Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-07
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IN GAY, GL|TTER|NG PARIS
The Gar and Czarina at the
French Capital.
RECEIVED WITH MUCH POMP
The Gra"dsur-l0'ip :. .u' lavished His Rich
est Disp, ' pom the Guests.
THE pAGEHsS. FEAST FOR THE EYE
The Popu at First Was Cold. But Soon
Tha c@ sand Then Melted in the
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rver of Enthusiasm Di-
versions of the Day.

Paris, Oct 6.-The weather is clear and
sunny this morning, and the streets were
literally jammed with people, many of
whom had remained in their places all
night, in order that they might have the
opportunity of getting a glimpse of the
czar and czarina as the imperial visitors
passed through the streets on their way
to the Russian embassy
The entire route from the special sta
ton at Passy-Ranelagh to the Russian
embassy was packed with people long
before o'clock. The route across tho
Bois de Boulogne, through the avenue
Bois de Boulogne, Place de L'Etoie, Ave
des Champs Elysees, Place de La Con-
| corde, across the bridge down the Boule-
ward st. Germain and Rue ST. Simon to
| the Russian embassy in Rue de Grenelle,
| was all decorated with magnificent and
| tasteful arches and pillars. French and
Russian colors and brilliant paper flow
| ers, the latter tied to the trees, were
| everywhere 10 be seen. The entire route
| was lined with troops and by $50 o'clock
| the brilliancy of.the scene and the size of
the crowd had never been equalled In
Paris. AT S:20 o'clock, President Faure III
special train arrived at Versailles,
where he met the czar and czarina. The
special train conveying the Russian visl-
tors arrived at Versailles at S.43 o'clock.
The czar and czarina, after being
greeted by President Faure, entered the
latter's train, which, at 903 O'Clock, pro-
ceeded for Paris The special train with
the czar and czarina and President Faura
arrived here at 10 o'clock, and was en-
Enthusiastically cheered by the vast crowd
of people packing every available space,
10000 of whom slept in the Bois de Bou-
logne all night in order that they might
get places in the front of the crowds. The
imperial visitors entered the reception
tent, outside of which a gala carriage
with four horses, attended by postillons,
awaited them. The reception over, the
czar and czarina and President Faure
entered the carriage, the president occu-
pying the front seat with his back to the
| horses The various officials, members
| Of the czar's suite and others, formed in
| procession behind and the cortege pro-
| ceeded at a walking pace to traverse the
| streets to the Russian embassy.
The czarina wore white satin dress
with cape and small bonnet The czar
was attired in a military uniform. Their
| majesties followed President Faure to the
state carriage. NJ Faure wore the sash
| of the Legion of Honor. The bands played
| the Russion national hymn as the process
| sion started. The procession was headed
| by body of Arab chiefs and double
line of soldiers, Zouaves and Tonquineze
troops. Members of every French regi-
ment were included In the troops that
lined the route and hedged the crowds in,
When the czar stepped into the car
riage there were many cries of "vive I
empereur" but the cries were mot unani-
nous and their repetition was not in
vited AS a whole, the assemblage at the
start was stiff in its manner and did not
indulge in any great degree of exuber-
ance or enthusiasm, but as the procession
advanced the ebulitons of enthusiasm
became more pronounced. This feeling
rapidly increased as the cortege passed
through the Bois de Boulogne, and al the
Avenue Bois de Boulogne the vast crowds
became ecstatic. From this stage of The
czar's advance until the Russian embassy
was reached there was one continuous
roar of cheers.
The czar and czarina took luncheon pri-
vately at the Russian embassy, and at 2
o'clock in the afternoon took carriage
and drove to the Russian church In the
Rue Darne, where te 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 to the palace were lined with people,
| who gave a respectful but intensely en-
thusiastic ovation to the nations guests.
President Faure gave reception IN their
honor at the palace, and the czar later
/ gave reception a t the Russian embassy,
where President Faure returned the visit
of the czar and cZarna.
The czarina, in response to the cheers
of the multitude along the route from the
embassy to the palace and back bowed
gracefully at intervals, but the czar was
kept constantly busy returning saluta-
tions
The czar and czarina were entertained
| by President Faure at a banquet at the
| palace of the Elysee this evening, and
| the czar and czarina afterwards attended
| a gala thea trical performance. The entire
| programme of the day was carried out