Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-26

An Ansrie.a Iady n0s b st. Petsss-
oofK thus desrrlhas . cOofs recspeoo
- The Winter Raiacs:
We women fssk are acrustousc
(thruugh ignorance, l s1pposeD %
think and speak II Rnsess ~ . semi-
oaxnarous cO1 try. IL U, In some -
sperfs. bat IN others II is the must
spiencsd eoGntry-uifh the exception
Of our owa-in the world, and 81 Pc
rryo0fy b the mos tintersBting Ut al
Eufop an cities. Through the intro
daessOns Ne brought With rs We have
been enabled 10 obtain entire 20 the
presence Of royalty and see the int
nor of the finest a al the palaces. Il
wss . bitter cold Gay when ve drove
In gorgsoos sleigh 10 the Winter Pal
&C., which vas hxe . fairy pictore In
the fading light without and iiiumined
within ~ifh the ofliIissey Of thou
lands OF candies, TO xstens; q court re-
ceptsoa- The elect Of The Ugh. upon
the snow aud gay e1u;pazes Of the nu-
meSoRs guests WAS Understandable. We
approached tie Empress through 800
o1iei Is. First tafoagh superb stare
departments. each b.sxlng with thou
sand wax tApers and gorgeous with
fric~iess hanging, mAlachite pillars,
<ofks OF art and tropical Eowers and
fsrns- The sigh sas worth the jour
nsy from SsE YORK to Russia. The
noors uere things Of beauty, iniaid
Sith ebony, rosewood and iy.ry.
AS w= waited for our tarn l had a
good opportunity 10 see. and l made
E1uca VI It. AT last we entefel the
thrune-roon. and there, surrounded
~ sea Of spsendor, stood the EN-
press, herself q moving mass OF dia-
inonds. che wAs the most dazzling
sight Of nj. On her head was crown
once worn By the great Elizabeth. IL
Was the trst time l bad seen q real
ero~n ON royalty; for the diamond
tiara worn by Queen Victoria last sum-
Hef 81 her reception was not = crown,
ex ept In name. Mrs. Astor used 10 |
wear As fine . one. But tnis one on
the imperial head was worthy to adorn |
the Easpress VI ali the Eussias. De- |
scribe III No. oaIy aw millions of |
cosored rays and white sparks VI light |
emitted from j, at every motion Of the !.
royal person. The necklace vas made /
from what vas left over OF the crown.
IL reached from her neck to her waist,
and hal rubies, sapphir 5 and dia-
monds enough IN il 10 have supplied
= thousand ordinary necklaces. The
imperial orders worn on her breast
Contained all the gems Of the East.
They sclntiilaled with light. and thar
Is ali can say OF them. The stuff Of
her gown vas emerald velvet, with Q
Train OF white velvet embroidered with
enough gold 70 stock . mine, and bor-
iere.i with real gold balls. The front
d the gown was ornamented with
ropes Of linked pink CO nj. set ia dia-
monis and fastened AT Intervals. New
er saw human reing thus arrayed.
solomon might have put on more. but
DO not believe II. she Was enough OF
herself TO take the breath out of Q
body; but surrounded as she was BY
grand duchesses, each one ablaze with
eweis worth kingdom, she was the
most wonderful sight ever Witnessed
u my life. l did lot know . mortal
;ould look so magnificent.
The position ut her sister, the Prin-
,eas OF Wales, is almost obscure as
compared with the peerless destiny OF
'his Empress Of all the Russias. and,
! the war party succeeds, Empress OF
Asia ~ well. il
The officials in their semi-barbarous
grandeur numbered hundreds upon
hundreds. but l paid no attention to
hem; the Empress and the palace
we're what l went TO s. e, and the sight
has thrown me into peculiar mental
condition. My less fascinated CON-
pznion, who had been to court before,
look my breath away from me by re-
that she piled the poor wo-
nian. Why? Because she will not
and anything new in heaven in the
way OF jewels or surroundings. How
bout peace Of mind? or that indeed 4
think she stands in great need now,
poor thing Pm. Y. Sun.