The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-07
FRANCES GAY CITY EN- FETE.
PARIsIANs STAY UP ALL NIGHT TO
WELCOME THE GEAR.

The Weather Clear and Sunny and
the Streets damned With People.
The Entire Route From the Rail-
way station to the Russian EN-
bassy Lined With TrOOps-The
Car and President Faure Ex-
change Visits.
Paris, Oct. 6-The weather was clear
and sunny this morning and the streets
were literally damned with people, many
of whom had remained in their places all
night in order that they might get a view
of the car and czarina as the imperial
visitors passed through the streets on their
way to the Russian embassy. The entire
route, from the special station at Passy-
Ranelgh to the Russian embassy was
packed with people long before 3 o'clock.
The route across the Bots de Boulogne,
through the Avenue Bots de Boulogne,
Place de LEtoile, Avenue des Champes
Elysse, Place de La Concorde, across the
bridge, down the Boulevard Saint Ger
main and Rou St. Simon to the Russian
embassy in Rue de Grenelle, was all
| draped with tasteful arches, and the Rus
sian colors and brilliant paper flowers.
The latter, tied to the trees, were every
where. The entire route was lined with
| troops and the brilliancy of the scene has
never been equalled in Paris. At 500
O'Clock. President Faure, in a special train,
arrived at Versailles, where he met the
car and czarina.
The special train conveying the
Russian visitors, arrived at Yer
sailles at S43 CLOCK The car and
czarina, after being greeted by President
| Faure, entered the latter's train, which,
| at 903 O'clock proceeded for Paris.
The train arrived here at 10 o'clock and
| the visitors were enthusiastically cheered
| by the vast concourse of people who pack
ed every available place. 10000 of whom
| slept in the Bots de Boulogne all night
in order that they might get places in
| the front of the crowd. The, imperial Wis
| itors entered the reception tent, outside
! of which stood a carriage with four
| horses, attended by Positions. The re-
| ception over, the car and czarina and
the president entered the carriage. The
| president occupied the front seat, with
| his back to the horses. The various Of
| ficialS who are members of the cars
party followed in procession behind and
| the cortege proceeded at a walk TO ira
y.
| The cZarina wore a white satin dress
| with cape and a small bonnet. The car
| was attred in a military uniform. Their
| majestes followed President Faure to the
| state carriage. NJ. Faure wore the sash of
the Legion of Honor. The bands played
| the Russian national hymn as the process
| sion started. The procession was headed
| by a body of Arab chiefs and double line
of soldiers, zouaVes and Tonquinese troops.
| Members of every French regiment were
| included in the troops that lined the route
and hedged the crowds in. When the car
| stepped into the carriage, there were many
cries of 'Vive L Emperuer," but the cries
were not unanimous and their repetition
was not united in as a whole. The assem-
| blage at the start was stiff in it's manner
and did not indulge in any great degree of
exuberance or enthusiasm, but as the pro-
cession advanced the ebullitions of enthu-
siasm became more pronounced. This feel
| ing rapidly increased as the cortege passed
through the Bots de Boulgne and at the
| Avenue du Bots de Boulogne, the vast
| crowds became ecstatic. From this stage
| of the cars advance until the Russian
| embassy was reached, there was one con-
tinuous roar of cheers.
| The car and czarina took luncheon prf-
vately at the Russian embassy, and at y
o'clock in the afternoon took a carriage
and drove to the Russian church in the
Rue de Arc, where a TIE Deum was sung.
Later their majesties were driven to the
palace of the Elysee, where they visited
President Faure. The routes to the
church and palace were lined with peo-
pie, who gave a respectful but intensely
enthusiastic ovation to the nations
guests.
President Faure gave a reception in
their honor at the palace, and the car
later gave a reception at the Russian en-
bassy, where President Faure returned
the visit of the car and czarina.
The czarina, in response to the cheers
of the multitude along the route of the
embassy to the palace and back, bowed
gracefully at intervals, but the car was
kept constantly busy returning saluta-
tons.
The car and czarina were entertained
| by President Faure at a banquet at the
palace of the Elysee this evening, and
| the car and cZarina afterwards attend
| ed a gala theatrical performance. The
| entire programme of the day was carried
| out successfully.
The French press are unanimous IN
| enthusiastically welcoming the car and
| czarina to France.
The socialist papers declare that the
visit of the car has no political signifi-
cance but the other journals dwell upon
| its international Importance, several pa
| pers adding that the patriotic joy which
the Frenchmen rightly exhibit does not
make them forget the lost provinces.
LePetit Partisan published a special dis
patch from Cherbourg which says that
the car, in his speech at the banquet
there yesterday, was somewhat carried
away in his assurances of Russia's friend
ship to France. The official version of
the speech, the dispatch says was modi-
fed before 1t was handed to the press.
The French press have subscribed to a
gift to the car 1t IS understood that the
gift will be Deatille's painting of the RE
I view at Chalons."