The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-10

s 9 custom OF the country. Later on
"a stopped long enough to allow Us TO
We dejeuner at a station buffet, and
- THe<a glad TO get out OF the over
E1nted railway carriage into the keen.
1ety air. The charges at these principal
SDl3uoy buffets IN Russia are very high.
II everything II well served. and a
~ general feature among the vtas1ds
81 bird which closely resembles our
lztdge.
- 6ne station we were much sur
Md to see two fellow travellers OF
III high osflclal rank In Russia, whom
N Nd met at the Russian embassy in
1ee1ln, and now on their homeward
talae7. taking their morning meal with
{ ske statinn-rua This was our first
light into the peculiar etiquette OF
1snsan official life. All railways In
kuzsa are state undertakings. The sta
dan-tnA1ters are ''Tohinovnils. that is
g ~. officials holding a '-Tchin' or
e4ce direct from the car. and al
Acu5h or course. the social status Of
g osle!als varies considerably. all
1taanoynlks are considered on an equal
iSotsng IN public life. because each
aafA his Tchin from the. cxar. So our
we fellow travellers, though Tahinov-
eks Of high position. thought nothing Of
anzng with the station-u,aster.
The nrss popularity OF the Russian
1elp's that interested me was the cos
nsss Of IN peasant girls whom one
- u the railway stations. In spite
J = kne intense cold they all wore cotton
pNns which seemed SO out OF keeping
3 ma the sheepslxins with which they
SO partially covered: but cotton and
AeerxkIa are alike about the cheapest
iaas procurahle sg the country. We
& esRs much impressed by the beauty OF
spe sunset reflections over the great
ssssA * snow al around us. and BY the
~easeFful after glow such as j had
EVER seen In any other part OF the
ssxad.
s ssfeas was our excitement when our
1asa ran into the station OF the Russian
ssstal On the platform we found the
J e s'ssh ambassador awaiting Us with q
Ns1m welcome. and his own slevige.
asfesa we drove swiftly and noise
I - through the streets 10 the British
/ - know OF nothing more ex-
6 ss..ssasAtshg than the first experience OF
driveag in ST. Petersburg. with
- g anassssg bells. and the handsome
Msrses of the ceaehmen shouting at
esssr as they passed by.
Al dsaasr that evening we had our
- experience OF the .fsarogska," a
sss.esn pecaiiar TO Russia. On the way
s az szn.ng-roesn you pass through an
- ssSifssner where you stop 20 par
1 - q tae sagouska. which can best be
| szAasoed as a course preliminary 70 the
! - Itself. answering very susieh 10
- vsHsfaary hors d'oeasre. hut served
3. some kind OF liquor as an appetizer.
- sss'ssesfsasl who takes yon In 70 din
g esmse.s retches what you fancy
49, TIE fafset: myself always pre-
- TIE national caviar. which.
fresh IN its native country is
- s inherent from the caviar yea set
~r. asse Fl Its imported form.
ss,srtziae3 that the FIRST esaurt hall
s - take place. in a few days. and
esose then we should be received
-. - rssssaFess in private audience
- morning rose early. ard I shall
49, sorges the fsovel experience OF
ax cut my window on the Neva
nesow which was az frozen over.
49, @ase with r>eople. carriages. sieagcs
elssssaes- Rising up behind the
..-.N VAS the beautiful dome 81 81.
- sae kassn church. ard many
HSe Buildings On one hank -
.ssss = the celebrated Nessks pres
~ fashionable promenade or the
q Iss 3 asfe, later In tire day. orc craid
80 PETERSBURG society sn eercnaing
costumes. In which fur played