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

| rorEcirg the words Of the ritual. and the
METROPOLITAN of MOSCOW wiped away the
Nestlses of the JUNCTION.
The ceremony of the anoIntment ter
minated, her majesty placed herself on the
ieit IN front OF the image Of the Holy
virgin, and her assistants ranged them
The metropolitan Of st. Petersburg after
wards introduced the emperor into the
sanctuary by the holy door, the other pre-
lates officiating holding up the imperial
mantle from the moment he passed the
door.
His majesty stopped on a carpet covered
with golden cloth. near the holy table, and
received the communion, in the manner
received by the priests, that is to say, sep
arately, In virtue of the sovereignty placed
In his person.
After the communion. one of the arch
bishops presented his majesty with the
anudora and with the wine, and another
presented him with water for the ablution
Leaving the sanctuary. his majesty again
TOOK up his place before the image of the
Savior, and the empress approached the
holy door ard received the communion
from the metropolitan of st. Petersburg
according to the usual rite
Wnen their majesties had received com
nlunion they returned TO their thrones with
the same elaborate ceremony with which
they had left them.
Arrived at their thrones the archpriest
aimoner of the emperor recited before their
na1estes the prayers which are said after
the communion, and at the end OF the mass
the archdeacon intoned the verses:
domino salvum fac imperatoriem" and
Domine. salvum fac imperatricem.'' and
the choir repeated three times Domino
multos amos"
AT the end of the divine service the clergy
presented the cross to their ma jesties for
mem TO Kiss, the emperor replaced the
crown on his head, again took the scepter
and the globe and the clergy and all the
persons present, in the manner already de-
taled, presented their fluctuations upon the
happy accomplishment of the ceremonies
Oh the coronation end the anointment.
Return to the Palace.
The. procession then moved back to the
palace In the same order and in the same
ceremony upon the occasion of leaving
it, preceded by the cortege of the eX-Em-
press Marie Feojorovna. The ex-empress
and her suite went to the throne hall Of the
palace, and there awaited the return of
the emperor and empress.
After leaving the Cathedral of the AS
sumption. the emperor and empress went,
In full state, under the imperial canopy,
wearing their crowns and imperial NANTES,
the emperor holding in his ilanls the scep
ter and the globe, to the Cathedral of the
Archangel Michael, preceded and followed
in the ceremonious manner already de-
scribed, the bells ringing, and a further sa-
lutte of 101 guns being iired.
AS their majesties left the Cathedral OF
the Assumption the master of the cere-
monies invited the representatives of the
diplomatic corps to go to the palace, and
accompanied them there.
Their majestes, reaching the Cathedral
OF the Archangel Michael. were received by
the bishop of kostroma, assisted by the
clergy The bishop presented their males
ties with the cross and holy water and
preceded them into the cathedral
Upon entering the sacred edIiice, his ma
lesty placed his crown, scepter and globe
III the hands Of the dignitaries who had ac-
haE il=f l.
and prayed before the holy image, relics
and tombs of their ancestors, and the arch
deacon read the usual litanies, etc
Win the usual ceremonies, his majesty
replaced his crown OF his head, took the
scepter and globe and proceeded in state
with the empress to the Cathedral of the
Annunciauon, where they Ware received
by the archbishop of Kherson and the
clergy in the manner already described.
There also his majesty took off the crown
and placed the scepter and glope IN the
hands of those charged to receive them, and
the usual religious ceremonies followed
After leaving the Cathedral of the An
nuncation. their majesties, under the cam
opy and in full state, went toward the pal
ace, and at the kraSnoe Krystso received
the benediction of the metropolitan Of St
Petersburg. They afterward went TO the
palace and entered the throne hail. where
mis- majesty gave the scsp:er ard globe
into the hands Of their keepers, and their
majesties. wearing their crowns and i'm
perial nantes, went to their private apart
ments.
The Coronation Banquet.
At the banquet which followed, his ma
jesty and the expresses wore their crowns
and imperial mantles and the utmost state
was observed in going and returning. Only
persons of the highest importance were
present.
After the first course. when his majesty
had drink presented to him, the clergy, as
well as all the others invited to the ban
quet. bowed profoundly to heir llajest:es
and took their seats at their tables.
The diplomatic corps and all the other
persons who did not take part in the BAN
quet, thereupon saluted their imperial ma
jestes. retired backward toward the door,
leaving the palace shortly afterwarl
At the termination of the banquet their
majesties returned to their apartments af-
ter passing through the palace.
After their majesties had left dinner was
served to the minor guests N tents in the
court of the palace.
For the Dead Ffremenss Families