The morning times., 1896-10-18
For Minute His Serious Eyes Rested Full Upon
Her Beautiful Face in Almost Smile
LIKE EDWIN GOULD AND FAURE LIKE HILL
Gar Nicholas Caught an American Beauty Rose
and Glanced Upward in Thanks.
he is VERY NERVOUS SINCE The CORONATION HORROR

a bottle of smelling salts, and at such times
her ladies supported her gently until her
majesty recovered and smiled again. 1t
was a sight for a plain American citizen
never to forget, and even l, with good
Puritan traditions, found myself wonder
ing if, after all, there might not be some
tGinS extraordinary about these two young
people to make them different from others.
But the shouts of the city arouses one from
reflections.
PARIS GREATEST FETE
Hurrahl Hurrab! for the car! Paris
is ringing with cheers for her royal
visitor.
one would ncve suspect that the elaborate
preparations had been rushed through in
a few weeks, for everything mor,s along
as smoothly as though it had been planned
months beforehand.
There has not been n single adverse
comment ON the lavish way that money
has been dealt out from the scint treasury
and every old peasant that grllmliiagly
pays his wiudow, door, and other taxes,
listens with the greatest delight IT, de-
sciiptiuus OF the sumptuous welcome they
are giving the bon garcon de Ia Risse."
It's the one wish of the nation To stand
pat with Russia, aud from the moment
that his ma ajesty's yacht was sighted at
Cherbourg there have been overwhelming
kindly demonstrations from the French.
At CherbourG President Faurr waited at
the dock To welcome bis majesty There
was a grand naval review there ard a
reception afterward. Then the ear and
czarina boarded the royal train ani IRA velcd
slowly on to Paris, making the short
tIip in ten hours,
1t was rumUred at first that the czaIina's
state of health would prevent her ma6!ng
the visit to France with her royal husband,
and the feminine portion OF Paris Were
disappointed beyond anythin But it
tunnel out to he only a rumur, for straight
way they began the most elaborate pre-
parations for her suite at the Russian en-
bdssy.
a STORY OF ETIQUETTE.
France finds it rather awkward enter
tanning royalty these days, with no palace
and no mistress of ceremonies. For the
French constitution gives to the President
alone OF the members of his family official
Faure could not be present in the cortege
that made its entry into Paris.
Queer stories are told of official etiquette.
Questions great and small arose for the
Council of Ministers to decide, and not the
least important was the question Of where
the president should ride. Some said he
should sit facing the czar and cZarina,
with his back 10 the driver, but that did
of the dilemma. Others suggested that
the car and president should ride in the
first gala carriage OF the ElySee, and that
the czarina and Nine. Faure should occupy
the second. Impossible! There was 10
equality there. The Temps offered the
best solution of the problem. The Czar
and president in the first carriage, the
czarina and her maids OF honor in the
second.
| How the CZar must be impressed by the
difference in welcomes he has received on
I his journey. In England it was a de-
lightful stay of a few sweet hours with
the queen at Balmoral. In Germany his
reception was a bit more ostcntatious,
/ but still his visit was more of family
affair" Here he is overwhelmed by the
cheers. OF an admiring crowd and he is
/ hardened with honors and presents.
/ When the great imperial train moved
slowly through the city to the festive
little depot that has been constructed lor
I the occasion near the Arch &c TIionphc,
thousands of people followed along cheer
/ ing the Czar. Down every street en- route
! TO the Russian embassy the crowd was
| enormous and everybody carried the Rus
sian colors.
( one firm alone in Paris bought 700 900
dozen Russian flags at two francs apiece,
and this week they are selling them st
five francs. For days past the French and
Russian Tags have been flying from all
the buildings in Paris, and some of the
/ most elaborate decorations are seen on
/ the private hotels. But the elements have
dealt kindly this time with the decorations
and everything wears Il gay, eXpectant
look today.
1t did not take long for the royal cortege
TO form. 1t swept down the Avenue du
Bois de Boulogne before the people half
way realized the magnificcnce of 1t ALL
MontjarrcS rode just ahead of the cars
carriage on his splendid horse which obeys
his lightest touch. Cheers went up for
the car oD all sides, though everybody
was impressed by his thoughtful, grave
face. They say that the sad incident at
the coronation fetes has told seriously on
his constitution, and it is the czar and
not the czarina that the court physician
watches more closely now. Music, bright.
uniforms, gala carriages. troops after
! troops, dcafening cheers. and the process
sion was making its way slowly on to the
gaily decorated Russian embassy.
FRENCH POLICEMEN.
Tic crowds We're most sklfully managed
by tic mounted police. In their enthusiasm
they surged too near the gala carriages,
andthc mounted policemen promptly backed
their horses on to the crowd with suave
Pardon, PARDON" and there was a most
orderly retreat.
Pardon" is the watch word in a French
crowd. Armed with a thousand .'pardons''
you may easily make your way to the heart
of the crowd and usurp the very best posi-
ton. Without the watchword you have a
hard time to even retain your rights.
Arrived at the Russian embassy, the i'm
perial party lunched quietly, and then the
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