Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-12
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Palace - Mosesw.
Here. after his coronation. the I'm
poros wears for the first time all the
imperial insignia. dimes amidst his
noble.. and receives the congratula-
lions of his foreign ambassador.
This hall. built BY Italian architects
In 1891. has been restored during the
present reign In a simple aud archso-
logically exact manner and primitive
mural paintings having been repro
duced With the aid Of ancient descrip-
lions thereof In Archaic styie by peas
ant image-painter~ Around the pill
lar In lhe center ~ this hall IL q series
Of shelves forming a buffet. on which
the imperial plate h displayed on
grand days during the visits Of the
Tsar. We are sorry 10 add that the
iaestimabis preeious treasures 81
ancient gold aud silver plate which
80 marvel al In the glass cases
Of the treasury figure on the buffet
and are polished up for the occasion
by the careless hands OF lackcys IN
vain the curators have becn warned
that thi. repeated rubbing dimlnishss
the value Of the objects. and will ia the
end materially damage them; the only
answer that they give is' Our father
the Tsar IL coming; the plate must
shine brightly on the buffet"
The display Of this collection 81
plate has always struck travellers who
have witnessed the magniaconca Of The
court Of The Tears Margaret Bur.
gandlan Captain % the time ~ Boris
Godunov. In nj. Estrf a. FEiaptre a.
kassae (i6l9). gives glowing picture
~ the rich collection ~ plata whleh
va. used Ia the daily service 81 the
Tsar The treasury. be- says, J. hlll Of
all kinds Of !ewels Ia great number
particularly 81 pearls; for Ia Russia
more pearls are worn than Ia all the
rcst ~ Europe There are
great numbers Of gold pilates. large
aud small. aud drinkinr-cups BE-
sides this AN Infinite quantity
Of silver plate. gilt and not gili,
a. may b. Judged from the fast
that after the election ~ Boris FEEDER
wits. when h. gathered his army al
S"rpo. during six weeks he Toasted a..
most daily ten thousand mpn each
time. and all wcrc served In silver
plate Margaret mentions six silver
barrels, a number ~ big bowls ana
basins 81 silver whirh required -four
men 90 carry them, each provided
with drinking-cup,, the " hole 81 Rus
sian work. Also great numher Of
silver pieces from Germany. England
Poland. which arr either presents ~
prineos sent by their Ambassadors. or
which have been bought for the rarity
~ the workmanship
Oioarius Who visited Russia ln l63l.
the narrator - Lord CariyIe- cmbas-s
In 1868 Richard Chancellor. Sir
jerome llorsey. Dr GILES Fletcher.
sir lleury Nilloughby. aud other
early travellers. all testify n the mar
velous wealth II the T.ar. and to the
quantity of plate displayed ou
Cd" great cupboard ~ they
called thr buffet around the central
pillar ~ the hanqHeting room Rich
ard Chancellor says In the midst ~
the chamber stood tabla or cupboard
90 80 plate upon which stood fu.l Of
cups ~ gold. and amougst an the rest
there stood four marvellous great
pptios. or rrudoucps. a. they calI them.
~ gold and silver ! think thoy wrr.
a good yard aud half high Tho
number that dlnsd there that day
was tao hundred persons. and an were
served Lea Roldsn vca-. -
Sir Henry Willoughby, speaking 81
"a dinner given by the r-ar. SAYS In
the middle ~ the diuing groom was e.
table covered sith cups ~ gold Tho
number ~ Por-ons that dineI Wa
about two hundred, all served lu vc~-
-sl- II gold aud the gentlemen that
waited were all iu cloth ~ gold -..
lhoBdor child. in iIarnsr'a M4rsFIr.