St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-03

hats. ladies their handkerchIefs, ian
and parasols, and a never-endinl
cheering greeted him. He looke'
very quiet, dignifed and serious, ant
at the same time so attractive, tina
every heart went out to him, ant
every foreigner present was as enthu
siastic as any Russian. The Ca
saluted almost all the time in answe
to the cheers. After the Emperor
suite and the suite of those princes
came the Dowager Empress in
gold carriage surmounted by
crown. The carriage was drawn by
eight white horses. Next came thu
young Empress, Alexandra Fedo
rovna, in magnificent gold coach
also drawn by eight white horses
with plumes. All the coachmen in
this procession wore heavy gold
livery and white wigs. Between
the coachmans seat and the glass
front of the carriage, facing the
Empress, sat two little pages,
princes with plumed helmets and
drawn swords. Both Expresses as
well as all other ladies who took
part in the procession wore Russian
court costumes. The Expresses
wore white, and very graciously
bowed in answer to the cheers of the
crowds. Then came carriages with
the Queen of Greece, the duchess of
Edinburgh (both Russian princesses)
and other imperial and royal ladies
by the score. After that, ladies in
waiting of all these ladies, four in
each carriage. Two squadrons of
Hussars and Ulans closed this most
magnificent cortege which entered the
holy gate of the Kremlin amid cheers,
of bells and firing of ca mon
they had made their entry
into Moscow, yet custom forbids the
couple to spend a night in
the Kremlin Palace before being
crowned. So very soon after their
entry there, and almost unheknown
to the populace, the Imperial couple
drove out to another country palace
on the other side ofthe M oskva. They
went all by themselves in an open
victoria drawn by two horses. A
Cossack Of the Emperor's life-guard
was on the box next to the driver.
The Emperor wore the same colonels
uniform as before, the Empress a
white street costume. They smiled
and bowed in answer to the cheers,
and on many sides one heard the
"what handsome couple
they do makel" The coronation was
announced to the people by heralds
n ancient costumes, who distributed
he proclamations, beautifully got
up in Russian style, to the populace
On each of the three days before the
event.
The browning has according to his
torical precedqts to take place in
the Uspensky cathedral which is very
small, so that of necessity only very
Few people comparatively, can be
present. Others, privileged by birth
Or position, were able to see the
Gar and Czaricza come out crowned
and in their imperial mantles onto
the Red Porch to show themselves to
the people, whose enthusiasm had no
bounds. The illumination of the
whole town on the evening of the
entry was splendid; but the illumina-
ton ofthe light ofthe coronation and
On the following two nights battles
description. Its main feature was of
course the illumination of the Krem.
IN. Everyone knows OF the in.
1escribable beauty of this ancient
,itadel which has within it's walls
more history than almost any other
one place in the world. Its architec.
:ure is very striking. The castellated
wall, the many colored and many
shaped towers, the palaces, cathe.
trails and churches with their gold
this is rare sight. And
al this was lit up by millions of cleo.
ric lamps outlining the wall, every
door, root, cross, eagle and
ornament of any kind. In one word,
he whole Kremlin stood out ablaze
n light against the dark sky. And
what is more-all the natural color.
ng was reproduced by the colored
glass of the lamps. One saw green
'oofs, red gables, gold cupolas just
rs they are in day time, only more
brilliant. 1t was a scene offairy land
lever to be forgotten. 1t was we'll
% have seen the whole town lighted
Up before one got to the Kremlin, for
ven the grand sights of the Opera
'ouse, Imperial theatre, Town hall,
Alexander garden. house of the Gov
rnor General and the quaint Russian
over opposite, all seemed tame after
me had seen the Kremlin. One could
lot tear oneself away from the magic
light. In spite of the crowd, foot
passengers were much better off than
he people in carriages, whose name
vas legion. For those had to take
certain course, and some took four