Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-05-23

fiSioH vi HIS lulpefIdl HlBDneSS Int
! Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandra
| witch, who has a marvellous capacity
for attending to details.
1t was nearly noon when thu
booming OF the artillery of the Mos
cow garrison announced to The
hundreds of thousands that the
Gar had mounted his horse and
that the royal pageant was prepared
to move along the Krontonsky
Prospekt This was also the signal
for the preliminary procession com
posed OF the royal deputies and
ambassadors who were to greet
their maiesties. to move from the
Palace of st. Peter the Great to-
ward the gate where the triumphal
procession was to enter. These in
cluded among numerous Others:
General Alexander Med. McCook
representing the President of the
United States; the Duke and Duchess,
OF Connaught, representing the
Queen of England; King George, of
Greece; King Christian, of Denmark;
Prince Henry, of Prussia, represent
ing the German Kaiser; the Prince
and Princess of Wales and the Duke
and Duchess Of Cumberland; the Duke
and Duchess OF Aosta, representing
the King and Queen of Italy; Arch
duke Carl Ludwig and the Archduch-
ess Maria Theresa, representing the
Emperor and Empress Of Austria;
Mgr. Agliardi, on behalf OF the
Pope; Count OF Monticello and
other dignitaries representing
the French Republic; Marshal
Yamagata and Major General
Prince Sadanaru Fushimi, re-
presenting the Mikado of Japan;
Senior Itnrbide, for President Diaz
of Mexico; the Crown Prince of
Sweden. representing King Oscar;
the Grand Duke and Duchess of
Madrid; the Crown Prince and
Princess Of Roumania and a swarm
OF minor royal personages from all
over Europe.
The routeall the way to Hodynsky
Square was superbly decorated.
Venetian masts were erected atshort
intervals, draped with the imperial
colors-black, yellow and white
predominated. After the formal
ceremonies of greeting, which were
of the most impressive character,
and accompanied by all the pomp to
be found in the pages of royal
etiquette, the two professions Joined
and traversed the principal
thoroughfares OF the city to Uspons-
ky Cathedral where the Te Deum
was celebrated according to the rites
of the Greek church and in the pres
ence of an assemblage of royalty
without parallel in history. But
the state procession was the center
of gorgeousness and so great was
the pomp and magnificence OF the
pageant that it seemed rather the
appurtenance OF a pleasure-loying
Roman Emperor than a nineteenth
century monarch. Heralded by
thousand trumpeters in brilliant
uniforms of imperial purple and gold
the procession was led by the Chief
of Police and twelve OF his aides, two
abreast. Then came the personal
escort of His Imperial Majesty, fol-
lowed by the first squadron of the
Moscow Dragons. Then came the
picturesque deputies of the Asiatic
peoples under Russian rule, includ-
ing Mongolians, Georgians, Tartars,
Khirgiz, Kurds and others. The
Russian nobility followed in carri-
ages of state. A blare OF the trump
cts announced the first OF the Emper-
or's personal escort and attendants,
more than 5000 in all. They were in
the following order: The Master OF
the Chamber, followed by sixty foot
men, four runners and the four
famous Arabs of the Court; the Mas
ter OF the Hunt of His Imperial Maj
esty with twenty-slx huntsmen IN
gala livery; the equipage de la chasse
of the Emperor, with the Chief
Huntsman; the Archi-Grand Master
of the Coronation, in gala phaeton
drawn by six black horses; twenty
four Gentlemen of the Chamber on
horseback in double file, preceded by
n Master OF Ceremonies, also on
horseback the First Squadron OF the
Horse Guards OF her Imperial High
ness the Empress and the Grand
Master of the Court bearing the en-
signs of his office. Then came His
Imperial Highness, the Emperor,
surrounded by Cuirassiers OF the
Guard of the Emperor, and followed
by the Ministerof his Household, the
Minister of War, aide-de-eamps ana
the members OF the Imperial House
of Russia.
The state carriage in which the
Czarina rode, veritable dream OF
gold and artistic enameling and
/ which is undoubtedly the most cost