The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-14
Our Envoy at Moscow.

ing honored places i'm the list We notice
the name of Mr.. Curtis Iaukea, Envoye
ExtraorIinaire Ell Mission Speciale, Mr.
Henry Poor, Secrctuire." The Hawaiian
Envoy has evidently IrateTnized with the
japanese Embassy, a we observe that Mr..
Hanabusa the Pieui potentiary OfJapan and
Mi. Ito, Ambassador ExtraOTdiHaTyOfth Mi
kado.w with their several suitesa all made their
Headquarters at the Hotel DUssauE. We
notice that the important mission Of the
United States with respect to Secrctariea
and Attaches wa the most numerous Of all
I'm attendance on the coronation OF the En-
peror. among special attaches was Captain
Gherardi, ~well-know 10 Us in Honolulu.
The Special Envoy Mr.. Hunt was accom-
panied by a suite of thirteen persons. China
was represented by the eminent Marquis
Tseng, a distinguished officer of the Great
Empire. who has expressed very friendly
o Unions about the Hawaiian state.
We have also received AL official copy Of
the ceremonial of the coronation and an
nOintmento Of II. VI. LEmpereur Alexandre
AlexandrOvitch, " autocrIt of all the Rus
sias, and III. VI. L'Tmperatrice Maria
I F~eodOIovina " This document i issued
a. it, title page sets forth by the Minister
of II. VI. the Emperor, COmte WoronzoT-
. DaschkDw and confirmed 10y II. NJ. the
Emperor. In looking it over we are struck
with many simiiarities of detail in The
form aud order Ofthe coronation which TOOK
place at Moscow on 9th May last aul the
one which took place i'm Honolulu "H p
February last. The event is ushcred in
with guns, various dignitaries at appropri-
ate times assemble in their order for the
ceremonial; a procession j. formed. the her
aids sound their trunpet-; the Emperor
places the Crown upon his head aud he AZ
terw ards places Il diadcm on the head OF
the Empress; the great dignitaTies cOngratu-
late and make Obeislnces, and all this i
followed by a grand banquet, balls and
other festivities, but the particulars of the
grand la nquet in the GranOvitaia Palata
especially attract our attention. This was "A
state banquet subsequentlyfollowed Dya dip
lomatic dinner At the right of His Majesty
were members of the Imperial family and
eminent military chiefs of the empire; at
the left were the Secretaries OfState and dig
nitaries of the court. At this imposing ban
quet, the cups and dishes were borne
by eminent dignitaries in order, and
the Minister of Finance presented TO Her
Majesty, when seated, a number of magEi-
ficent medals that We're struck to commem-
crate the occasion and which were placed
before Her Majesty for distribution.
After the first service the Cup of state j.
presented to His Majesty, when on
first placing it to his lips, the distinguished
dignitaries of the church and other eminent
dignitaries of the government and army as
mentioned, rise and make Il profound salute
to their Majesties-" The Emperor drinks
Then it is stated in the official report (le
corps diplomatique, les dignitaires faisant
partie dies princes strangers he prenant pas
part au banquet saluent leurs M~ajestes
Imperiales ct Sc retirent vers la porte
n reculous)" the Diplomatic Corps,
the Dignitaries attached to the suite
of Foreign Princes a. we'll as other persons
not taking any part in the banquet now
salute their Imperial Maiesties and retire
towards the hallway, stepping backwards.
Here we have a positive and official stale
ment that, at the Grand State dinner on
the occasion of the coronation Of the Car
and C%zarina, only the Imperial Family,
the High Nobility, and Dignitaries of the
Government, the Army and Church took
precedence, and that the Diplomatic Corps
had no position except as spectators on the
occasion, but subsequently there was 4
diplomatic dinner and lunch at which due
courtesy was observed towards the repre-
sentatives of foreign states.
After Perusing a most brilliant account Of
the coronation of the Car in the London
Times OF June l, we copy one paragraph ass
photograph of the Emperor in position on
the occasion of his coronation.
''The Empress is arrayed in a sweeping
robe of silver; while the Emperor wears tile
dark green and gold embroidered uniform
of a general, with high riding boots, and
the chain of st. Andrew sparkles on his
breast. Slightly bald, but taller by a good
head than any Of his officers of State
around, is Alexander III, while his shout
ders are broad, his chest deep, his limbs
long, and he looks as if he could with ease
bear heavy aTmOT. Such a countenance,
and such a herculean frame, certainly do
not betoken the vacillating will with which
he has been credited, and when scanning
his impressive figure, one is less inclined
to compare him with Alexander ii than
with Nicholas. Alexander III looks every
incl of him the Emperor which the church
to-day has made him. Scene the first of the
solemn spectacle may be said to have COM
menced when their Majesties took their
stand in front of the altar, the Emperor on
the left, and waited for the approach Of the
servants of the Almighty. The blaze of gold
and silver, the richness of the various uni
forms, the sparkling of the precious gems,
the clouds of incense, the solemn sweetness
of the singing, the assembled beauty, and
valoT and rank, and station of ali Russia,
aud the representative presence of all the
chief States and countries of the world-ail
made tie scene one which those who wit
messed it can never possibly forget"
Recreation for Honolulu.