The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-05-29
Never Anything Like It,

Never Anything Like IL,
LONDON, Nav 23.-Sir Edwin Ar
mold, who went to Moscow on behalf
of the Daily Telegraph, in his dis
patch to that paper, describing the
scene at the Kremlin and the entry of
the car into Moscow, says: why
cannot one write in colors? There
was never anything seen on any stage
like the living kaleidoscope of fanci-
full attire of fantastic hues and en-
bellishments visible around me, par
ticu!ar!y in the Oriental element, and
all the far Eastern nations. The Off
Gals from Khiva wore magenta col
ored velvet robes. gold embroidered
and sugar-loaf hats. Now China
contributed a dazzling group with
Powered satin frocks and vermillion
buttoncd hats. Now a bevy of
magnaies from Lake Baikal astound
the eye with fur trimmed brocade and
long red boots. Now 1 recognize the
gray surtout and amber capstrings of
the Coreans and try one Of them with
a greeting in japanese. He politely
murmurs. Some of the Khirgiz Tar
tars then appear IN yellow silk and
scarlet Shawls, outdoing all, and at a
window of the Gostinnoy Dvor there
is a beautiful vision of a Circassian
lady in black and orange brocades,
~glistening with pearls and turquoises.
l abandon in despair the polychro-
matte aspects of the pageant.
The Cossack guard was glorious,
uniformed in scarlet and gold, riding
little, weedy, Roman nosed Ukraine
nags, with only Il snatfie and bride
and with gold and black bandcIieTs,
looking quite fit to pace in front of the
car. After these came upon the
scene almost the chief interest for me
personally, since L saw gravely rid
ing along as the vassal friends
of the great white khan all the
chiefs Of the Central Asian king
domS and provinces, owe which
his eagles cast the shadow of their
wings. They passed demurely upon
noble Arab stations, the very least
among them mounted upon animals
covered from crest to haunch with the
costliest trappings of silver and gold
cloth. But these and other parts of
the pageant paled before the grand
master of ceremonies, borne haughtily
onward in such a golden chariot as L
thought existed only in heaven or in
classical pictures, holding a wand Of
gold topped with an emerald as big as
a walnut.
But here at last comes the august
object Of tins unparalleled manifesto
ton, the successor and heir of Ivan
the Terrible. His handsome and
manly young countenance is pale
with the prOdigious sensation which
such a scene must naturally excite.
and holds his gloved right hand
almost ~perpetually to his regimental
cap. He bends his head gently to
this side and that to acknowledge the
boundiess welcome. Every man is
bareheaded and every woman is way
ing a handkerchief or shawl Or vio-
lentlv crossing her loyal bosom in a
prayer for the little father
'The czarina also sat alone, dressed
wholly in white. e the jewels,
pearls and diamonds. seeming to mar
by their color the effect Of this pare
apparel, which caused her to resemble
a marble saint within a golden shrine.
Most uumistakable were the affection
and loyalty of the crowd and | saw
more than one poor peasant woman's
ewes I'LL with tears OF sheer Joy TO be-
hold this fair lady. One honest fellow
fell upon his knees to say his prayers
as though he had seen something di-
vine, till q Cossack bundled him back
INTO the crowd"
1t would be impossible TO overdraw
the splendid picture presented by the
procession and by the Examinations.
No none has been spared to make
the coronation festivities memorable
in Russian history and up to the pres
ent all efforts have been crowned
with success. The Russian govern
ment is said to have spent oven 500
600, OG0 on the fetes up to the present
and the city OF Moscow is understood
to have expended nearly as much
money and more expenses have to be
met.
The Examinations will last three
evenings in succession and will cost
several million dollars, to the govern
ment alone, without counting what
the city will contribute toward this
portion Of the expenses.
Beside the expenses of the Russian
government and the city of Moscow
the which grand dukes and
grand duchesses, foreign princes and
ambassadors, etc, have been put to, is
really mormon n authority going
so far as to estimate that there was
about 5 90, 600, 600 worth of jewelry
alone in the procession OF yesterday.