The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
The Czarina's Coronation Gown.

The Czarina's Coronation Gown
This paragraph was recently printed in
London society paper:
Dress reform has received special
boom i'll Russia from the action of the
czarina, who has agreed to become one
OF the patrons of the newly organized
Society for Rational Costume. The most
elegant DANES of st. Petersburg and
Moscow have decided that all fashion
able feminine costumes arc irrational
and have joined the cause of REFORM
-, ms may be true, but it is not ut all
likely that it will prevent the ,.zaripu
from wearing the wonderful gown which
is now being made in Paris for her coro.
nation.
1t is to be, the most magnificent robe
or state IN the world. and the cost will
De SzVO'oU Or course it would not be
possible to use the equivalent If this
fortune in gold brocade and cobwcb-like
| lace to drape the slender, girlish figure
of Alix. In fact, the cost Of the ma terra
| is slight IN comparison with the value OF
the precious stones with which the satin
is generously embroidered.
Although made in Paris, all of the
material comes from Russia the bro
cade is woven after special DESIGN
which was destroyed after tho onc1
using. The rich laces are the han1iworl
OF the most skilled lace weayers in oil
| hussla, and the magnificent designs OF
leaves, vines and flowers, in deli,atel,
hammered gold, studded with diamonds
rubles, sapphires and the sen,i-preciou>
stones, were wrought by the most skin
full Russian goldsmiths.
The gown is cut in princess fashion
and the train is fully five wards lone
The bodice is cut moderately high N til.
throat to meet magnificent coIlarett f
or diamonds, and the sleeves of tho hro
cade are short and full
! Inc front OF the corsagc shows the
magnificent jeweled embroidery, and
oands or the same priceless stuff reach
70 5ae mem OF the stately garment, ex
tending in graceful lines around the lons
full train. ''e 'one
Tho czarina will wear ON her sunn,
mar the peculiar Russian crown. from
which will hang u magnificent veil n,
lace matching in pattern that used u,wl
the body or the gown. The satin slim
pers wrought in pearls and gold as wei
will be of Partisan make.
| 1t took six months to mako tho oov,
and more than 600 men and women hal
q part III the making of the materials
1t is not often that 100000 is spent or
a single dress, even by the richest O,
queens and this coronation robe bids fail
to become historical
|
OF the dress to see if the fit is perfect anf
she will not put it on until May ~ next
the day on which the coronation ccre
| mOny will he performed in the great "a
thedral in Moscow.
The Queen of Belgium is said to have ;
lace gown which cost q fabulous sum
but 1t does not approach in magniticenc,
the coronation robe Of the czarinu Blu
it is fitting that the gown should hp tn,
finest thing of its kind possible, for IL,
coronation promises to be the grandes
state display ever witnessed in Europe.
Russian carnations are not numerous
An occasion Of this kind comes but one.
in Il lifetime, and the policy of the Rus
sian imperial family has always been t.
dazzle the eyes, of their subjects by mag
| nlticent court dramas, in which the Ca
is really the Gar. To this end Russia.
coronatons have been made as splendi,
as the resources of the empire could pcr
nit.
The coronation Of the late emperor eos
over $4,O0O,OOO: that Of his predecesso
considerably over S5.O0O,OOO but in cacl
case show. was provided for the peopl
of Russia that was wildly remembers;
until suppiantcd in the popular mind b,
the splendors of the next.
The corona ton is regarded as mucl
more than the simple act of placing
| bauble on the head of the first man il
the state: it is a series of gorgeous cere
monies. and the people of every natio,
that forms a part of the greatest empir
on the earth are required. though thei
| representatives, to assist, while tn
spectacle is made still more brilliant b,
the presence of the AMBASSADORS of ever,
power on the globe. and of large mum
bers of princes Of the reigning houses
for royalty always assemblies on thes
asions to congratulate the newly
crowned monarch.
The preparations for the Russian cOro
nation are very elaborate and comprise
among other things. the lying up of grea
stores of provisions in Moscow. for tn
houses Of that venerable city are com
PEELED, on coronation occasions. to enter
tain from 100000 to 100000 stranger
who journey to witness tho ceremonies.
Every province in the empire sends
deputation: every tribe in tho far-awa
district of Siberia on the steppes of Cen
trail Asia, from the Khivans to the Es
quimaux along the shores of Behrin
strait, sends one or more representa-
tive TO present the homage of the trh
to the great white Car. Poles, Fin
landers, Laplandcrs. Cossacks, Russian
ans. Bashkirs, Turks-for the Russian
empire contains millions of Moham
medans, Tcherkesses, Abassians, Cal
lnuskc. Tartars, Karapapaks, Daghis
| tanis. .1rmcnianS, kurdS. Chinese from
the districts conquered by Russia from
China. Mongols, deputies from dozens O
wandering nations in the heart of Asia
for over fifty languages and double tina
number of dialects are spoken in tn,
Russian dominions, and the people O.
every language must present their HON
age to the Car in their own language
The imperial coronations always take
place in the cathedral Of the Assumption
one Of the many in the Kremlin.-New
York Recorder.
Woman's Great Charm.
Since the world began woman ha
been accused of vanity, and while ad
hitting that she does possess her shar,
of the not exclusively feminine failing
the impartial observer must acknowledge
that, as a rule, even the most beautiful
women are dissatisfied with their owl
appearance. The statuesque wonla IL
''divincly tall, divinely fair" cnvics thu
petite, huffy-haircd blonde. while tn,
said blonde would give half her curl'
for two inches of her Juno-like sister:
height.
But, after all, blue eyes or brown eyes
Grccian nose or pug nose, what does i
matter? The charm of woman les no