The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-23
AT MOSCOW.
brilliant Preparations for the Crown.
ing OF tho Czar.


y almost concealed by the bunting whicl
: ilutters at every door and coigne Of want
I age. kiosks have been constructed of ms
e sian carved wood. in which the CITY wor
: thies or military bands will De installed
= Heraldic devices and coafs-Of-arms bay,
been invented for every province OF Asia
, On all sides are pictures Of the imperia
family, and words OF salutation in
letters OF every size. in Slay OF
Russian, oncircle garlands surround.
ed by colorcd lamps. Eikons. or holy
images, enclosed i'm side chapels, glow.
p ing with FURNISHED metal. vie with massive
shields and rich Byzantine portraits OF for
mer cars carried aloft on gigantic spears
from which float banners OF many forms
ana shapes. The thousand cupolaS Of the
Russian churches rise i'm flaming gold beads
or silver star-Spangled blues, cruder greens.
or studded with immense nal-hcads Of
every color, lighted up by brilliant sun
and tempered by floating clouds. I'm the
foreground are dashng troikaS with silver
hameSScd >tceds. open caleches full OF
varied uniforms or curious Asiatic cos
tunes, less prctcntious droskyS with quaint
drivers, dashing recklcs>ly by i'm every di-
recticn while the light is left: mutt in
red shirts and boots: cOuricrs in green
and gold livericS. iOstled by generals OF the
CoSSack escort ablaZe with orders or scowl-
cd at 10y the officials or hustled bv the po-
lice Sergcants. The fevcrish hustle OF eN-
citcment j. added 10 by passing cavalry or
the band Of some tardy regiment.
All the first hotels and public cdficcs
have special decorations. The palace Oi
the Governor OF Moscow is covered with
gmlandS and Swcct-6r leaves. fcst0oncd
from the windows to the ground. In the
centre is monogram OF the initials a.
NJ ten feet high. in roSc-blcSSomS.
Every detail OF door or window is picked
out in colored lamps. whirh al night
viii traniOrm the fGcddc into bowers
Of brightness. while the porlico i, Of
forester boughs and flowers. Every
shop j. rcsplendent with huge gold letters
on black ground, the characters being in
Russo-GreCk or antique Sl1v. These add
something cabalistc 10 the magic Of the
whole, while the respondent profusion Of
the church porches and the fretwork Of
light iron canopies over every hotel door
vary the outlines until the whole scene be-
come, a marvel OF novelty and varied at
traction.
WHAT THE EMPRESS or RUSSIA WILL WEAR
DURING TIE CORONATION FESTIVITIES.
\ Paris dispatch to the Telegram says
that the following dresses have been made
by Worth for the Empress OF Russia: \
court dre,, 10 be worn at the reception NJ
Moscow Of tie nCtihlcs on the day after
the coronation ha> a train four metres long.
II j. OF pale rose velvet. and j. embroidered
with a line silver design. copied from the
mantcau de cour worn 10y Marie Antoinctte
at the ttfC Of the Dauphn at Versailles.
The iupe dc dcSs0us or the "smaian." TO
Use Russian expression. j. Of white satin.
with silver embroidery. The two panneauX
in front are separated 10y buttons OF dia-
monGs and tasSel,, composed Of clusters Of
diamonds.
\ ball-dreS> has q train of white satin
embroidered with silver dafOdils, sur
rounded with q garland Of narciss. The
front i OF white crepe, with crystal pear,
interSpcrsed with roses and nicissi. Thi,
dress is for the bah Of the n0besse
Another ball-dress, TO be worn at the SOirFe
which will be given 10y the city Of Moscow
to the Gar. has a train OF crepe rave and
satin paile crepe. the stripes embroidered
in relief with silver SPRAYS and the front
embroidered with five garland> d'epiS
d'drqent. with fringe OF wild flowers.
Another toilet Is an opera dress OF the
D /
with large bouquets woven in the tissue;
the front 81 crepe and rose satin. relieve,
with large tOullcs de plumet and taSsclS
composed Of clusters OF pearls. For Ia
fcte du Jour" when the city Of Moscow
g;yes honor to the Car and Czarina, there
i dres, OF green crepe de chine, covered
with "batiste ccru,' embroidered with
Nalenciennes. with a large ccinture and
knot, OF MORE rose. Chapeau capote Of
rose velvet.
The following are the toilets which
Worth has completed for the Grand
Duchess Vladimir: On the occasion Of
the entry into Moscow a short dres, Of
crepe dc chine, trimmed with flounces OF
white six and muslin. embroidered with
white roses. \ Tande ceinture OF MORE
blanche. with large bouquets Of lilacs in
the centre. For the ceremony Of the cOro-
nation. her Imperial Iliehnc,s will wear
q velvet court mantle, cpingle. with pale
rose. and embroidered with her imperial
arms. SCI oil with rich Renaissance designs.
The saraian d. OF rose satin, embroidered
with silver and trimmed with clusters OF
pearls and marabout. On occasion OF the
ball OF the nOble.se she VIII wear toilet Of
white crepe. embroidered with silver yio-
let, interpreted with Parma yi0let,, "a
a grand ceinture q diamonds, with cor
don OF NiOlcts.
lgy Associated Prc-sl
TIE STATE ENTRY YESTERDAY.
Moscow, May 23.-The weather this
morning for the State entry into Moscow
Of the Gar was splendid. The whole
route 81 the Imperial procession, from the
PETROL, Ky palace to the KTemlin. a distance
OF four and one-half miles, was crowded
with people. Thousands OF persons passed
the night out OF doors, so that they might
secure good places 10 witness the process
son. MulutudeS OF Others thrOngcd the
churche, PRAYING for the safety OF the En-
pcror. The diplomats and other dignita-
rics who did not take part in the process
sion occupied seats in tribunes along the
route.
The Gar lett the Petrofi,ky Palace al
moon. and reached the kremlin at lbs
lo'clock. There was q slight fall OF rain
during the march Of the procession, but
otherwise the affair wa. a complete success.
The enthusiasm OF the people along ,the
route was unbOunded.
THE PROCESSION TO TIE KRENLIN-A GRAND
OVATION.
The Emperor wore the uniform Of a
general, and was mounted on splendid
charger. lie rode little in advance OF
four generals, who were directly attend
/ ing lin. lie maintained 4 calm de-
meanor. although he often smiled gracious
Nv in response TO the wild enthusiasm
Which greeted him at every point. Cheer
uDon cheer followed each other necessarily
from a deRsely.packed multitude on the
streets and from thousands OF people in
balconies and windows. The Empress
was greeted with every mark Of enthu-
siasm and loyalty. The mounted Grand