The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-05-22
BRILLIANT PAGEANTRT.
A Most Imposing Feature Of the
Ozar's Coronation,
TIE FORMAL ENTRY INTO MOSCOW,

over Forty Million Dollars Already Ex-
pended in the Celebration.
Moscow, May 22.-The scenes along
Tverskaia street yesterday, the route
which the car followed from the palace TO
kremlin, were varied and picturesque On
this highway stands the PetrovsH palace,
where the czars always reside previous to
making their formal entries into Moscow
Consequently this thoroughfare is one of
the most attractive in Moscow, and com
petition for windows along its length had
been unprecedented, prices ranging from
800 to $500. But fabulous prices were paid
for the best locations. All along the route
special stands were erected for the accom-
mediation of privileged people, some of the
structures being gorgeous pavilions, more
like permanent houses than anything else.
1t would be impossible to overdraw the
splendid picture presented by the process
sion of the afternoon and by the illumina-
tions of the night. No money has been
spared TO make the, coronation festivities
memorablein Russian history, and up to
the present all efforts have been crowned
with success. The Russian government is
said to have spent over S2O,0O0,0OO on the
fetes up to the present, and the city of
Moscow is understood to have expended
nearly as much money, and more expenses
| have to be met.
Some idea of the work done may be
gained when it is stated that there are
nearly 5000 electric lamps in the cele-
! brated tower of Ivan, that over 10000 flash
| from the towers or walls of the Kremlin,
and an equal number around the arsenal,
! ha 1,nt. lie tha and
and there especially beneath the towers
of the Kremlin, are Russian eagles formed
out of small electric lamps. and, being
suspended in the air, these brilliant eagles
add greatly to the attractiveness of the
scene.
The illuminations last for three even
ings in succession, and will cost several
millions of dollars to the government
| alone, without counting what the city will
contribute towards this portion of the ex-
pense.
Besides the expense of the Russian gov
ernment and the city of Moscow, the ex-
penses which grand dukes and grand
duchesses, foreign princes and ambassa-
dors, etc. have been put to is really enor-
nous, one authority going so lar as to es-
innate that there was about S10O,O00000
worth of jewelry alone in Yesterdays pro-
cession.
The French government, especially, has
been put to a very great expense for the
coronation fetes. Two of the largest pal
aces of noblemen have been rented ana
fitted out in the costliest manner for the
French representatives, one of the items
being a mile and a quarter of the most
costly carpeting produced in France The
cost of the supper which their imperial
majesties will attend under the auspices of
the French delegation will cost over $780,
600 and the carriages used by the French
ENJOYS were the property of the Emperor
Napoleon, built especially for the chrsten-
ing of the late prince imperial Ex-Em-
press Eugenie allowed them to be sent to
Moscow for the use of Comte de Monte
bello and General De Boisdeffre, the rep
resentatiyeS of France.
Both carriages are in Louis XIV style,
with seven glass panels. That of the
Comte de Montebello was painted, picked
out and lined with green and amaranth,
and the vehicle used by General De Bois-
deffre was dark blue, striped with white
and red and having rich mountings of
gilded bronze. The hammer cloths were
gorgeous and the borderings We're in fine
gold twists, with gold ropes and tassels be-
hind for the footmen to hold on by The
names of the horses were plated with gold
cord.
The head of the procession which es-
corted the czar started from the Petro-
| sky palace at 2 80, but it was some time
later before the royal family appeared,
headed by the czar on horseback, and sur
rounded by courtiers who were superbly
mounted.
After leaving the palace the czar was re-
ceived by the commander-in-chief of all
the troops mt Moscow and in its neighbor-
hood, the Grand Duke Sergius, and then
the latter, with most brilliant staff,
Joined in the procession. Upon entering
Moscow his majesty was received by the
governor general, ON horseback, escorted
by his staff and aide-de-camps and they
too joined in the procession,
At the old triumphal arch his imperial
majesty was received by the mayor and
the members Of the municipal council of
Moscow, delegations from the. different
| branches of commerce. the corporations of
Moscow, all bearing their distinctive In
sigma, the artisans Of the city by delega-
| tions from the stock exchange chamber
| of commerce, etc. At the Convent of
Strasnoi, at the entrance of the White
| Town Biely Gorod, the car was received
by the president and members of the Zem-
stov administration of Moscow.
On the Tver square, fronting the head
quarters of the governor general, his inn
perial majesty was received by representa-
tives of the Muscovite nobility, with their
marshals of nobility of the district and of
the government of Moscow at their head,
and at the Resurrection gate Of the Krem-
lin the governor of Moscow, with other
representatives of the local administration
as well as the representatives Of the law,
received the czar.
AT the Resurrection gate the czar dis
mounted from his horse and the empresses |
descended from their carriages in order to
worship at the shrine of the Iberian Ma
donna, the most sacred of the many holy
symbols in Moscow. At the shrine their
maiesties were received by the grand
vicar of Moscow, who presented them with
the cross and sprnled them with holy
water
Their majestes entered the chapel and
knelt In prayer before the image AT the