The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-08-25

save wuere the west meets the east.
Gold UnSforms Galore.
The procession was headed by the
master OF the imperial household. his
uniform blaze Of gold and decora-
ton.
The center of interest of course was
tho golden state carriage. drawn by
eight milk white horses without riders
and walking grooms. in which sat
Princess Galatzin. mistress of the EN-
press's household. with the imperial
heir.
At the door OF the coach on one side
rode the grand equerry of the court,
Lieutenant General DeGrunewald, and
on the other side the commander of
the household troops, Lieutenant Cen
eral Hesse.
Following the coach came an armed
escort of the famous Blue Cossacks of
the Don, of which the baby heir is now
attaman or commander in chief Each
man and horse OF this picturesque
guard was the very ideal OF the wild,
light cavalry of the Russian Steppes
The procession passed through the
palace to the church. The royal salons
were filled with a most brilliant as
semblage, the ladies OF the court, all
sparkling with their Jewels, the officers
respondent in the gorgeous uniforms
OF the Empire.
Persons I'm Quaint Costumes.
Mingling with the modern thronR
were many persons in quaint costume,
some of them antedating the founding
OF the northern capitol on the banks
of the Neva.
The Emperor. his face wreathed in
smiles and with the Dowager Empress
on his arm. led the procession. fol-
lowed by the other members of the i'm
rnt1U---fhn n,.lrA
Grand Duchesses In the order of their
rank, the baby being in the rear.
His Majesty was met at the door of
the church by the metropolitan of St.
Petersburg with raised cross. But here
the Emperor retired, as the rules of the
Orthodox church give him no place in
the ceremony. In which the baby is pre-
sented by his spiritual parents to the
Heavenly Father.
Inside the chapel were assembled M.
Polendontseff. Procurator General of
the Holy Synod, and the members of
the Holy Synod the diplomatic corps,
with whom was Ambassado McCor-
mick, and imperial guests from every
court in Europe,
At the BaptIsmaI Font.
The christening party gathered at
carried by Princess Galatzin and the
cushion on which It was borne was
supported by General Reichter and
Prince DolRorouki. aides de camp to
the Emperor. The sponsors represent
ed an emperor and an empress, two
kings. one princess and four grand
duchesses.
The baby was so shrouded in hlmy
laces. and a purple silk overmantIo
that 1t was almost impossible to dis
tinRuish the form that lay so still and
quiet as the metropolitan of St Pc
tersburg Amounted his hands. breast
and forehead with the mystical holy
oil, compounded for the purpose In
solemn secrecy at the Kremlin.
But when the moment came to COM
plete the immersion in the warm water
of the font. the royal infant showed it's
humanity by lusty yell which echoed
through the chapel and was greeted by
murmur of amusement and applause.
being a sign of luck and good augury
for the future.
Bells and Cannon Heard.
The TIE Deum. chanted by d hidden
choir. was the signal to the bells over
head which, rung DANGEROUSLY while
the royal yacht off the shore of the
gulf fired salute of 1O1 guns. The
signal was taken up at Oponstadt and
at St. Petersburg and Moscow's 500
bells chimed while the guns of the
Kremlin rolled.
AS the message sped forth from the
fort to the town. the Emperor entered
the chapel and mass was celebrated.
During the singing of the Psalm, His
Majesty conferred on the heir the cross