The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-19
THE CAR In MOSCOW
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dor. the masters OF the ceremonies and the
gentlemen Of the chamber In their gold en-
bro!dere5 uniforms and white plurnsd hats,
the scarlet coated Cosxacks Of the imperial
bodyguard. the ladies' Of the court IN their
beautiful court dresses, all contributing to
the Composition of a picture such as no
brush can portray. no pen describe. and
which when once seen can never be forgot
ten.
The emperor Is arrayed In his favorits
uniform Of the Proahjenssi guards. while
the empress is dressed In a Russian ma
uonal costume OF dark velvet richly en-
hreidered with diamonds and pearls and
girdled with priceless belt OF gems As
they approach the cathedral the clergy
emerge IN order TO receive the imperial
couple. the metropolitan OF Moscow pre-
sentinx them the cross TO Be- kissed. while
the metropolitan OF KIev sprinkles them
with holy water. 6rss the emperor and
then the empress. before the sacred images
which flank the doors OF the cathedral,
the imperial couple kneelins the mean
while ard reverently bowling their heads
Tbs emperor ana empress then enter The
hasslics in the wake o, the clergy, the
choir meanwhile intcusng the psalm Of
mercy and justice. After having bowed
low three times Before the imperial gates
OF the fkonostasis. or holy OF ho'ies. their
fnaiesues ascend the dsis and take their
seats on the thrones erected between the
central columns Of the cathedral The EN-
prror's throne r. that known as thu throne
of Alexis Fecdorowifch, and IS % carved
ivory. while that % the empress. which Is
OF silver and iewelef. Is known as the
throne % Alexis Nschaelowitch- Over the
Ssts u hung a ea,opy Of purple velvet sas-
pended from the srcAed roof embroidered
with gold and lined with silver hrocaie.
upon which are worked. IN the most In
ecn,cus manner. the arms 90 Russia and
% all her dependencies
Ia frsnt q the throne are two tables COW
cred with gold cloth. upon which are placed
the regatta These. Tire imperial symbols
o. 'he aGtocratic sovereignty % the Rus
sian czsrs comprise tire crown. the e-epter
aad the ore % the empire. The crown -
modelled after the pattern % that worn by
the last byzantine Caesars. whose success
s>rs ire cars claim to be u Is estimates.
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sists ~ fwn halves. representing the * St
rrn sns western Roman empires. though
the Russian erupsrors have never uaa3s
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throne - the wrs.. Between these two
halves there - curved how, Or arch ssSr-
mounted ny F~sr-shs9e. ruby. a. which
stanfS cross formed - I've great tia
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