Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-18

diamonds and snrmouuted by a very
large ruby--a crown of flushing, sparkling
light, worthy TO be worn by the ruler
whose dominiOns are spanned by hall
the circuit of the sun; and rarely mas
the sun lent It's rays to such gem ns
sparkled In the sceptcr Of Alexander
Ill The companion Of the great koh
Moor brilliant, now in the possession
of Queen Nictoria, this priceless 1ewel
found its way. after strange Vicisdtndes,
from the eye of golden idol at Dem
into the scepter Of the ear.
After occupying his throne for few
seconds. the emperor took of his crown
and touched with il the forehead OF bis
consort, who knelt before him on n Grim.
son velvet cushion: after which he plhced
upon her head her own crown, topped
by n large and lovely sapphire Ihen
the empress was arrayed in her own
gorgeous MANTLE and with the collar oil
St Andrew. which completed the lhNes-
titiire of both their majcsties.
Meanwhile the cannon and the bells
without had been minglinr their accents
of announcement md felicltation, nnu
the tedious hours wore on with their
hvmn-chantings, their performance OF
high mass, their prayers, ami their an
ointing Of their mnjesties with inc con
secrnted oil,
AZ Inst. arrayed in all their Imperial
| pomp. their majesties emerged from that
| by which they entered, and passing along
| 10 another church under a ge9rgous can
onv Alexander Ill, showed himself q
n mighty concourse of his ncclaming sun
iects ms their crowned and conseera ~
ruler, emperor and uutoerat OF an Ky
| Russinns. by inheritance. by Divine fght
and Nv heavenly JUNCTION The solemn
strains of the national anthem, the JOY,
| mi healing of the bells, the thunder oil
! tho swiftly served cannon, the snIglnH
| ~, ~ spectators and the loud anu con-
| tinued cheers, all produced II scene M,
| cnn never be forgotten by those WIZ
| witnessed i, IL, ,,.,,, ,I
most mad with monarchiM JOY; MOS
cow burned again for the second ullp
| harmed MS II had uoyer done Slnee w
| days Of the first Napoleon, blnzed VIII
iiIEminotions. which made II look more
lila div of vnriegnted fro than cily
az stone nnl which could only hnN'
been described by a pen dipped ID run
bow colors, -, ,,fr.,,
| an adequate notion OF WY NV '.,,,,,,,,,
fnnctions which followelI The sglnptu
aus banuuets in the halls OF the hrenl
lin tbn brilliant balls, the gala perform
onras nj the Opcra, one OF the latFes
IN Eurone the embassadorinl entertain
ments. the military spectaeles and li i
Of all, the vast popular fete on ny
main Petrovsky, when hundreds %
tbousands Of the ears poorest snDlecli
were treated to ''panem ct Hr9eh.eS
food. drink and frOlic, on scale ma
would probably even have aston ni'o
he indnlgept masters Of imperial rome
Rnt i think the pretiiest ana nos
tonching scene Of all was the last, wl,ei
ofter a long period Of so much reN ever
md excitement their Imperial mnlesuel
returned TO st. Petersburg. and ~ one
renaired to the Kasan cathedral 70 oue
thanks 10 the Almighty for ~ the lner
, len accorded to them in Mosc9ew-t'
tbe Kasan cathedral Of which the en-
trance was guarded, not by crowds o
snldierv. bnt by yblte-robcd md silver
tbroated throngs Of school children
From the Kasan cathedral Their MAJ
csties drove to the island fortress Shur9l
~ Saints Peter and Paul to worshll
before he tomb of Alexander II, wher
burns perpetual taper fire, and tllene
Nv watsr 10 Peterlof, their tayorlu
Suburban retreat on the breezy shore Q
tbe mlf OF Finland, with enough I
think about for many years to come