majesty stepped
Out OF the carriage he was received with
hearty cheer and found the way StTeWn with
costly MOWERS. In the apartments reserved
Tor the imperial family deputation from the
ST. Petersburg merchants was awaiting with
the customary bread and salt All along the
route from the station to the palace-a dis
tarce OF nearly three mileS-the houses were
decorated Win flags red cloth and Persian
carpets. There was only single line of troops
but there was no difficulty i'm keeping the way
clear, Tor the streets are very wide, and the
concourSe of spectators was not very great
AS soon as the national anthem was heard the
crowd spontaneously moved back and left
free passage.
10y two horses, and accompanied by officers of
the suite Oh horseback. BY his side sat his
son, the young Grand Duke Sergius For some
OF the common people in the crowd this was n
disappointment for they expected that seat
to be occupied 10y the captive OSman PaSha
Arrived at the kazan Cathedral, on the New
SKI Prospect, the imperial party entered the
building for few minutes and then drove
rapidly TO see the Winter Palace. The whole
ceremony, If ceremony ii could be called, was
over before ii O'Clock. For several hours
afterward a considerable crowd remained be-
fore the palace in the hope that the Car might
appear In the balcony, but their hopes were
disappointed. In the evening the retoicings
recommended. The principal streets were
illuminated with gasght stars, electric light
and other ingenious devices. In many of the
houses candles were placed i'm the windows
the facadeS of the theatres were lit up
by long lines of gas jets representing the
principal lines of the architecture, and the
fronts of the baZaars or GOSLiRnq DUOr, as
they are called, were Illuminated by innUmer-
able feStOonS of many -colored lamps. Now the
NeySkl Prospect was Lit up by the pale glare
OF the electric light in the Admiralty tower
and now the great high, massive houses which
line that magnificent thorOughfare glOwed in
the rich crimson of Bengal lights The broad
wooden pavement was crowded with inter
minable lines of carriages and sledges and ON
the tTott0frS moved along an endless stream of
SlghtSeerS. As there was little snow on the
ground the vehicles moved nOiSeleSSly past,
but often the silence was broken by hurrahS
and musical attempts more noisy than har-
mOnlouS. In front of the Hotel de Vile was q
great crimson canopy with brilliantly illumi-
mated bust of the Emperor, and the crowd, az
II Swayed past, sent up an uneeasing hurrah.
Like all lllumlnationS of the kind il had some
thing of theatrical effect on gigantic scale,
and in the long wild cheers there must have
been at least a considerable amount of feeling
OF some kind.-tS. Petersburg Cor. London
Times, Dec. 10.