The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-22

chamber In state uniform marched on
the side Of the vehicle and it was fol-
lowed by six pages of the chamber and
the equerries of the court, all on horse
back. Her majesty, the queen of Greece,
her imperial highness, the Grand Ouch
ess Anastasia Mikheailovita, the grand
duchess OF Mecklenberg Schwerein. her
imperial highness, the Grand Duchess
Maria AlexandrOvna, duchess of Sake
Coburg and GOtha, and her imperial
highness, the Grand Duchess Marie
Pavlovna, in state carriage drawn by
six horses, each led by an equerry and
having equerries on horseback right and
left of 1t, Wallets on foot on both sides and
followed by two pages of the chamber
and two equerries on horseback.
Her imperial highness, the Grand
Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, her i'm
perial highness, the Grand Duchess AL
exandra Josephovna. her imperial high
ness, Duchess Elizabeth Makrikievna
and her imperial highness, the Grand
Duchess Of Militsan Nicolaievna, in a
state carriage drawn by six horses led
by equerries and escorted by pages,
equerries and Wallets on foot and horse
back.
Her imperial highness, the Grand
Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, the
Grand Duchess Helena Vladimirovna
tovna, duchess Of Wurtemburg, in q state
carriage drawn by six morses led by
equerries and escorted by footmen,
pages and equerries on foot and horse
back.
Her imperial highness, the Princess
Anastasia Nicolaievna Romaniovky
duchess Of Lechtenbergg, and the Prin-
cess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Olden-
burg, in state carriage escorted like
those of the other highnesses.
A squadron Of the regiment Of cui-
rassiers Of the guard Of the czar, q
squadron Of the regiment of lancers Of
the guard Of the ex empress, the grand
mistresses Of the courts of the empress,
the ladies Of honor. the demoiselles of
honor, the ladies of the courts of the
grand duchesses, the ladies Of the for
eign courts. all the carriages drawn by
six horses and escorted by Wallets on
foot. A squadron of the regiment of
hussars OF the guard. A squadron Of the
regiments of the lancers Of the guard.
Masters Of the ceremonies on horse
back accompanied the procession
throughout and assisted in maintaining
the route from the palace to the Krem-
lin. After leaving the palace the czar
was received by the commander-in-
| chief Of all the troops at Moscow and
in its neighborhood. the Grand Duke
Sergius. and then the latter with a most
brilliant staff Joined in the procession.
When the cortege entered the city a
| salute OF Seventy-one cannon shots were
| fired from the top of the triumphal arch
and the bells were rung.
On entering Moscow his majesty was
received by the governor general on
horseback, escorted by his staff and aide
de camp, and they too joined in the pro-
cession.
At the old triumphial arch his i'm
per1al majesty was received by the
cipal council Of Moscow, DELEGATIONS
from the different branches Of com
merce, the corporations of Moscow, all
bearing their distinctive Insignia; the
artisans OF the city, by delegations form
the stock exchange. chamber of COM
| merce, etc..
At the convent of Strasnoi at the en-
trance Of White Town Beilygorod, the
car was received by the president and
members Of the Zemstov administration
OF Moscow. On the square fronting the
Headquarters of the governor general
his imperial majesty was received by
] representatives. of the Muscoyite no.
bility with their marshals of nobility
| of the district and Of the government OF
| Moscow at their head and at the resur-
rection gate Of the Kremlin, the governor
OF Moscow, with other representatives
or the local administration as we'll as the
representatives of the law, received the
| czar. At the resurrection gate the car
| dismounted from his horse and the en-
| press descended from the carriage in
order TO worship at the shrine of the
lberian Madonna, the most sacred of
the many wholly symbols in Moscow.
At the shrine their majesties were re-
ceived by the grand vicar Of Moscow,
| who presented them with the cross and
sprinkled them with holy water Their
majesties entered the chapel and knelt
In prayer before the image. At the con-
clusion of their devotions the car re-
mounted his horse and the czarina re-
entered her carriage and they passed
through the gate Of Saviour Spasskia-
vorota into Kremlin, where they were
received with all the pomp possible by
the clergy as well as by the military
commander of Moscow and his subordi-
mates on horseback. all of whom after
| ward Joined in the procession.
Their imperial majesties then success
s1vely visited and worshiped within the
churches of the Assumption, of the
| Archangel Michael, and of the Annunci-
alton. In each instance they found the
clergy OF the sacred edifices assembled
| at the thresholds, carrying the crowns
and the images Of different saints. After
passing the entrance of the Kremlin,
the cortege passed along the front of
the Nicholas palace, but once the mem
bers of the imperial party had traversed
the Grand palace square in state, the
less important guests and visitors pass
| 60 out or the kremlfn by the BOroyitski
gate and the trops which had taken part
in the procession were drawn up in
front of the grand gates Of the Kremlin.
The grand masters Of the ceremonies
of tn coronation, the arch-grand master
of the ceremonies. the high court offic-
ials and the high dignitaries of the for
eign courts, members Of the council of
| the empire and others left their car
riages near the entrance gate situated
between the belfry of Ivan-Veleki and
the Church of the Twelve Apostles The
members OF the council of the empire
from that entrance went by the north
gate to the Cathedral Of the ASSUMPTION
and the high court officials and the less
er court officials Of the imperial court
passed around the western tower Of the
cathedral and stationed themselves
near the south gate on a stand erected
between the belfry Of Ivan-velekf and
the Cathedral Of the Archangel Michael.
| Others Of the court officials and the
gentlemen Of the court who had not
taken part in the procession stationed
themselves along the square, and the
| grand masters Of the ceremonies of the
coronation, the arch grand master of
ceremonies. the marshal Of the court
and the grand marshal of the court
toward the door situated between the
belfry of Ivan-Veleki and the Cthedral
of the Archangel and awaited the arri-
val Of their majesties.
| The car and czarina the imperial
princes and the important foreign
princes, upon arriving at the gate. left