The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-16
THE GAR RECEIVES
The Diplomatic Corps in the
Hall of st. George.
FRANZ JOSEPH AND FRED GRANT.
Inc emperor Dimes the Colonel-The New
operetta Poor Jonathan" by the Author
of the "Beggar STUDENT

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
ST PETERSBURG, Jan. 15.-IBy cable +,
the N. Y. Herald. The streets and ouavs
were gay with flags yesterday morning
ana Monday with coaches and servants in
gilt livery in honor of the Russian New
Year. The imperial family settled in St.
petersburg and the diplomatic corps as
sembled in the enormoes hall of st. George
IN the winter place, with General ScIeintz.
thelr doyen, at their head. Some gaps in
the ranks showed that influenza still held
It's grip upon many The Italian ambassa-
DOR was among the absentees. The ladies'
Oh the court, In the Russian national dress,
mustered. in the adjoining Alexandra hall.
to await the arrival of the imperial cortege.
which entered at 1915, preceded by Prince
Dolgorouki, grand marshal and other
high officials.
A group of Moors in strange oriental
dresses and the brilliant uniforms of their
Clrcasslan escort added much to the mic
tufesqueness of the scene. The Gar, who
wore the uniform of a general officer. looked
SIrong, handsome and well. He gracieusly
received the congratulations of the diplo-
maUsts, addressing few words to the
chleIs OF the legations on general topics.
OUT ne said nothing of political nature
Inc Czarlna looked superb in a dress of
gold orocade with train four metres long.
trimmed metre deep at the end with Rus,
sian sa0les, the trimming gradually mar
rowing to the waist. The skirt was
trimmed with a double row of sables, be-
tween which were superb clusters of
sapphlres, rubies and diamonds. The
centre stone Of her magnificent neck
lace OF sapphires and diamonds was an
enormous uncut Ural sapphire, each clus
ter being as big as small mandarin or
ange, while glittering on her corsage, also
trimmed with sable, was a cut sapphire
very little smaller, surrounded by large
diamonds. A kokoshnik or Russian head
dress in cloth of gold encircled row after
row OF diamonds, sapDhires and rubies.
Inc mead dress was worn far back on the
mead. Underneath it was circlet of dia-
monds as big as Walnuts and behind hung
a veil of old Mechlin lace.
Little Grand Duchess Xenia made her
nrst appearance at the New Years recep-
ton. She looked charming. The two
youngest grand dukes were in uniform. as
were also three little sons of Grand Duke
Vladimir IN natty little hussar- cuirassier
costumes. Grand Duchesses Paul and
SergluS were present, as were also Grand
Duchess Catherine Milchaelovna, the
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorevna in
llSnI olue silver brocade trimmed with
ermine, and Grand Duchess Alexandra
Geogevna in pink with silver broeade erm-
Inc.
Grand Duchess Vladimir was not in at
tendance and Grand Dukes Nicholas and
constantine, whose condition is unchanged.
were absent on account of illness. Grand
Duke Alexis was present and wore an ad
m1raFs uniform. The Czarina was partic-
ularly gracious, extending her hand 10 be
kissed. Several members of the diploma
Llc corps and Populations of native and
foreign merchants also presented their con
5ratulations. The entire ceremony lasted
more than an hour and the day ended with
4 family dinner at the palace