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The Cathedral choir then sang the
Te Deum. after which the Emperor
ungirt his sword, and, accompanied
by the Empress and numerous digni-
taries, proceeded to the gate Of tho
sanctuary. There the Metropoliton
of Novogorod anointed the Emperor's
forehead, eyelids, nostrils, lips, ears,
breast and hands, at the same time
exclaiming, "Behold the seal OF the
Holy Ghost. May it keep the ever
holy" The Empress was anointed
only on the forehead. Both partook
of the sacrament and then left the
Cathedral, wearing their crowns and
mantles, the Emperor also bearing
the sceptre and the orb. After pray
ing in the Cathedral of Michael the
Archangel, their Majesties returned
to the palace, escorted by q process
sion, which presented even a more
splendid sight than that which es-
ceorted them to the Cathedral, being
now augmented by the gorgeous
state carriages Of the Imperial fami-
|lv. Banners waved from all points
in the Kremlin, and the whole route
| of the procession fairly glowed with
bright draperies and hangings.
Before their Majesties left the pal
ace the route to the Cathedral was
sprinkled with holy water. A heavy
rain fell before their Majesties start
ed, but Just us they took their places
under tht canopy the sun shone bril-
liantly. In the Cathedral it was no.
ticed that when the Czar knelt alone
to utter the prayer Of intercession his
ewes Allied with tears, and he sobbed
audibly as he read. In making the
profession of faith the Cars voice
was grandlv resonant. The Metro
politan of Novogorod almost broke
down in delivering his allocution;;
The Emperor re-entered the palace
by the celebrated red staircase, whence
the laws were anciently promulgated.
There he turned and saluted the peo-
ple, who Immediately uncovered their
heads, cheering enthusiastically and
blessing the Car. ooo
The imperial banquet began at t3'3o
P. NJ, in the hall called the Grano-
vitaia Palata. This hall was special
" restored for the occasion, and was
splendidly decorat l with cloth OF
gold. The Em or and Empress,
wearing their Gro. ms, sat at Separate
tables on thrones of unequal height.
Their Majesties were served by dis
tinguished nohes, acting as cup
bearers and carvers. The first toast
was His Majesty the Emperor,
which was followed by a salute of 81
guns The next was "Her Majesty
The Empress" followed by 81 guns.
The third was "The Imperial House
Tho, d." followed by 81 guns, and the
fourth was The Clergy and all Faith
lful Subjects" followed by 81 guns.
The foreign princes and diplomats
present stood during the first course
and afterward, in accordance with an
ancient custom. withdrew to separate
repasts. The weather was fine
throughout the day, and everything
passed off successfully. Silver tokens
N memory of the day were distrlbn-
ted in twenty Moscow churches to-
night.
Mounted Cossacks patroled every
street. The troops lining the route
of thu procession remained barehead'
ed the whole morning Those who
were unable to obtain admission to the
Kremlin remained outside on their
knees, close to the walls, during the
bes part of the day, praying for the
Gar. :.
the cost of the coronation is esti-
mattel at G2,OOO,OO0, which will be
covered by an issue Of treasury bills
Only thirteen newspaper correspeiid-
ents were allowed inside the Cathe'
dral during the ceremony. Six were
Russian and seven were foreign, tho
latter including one English and one
American correspondent. An acad-
emy professor and IL Russian artists
have been appointed to make COM
plete album Of the events Of the cor
nation.
The Kremlin square was so densely
packed that it would have been i'm
possible for any miscreant to have
extricated his arms, should he have
intended to use them against the
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The Cars crown dates from the
period of the Emperor Paul l. and IS
valued at 100000 roubles.