The record-union., 1896-05-22

erals and officers of the suite. a gor-
geous throng in glittering uniforms.
Behind them rode the Generals and
des-de-camp of the Emperor and
those attached to the suites of the for
eign Princes and representatives.
| Preceded by a regiment of grenadiers
came the Empress in a magnificently
gilded State carriage drawn by four
pairs of ream-colored horses, flanked
| by two esquires- t-arms and guarded
| in the rear by two CoSSacks. Similar
| ly escorted came coaches bearing Prin-
| cesses and ladies of the court, their at
| tendants and ladies of honor. Court
| Chamberlains and gentlemen in wait
| ing followed the carriages. Then came
| detachments of five regiments of the
guards, two squadrons of cavalry, a
squadron of cuirassiers bearing lances,
| a squadron of Uhlans and finally nu
merous mounted masters of ceremonies.
| The crowd closed in at a respectful
| distance behind the procession, and all
| movement was then toward the Krem-
| lin. On arriving at the Iberian Chapel
at the entrance of the Chinese town the
| Emperor alighted from his horse, and
with the Empress ascended the steps
! by the priest of the chapel with the
cross and holy water. The appearance
of the Czar was the signal for the firing
| Of cannon, the ringing of bells and
| cheers from the people.
| The Emperor and Empress, with their
| immediate suites, worshiped success
lively in the cathedrals of the Assump
ton, of the Archangel Michael and the
A.1re III ief a
sungR
| As the cortege entered the Capital a
salvos of seventy-one great guns was
fired in obedience to signal from the
| top of the Arc de Triomphe, and was
| Immediately repeated upon a signal
from the top of the belfry of Ivan.
| The Emperor on entering the Cap
ital, was received by the Governor
General of Moscow, mounted and es-
| corted by officers and aides. The Gov
ernor- General was joined by the En-
| peror'S suite Upon entering the Zem-
! lainoi the Emperor was received by the
| Mayor and the Council of the city of
Moscow, delegates of the Chamber Of
Commerce. a committee of artisans,
representatives of the different compa-
MES with distinctive signs, represent
| ativeS of the bourse, all formed into q
| Committee of Reception.
| Inside the Kremlin the imperial party
with the foreign Princes dismounted at
the gate between the steeple of Ivan
Vletki and the Cathedral of the Arch
angel Michael, and entered the Ca
thedral of the Assumption by the south
! ern gate, preceded by the Grand Mas
| ter Of the coronation ceremonies and
! the Grand Marshal of the court.
In the hall of st. Vladimir the En-
peror and Empress received the bene-
diction of the Archpriest of the Cathe-
oral of the Annunciation, and afterward
the imperial party traversed the halls
of ST. George and ST. Alexander and the
throne hall Most of the party re-
mained in the hall of St. Catherine,
wherasnone but those intimately con-
nectef with the imperial household are
permitted to enter.
At the moment of the entry of the
imperial party into the Kremlin a salvo
of 100 guns was fired at a signal given
by the Commandant of Moscow. The
bells Of all the churches in the capital
were kept ringing throughout the day
It is impossible to describe the
gorgeousness of the scenes in the streets
under the brilliant sunshine. The win
dows of houses along the route of the
procession and the pavements were lit
orally packed with people, and even the
trees lining the road near Petrovsky
Palace were filled with sightseers. The
troops in their gala uniforms, in march
ing to their respective positions, and
the hundreds of exalted personages
comprising the guests. We're cheered
| by the crowd. Everything was life
and movements of color. Bands Of
music played along the whole route.
On the pavements the first row on each
side of the road was filled with we'll
known people, musical bodies, guilds,
school children, Red Cross nurses, etc.
The British Consulate, the only Con-
sulate along the route of the process
sion, was handsomely decorated with
Russian and British flags. The utmost
courtesy was shown to members of the
press, whose badges enabled them to go
everywhere.
The Car will spend the night at the
Alexandria Palace
The present Car, Nicholas H., is the
eldest son of Alexander III. and of EN-
press Marie Feodorava, formerly Prin-
cess Dagmar of Denmark, sister of the
II
Petersburg May IS. 1868. Nicholas II.
is one of the most handsome men of
Europe. He is erect and dignified.
strong physically and mentally, and
Will govern his 126, 100000 people with
ability and with tenderness.
The CZarina, formerly Princess Alex,
is the youngest daughter of the Duke
Of Hesse and of Princess Alice, Queen
Victorias favorite daughter. She has
playful eyes and a perfect complexion.
She is more than % years of age, and
was married early in 1893 to Nicholas
H., the new Car They had been play
mates in childhood and friends through
their lives. She was educated on strict
! ly Lutheran lines, but put on new re-
| ligion with her bridal gown to be bap-
| tized into the Greek Church. Her char
| acter is a beautiful one. Her sunny
disposition has given her fame as one
of the most beautiful, clever and spir
| tied Princesses of all the royal blood of
Europe.
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