The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-26
ALIX CzARITzl.
Wedding Bells Dispel the
Funeral Gloom in
Russia's Capital
MORE GORGEOUS CEREMONIAL
Crowns for Car Nicholas and
His Bride Solemn Pledges
of Love.
Ministers Of State, Ambassadors
and the Holy Synod, With
Throngs of princesses and
Maids Of Honor Wit
ness the SOlem-
mites.
mites.
Ru Gable to the United Press.


ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 26, 1S94.-The
day broke cloudy ane eheerless. Troops,
headed by bands of mIsie. were on the
march fro2l all directions at very
early hour and occupied all the avenues
Of access tc the Winter Palace, nasstrg
in strong force in the Alexander Platz
and on the Palace Quay in front of the
Winter Palace, where the marriage of
the Czar Nicholas II. and Princess AliA
of -Darmstadt was to take place
Long before dawn the people began
fiocking to the Palace Quay, which was
soon densely packed. BY eight O'Clock
in the morning the streets were thronged
with the populace in gala attire Ladies
in magnificent costumes, of which white
was the predominating shade, were to
be seen everywhere and officers in bril-
liant uniforms darted through the crowds
on their way to the Palace.
The whole aspect of the city was
that of a sudden awakening from the
dismal lethargy OF the past week to the
life and brightness which is the wonted
character of the gay winter season.
Along the Newski Prospect, from the
Anitchkoff Palace to the Great Morskai,
leading 20 The Alexander Platz, the road
ed awaiting the passage of the Gar
and the Prince of Wales with their suites
from the Anitchkoff Palace. A salute
of twenty-one guns from the fortress
across the River Neva announced that
the bridegroom had started from the
Anithckoff Palace and soon d dozen
close carriages whirled swiftly along
the route, mile and a half in length,
Av,s+1 lzaff 20 +hn INIT po1-
ace, amid the incessant cheers of the
populace.
A GAY GATHERING.
The Czar and his attendants arrived at
the Winter Palace at ten O'Clock. All
who had been invited to witness the
marriage ceremony had been directed
to assemble in the rooms to which they
were respectfully assigned by Il 80 o'clock
at the very latest. In st. Georges Hall
were assembled the Council of the EN-
pire, the foreign Ambassadors and the
Imperial Ministers and their wives. In
the Concert Hall were the Grand Mis-
tress of the Court, the ladies of honor,
the Czarina's maids of honor, the ladies
of the suites of the Grand Duchesses, the
ladies of the suites of the foreign
Princesses, the Senators, Secretaries and
of the Court were all in gala uniform,
and the ladies were dressed in court COS
tune of strawberry color, trimmed with
velvet Of similar shade, with long
white veils The ladies of honor as
sisted Princess Alix in completing her
toilette before finally assembling in the
Concert Hall.
In Nicholas and Avant Halls were
sembled the military household of the
Car, the suites of foreign sovereigns and
Princes and the Grand Dukes, Generals,
Admirals and officers of the guard.
In Armorial Hall were present the wives
OF the dignitaries of the first class, the
mobiles and the chief civil employees of
the Government. In Field Marshals'
Hall were the Mayors of st. Petersburg
and other cities, the leading bankers,
merchants and others.
THE BRIDE.
The Holy Synod and the clergy had as
sembled at the Cathedral. The Czarinas
ladies' of honor left the Concert Hall,
where they had assembled, and pro-
ceeded to the apartments of Princess
Alix, where they assisted in completing
her toilette in the presence of the
CzarinIa, the Princess of Walee and
the Czarina, had driven during the morn
ing without ceremony from the Palace
of the Grand Duke Sergius, where the
CzaYina has been staying since the fu-
neral of her husband. The fornality of
making the brides toilette being over,
the ladies of honor returned to the Con-
cert Hall. In the meantime Emperor
Nicholas, the King of Denmark, the
King of Greece, the Prince of Wales,
the Grand Dukes and the Royal Princes
were grouped in Malachite Hall, where
they awaited the arrival of the bride.
At II 80 o'clock Prince Dolgorouki, Grand
Master of Ceremonies, and Count Voron-
tzoff-Dachkoff, Minister of the Imperial
Court, announced to Emperor Nicholas
that all was ready, and Princess Alix,
ker train borne by four court dignitaries,
two on each side, and the extremity of
the garment held by the Grand Cham
berlain, entered the hall. She wore a
jewelled crown and robe of white
broeaded silk, with a mantle of straw
berry colored velvet, trimmed with gold,
and double bow of ermine. AS the
procession to the Cathedral was being
formed, ffty-one guns were fired from
the fortress.
WEDDING PROCESSION.
The order of the procession to the
Cathedral of Kazan was as follews:-The
servants of the Court, the servants of
the Chamber, the Masters of Ceremo-
nies with their insignia of office, the
Grand Master of Ceremonies, Prince
Dolgorouki, with his insignia of Office;
the Cars gentlemen of the Chamber;
the Chamberlain and the dignitaries of
The Court of the second class; the I'M
perial Marshal. with his insignia of
office; the dignitaries of the Court of the
irst class; the Grand Marshall with his
insignia of office; tho Czarina and her
father, the King of Denmark; Emperor
Nicholas and Princess Alix, the Minister
If the Imperial Household, the General
If the Suite and the Cars Aide-de-
Camp, the King and Queen of Greece,
- Grand Duke Of Hesse, the Duke and