New-York tribune., 1896-05-26
THIS IS CORONATION DAY.
ru1NG READY FOR THE SPLENDID
PAGEANT IN MOSCOW.
,.r czAR1NA TAKE UP THEIR QUAR-
,s ~ THE KREMLIN-sPEclAL MASSES IN
ALL THE cHvRcHEs-THE IMPERIAL
pEGALIA TRANSFERRED TO
THE THRONE-ROoM'

THE THRoNE-RooM
Nav 25.-The weather to-day was
MV hr,gbt and AL day long preparations
aeai " coward for the coronation ceremo-
have o,roy Many Of the tribunes which
nies .oa for the triumphai entry or the
we'e = h.r removed so that more space can
Gar " Cor the massng Of soldiers and the
De g. a,d grouping of invited guests Inc
emu" -, throughout the city have been IooKeu
decor o..,,ad where necessary Full prepara-
,,r the illumination have been maoe' anu
uO, s,raneer entered Moscow to-day ne '''isn'
hS' lava thought that a new town was III
snO'' - erection Special masses have been
%V, oil the churches. with appropriate prayers
hD ,".asi,os on II z Emperor and Empress upon
,ts,r coronation , ,s.
-. afternoon the Emperor and Empress 'ei'
.o,oce Of Alexandria and TOOK up '"e''
"e .oro IN the Kremlin. Their chief devo'iohS
n.,d to-day in the Cathedral OF the Ne-
or q small chapel on the Cold court sur
u'' .,aa hv twelve small gided cupoias' ihis
",..,a chanel OF the palace contains ii'lr
.s,rs image Of the Saviour. and mere oeio'e
~. Golden Ikonostas the imperial coupe per-
s.,a VIZ their acts of preparation for the NOR
rows sacred CEREMONY uaoo,s
A, 3.15 o'clock :tis afternoon the gorgeous
u. which will be used in the ceremony TO-
-, xere transferred with great pohp
.-., tho Treasury to the throne-rooHl' 'he nan
s,S, Andrew. in the Kremlin Palace Inc hos'
,.,oortant OF these is the magnifcent crown
uhacb was manufactured by a Geneva Je"ener
., ,ba command Of the Empress Catharlhe H. ili-
r,ed,s,ey after her accession TO the throne II
.omewhat resembles a mitre. surmounteo os
.,oss Of five nawless diamonds and the celeord'eu
,ssr.shaped ruby which has scarcely superior
IN the world This forms the only iouch ol coio'
the rest OF the stones being diamonds ana pearls
The setting 10 Of silver. and there Is d oaHu Va
nurple velvet inside. The value OF the crown Is
ovar 100000 rubles but that OF the scepUe
surpasses It. Made for the coronation OF 'he Eli
peror Paul in 1191. it is the most wondertui 'hlhs
of its kind which has ever been known Tor the
famous Orlof diamond surmounts H. Inc ORD
also dates from the reign OF car faui' anu 10
Of solid gold set with three rows Of brilhants ana
a huge almond shaped diamond the diamohu
cross is supported by an exquisite sapphire worth
a fortune The Car will also don the coiiar' s'ar
and Jewel Of the Order of St. Andrew, valued al
over 100000 rubles This order is never worn
eysent on coronation day Il Is adorned Win
Ave mink diamonds and two Siberian aquama-
rnes one blue. and the other green SET Ill uia
monds -. - oo
The Jewels Wh1Sn the tIdild VIII "'"' "
not much inferior in value. The state coronet
contains stones Of unequalled beauty. The neck
LET worn with ii consists Of huge single stones
with hanging pendants Of still larger diamonos
the coronation robe Is the most costly ever pc
held and the masses of precious stones she VIII
wear In addition will be Of enormous value ihey
include the smaller insignia OF the 81. Anore"
Order. set With gems representing fortune.
These magnificent symbols OF authority VIII
remain in the throne-room during the hisht,
guarded by a detachment OF the Erenaolers Oh
the palace and several gentlemen OF the court
A rehearsal Of the grand gaia performance
which will be given at the Grand lnedTe or
Opera House Of Moscow was held tonight.
AMERICAN VISITORS ENTERTAINED.
Clifton p. Breckinridge the American Minister.
gave a dinner tonight at the house in the
Rojdestversk Boulevard. where the legation Is
lodged during the coronation ceremonies. After
the dinner a reception given. which was a
brilliant affair. large number OF officials and
all the prominent Americans in the city were
present Among the latter were General and
Mrs A. G.. McCook and their daughter Mrs. AL
exander OF NewYOrk; Admiral Selfridge and his
staff and Mrs Potter Palmer. OF Chicago.
General McCook who Is the special representa-
tive Of the American Government. his wife and
daughter and Admiral Sefrdge were among the
guests at a dinner given by ;he German Ambas-
sador last night.
At the reception given at the kremln on Fri
day the Car conversed for a long time with Gen
eral McCook. He asked many questions about
the United States. which showed that he had
much knowledge Of that country.