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attend the ceremony, and not invitations.
Inc preparations ut Moscow are at the eN-
penSe OF the State and are on such q. scale
OF magnIhcence that none of the Cars,
however rich they may have been, could
ever nave borne the expense. Moscow has
ever crowned the Cars, and, although two
iate Emperors have attempted TO deprive
Inat city OF Its honor by being crowned in
st. Petersburg, the Holy Synod, which is in
reaIty quite as strong as the Emperor him.
self in Russia and certainly stronger than
an uncrowned Car, has insisted upon the
ceremony taxing place. in Moscow, main-
tanning that if ii should take place anywhere
else the coronation would not be legal.
Moscovltes are exceedingly proud of the
honor OF browning emperors and for months
previous TO the day appointed for the coro-
nation the town Is in holiday attire. Al
though an old law compels the inhabitants
TO give the exterior part of their houses
three coats of white paint, its enforcement
Is unnecessary as the people vie one with
another IN trying to make the coronation
as brilliant as possible.
" Early on the morning of the day APP
pointed for the coronation a hundred her
aids, commanded by a master of ceremonies
wearing the imperial uniform and mounted
on white horses, appear before the barracks
OF the Sixteenth Cavalry Regiment, at the
northernmOst end of Moscow, and blow a
salvo, summOning the Colonel of the regi-
ment TO come forth. Upon his showing
himself he asks the heralds what they want
of him. The master of ceremonies replies
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The gates are opened and the regiment
rides out ana follows the heralds. Three
or four more barracks are visited in the
same way then the Court of AssiZeS,
where the heralds again summon the
Judges in the same manner: then the Uni
versities then the headquarters of the
Nobility then the Cathedral, where they
are Joined by the Clergy then the munich
pal buildings, where representatives from
every part of Russia fall in. Many other
places are visited and the procession goes
on swelling to such an extent that, upon
the arrival of its head at the Kremlin, its
rear is still in the outskirts of the town.
The entrance to the Kremlin is found TO be
closed, upon which the herald5, by II flour
ish of trumpetS, summon the commander OF
the citadel to APP ear. He asks them what
they want. The crowd replies, Our Car"
And for what ?n asks the commando.
"To crown him the most mighty of the
mighty" replies the crowd and the gates
are opened.
CALLING FOR THE ZAR
Half way between the entrance the
Bishops of Moscow, KaZan and St. Peters
burg leave the Cathedral of the Archangel
and join the procession. They are immedi-
ately followed by the deput lions from the
various Russian districts, at the head OF
whom they proceed to the lawn in front OF
the palace where the Car is. Upon arrival
there the crowd shouts Long live the
Car! Where is the Gar ?' That exalted
parsonage, who has been waiting for them,
no doubt, appears at the pOrticO of the pal
ace Ill the UNIFORM OF Il huSSldn GellefuI,
having the Empress dressed also as n Rus
sian peasant, on his arm. Immediately
upon their appearing all present kneel
to them, and upon the Cars asking the
metropolitanS what they want of him, the
Bishop of Moscow replies that those pre-
sent are Populations from every part of his
Majesty's dominions, consisting of Rus
slams, MongOlians, Romanians, Kalmucks,
Afghans, Kirghiz, EsquimauX, Bulgarians,
Chinese, Tartars Armenians, Mingrelians,
Laplanders, Persians, Firms, Circassians,
Basins, Boudarras, G~eorgians, Coutzoolachs
and Poles, who have been sent to Moscow
by their countrymen to see his Majesty
crowned and amounted, so that they may
return and inform the millions of his sub
jects that he is verify the Lords anointed
and that they will obey zone other. The
Emperor bids the crowd rise and follow
him. The procession .wends its way to the
Cathedral of the Holy Assumption, where
n special service begins Immediately upon
their arrival.
AN IMPRESSIVE
cat the termination of the first lesson the
Car is conducted to IL raised dais, which
is heavily draped and surmOunted by
the dOuble-headed Russian eagle. Upon the
dais stands the famous throne of the Gar
Vladimir MOnOmacque, beside which is an
ordinary throne for the Empress. A heavy
robe of ermine is thrown over the ancient
throne, and on the table are the ancient
crown and sceptre of COrstantinus Mono
machus. The instant the Emperor ascends
the dais the mobiles form II ring around it,
and, drawing their swords, place them at
his feet. The Gear and Czarina having
seated themselves, the Bishop of Moscow
in Il loud voice asks the Gar if he is n true
believer, TO which the latter replies by re-
peatimg aloud the Apostles creed of the
Greek Church, after which the Bishop Of
Novgorod addresses the crowd thus:
eff there be any of you here present
knowing of any impeachment by reason of
which Alexander AleVandrOVitch should
not be crowned Emperor of all the Russias,
Grand Duke of Waldemar, Grand Duke of
Moscow, Lord and Great Duke of Novgorod,
King of KaZan and Astrakhan, Commander
of all Siberia, Lord of PIeskOy, Smolensk,
liver, Krym, NovOrOssisk and Armenia and
Emperor of Finland and all its Dependent
cies, let him come forward now, i'm the name
of the Holy Trinity, and show what that
impediment is, or let him remain dumb for
ever"
He awaits ansWer.for some time, and, not
receiving one, repeats the challenge twice.
He then puts his hands upon the head of
Car, who kneels down. While in this
position the Bishop of Kief takes the robe
of ermine off the throne and spreads it over
the kneeling emperor, saying to him.
"Cover and protect thy people as this covers
81 will; God helping, | WILL" The Bishop Of
Moscow then places the sceptre i'm his hand,
saying, May thine hand wither the day
thou art unjust y to which the Car re-
plies, May it; Amen ~
GROWING H \
The President of the Holy Synod then
places the Crown upon the Cars head,
everybody in the church kneeIing. The
Empress kneels by the side of her husband,
who takes the crown off his head and holds
it above her, without, however, allowing it
to rest, it being said that should the crown
be placed upOn her head she would have
equal rights with her husband. This, how
ever, is only "A prejudice, as i'm the present
day, at least, such a thing would be impos-
sible. The Emperor ana Empress remain
in prayer for some time, and, upon their
rising, the crowd rises also and shout 'LUng
live the crowned Carl" This is taken up by
the hundreds of thousands who are outside
the Cathedral bells are rung and guns are
fired, and for an hour, at least, the noise
within Moscow is deafeniHg. The mobiles
again surround the Gar, who returns them
their swords, saying, "The sword is my
conntry's - to which each noble replies,
"And my CZar's."-S. f. Chronicle.
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