The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-27

taking a sip Of the wine. The prelate
then took the couple by the hand, the
groomsmen and bridesmaids walking be-
hind and holding the crowns over their
heads, and led them three times around
the dais, the choir meanwhile singing
troparion. The rings were then exchanged
for the last time, they having been eN-
changed twice before. The prelate then
took the crown from the czar, saying:
BE thou magnited, O, bridegroom, as
Abraham. and blessed as Isaac and in
creased as Jacob, walking in peace and
performing in righteousness the CONF
mandmeuts of God"
Taking the crown from the princess,
he said: And thou, O, bride, be masnitied
as Sarah and rejoiced as Rebecca and in
creased as Rachel being glad in thy hus-
band and keeping the paths of the law,
for God is wel pleased"
After the third exchange of the rings
the nuptial benediction was pronounced
This was followed by prayers for the first
time for the orthodox and autocra tic
Emperor Nicholas and for his orthodox
wife Alexandra Feodorava, as the Prin-
cess AliN of Hesse-Darmstadt VIII here
after be known.
The ceremony was concluded at 1880 p.
m.
At the conclusion Of the congra tulatious
the dismissal was pronounced and the
bride and groom ana the wedding guests
returned 20 the winter palace. The cam
mons of the fortress fired n salute of 30l
guns as the ceremony was concluded.
As the bridal party came out of the ca
thedrul, the sun broke out through the
clouds and shone for the first time during
the day. The weather had grown much
colder but the sunshine completely rer
moved the dullnes which had pervaded
everything out of doors since daybreak.
The yellow standards hoated out in the
stiff breeze from the palace and the fort
ress and around the palace the gaily
dressed crowds presented a moving mass
of color.
There was no procession in the streets.
The crowds were most orderly and the
troops assigned to keep order were with>
out arms. Services We're held in all the
churches during the marriage ceremony,
and the church bells were rung throughout
the day.
Tonight at o'clock there was null
titudS before the AnitChkof palace singing
the national anthem and cheering. The
ear and czarina appeared on the balcony
at intervals amidst such roars of cheers
as have not been heard in St. Peters
burg for years An eye witness of the
procession through the halls after the
wedding relates that the bride was very
stately, very beautiful, but somewhat
weary and sad.
London, Nov. ga dispatch to the
Times from st. Petersburg says that the
members of the imperial family took din
ner together. Otherwise there were no
festivities to mark the wedding day of the
czar.
The Chronicles st. Petersburg corre-
spondent teegraphs that the absence of
street decorations to-day causes much re-
mark as being without precedent. There
are no illuminations tonight nor any
signs Of festivities. The correspondent
adds that the imperial manifesto would
occupy "A page of the Chronicle. 1t re-
ducos the rates on loans by the land
banks to farmers. Scarcely anything il
left untouched. 1t is n comprehensive
document, breathing benevolenee in every
line. 1t grants the greatest amnesty ac.
corded by Russia for half a century, ex-
cept the liberation of the serfs.