Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-08-24
,mprR,AL RECEPTION.

Winter PAiaSV
burg. ,,,sa,oi, de I
!" describing Russian high me ~
aarpess Magazine, writes among
Ii .sap things: In the morning mo
'o.',sants ~ the imperial househola
~ 1are GONE through the town WIN
,he,r lists to the houses Of inc eleu',
MA have been couvoked Tor lha'
syanlnr An invitation to the eoart =
u order given on the very day o. sno
fate According TO received euquo'so'
i, Iiharates from all anterior engage
:. 800. I'M, ri,h private persons; i lloer-
ln ~ ,.,,a,, nom duties toward rue DEAD
ior mourning does not dispense o"e
from the obligation 70 apPear n,S
court ceremony, and II must % ia
,s;de when one enters the palace
,sn,,,an Il not allowed To present hef-
salf n black before the sovereign hh-
las sbe is wearing mourning ioF one
M the soyereign's relatives hlnhet
bas been taken hastily, for the 'sall
owens Al nine o'clock. and sou ulast pe
,bore well before the hour Ia tho
'ainns yVbere YOU walt for the arrival
~ The emperor hundreds Of carriages
IAN h line and deposit at the dlherent
sntr5nces Of the Winter Palace shape
Iess bundles OF furs, and then return "
take their position on the square
The eoachmen. who pass part o. INC
night standing In the Snow, gather
around large fires lighted Ia grates,
which are placed there for these oeca-
sions. II is picturesque biyonac.
They look like elfs assembled IA ths
darkness on this field OF Ice 10 giarh
the enchanted palace where magl-
clan Is calling up tho sweetest YssonS
in mirage OF spring.
The doors close behind the bundles
OF fur ami Immediately after they have
entered the yestibale they are meta
morphoscd by a touch Oithe magician >
wand. The fairy spectacle begins.
The heavy clOaks fall from baFo
shouldsrs. and beautiful butterflies 10
sue from those chrysalides 10 the
midst 81 the rare flowers that cover the
marble steps, md Ia the mild jane
atmosphere. A cortegg reminding
one 81 the Arabian Nights mounts The
stair-cases. trains Of lace sweep over
/ the pOrphyry steps; diamonds and
I gems shine IN the glow 81 the iustorai
I there Is a brilliant array vt many color
ed uniforms; sabsFs and spurs clank
over the floors The guests deiile hs-
tween pickets % thegAlsor Guards.
\ chosen from amongst the hnHdsomes
men In the regiment giants In arm0r,
/ who stand as mOtioHIess ~ statues,
/. The company assemblies In the white
room. ia the Saile de- Trone.
Here in the front ruBk ara cUnsidera
BILE personagcs. the old portrait
ladies. 80 called because they wear Ia
their corsage Ia frame Of brilliant,
miniature OF the empress; ssYer'
guardians OF ancient etiquette, living
chronicles Of ths court, they teach III,
traditions TO the swarm 81 yoIng wUmel
over whom they kept watch. namely
the maids OF honor. who may b. recOg
nized by the monogram In diamonds a
the resguing Empress. which the,
wear buckled with knot 81 blue RIB
bon on the shoulder The celebrate,
beauties Of Petersburg are all there
They cross the room With picturssqn
indolenCy mud pliuncy In their walk an
bearing. There Is something lRugui
In their manner. a5 though their look
and words were absentiy following
long dream that leais them to tbs "a
. trems limits 81 their rxternlnabl
fatherland Amongst the men VIII
press around them we remark fret 1
all some aged people and high dign
taries, old ssrvilOrs who have Fruw
4 white in the service Of the court sFs
} since the reign ~ Nicholas. aids.d,
= camp Of his Majesty. Ministers. An
bassadors md Chambcrlstns wi,
the golden key on their back
! and all these worthy bosnms n,
. bedccked with grand corti0ns M
6 consolidated with decorations who
. do not leave SQUARE inch az al
face free on their breasts m,
come the young officers. most Of the
y long 70 the two crack regiments
g ~ Chcvalier Guards and the IIor
tSards. They carry In their hands
heavy helmet surmouutel with 4liv
eagle with open wings. Hers bc4id
them are laueers Ia red jackets. Gro
. no Hnssars In green, Cossaks dram
e 10 their long tunies hnltgd with ~
fridge cAsgs in nicllc silver. II
10 Hussars OF the Guard look peculia,
elegant in their short white dolma
embroidered with gold and border
n with sable fur, which hang loosly q,
at their shoulders. In this crowd /
Df pages Of the Empress moved about d
n crcetly, and finally the servitors OF ,
palace, the runners. with their M
with long plumes Of the time Of On
re arine and negroes dressed In ri
Oriental costume. The gloomy n,
Of the black dross-coat Is banlsh
from this brilliant symphony of col
: One single swallow-taii NAV be seer
= that OF the honorable Minister an ,
ag United States.
Nine O'clock The doors OF tho n
Is Vate apartments Of the Winter Pnir
"a open. Immediately there Is d dea,
silence. A voice announces: IN
y Emperor" The Tsar advances
IN lowed by all the members fbis fami
es each one IN the rank assigned 10 n
by his degree Of Relationship. II :
wish TO comprehend Nc n glance
er social secret Of this empire. turn u
he PACK 70 the door through which