Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-23
WAS A LIVING KALEIDOSCOPE
Gorgeous Word Painting Inspired by the
Scene at Moscow.
EDWIN ARNoLD'S GLOWING DESCRIPTION
Parade Summed Up ns II "DnzZlinE IL
Iustrntion of the Pomp, Pride
nnd circumstance of GIo-
rious War"

LONDON May 22-slr Edwin Arnold, who
went TO Moscow on behalf Of the Daily
Telegraph. in his dispatch to that paper
describing the scene at the Kremlin and
the entry Of the czar into Moscow says:
''Why cannot one write in colors? There
will never be again anything seen on any
stage like the living kaleidoscope Of fanciful
attire of fantastic hues and embellishments,
visible particularly in the Oriental element
and all the far eastern nations. The of
fcials from Khiva wore magenta coored
velvet robes, gold embroidered and sugar
loat hats Now China contributes a dazzling
group with nowered sa;in frocks and YER
million buttoned hats. Now bevy of
hagnatcs from Lake Baka astound the eye
with fur trimmed br0cade and long red
boots. Now l recognize the gray surtout
hnd amber capstrings OF the Coreans and
try one of them with a greeting in Japanese.
He politely murmurs.
'VSome of the Khrgiz Tartlrs then appear
in yellow silk and scarlet shaws, oGtdoing
all, and at window Of the Gedk Gostnnoy
here is a beautiful vision Of a Cir
cassian woman in black and orange brocades
glistening with peats and turquoises.
abandon in despair the polychrOmatic
aspects Of this point of the pageant.
THE Cossack guards were glotiously uni
formed in scarlet ana gold. riding little
wecdy, ROman-nosed Ukraine nags, with
only, snifle and bride, and with gold
and black bandoiers looking quite fit to
pace in front Of the cZar.
AFTER these came upon the scene, almost
the chief interest for me personally, gravely
and significantly riding along as the vassal
friends of the great white khan, all the
chiefs of the central Asian Kingdoms and
provinces over which his cages cast the
shadow Of their, wings. Thay passed de-
murely upon noble AraD stations the very
least among them mounted upon animals
covered from crest to haunch with the costli-
est trappings Of silver ana gold cloth
But these and other parts of the pageant
paled before the grand master of ceremonies
borne haughty .onward in such golden
chariot as l thought existed only in heaven
or in classical pictures, holding a wand of
gold topped with an emerald as big as
walnut. | note that a Catholic archbishop
OF America has been deprecating the aboli-
ton of war by arbitration. He would have
been consoled by the spectacle l witnessed
\ in the red square-a dazzling Illustration of
\the pomp, pride and circumstance of glorious
war.
MOST CONSPICUOUS OF ALL
'But here at last comes the last object of
this unparalleled manifestation, the success
sor and heir of Ivan the Terrible His
handsome and manly young countenance is
pale with the prodglous sensation which
such a scene must naturally excite and holds
MS BlOVeQ rlSNt mana almost pefpetually to
his regimental cap. He bends his head
gently to this side and that, to acknowledge
the bouadless welcome. Every man is bare
headed and every woman is waving a 'ker-
chief shawl or violently crossing her
loyal bosom in prayer for the little father
1.-THE czarina also sat all alone dressed
wholly In white, even the jewels, pearls and
diamonds seeming to mar by their color the
effect of this pure apparel, which caused her
to resemble marble saint within a golden
,Irt,, ,tf,tal
ton AM loyalty of the crowd and saw more
than one poor peasant woman's eyes fill with
tears of sheer joy to behold this fair lady
One honest fellow fe,! upon his knees to say
his prayers though he had seen something
divine, until a Cossack bundled him back
into the crowd"
CZAR RECEIVES ENJOYS.
MOSCOW, May 22.-The duke OF Con-
naught, representing Queen Victoria at the
coronation festivities, has presented to the
czarina the grand cross of the Victorian or
der, which has been newly founded by Queen
Victoria, and also an ornament vase of the
Armada pattern.
The czar today received in private audi
ence the United States minister. Mr.. Breck-
inrdge, and then received the special en-
voys Of the United States, sent to repre-
sent the government of the United States
at the coronation together These included
General McCook and his brother aid-de-camp.
Seriyen, Commander Bronson, Major j. w |
Patzki of the special embassy and Rear Ad- |
mral I. o. Selfr!dge, in command of the
Mediterranean squadron, who brought his
nag ship, the Minneapolis to Cronstadt to
attend the coronation as the naval envoy of |
the United States. Mr.. Breckenridge, Mr. |
ii. N, Pierce, secretary of the United States |
legation, and the other civil representatives |
wore, for the first time at the Russian court |
the full civil dress prescribed for those who |
are not allowed to wear the official uniform |
This dress consists of an evening coat with |
plain buttons, white vest knee breeches |
and black silk hose and no ornament The |
United States minister, the special envoys |
and their stan tonight attended reception |
given by the Russian foreign minister |
Prince Lobanoff- Rostovsky. Next week Mr. |
Breckenridge Will give a dinner to distin- |
guished American visitors to the coronation |
and later, probably on June g. will give |
reception inviting the Russian princes and |
foreign princes Attending the coronation and |
the foreign ambassadors and about 1000 |
others.
The special embassies to the coronation |
from France, Spain, Japan and Corea were |
also received in audience by the czar and
czarina In the Kremln today. gilded six
horse coach and several four-horse carriages
We're sent to fetch each embassy and suite
Each embassy was escorted by six mounted
gtooms and was received by guards of honor
a the Kremln, where they were conducted
win great ceremony TO the Alexander salon
and thence to the Ekatrina hall where they
were received in audience
LONDON. May GA Berlin disnatcb IN
the Daily News says; According 70 news
from Moscow, after the coronation. the
cars great uncle, Grand Duke Michael
Nicolaievi;ch, will resign the presidency of
the state council and retire from public life
He Will be succeeded in the office by the
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovitch, the
cars eldest uncle, whose post Of commander
OF the guards goes to the Grand Duke Ser.
gus, whose wife, formerly Princess Eliza
beth of Hesse, is the czarlna's sister. who
will thus be located at St. Petersburg II
has been the c2arnas desire to have her
fayorite sister near her. Count Woronogof
Dashkom will succeed Grand Duke Sergius
as governor general Of Moscow.
The Daily News viii tomorrow publish
dispatch from Moscow, which says: "Popu-
lar comments ON the French mission are in
no way ha'tering, and the French alliance Is
strongly deprecated by the lower classes
and even by the enlightened official classes,
who have easily discovered that there is no
depth OF sincerity in the professed fellow
ship The French alliance is only regarded
as an exisency Of the European situation, 10
be dropped when II has served its purpose
The time Is probably not far distant when
Russia VIII be In position TO disregard all
western European alliances