The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-06
PARTISAN TIDAL HAVB
The Car Enthusiastically
Cheered By the Populace
of the Cay City.
DECORATIONS AND cEREMoNIALs
The czarina's Pretty Costume
Picturesque Military
Display.
BIZ Cable % the Unfted Press.

PARIS, Oct s. 1S96.-The weather was
clear and sunny this morning and the
streets were literally jammed with peo-
pie, many of whom had remained in
their places all night in order that they
| might have an opportunity of getting q
glimpse of the Gar and Czarina as the
| imperial visitors passed through the
streets on their way to the Russian en-
bassy. The entire route, from the special
station at Passy- -Ranelagh to the Russian
embassy was packed with people long be-
fore eight o'clock. The route across the
Bois de Boulogne, through the Avenue
de Bois de Boulogne, Place de FEteile.
Avenue Des Champs Elysees, Place de la
| Concerde. across the bridge, down the
Boulevard st. Germain and Rue st. Simon
to the Russian embassy in Rue de Gren-
ellie, was all decorated with magnificent
and tasteful arches and pillars, French
and Russian colors and brilliant paper
flowers, the latter tied to the trees, were
everywhere to be seen. The entire route
was lined with troops, and by $50 o'clock
the brilliancy of the scene and the size
of the crowds had never been equalled
in Paris.
At $40 o'clock President Faure, in a
special train. arrived at Versailles, where
he met the Czar and Czarina. The special
train conveying the Russian visitors ar
rived at Versailles at SAB o'clock The
Gear and Czarina, after being greeted
by President Faure, entered the latters
train, which at s:03 o clock proceeded to
Paris.
The special train with the Car and
Czarina and President Faure arrived here
at ten o'clock and were enthusiastically
eheered by the vast crowd of people pack
ing every available space, twenty thous-
and 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 recep-
ti0n tent, outside of which a gala car
riage with four horses attended by pos
tilHons awaited them The reception over,
The Car and Czarina and President
Faure entered the carriage, the President
occupying the front seat, with his back
to the horses The various officials, mem
bers of the Cars suite and others formed
in procession behind and the coFtege pro-
ceeded at a walking pace to traverse the
streets TO the Russian Embassy.
Tne CzaT4na wore a white satin dress
with a cape and small bonnet. The Czar
was attired in a military uniform Their
majesties followed President Faure to the
State carriage. M. Faure wore the sash
of the Legiea Of Honor. The bands
played the Russian National hymn as
| the procession started. The procession
was headed by a body Of Arab chiefs and
| a double line of soldiers, zouayes and
| Tonquinese troops. Members of every
| French regiment were included in the
| troops that lined the route and bedged
| the crowds In. When the Gar stepped
| into the carriage there were many cries
| of ''Viye 'lEmpereur,s but the cries were
not unanimous, and their repetition was
not invited. AS whole, the assem-
| blage at the start was stiff IN It's manner
| and did not indulge In any great degree
| of eXuberance of enthusiasm, but as the
| procession advanced the ebullitionS OF
| enthusiasm became more pronounced
| This feeling rapidly increased as the cor
| tege passed through the Bois de Boulogne,
| and at the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
| this stage Of the Cars advance until the
| Russian Embassy was reached there was
one continuous roar of cheers.
The French press are unanimous in
| enthusiastically welcoming the Car and
| Czarina to France. The Socialist papers
! political significance, but the other jour
| nails dwell upon its international import
ance, several papers adding that the
| patriotic joy which Frenchmen rightly ex-
hibit does not make them forget the lost
| provinces.
siLe Petit Parisian'' publishes a special
| despatch from Cherbourg which says that
4 the Car in his speech at the banquet
| there yesterday was somewhat carried
1 away in his assurances of sRussia'S friend
ship for France. The official version of
| the speech. the despatch says was modi-
| The French press have subscribed to a
| gift to the Czar. It is understood that
| the gift win be Detaille'S painting of the
Review at Chalons.