Evening star., 1896-10-06
Streets Thronged With an Enthusi-
astic Populace.
DECORATIONS UNUSUALLY ELABORATE
Taken From Versailles on the Pres
ident's Train.
MIGHTY POPULAR OUTBURST

Copyright. 1896, by the Associated Press)
PARIS, October 6.-The czar and czarina
arrived here safely at Ranelagh station,
from Cherbourg, at 10 o'clock this morning.
The weather was fine and the countless
decorations showed up splendidly in the
sunlight. Their majesties were accorded
most rapturous reception. and reached the
Russian embassy, where they will reside
during their visit to this city, at IL O'Clock.
The crowds began gathering along the route
Of the porcesson shortly after daylight,
and by am the neighborhood Of the Ave
nue. du Bois de Boulogne, the Place de
rEtoile. the Avenue des Champs Elysees,
the Place de la Concorde, the Pont de La
Concorde, the Boulevard Saint German, the
Rue Saint Simon and the Rue de Crenville.
on which the Russian embassy is situated,
were thronged with enthusiastic people A
double line of troops held the route from
the railway station to the embassy from
shortly after o'clock, and the soldiers
were reinforced by lines of gendarmes, ser
geants-de-ville and detectives, the latter in
Guiding a number of agents from the Rus
sian secret police and picked men from the
nihilist detective corps.
The Decorations.
The decorations eclipsed anything ever
seen in the French capital. Russian and
French flags, entwined or floating side by
side, predominat ted, but the trees. balco-
MES, roofs lamp posts, statues, anything
and almost everything was utilized in the
decorative effects planned to Impress the
car with the enthusiasm of France at the
visit Of her friend and ally to Paris. The
trees, barred of their natural foliage by au-
tumn blasts We're thickly covered with au-
tificial leaves and flowers, representing
peach, almond and other blossoms. RoStral
columns forty feet high, painted to initiate
stone and sur1Eol nted by Russian double
headed eagles, each six feet high, and sup
porting imperial columns, lined the Champs
Elysees.
The Place de THotel de Vile was made
brilliant with Venetian masts and colon
nades decked with paper flowers. and the
Tuileries gardens were beautified with
flags and statues.
Arrival at Versailles.
The special train with President Faure,
the president of the senate, NJ. Loubet; the
president of the chamber of deputies, NJ.
Brisson; the premier. NJ. Meline, and the
cabinet ministers and others on board ar
rived at Versailles at $50 am, the impe-
rial train following closely.
The cZar and czarina were received at
Versailles by NJ. Faure, after which their
majesties entered the presidents train, the
Russian train being too heavy for the light
rails of the circular railroad, and the party
started for the Ranelagh station of Paris
proper where they arrived at 10 o'clock.
AT Ranelagh the cZar and cZarina were
welcomed by the presidents of the senate
and chamber of deputies, all the cabinet
ministers, Gen. SauSsier, the military gov
ernor Of Paris; Cardinal Richard, arch
| bishop of Paris: the civil and municipal
authorities, and other high officials.
The arrival Of the distinguished travellers
was signaled to the eXpectant throngs by a
| fanfare of trumpets, after which there was
O rnI frnn he 6rYt f1.r
of honor presented arms, and the troops
were called to attention from one end OF
| the route to the other, causing the crowds
| to begin cheering from the depot to the EN-
bassy. At the station the air was rent will
| roars Of ''Vtve la tsar," "Vive Tempereur,'
| ''Vive la republique.'' Hats, sticks. um
brelas. handkerchiefs, etc., were waved
| wildly in the air.
| The cZar wore the uniform Of a colonel O
| Russian rifles, and across his breast wal
| the scarf of the Grand Gordon Of the Legion
OF Honor. His majesty replied with a mill
| tary salute to the present arms of tn
| guard or honor, and the oZarina bowed IL
| response to the fervent welcome she an,
| her husband met with from the populace.
| Salute From Mont VaIerfen.
President Faure in salutfng the imperia
| couple removed his hat and at the sam
| moment battery at Mont Valerien fire.
| the first shot Of an imperial salute-1O
| guns.
| The usual formal presentations then tool
place in a magnificent salon constructed ex
| pressly for that purpose after which Presi
| dent Faure offered his arm to the cZarin
and with the czar on his right returned t
| the platform of the railroad station
The czar then reviewed the detachment O
| the Garde Republicaine on duty.
! w men TINS ceremor was concluded thei
majesties and President Faure and thei
suites entered the gorgeous state carria ge
Gfo TO i,,y,
| was begun.
The czar and czarina occupied a Berlr
painted dark blue and ligntened with re
scrollwork and brss ss mountings, and hay
ing large silver lamps at each corner.
was driven by a coachman in long blu
coat. with brass buttons. red waistcoa
powdered wig ana high hat Three bril-
liantly liveried footmen occupied the bac
Of the imperial carriage.
| The vehicles In which President Faur
and the suites, etc, were seated presente
almost an equally attractive appearance.
Frenxied Enthusiasm.
The scene outside the depot at that tim
was one Of frenzied enthuyiasm. Shor
after shout, roar after roar arose from tn
nnlltitude gathered to welcome the Russia
travellers. The cortege, en- route, passe
the Arc de Triomphe, and was Wild
cheered by the immense crowds filing tt
avenues surrounding it.
| descending the Champs ElySeeS, the Spe'
. tacle was really marvellous, the lavish de-
orations and cheering masses stretching
far as the eye could reach.
There was one continuous roar of we
coming cries, amid which 'Vive Pemp
. reur," "Vive la republique and "Vive
, tsar' and "Vive Faure' and 'Vive lie pre-
ident' we're the most distinguished
shouts.
+ Tie crowds formed unanimously wavir
sea of hats and arms, etc, held back
the long lines of troops, whose glitterir
bayorets or swords reflected the sunligh
and whose bright uniforms, the famili;
red trousers of the French army predor
mating, formed a most pleasing eJging
| the enthusiastic background of roariy
people and dazzling decorations.
i The trees were not alone in bearing art
fetal blossoms. On every lamp post
similar point of vantage men and DO,
were perched, hanging on for dear life vii
hands and knees. while gesticulating Wi
patriotism or waving something cont
uously in the air.
On the Place de ID ConcorJc there Was
similar scene. and even the playing fou
tains were utilized as spots from which
view the procession, crowds standing
them and others in them, utterly disr
garding the wetting IN their anxiety to e
good view of the idols of Paris.