Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26

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| canopy were held by sixteen other aids
de-camp general, chosen from among the
| seniors In rank.
Following the imperial couple came ladies
| OF honor of the highest rank, the aids-de-
camp general. a detachment of the regi-
| ment Of Chevaiier Guards of the ex-em-
| press. representatives of the hereditary no.
| biiity OF the empire, nobilities belonging to
| the world OF commerce and industry of
| Moscow.
| At the moment the imperial cortege ap-
peafed leaving the palace the bells of all
| the churches Of Moscow were rung and the
! troops. In parade order. presented arms
| ana rendered military honors to the impe-
| rial party.
| On the approach of the imperial insignia
! all the clergy, In full canonicals massed
| themselves In front of the cathedral The
| metropolitan of Kieff incensed the insignia
| and the metropolitan OF Moscow sprinkIed
| them with holy water.
| so soon as their majestfes approached
| the entrance of the cathedral the metro
| poiitan of Moscow pronounced the usual
aliocution, the metropolitan of St. Peters,
burg presented the cross to their majesties
and the metropolitan of Kieff presented
them with holy water.
In the Cathedral.
Upon entering the cathedral their majes-
ties bowed to the knee three times before
| a holy door, and venerated the sanity
images.
| While their majesties were before the
holy images the high dignitaries, carry
| ing the imperial insignia, deposited them
on a table prepared for them. and then
| took up the positions near the throne
| which had been allotted to them.
| When all the court officials grand-mas-
| tiers -of-the-ceremonies and others had taken
! up their places on either side of the
| estrada and on the steps allotted to their
| positions or ranks, the ministers of the
| household CT the emperor, the minister of
! war and the ads-de-camp general and
| other high military officers stationed them
| selves between the throne and table upon
| which rested the imperial insignia.
Ceremony of Coronation.
| The ceremony of the coronation and the
| andfntment was then accomplished as fol-
| lows:
| The metropolitan Of st. Petersburg
| mounted the steps of the throne, placed
| himself In front of the emperor and invited
| his majesty to make, before his faithful
| subjects. and in a loud voice. his profession
| OF orthodox faith and presented him with
the open book. from which the emperor re-
cited the symbol of the faith. Alter that
| the metropolitan of St Petersburg pro-
EOunced the ritual:
"Gratia spiritus sanctf sit semper tecum
Amen"
The metropolitan then left the estrada
| and after the reading of the Holy Gospels
the metropoltans of St. Petersburg and
kien mounted the steps of the throne.
VI,
Oft the collar Of the Order of St. Andrew
| and having placed it In the hands of one
| or his august assistants ordered that the
imperial mantle, with the collar in dia-
| monds, of that order be presented to him
The mantle was then presented to his ma
| Jesty on two cushions by the metroplitans
| of st. Petersburg and Kieff who assisted
| his majesty in robing himself in it, The
| metropolitan of st. Petersburg then pro-
nounced the words:
In nomine .patris ct flci ct spIritus
sancti. Amen"
| One of the assistants of his majesty then
adjusted the imperial mantle.
| After having robed himself In the i'm
perial mantle his majesty bowed his head
ana ah received the pontitical benediction of
! the metropolitan of st. Petersburg. who
| imposed his hands upon his majeSty's head
| in the form of a cross, while recitng the
| two prayers prescribed by the ritual.
| The prayers terminated, the emperor gave
the order that the imperial crown be pre-
| scented to him. and the dgnitary who had
| carried 1t in the procession approached and
presented 1t.
| burg took the imperial crown and handed it
| to the emperor. who took it in his hands
and slowly and solemnly placed It on his
head.
| The metropolitan of ST. Petersburg then.
| in loud voice. pronounced the prescribed
allocution.
In a similar manner his majesty caused
to be presented to him the scepter and the
globe. and. having taken the former in his
| right hand and the globe in his left hand
| he seated himself upon the throne few
| moments later his majesty arose and placed
| the scepter and globe upon the cushions
| presented by the digntaries having these
two articles OF the regalia in charge.
Growing the Czarina.
The monarch then called upon her maj
| esty the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
| to approach, and she knelt before her au-
! gust spouse on a velvet cushion, richly en-
broidered with gold. which had previously
been placed at the foot of the throne by
| one OF her august assistants for the coro-
| nation ceremonies.
| His majesty thereupon solemnly lifted
| the crown from his own head and touched
! with 1t the forehead of the empress He
| then replaced the crown upon his own
| head.
| His majesty afterward took from a
| cushion upon which it rested the crown Of
| the empress. presented to his majesty by
! the dlgnitary who had it in charge and
| the emperor placed 1t on the head Of her
majesty.
The ladies of honor here approached
| their sovereign and fixed the crown upon
her head.
| Her majesty's imperial mantle and the
| collar of the Order of ST. Andrew were
| next presented with the same ceremony to
his majesty the emperor. and the latter in
vested the empress with them.
| After the investment the ladies' of honor
once more approached her majesty and
| adjusted the imperial mantle and the col
| lar of the Order Of ST. Andrew
| When these details were completed her
| majesty arose and took her seat on the
| throne, while the emperor again took the
scepter in his right hand and the globe in
| his left "
The archdeacon next proclaimed the i'm
per1al title in extenso and intoned the
| verses: Domino salvum fac imperat orom"
| and Domino. salvam fac impera tricem, !"
| followed by the "Ad multos amos" which
| the choir repeated three times.
After the chanting the bells of the cathe-
| oral and of all the other sacred edifices
| throughout Moscow were rung and sa-
| lutte OF 10l cannon shots was fired by order
| or the military authorities
During this time the clergy and all nres
ent felicitated his majesty by three pro
| found salutes.
The members of the imperial family and
| the guests Of their maiesties also feI;c
| itated his majesty, mounting the stems of
| the throne. po "a
Immediately after the termination of the
| artillery salute and the ringing of the bells
| the emperor arose. handed the scepter and
the globe to the dignitaries having charge
OF them and knelt down to recite from the
book presented to him by the metronoljtan
OF ST. Petersburg the prayer prescribed for
the occasion. The prayer terminated. the
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