The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-07-27

TAnps 0Asa,Sss 0psssasiss n the W1atsr
NnAose-ssarvastsa - The Provinces.
o.. PETERSBURG, June 2s.-Of late years
life in the huge imperial Winter Palace has been
going on In q pAroxysmal way. Now that Inn
mense structure seems tho gloomiest and tho
darkest OF all human abodes. being devoid OF
any align Of lifs OF llsht: now u spArkiss with
thousands Of dazzling lights. resounds 18th the
choIecst music Of dozen military bands.
and swarms with life like . beehive on q
sunny spring day. short paroxysm OF
exoitensent 10 invariably followed by .
long period Of depression. when II seems ~ II
the last spark Of Inc had gone. Recently tho
Winter Palace has passed through the greatest
paroxysm OF excitement II has ever Witnessed
Three brilliant festivals followed one sitter an
other. Tho Cars nephew. the Grand Duko
Constantine Constnntinov witch. was married TO
Q German Princess. Then came the celebra-
tion Of the majority Of Czarovitch Nicholas Al
exandrovttch, lastly the Cars brother. the
Grand Duke serge Aioxsndrovitch. welded
Elisabeth. Princess OF Hssse. DArmsfadt. These
wero real gala days for the Gar and his court.
The last wedding ceremony occurred at noon
on Sunday. The imperial guests arrived at
and entered tho palace By different doors.
When at half past ono the Gar and Ozarina ar
rived Rt the palace its spacious halls presented
cious stones gold and silver embroidery. deco
rations OF oil nations. ribbons and laoes. silks.
velvsts and brocades. White.bearded Bishops
and bald headed statesmen We'd In finery with
youthful court ladies.
When the first court lady the Princess
Kotchubay. assisted by the other court ladies.
had finished the ceremony Of dressing tho
bride. tho procession began to move. the Petro-
paulovsky Fortress firing twenty-one salutes
The guests formed brilliant living walls be-
tween which the procession passed. The
court fourriers and the chamber fourrers In red
uniforms opened the procession going in pairs.
Diamonds giittered. golden stats flashed. and
gold-encrusted uniforms shone resplondenty
The ozarina was led by George l.. King Of
Greece her brother The Queen OF Greece.
Olga Constantinovna. was led BY the Car. her
cousin. Then followed the bridegroom and
the bride. The bride wore . dress Of white
,glassd brocade. On her shoulders was gor;;
nsa T 81 1s csrss
and . mberlain, Count Stsnbock. On her
bead she bad q dlanond crown from which
them wss q thro1e Of court Isdies. ali wssrlne
trains. 6enators. Secretaries OF State. aud
tbs PALACE church the procession was met b.
The Gar led the bridegroom and bride to an
to sarsa
ter Yanisheff. assisted by four Archpriests. per-
the 81 Ss aoS
aam rn 10 PEI De,.'. As the chorus 6ssan to sing;
aed w -p e. hundred and one
In the Alexander, room there WAS improvlsed
and the pssto
Sstsnt rite. He. however, declared that he
recognized the religious validity Of the ortho-
Offer PRAYER for the happy life Of the newly
was given to the disnitsries Of i Stats Of the
first three clasaes. The imperial family sat at
= ssparate table,, on which all the gohlets.
In the same room there. were eight huge tables
for the guests furnished with silver ssts. All
flowers. The newiyeWeddsd pair sat H betwssn
sss DSnas .Ss "a,
With bear caps on and swords In their hands.
Thsre we're also two black Arabs y :antastical
The members Of the imperial family were
Co The ss
masters Of ceremonies with their golden stats
carry ont lis Wishes. The member. e q the ss
Holy Synod and some OF the foreign amhassa-
q S e sns n s ssl sv ss
smother table was surrounded By the SENATORS
smbrStdory The foreign princes. With the
Catholic and P Prot snns Ssrsym.n, were
WA giycn to the court ladies'. The other four
tables ws =, BY the military and civil
r 81 sn Sh xnen sas n me
the artists and bands and at Tie ior.ress there
was for the health OF the newly welded pair.
.hs fg dim
ed only two hours. Most Of the .members Of
xocordlax to court etia%et.s the subjects S"aid
not mix with the royal blood. and had to
iinmsdiateiy afterward the imperial family
this occasion a most brilliant procession was
back were the imperial body guards in red oaf-
ef Saads TSsh In o. asraxs rode
two masters Of ceremonies. Next followed sew
gs sans esrsssss sd with Of
on their heads; ,Essry horse va led By III iiv.
and tricornered hats. and held IN sSslr hands Sn
Eiided rains. After the Court Marshal followed
The ana sSe .ss
Grand Duke Serge with his bride, rode IN a
respendent carriage. drawn by eight white
horses. The imIerisl carriage. was sur
rounded by pa8es Chamberiatns. and Generals
on horseback. Then followed tho carriages OF
the other members OF the imperial family each
drawn by eight horses. The court ladies rode
In golden carriages. with six horses to each
carriage car The regiment Of cpirassiers closed
helmets. ornamented with brass eagles. brass
cuirasses, with heavy !ances. and unsheathed
swords tn their hands. They looked like
knights OF the middle Nees
The Autocrat Of all tho Russias has had
good time. and his relatives. courtiers and
civil ,%iisHry md clerical servants too have
sias 2, No gala days for thsml In the Samara.
the knzan; and the SaratoG provinces the
the bark OF trees. and are now dying OF
. hunger tyrhus." In the southern provinces
the crops have been ruined by a protracted
drought In several provinces the cattle plague
has brought the farmers into,a state of despair.
Villages and towns unprotected by any sort OF
IRE engines are burning all over the country.
Stealing and robbery have increased to an
alarming extent. Even the churches are daily
Oh0rnAIiR. lint the nxar has on;o Ia