The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-23

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l ing SO Inverted u ootn1ef laekeys paSes
and other servants Of the royal rhouseh 4 "a
/ on foot. Then followed anot 81
Heading a marshal folloWed by bearers sO1
the Imperial standard with the family
arms Of the emperor, Behind the stand
lard rode deputies OF the Asiatie tribes ;anG
l people Of the East. .8$ @ IS s.
The cortege was headed by three squad
rons Of Circassians and Don Cossaeks II
| brilliant scarlet uniforms. At their head
rode, on a black horse, Prince Dolgorouki
grand master Of ceremonies, III full uni.
+ form, followed by his escort and mounted
drummers and trumpters of the horse
| guards. At their appearance the ad1niia.
| ton Of the crowd burst forth into hurrahs
and shouts of pleasure, while the PRESSING
Of the throng that lined the pavement or
| both sides rendered it difficult for the sol.
| dfers that kept the way clear to preserve
the straight line. Behind them were borne
| five standards on which were respectively
! :emblazoned the arms Of the Tclask, Ar.
| nnen!a, kabada Georgia and Karataline
| lead by mounted, unarmed men in robes
of civil Office, the horses Of each led by
| two subalternss This section was fol.
| lowed by 40 standards Of the various
provinces and states cf the empire. They
We're carried by mounted men, whose
| horses were also led by subalterns. In
their wake came many more banners OF
the army aud navy, ilterspersed with
! royal standards, Of black. yellow and
I white. Behind these marched groups. Of
Deputies from thesvarious trades Of rus
sia.ssss. = he. next section, headed by a
mounted master of ceremonies, consisted
OF officials in civil robes, bearing the
shields of Observation-Disclosures Taurida,
Siberia, Finland, Poland, Astrallhan,
kasan, Novgorod, Vladimir, Kieff and
aiescoW. After them came various groups
Win masters OF ceremonies at their head
and consisting of merchants, citizens and
peasants from Moscow and rural towns.
the mayor OF Moscow in robes of office,
followed by the city secretary and masters
Of various trade guilds carrying the SYM
bols Of their societies. Then Representa-
tlN'es q al the provincial, Se,ntsvos Of as
sefnbl1es of the nobility Of Moscow and
he country and of the various courts Of
Justice of the entire, empire.
+ Separated from the latter by a troop
"of huntsmen with horn and dagger and
in uniforms OF green, came In rapid sue
cesslon numerous court and official dig
nitarles either mounted or in gorgeous
gala coaches which had been regilded
for the occasion. Then, preceded by the
Imperial Grand Marshal Count Pahien
and two squadrons of Cuirassiers with
eagle crested helmets, the emperor him
self appeared dressed in the full gener-
ais uniform of the Preobjensky regi-
ment Of Guards. The emperor constant
ly bowed to the multitude, who, upon the
first sight of his majesty, raised the
shout peculiar to the Russian, which is
a. prolonged roar. This was taken up
on all sides and swelled into a perfect
hurricane OF sound. The tsar rode a
pure white horse and was Immediately
followed by various members of the Rus
Nin1 fo,,
Or their respective ministers OF the house
hold, the minister OF war and generals
and officers Of the suite, being gor-;
geous throng in glittering uniform. Be.
hind them rode the generals and ladies'
de camp Of the emperor and those at
tached to the suites of the foreign
princes and representatives. Preceded
by a regiment Of Grenadiers attached to-
the palace, came the empress in mag
nif1cent gilded state carriage drawn by:
four pair Of creamcolored horses f1anked
by Two esquires- at arms and guarded in
the rear by two Cossacks. Similarly es-
corted came coaches bearing princesses
and ladies of the court, their attendants
and ladies of honor. Court chamberlains
and gentlemen in waiting followed.
Then came detachments of five. regi-5
ments Of guards, ewo squadrons of cav.
alyr, a. squadron OF cuirassiers bearing
lancess,a squadron Of Uhlans and finally
numeros mounted masters of ceremonies.
The crowd lcosed in at a respectful dis
lance behind the procession, and all move
ment was then toward the Kremlin., On
the route, the emperor stopped at three.
points which mark the three circles bound
ing the different quarters of Moscow.
Here he received addresses from the mobiles
and Populations. The first point was near
the Smolensk station, at the entrance of
what is known as the ZemEanoni Gorod or
Earthen City, and lastly at the entrance of
the Kitai Gorod. On arriving at the iber-
ian chapel, at the entrance Of the Chinese
town, the emperor alighted and with the
empress assembled the steps to the shrine
where he was received by the priest Of the
chapel with the cross and holy water. AS
the emperor passed through the Red
Square the choirs stationed in the Tribunes
along the Kremlin wall sang hymns Of
praise. The appearance Of the car was.
the signal for firing of cannon, the ringing
of bells and frantic cheers from the people.
AS the gorgeous procession passed across
the square through the Spasky gate into
THE mind was one of the most dazzling dis
play of color. The troops were massed in
the great Bell Square of the KremIin, and
the emperor and empress, with their imme-.
date suites worshipped successfully in the
cathedrals of the Assumption of the Arch
angel Michael and the Annunc:ation, where
TIE Deums were sung. AS the cortege en-
tered the capitol, a salvo of great guns was
fired in obedience to signal from the top
of the arch de tr:omphe, and was immedi-5
afplv renn1ted unon. a signal from thnf t0r