The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-22
EIGHT-PAGE EDITION


chamber "a state uniform marched at thS
side q The vehicle. and IL was followed ~
six pages Sf the chamber and two eQger-
res - the court Ststles. ali on horseback.
Her imperial majesty. the cxarins Alex
Sadra Esooor0vna. IN state carriage
drawn ny elSAt horses. esea horse led
by an equsrry and with cquerrses
Of Il. preceded by an officer ot
tire iEnper3zl stables en- horseback. having
psgss Fish; ani left OF the boxes gcartei
BY fear CossAcks. IN stats uniform. The
veaseie was followed ~ six paSes as IN.
CHAMBER and the eaesrries OF tho court. all
en horseback
Her majesty the queen Of Greece: her
Imperial hiEhness the Grand Duchess An
zStaSs Michseloyns. the Grand nscAesS
OF Aec cklcnnerg chwsrein. her imperial
hsehneSs tAs Grand Duchess Maria slex-
andTuvna. duchess OF Saxc-SoanrE and
GoiAs. and her imperial Aighness tas
Grand Duchess Maria rsvlovua, IN StAts
carriage drawn by six horses. each le& by
an eas8sfry aud having eQuerrieS on horse
back right and left Of u. Wallets on faet
on both sides ard followed by two pages
Of the chamber ana two equerFteS On
horseback, her imperial hiehacSs tire
Grand Duchess Elizabeth rcodoroVns; her
Imperial highuess tae Grand nacheSs
Alexandra Josenhoens: her imperial high
her imperial highness the Grand pachess
Niltssn Nscolalevna In state carriage
drawn Ay six horses led by equerries ard
escorted BY pages, e0ucrries and Wallets en-
foot and horseback.
Her imperial hishaess the Grant
Duchess Nenia Alexsndrovns, the Grant
Duchess Helena ylsdimlrovna and tho
Grand DachesS Vera Constansinoya
Duchess Of Wurtemhurg. in a state car
r.age drown by six horses led by eancrriss
and escorted by foetmen. pages and
eQuerriss on foot and horseback.
Her imperial highness the Princess Arss-
tas.a Nicolasevena Romsniosl<y. Duchess
OF Leuchtehberg. and the Princess Ea-
gsniA Maximlianevs of oldenhurr. In =
state carriage escorted Ike those OF thu
other hixhnesses.
A squadron OF the regiment Of cutras.
siers of the guard Of the rxar and a squad
ron of the regiment OF iancers OF thu
guard of the ex-sm.Gess.
The grand mlstresses Of the courts af
the empress, the ladies' OF honor the de-
moisciles Of honor. the ladies Of the courts
OF the grand duchesses. the ladies' Of tho
foreign courts. all sn carriages drawn by
six horses and escorted by Wallets on
foot.
A squadron OF the regiment OF the hus-
sars OF the guard
A squadron Of the regiment OF the lance
ers Of the guard.
Masters OF ceremonies on horseback ac-
companied the procession throughout. and
assisted In maintaining the route from thu
palace 10 the kremiin. After leaving the
palace tho cxar was received by the COM
mander-in-chief of all the troops at Mos
COW. and In its neiehborhood. the Grand
Duke SerEius. and then the latter. with a
most brilliant stan, Joined In the process
sion.
When the cortege entered the city sal
ute OF seventy-one cannon shots were Aired
from the top OF the trinmphai arch. and tho
ringing Of bells was begun. upon enter
Ing Moscow the cxar was received by tho
governor general on horseback. escorted
by his stan and alde-de-caEps. and they,
too. Joined in the procession
At tie old ,ri1mpaai arch the cxar was
received by the mavor and the members
OF the municipal council OF Moscow. dele
cations from the different branches Of
commerce. the corporations Of Moscow, all
bearing their distinctive insignia. the aTfi-
sans OF the city, delegations from tho
Stock Exchange. Chamber OF Commerce.
etc.
At the convent OF strasnoi. at the en-
trance of the white town OF BellyEouod,
the czar was received by the president and
members Of the xemstvo. 70 adm.nistsa-
tion OF Moscow. On the Tyer square. 'front.'
ing the headquarters Of this governor gcta-
ersi. the czar was received by represents
tives Of the Mnscovite nobility with their
marshais; OF the nobility OF the district.
and OF the government OF Moscow.
At the resurrection gate Of the Kremlin
the governor OF Moscow. with other repre-
sentatives Of the local administration. as
we'll tho representatives Of the Law. re-
ceived the czar. Al the resurrection gats
the czar diamounted from HIS horse and
the empress descended from the carriage
H.. -. 49, II
lberiaB Madonna. the most sacred Of tho
fnsay holy symbols in Moscow. Al tia
shrine their maJesties were received by tho
grand vicar Of Moscow. who presented
them with the cross and spfiukied them
with holy water. Their maiest.ss entered
the chapel and knei, in pdayer before tho
image.
At the conclusions OF their devotlons the
cxar t.mountcd hts horse and the czarina
re-enteFed her carriage and they PASSED
through the gat. OF r-Spasskiayoro-
Ia into the Kremlln, where they were ro-
ceived with all the pomp possible by ths
clergy. as well by the military com
mander of Moscow and his subardinafas
on horseback, all OF whom aflerwsrd Join.
ed IN the procession.
Their imperial majesties then successive.
~ visited and worshipped within ths
churches of the Assumption of the Arch
angel Michael and of the Annanciation
In each instance they found the clergy Of
the sacred eaihces aSSe mbied AT the thres-
holds. carrying the crowns and the Images
OF different saints. After passing the en-
trance Of the KremIin the corteke passed
along the front Of the Nicholas palace. but,
once the most important members of tho
imperial party trayeraed the grand paIsee
square in state, the less important guests
and visitors passed out OF the Krsmlin by
the Borov'tski gate, and tire troops which
-
drawn up in front OF ths grand gates af
the kremsn.
The grand masters Of the ceremo,tss of
tha coronation. the arch grand rlasser ~
the ceremonies. the high court officials
and the high dirastaries OF the foreign
courts. the members Of tae council ~ th,
empire and others left their Carriages
near the entrance Fate situated h~twpsy
the hsIfry of Ivan yeIikf and tho church
of the Twelve APOSTLES. The members of
the council Of the empire from c4sf en-
trsrsce went by the north gate 70 the Cd
thsGrai 81 the Assumption. AMI the hixh
court officials and the lesser court OIL
ot1ss Of the Imperial court passed around
the western tower Of the cathedral ara
stationed Themselves near the .outs gaze
on = stand erected between the betfry oy
Ivan Feiski and the Cathedral Of fha Arrh-
angel Michael. Others of the coz,rt ofrt
ciais ard the gentlemen of ths court ufs
had not taken part in the progression sta
toned themselves along tho square frrs,
the cathedral ard tbs grand masters Of
Ceremonies Of Tho coronation. the arch
Erana mastery ~ ceremonies. the marshal
Of the court ani the Esarl marshal Of tfss
court wes.t toward the door situated BE-
tween the heifry of Ivan reiIki and me
Cathedral of the Arehangei Michael, ard
awaiist the arrival % their naa JnstIe~
The car ard cxarina, the imperial
princes ard the important foreign princes.
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