Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
THE CARS CORONATION
Ceremonies to Take Place at st. Peters
burg on the 26th.


Moscow is being rapidly filled up with
visitors from many foreign countries to
witness the festivities in connection with
the fast approaching coronation of tie
czar according to a special to the New
York Journal Many Americans are al.
ready there
The preparations for the celebrations,
which will be on an unparalleled scale Of
grandeur and magnitude, virtually
complete. Neither expense nor pains have
been spared In getting ready for the great
occasion, and the illumination of the city,
Judging from the arrangements will sur
pass anything of the kind ever before at
temped there or anywhere else
Electric lights in globes Of all colors of
inc rainbow have been arranged to cast
inGescrlbable effects. and grand displays Of
fireworks have further Ecen provided for
to add TO the brilliancy and pomp of the
occasion.
Thousands of visitors from all parts OF
Russia have made pilgrimages to Moscow
only to see the elaborate preparations The
police arrangements are believed to leave
nothing to be desired in this respect
alexander r. olarovsky. Russian consul
general ia New York, has received the
ilrst copy to reach America of the official
program of the ceremonies to attend the
coronation of Car Nicholas ii.
All the movements of the emperor and
empress during the three weeks of the GER
emonies are detailed in the program, and
the numerous fetes, state dinners and on
outlined.
Consul General Olarovsky saws many
Americans will attend the coronation, and
ne Eas been kept busy writing passports
Every available living place in Moscow, he
added, has been engaged By visitors for the
great event.
Exercises Begin May Is.
The exercises proper will begin Monday,
| May IL, the birthday of the young empe-
| ror. On this day the emperor and empress
VIII arrive at the Petrovsky palace Tues
| day they will visit the great Khodynsky
! camp, and there will be a grand review Of
! the troops. Wednesday May 90 800 lead
| ing musicians of the empire will serenade
| the emperor and empress before the Pc
toNsky palace. The public will be ad-
mltted to the grounds on this occasion.
The gala entrance into Moscow will &C.
! cur Thursday, May II and The crnDeror
| and empress will be installed in Alexan-
ders palace. The reception Of foreign am
| Dassadors and ministers pIenipotentiary
VIII be held Friday, May -. Saturday
| their majesties Will perform their church
| devotions. and in the evening the corona
| in the streets
The following Monday. being Trinity
day, the emperor and empress will spend
the day in the cathedral There will be a
military parade in the evening Their
| majest!es will spend Holy Ghost day. May
publish the last proclamation Of the ,3ate
! of the coronation in the streets The i'm
| perial insignia will be transferred on this
| day to the imperial palace.
Ceremony Of Coronation.
The coronation occurs Tuesday, May
| &c. This ceremony will be followed by a
| state dinner to the imperial and crown
families al the Kremlin palace. and at
| night the whole city will be magnificently
| illuminated. The anniversary OF the late
emperor's coronation will he observed May
u. At night their majesties will hold a
state dinner and receive the congratula-
! tons of citizens. There will also be q re-
certion at The GranCvitaia Palata AMI the
entire city will again he grandly tllGmi-
mated.
Thursday, May %, congratula.ory re-
ceptions Will again be held in the palace
emo at night there will be,a grand per-
Torrance in the Grand Opera House.
Festivities for the People.
Festivities for the populace will he held
Saturday, May 30, VIXEN there will be a
| dinner at Petrovsky palace to representa-
| tives of trades. At night there will be a
grand ball at the French embassy. sun
day, May 81, there will be a grand dinner
| in Kremlin palace to the nobility and a
| ball in the evening ct the Austr0-Hunra-
| rian embassy. Monday, June 1, mass will
| be observed in the cloister Of Tchaudono.
| In the evening the governor general OF
| Moscow will give a ball, for which 5000 in
| vitations have been issued.
Ball of the Nobility.
| There viii be military parade Tuesday.
June >, and a ball under the auspices of
| the nobility of Moscow in the evening.
| Mass will again be celebrated in the clois-
| ter of st. Serguse on June 3. and on the
| following day the emperor and empress
| will give another grand ball ct Krerllin
palace. Concert day at the German en-
| bassy will be on June = Saturday there will
| be another grand dinner to the ambassa-
doris at kremlin palace.
Sunday, June T. there will be parade of
imperial troops in Moscow, and a dinner
| to the employees of the governments. After
| the dinner their majesties will return 10
| ST. Petersburg, and the ceremonies will
come to a close.