The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-05-22

thresholds carrying the cross and the
images of different saints.
After passing the entrance Of the Krem-
lin the cortege passed along the front of
the Nicholas palace but. only the most
important members Of the imperial party
traversed the grand kce square I'm state.
The less important Fr,ts and visitors
passed ont of the Kromlu by the B1rovit-
ska gatc, ana the troops which had taken
part in the procession were drawn up i'm
front of the grand gates of the kremlin
The ear and czarina, the imperial princes
and the imperial foreign princes upon ar-
irving at the gate left their carriages and
entered the Cathedral of the Assumption
by the south gate, preceded 10y the grand
masters of the ceremonies Of the corona
ton, the arch grand master of the cere-
monies and the marshal and grand marshal
of the court.
The car was followed by the minister
of his household the minister of war, the
aide-de-camp general commanding the
military household of his majesty and
other important aide-de-camps. Behind
them came the impSrial highnesses and
the foreign princes and all witnessed the
solemn celebration of TIE D5um, which
was accompanied by PRAYER for the lives
of their majesties and for the happiness of
Russia.
Inside the cathedral theirmaic icsties found
assembled all the parsonage who had not
been able to take part in the procession
from the Petrovski palace to the krem-
lin, such as many ladies of the court, II
number of members of the council of the
empire, the minister's the CHIEFS Of differ
ent administrations the senators, the sec
>Tetaries of state, etc.
Ni,he czar and czarina bowed rcyerently
befofe the relics of the sGints and prayed
before TN. images. From the Cathedral of
the ASSUMPTION the car and czarina, ac-
companied bT>she imperial family and by
the most distirrIT11N shed Of the foreign
princes went to the Cdt,Ia.euraI Cdt,Ia.. OF the Arch'
angel Michael where "a 1e DGIfrN had pre-
viously been celebrated. Their mdNs,sul'e'
were followed and preceded as before>TA
the greatest of state and were received at
the steps of the Cathedral of the Archangel
Michael by his highness, the Archbishop
of Novgorod, with the cross and holy
water.
After having venerated the holy relics
and the holy images, and prayed before the
tOmbs of their ancestors, their imperial
majesties wont towards the Cathedral of
the Annunciation, preceded and followed
In the same manner.
Upon leaving the Cathedral Of the Arch
angel Michael their maiestics found as
sembled at the door all the ladies of the
court who had accompanied the czar and
| czarina from the Cathedral Of the Assump-
ton. They followed their majesties to the
door of the Cathedral of the Annunciation,
but without entering it, although they
subsequently followed the imperial party
TO the Pakce of the Kremlin.
AT the gate of the Cathedral of the An
nunclation, where a TIE Deum and prayers
had been previously celebrated and en-
throned, their majesties, preceded and fol-
lowed in high state in the manner already
described, approached the holy images and
relics in the same manner as before, and
eventually left the sacred editlce for the
palace, traversing the principal halls in
state, and being received everywhere with
the highest ecclesiastical military and civil
honors.
AT the moment their majesties entered
the Palace of the Kremlin an artillery sa-
lutte Of l0l guns was fired, and throughout
the journey of their majesties the bells
from all the belfries in Moscow We're
tolled.
The car and czarina will remain at the
palace in partial seclusion until May 25,
when there will be a grand review of the
troops and the ceremony of the consecra-
tion of the imperial standard, which al
ways occurs three days before the corona
tiOn.