The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-29
NEVER ANYTHING LIKE 1T.
Sir Edwin hraold Described the Cars
Entry Ui-J lay.

Sir Edwin Arnold Described the Cars
Entry ui-IIty.
Ioypoy, Nav 23.-Sir Edwin Ar
mold, who went to Moscow on behalf
Of the Daily Telegraph, in his dis
patch 10 that paper, describing the
scene at the kremIin and the entry OF
She ear into Moscow, says: why
cannot one write in COlors? There
was never anything seen ON any stage
like the living Kaleidoscope of fanci.
full attire of fantastic hues and en-.
bellishments visible around me. par.
ticuiarly in the Oriental element, and
oil the far Eastern nations The Off
cials from khiva wore magenta coll
orcd velvet robes. gold embroidered
and sugar.loaf hats. Now China
contributed "a dazzling group with
covered satin frocks and vermillion
buttoncd hats. Now II bcvy of
magnatcs from Lake Uaikal astound
the eye with fur trimmed brocade and
long red boots. Now | recognize the
gray surtout and amber capstrings OF
the torcans aud try one of them with
"A greeting in Japanese. lie politely
Some of the KhirgiZ Tar
tars then appear IN yellow silk and
scarlet shawls, outdOing all, and at "a
window of the Gostinnoy Dvor there
Is "A beautiful vision of Il Circassian
lady in black and orange %brocadcs,
clustering with pearls and turquOiseS.
! abandon in despair the polychrO-
matte aspects of the pageant.
"Ihe tosSaclk guard was glorious,
uniformed in scarlet and gold. riding
little, weedy, Roman nosed Ukraine
nags, with only a snaiilc and bride
u with gold ana black bandClicrs,
looking quite tito pace in front of the
car. After these came upon the
scene almost the chief interest for me
personally, since ] saw gravclv rid
ing along as the vaSsal friends
of the great white khan all the
chiefs of the Central Asian king
doms and provinces, over which
his eagles cast the shadow of their
wings They passed dcmurcly upon
noble Arab stations, the very least
among them mounted upon animals
covered from crest To haunch with the
cos,licst trappings of silver and gold
cloth. Blu these and other parts of
the pageant palcd before the grand
master of ceremonies, borne hdughtilv
onward in Such a golden chariot as |
thought existed only in heaven or in
classical pictures, holding II wand of
gold topped with an emerald as big as
Il walnut.
"l!ut here at last m the august
object of tins unparalleled manifcsta-
ton, the successor and heir of Ivan
the Terrible. His handsome and
manly young c|ountcnancc is pale
with the prodigious sensation which
such Il sccne must naturally excite,
and holds his ploved right hand
almost pcrpetually to his regimental
cap. lie bends his head gently to
this side and that to acknowledge the
boundleSs welcome. Every man is
b%archeaded and every is way
ing n handkerchief or shawl or VIC.
lently crossing her loyal bosom in Il
prayer for the little father
The cLarina also sat alone, dressed
wholly in white, even the Jewels,
pearls and diamonds. seeming to mar
by their color the effect of this pare
apparel, which caused her to resemble
II marble saint within u golden shrine.
Most unmistakable were the affection
and loyalty of the crowd aud saw
iil'l' A'A"i 'iAN H'NA I'tE'lIb 'ilai ,
eyes I'LL with tears of sheer JOY To be.
mold this fair lady. One honest fellow
fell upon his knees To say his PRAYER
us though he had cen something iii.
vine, till "A CossacK bundled him back
into the crowd.
1t would he Impossible tn ovcrdraw
the splendid picture presented 10y the
procession and 10y the Examinations.
No money has been spared to make
the coronation festivities memorable
in Russian history and mp to the pres
cnt all efforts have been crowned
with success. The Russian govern.
mcnt is said to have spent over 500
ouo,0oo on the fc,cs up to the present
and the city of Moscow is understood
to have expended nearly as much
money more expenses have to he
met.
The Examinations will last three
evenings in succession and will cost
several million dollars, to the govern.
ncpt alone, without counting VIVA,
the city will contribute toward this
portion of the expenses.
Beside the expenses Of the Russian
government and the city of Moscow
the expenses which grand dukes and
grand ducheSScS, foreign princes and
ambassadors, etc, have been put to. i,
really enormous, one authority going
50 far As To- estimate that there wa,
about SiCO, uOu,WOO worth of iewclry
alone in the procession Of yesterday.