The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-30
how A GEAR IS CROWNED.
The Most Gorgeous Ceremony Known
to Modern Times.

From the Waverley Magazine.
The coronation of a car is perhaps the
most gorgeous ceremony known to mod
ern times. We may call it barbaric and
childish, but it certainly is splendid in
the highest degree.
1t always takes places in Moscow-else-
where it would not be legal-and for days
beforehand the city wears a holiday APP
pearance. An old law, still unrevOked,
requires each house TO receive three coats
OF white paint in honor of the occasion,
and the inhabitants vie with each other
in the magnlticence of their decora tions
The grand procession with which the
ceremonies open, is first formed at the
calvary barracks. Sixty heralds mounted
upon cream colored horses, range them
selves twenty abreast before the door and
sound their trumpets. The commandant
appears and asks, as if surprised, what
they will do with him, 10 which the mas
ter of ceremonies replies:
THE car commands thee to follow
me-"
The regiment then issues forth aud
marches, preceded by the heralds. to the
cathedral, where they are awaited by
the clergy, then TO the law courts, where
the judges are assembled, and next 10 the
headquarters of the various mobiles, gov
errors, populations and guilds, all of
and answer, join the procession
Thus, continually increasing, it passes
on to the closed gate of the kremlin. The
trumpets again sound and the commander
of the garrison inquiries what the people
want.
"The ear" they cry.
what for2" asked the officer.
"To crown him most powerful of the
powerful"
Upon which the gates are flung open
and they all pass in
They next proceed to the palace, where,
in response to their demand, they are
joined by the car in a colonel's uniform,
accompanied by the czarina in the dress Of
u Russian peasant.
Thence they go, over path strewn
with bay leaves, to the cathedral of the
Holy Assumption, within which, beneath
a scarlet canopy, embroidered with gold,
stands the famous throne of Vladimir Mou-
omaque. Beside il is a smaller throne for
the czarina, and before it a table, upon
which lies crown, scepter and an
ermine mantle.
As soon as the car mounts the throne
he is surrounded by his mobiles, who draw
their swords and lay them at his feet.
The bishop of Ka2an then repeats three
times a formula requiring any one who
knows a reason why the coronation should
not take place to come forward and de-
clare it.
No answer being made, the car l1neels
and the ermine mantle is placed upon his
shoulders by the archbishop of Moscow,
who says as he does SO:
Cover and protect thy people as this
robe covers and protects thee"
To which the ear replies: 81 will,
will, | will, thrice kissing the prelate's
hand. He is then invested with the
crown and scepter, after which he him
self crowns his wife, holding the crown
above her head while both remain in si-
lent prayer At last they rise, all pres
ent kneel, shouting. Long live the czarp'
The mobiles approach TO swear allie
glance and receive their swords from his
hand. He is then anOinted within the
inner sanctuary, and next, upon leaving
the cathedral, passes with the great pro-
cession through the chief streets of the
city. the imperial carriage, in accordance
with ancient custom, being escorted by a
| guard of 100 young girls of high rank,
armed with huge bouquets