The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-27
MARRIAGE OF THE GEAR.
A Brilliant Ceremony in St. Petersburg
 Yesterday.

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 A Brilliant Ceremony in St. Petersburg l Yesterday.
 St. Petersburg. Nov. 20.-At 1;3O
 o'clock this afternoon the guns from
 the fortress announced that Czar Nich-
 olas II. and Princess Alix of Hesse-
 Darmstadt were married. Before
 o'clock this morning large crowds of
 people assembled on the Nevsky Pros-
 pect in order to secure places along the
 route of the wedding procession. From
 the Anitchkoff palace to the Winter
 palace the avenue was lined with
 troops.
 The morning broke dull and cold, but
 dry. Before long the whole front of the
 route was massed with people. There
 was not an inch of space to spare along
 the Grand Morskaija Prospect and on the square in front of the Winter pal ace. The large majority of the stores
 were closed and in their windows were prominently displayed colored portraits of the czar and Princess Alix.
 At 11:15 a. m. in the distance was suddenly heard the strains of them tional anthem, and all along the route the multitudes uncovered in anticipa- tion of the approach of the bridal par | ty. Soon there appeared an open state carriage drawn by four white horses, | in which were the czar and his brother, Grand Duke Michael They both wore the uniform of hussars of the guard and were greeted with vociferous cheer ing. The czar's equipage was preceded and followed by attachments of cheva- Hers, hussars and lancers of the guard, | all in brilliant uniforms. A landau, also drawn by four white horses, in which were Princess Alix and the czar- ina, was next in the line. They receiv- ed an even more hearty popular greet ing than the czar himself. Handker- | chiefs and hats were waved in the air After the carriage of the princess and the czarlna followed a long train of carriages with the royal guests, includ- ing the Prince and Princess of Wales the Princess Irene of Prussia, the Grand Duchess Sergius and other prominent members of the imperial family, as we'll as all the wedding guests. A num- Der of military bands were stationed at various points along the route be- tween the two palaces. and they each struck up the, national anthem as the nf ho H,,o ol
 The wedding procession entered the Winter palace soon after 1 o'clock, where were soon assembled all those who had been invited to be present at the wedding. Along the Prospects there was a magnificent scene, thou sands of cavalry and infantry lining the roadway, and behind the troops were the multitudes of spectators wait ing for view of the procession on its return from the palace to the cathe- dral of Kazan.
 The guests entered the Malachite hall of the Winter palace, where the wedding procession was formed. At it's head were the court functionaries, and then came the czarina, escorted by the King of Denmark, her father The czar and Princess Alix came next and were followed by the Prince and Princess of Wales and other members of the im- perial and royal families, another body of court officers bringing up the rear. The procession traversed the concert hall, the Nicholas hall, the Forre hall, the field marshal's salon, the famous Petroffsky hall in which stands the throne of Peter the Great, and the hall of the Court of Arms, to the Pikethaya room, which adjoins the church. In this room the majority of the officers and the members of the lesser nobility remained, only the imperial family and their guests and the indispensable func- tionaries passing into the chapel
 The costumes worn by those in the chapel were very brilliant. Most of the women wore Russian costumes The brides dress was white, richly embroid- cred with gold, and on her head, as the usual kokoshwk ornamented with dia- monds, and surmounted by small crown of diamonds. Her mantle was of purple velvet lined with ermine The headdresses of the other court ladies WCAC ol oAciCuI 6olu DTOCduS adorned with sapphires, emeralds and rubies.
 When the wedding guests were as sembled the marriage ceremony was carried out according to the rites of the Greek church. The wedding process sion was. then reformed and =.the guests re-entered their carriages. The dowager czarina was the first to- drive back to the palace. The czar and the czarina returned to the Anitchkoff pal ace amid the unbounded enthusiasm of. the immense crowds on each side of the route and the czarina bowed re- peatedly in answer to the cheering.
 Tn honor of the wedding 40,00O poor people of this city dined to-day at the expense of the czar. All the schools have been closed for three days.
 According to current reports the czar has caused consternation among the of- ficers of his household by leaving the palace unattended and walking through the streets in a military mantle. or walking arm in arm with the first officer who recognizes him. On Saturday he went for a walk with Princess Alix, en- tered glove store in front of the Anitchkoff palace, and made several purchases. On leaving he was recog- nized by the people and loudly cheered.
 The czar has also received the min isters very cordially. When M. de Giers. the minister of foreign affairs,