The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-01

the sanctuary. There the metropolitan of
Novgorod MONTE the emperor's forehead,
eyelids, n~ostrils, lips, ears, breast and hands,
at the same time exclaiming behold the
seal of the Holy Ghost! May it keep thee
ever holy" The empress was anointed only
on the forehead. Both partook of the sacra-
ment and then left the cathedral, wearing
their crowns and mantles, the emperor also
bearing the scepter and the orb. After
praying in the cathedral of Michael
the Archangel, their majesties re-
turned to the palace, escorted by a
procession which presented even a more
splendid spectacle than that which escorted
them to the cathedral, being now augmented
by the gorgeous state carriages of the i'm
perial family. Banners waved from all
points in the Kremlin, and the Whole route
of the procession fairly glowed with bright
draperies and hangings. The emperor re-
entered the palace by the celebrated red
staircase, whence the laws were ancienily
promulgated. There he turned and saluted
the people, who Immediately uncovered their
heads, cheering enthusiastically and blessing
the car.
The imperial banquet began Mt $3.50 p. NJ,
in the hall cllled the Granovitaia Palata.
This hall was specially restored for the occa-
sion, and was splendidly decorated with
cloth of gold. The emperor and empire SIS,
wearing their crowns, sat at separate tables
on throwns of unequal height. Their males
ties were served by distinguished noble
acting as cup-bearers, %carvers, etc. The
first toast was His Majesty the Emperor
which was followed by a salute of sixty-one
guns The next was Her Majesty the En-.
press" followed by fifty-one guns. TIL
third was 1.-The Imperial Household" fol
lowed by thirty-one guns and the fourth was
"The Clergy and all Faithful Subjects" fol-
lowed by twenty-one guns The foreign
princes and diplomats present stood during
the first course, and afterward, in accordance
with an ancient custom, withdrew to q sep
arate repast.
The weather was fine throughout the day,
and everything passed off successfully. Sill
tributed in twenty Moscow churches at
night.
The cars manifesto was issued at s
O'Clock in the evening, and is a document of
very considerable length. Crowds besieged
the printing office to obtain copies, the pc
rusal of which caused great rejoicing.
An immense throng of uniformed and
decorated princes, ambassadors and repre-
sentatives of foreign courts and governments
were present when the crown was placed on
the emperor's head. Plainest of them all
in attire were those who represented the
United States, namely, Commodore Baldwin,
Minister Hunt and Secretary Hoffman.
The Russian army was represented in the
by a total of 5000 troops, in
Guiding 10000 of the Imperial Guards from
st. Petersburg, the officers comprising 121
generals and nearly $500 superior officers.
In the procession were twenty-three gold
carriages, a majority of them having figured
IN the various coronations since the time of
Peter the Great. Every soldier who partici-
pated in the ceremonies was presented with
a commemorative silver medal, and every
officer with a gold medal.
At night the crowd was entertain by the
performances of 400 actors, while in the
opera house a monster concert was given,
at which 5000 military musicians per-
formed. The city was lighted by 25O,0N
lanterns, while the stately lower OF Ivan the
Great was Illuminated by $500 Edison
lights. During the day the popu'a,e was
treated to the contents of sixteen reser-
voirs of beer, holding 10000 buckets each,
given away in 10000 earthen jugs bearing
the portrait of the car. The imperial
bounty also caused 10 be distributed SLO,0N
great pies, each weighing three-quarters of
a pound, and 800, 900 round packages of nuts,
cakes and candies. Not a Nihilist was heard
of, though some arrests were made.