The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-21

only the Russian and German soldier can
stand.
the procession had started. It was prob
ably the most gorgeous scene that Mos
cow had ever Goeheld
The cortege was headed by three squad
rons of Circassians and Don Cossacks in
brilliant scarlet uniforms. Big StalWaFt
men they We're, riding beautiful high
black horse Prince DolgoruSi, Grand Mas
.er of Ceremonies, in full uniform, fol-
mers and trnmpeiers OF the hors guards.
At their appearance the admiration of
the crowd burst forth into hurrahs and
shouts or pleasure, while the pressing Of
the throng that lined the pavement on
both sides rendered it difficult for the sol
diers that Kept the Way. to preserve the
by Field Marshal, leading a squadron
OF the Cars hussars of the guard, one
company each of the guard regiments of
Favlovsk. then a squadron of dragons in
dark green, followed by grenadiers with
ancient helmets. engineers and chasseurs.
After them came a high officer of the i'm
perlal stable. leading nifty liveried foot
men, lackeys. pages and other servants
OF the Royal household on foot. Then fol-
lowed another master of ceremonies,
mounted on white horse, leading mar
shal followed by bearers of the imperial
standard with the family arms of the
ties Of the Asiatic tribes "a and @ people of
the East. No doubt this portion of the
procession was the most picturesque. Cor
steeis; Calmucks, Kirgniz, Khivans,
many with high rich-colored turbans and
Jeweied scimitars, representatives of the
hundreds of races over which the Great
Whlte Car reigns. Behind them were
ocrne hye standards, on which were re-
Tcherkask. Armenia. Kanada, Georgia
and karalaline. by mounted unarmed men
IN IN robes Of civil office, the horses
section was followed by forty
standards OF the various provinces and
states of the Empire. They were carried
led by subalterns. In their wake came
many more banners of the army and
isc haNy ntelrspersed a with royal standards Of
marched groups of deputies from the var
lous trades and guilds of Russia. The next
section headed by a mounted master of
ceremonies, consisted of officials in civil
robes bearing the shields of SchIeswig-
HIolstein, Taurida, Siberia, Finland, Po-
Vladimir, Iliof and Moscow. After these
came various groups, with masters of
ceremonies at their head, and consisting
Of merchants citizens, and peasants from
MOSCOW and rural towns, the Mayor of
MOSCOW IN robes of office, followed by
the City Secretary, and masters of the
of their societies. Then, representatives
of all the prevailing zemstvos, or assem-
blies, of the nobility of Moscow and the
country and OF the various courts of JUS
tice of the. entire empire. Separated from
the latter by a troop of huntsmen with
horn and dagger and in uniforms of
green, came in rapid succession numerous
court and official dignitaries. either
mounted or in gorgeous gala coaches, which
ham 71,l, bee been resided Tor the occasion.
Marshal Court Pahlen. and two squad
rons of cqrassiers, with eagle crested
ddeletS ded Il the Emperor flI,s himself appeared
the Preocajensky Regiment of Guards.
The emperor, VINO looked very well, con-
stantly bowed his salutations to the
cheering multitude, who upon the first
sight of His Majesty raised the shout
peculiar to the Russians, which is a pro-
longed roar. This was taken up on all
cane of sound The Car rode a pure
white horse, and was Immediately fol-
lowed by various male members of the
Russian Imperial family. foreign soyer-
eignS, or their representatives: Ministers
of the Household, the Minister of War.
and the Generals and officers of the
sufte, gorgeous throng in glittering uni
forms. Behind them rode the Generals
and Aldes-de-Cam of the Emperor and
those attached to the suite of the foreign
princes and representatives.
Preceded by a regiment of grenadiers
attached to the Palace, came the EN-
press in magnificent giIded state car
rage, drawn by four pairs of eream-col-
arms, and guarded in the rear by two
Cossacks. Similarly escorted came coach
es bearing princesses and ladies of the
Honor. Court Charnberlains and gentle
men in waiting following the carTia ees.
Then came detachments of five regi-
1nentS of the Guards, two souadrons of
cavalry, a squadron of curassiers bearing
lances, a squadron of Uhlans and finally
nies. S--'S
The crowd closed in at a resneetful dis
fance behind the procession and all
movement was then toward the Kremlin.
9n t}lno the e route the Emperor stopped at
n1l bn throA ,;.,
cles bounding the different quarters of
Moscow. Here he received addresses
first point was near the smolensly sta
ton, at the entrance of what is known
as the Zenllianoi Gorod, or the Earthen
Kitai Gorod
On arriving at the Iberian Chapel at
the entrance of the Chinese Town. the
with the Empress. ascended the steps to
the shrine, where he was received nv
the he Priest E5ds 20, Of the Cfspel with the Cross
through the Red Square, the choirs
stationed in. the trfbunes along the
Kremlin WALL. sang hymns of praise The
for. the firing of cannon, the ringing Of
people. 80
The official order of the procession SO
far as the most notable groups were con.
cerned was as follows
First-The chief officer OF the police
- S"SiFS 4iioo'itSu 5CHudrIleS, Two
second-The Emperor's private es-
Third-A squadron of Cossacks of the
Guard.
Fourth-Delegates representing the Rus
sian Asiatic tribes, two abreast mounted
4 Fifth-Delegates of the Cossack peoples.
Sixtf-Represent of the nobility,
mounted. preceded by a marshal and the
nobility of the Moscow district
Seventh-The Quartermaster of the
Chamber, mounted, followed by sixty
Wallets on fobt, four runners and four
cry.
Eleventh came the arch Grand Masters
of the Coronation ceremonies bearing his
insignia in phaeton drawn by six horses
Afterwards came the Chamberlains and
court officials
Seventeenth came the Court Marshal
with his insignia in a phaeton drawn BY
six horses.
Nineteenth-Th members Of the Coun-
by six horses.
Twenty-second-A squadron of the feei-
ment of mounted guards.
TWenty-third-The Emperor on horse
back accompanied by the Master of the
Household and the Minister Of War and
his aides.
Twenty-fourth-The Russian Grand
Twenty-ffth-The suits Of the Grand
Dukes
MISUNDERSTANDING Dowager Empress
chariot surmounted by a crown preceded
by Fquerries and followed by pages.
Hwenty-seyenth- Empress
After these came the Queen of the Hell