The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-25
A MEETING OF CROWNED HEADS

Reception of the Czar and Czarina by the Austrian Emperor and Empress.
 The Austrian emperor and empress, driving through the Ring Strasse to the railway terminus at 10 o'clock were heartily cheered. Then after a pause of three quarters of an hour, their Aus trian majesties, with all the archdukes and archduchesses, the highest dignt- taries of state, the members of the Rus sian embassy and others retired to the court saloon at the terminus to await the Russian train, As soon as it was in sight the emperor and empress step ped forward, the archdulSe and arch duchesses forming a semi-circle in the background, The first persons to be seen as the train, which consisted of eleven carriages, drawn by two en- zines, pulled up, were a number of inn perial servants of Caucasian and Geor gian nationality martial-looking fel- lows in long, glaring red coats.
 A few seconds later the czar and czarina were seen on the steps of the central carriage. The Emperor Francis Joseph, stepping forward bowed deep before the young empress, whom he now met for the first time. After the Austrian fashion his majesty kissed the hand of the czarina who blushed in charming embarrassment The czar had meanwhile bowed to the Empress Elizabeth, and also kissed her hand, whereupon the two emperors and and expresses shook hands and kissed each other in the most affectionate manner, the greeting much resembling q purely family scene rather than a meeting of the most powerful sovereigns
 The young czar, who has not been in Vienna since the autumn of 1892, it was generally noticed, has since grown in manly physique, but he still retains his earnest demeanor and benignant look. He wore, of course, the uniform of his Austrian regiment, with the Grand Cross and Ribbon of St. Stephens, just as the Emperor Francis Joseph and the Arehdukes Franz Ferdinand d'Este and LYouis Victor wore the uniforms of their Russian regiments, with the sky blue ribbon of St. Andrew Order The likeness of the czar to the Duke of York was generally noticed
 
 mus was naturally the young and beau tiful czarina, whose tall. slim figure presented an interesting contrast to the well-known form of the Empress Eliz- 1 abeth The height of the two august ladies, when they stood together, ap- peared nearly the same. The youthful | freshness and charming way of speak | ing and amiable smile of the Russian empress, who, by-the-way, looks far more English than German, were as | much admired. as the unconventional modesty of her whole bearing, by which | it was easy to observe the czarna at once won the heart of the Austrian empress, and, indeed, of all who saw her.
 Her Russian majesty wore a light | blue satin duchesse toilet, with silver embroidered cape and sllSe ruche around the neck, all of the same color, while the Austrian empress was in black, as usual, even her fan being of the same sombre hue. The presenta- tions took a longer time than on other occasions, as the czarina had to make l the acquaintance of all the members of | the Austrian imperial family. While  | the young empress was shaking hands with the archdukes and archduchesses, the Austrian emperor was conversing with Prince Lobanoff who, before being appointed to his present high position, was for about ten years the Russian ambassador in Vienna
 The Austrian emperor now offered his arm to the czarina, and the czar did the same to the Empress Elizabeth, and their majesties; having walked through
 the first triumphal arch, formed by one of the decorated arches of the via duct, entered their carriages. In the 1 first open court carriage, drawn by
 four white horses, with postillion sat 1 the two emperors; in the second with i four magnificent brown horses, sat the | two expresses, the guests in each case being on the right. For the first time for many years the Empress Elizabeth showed herself to the Viennese without
 a veil and without hiding her face be-
 hind her fan.-London Standard,