The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-25
IMPERIAL BAPTISM,
CzarOwitz ChriStened With Great
Ceremony at PeterhOf.
WAR WITH JAPAN FORGOTTEN

Gar sisnslizss His Joy by Pardonins
Political Offenders and Proclaiming
Reforms - Finland Profits Especially
BY the Birth Of the Heir.
st. Petersburg, Aug. PA wave Of
rejoicing and festivity swept over Rus
sia with the rising of the sun ON the
christening day Of the heir to the Rus
sian throne. eliminating when the re
Deum" softly chanted in the beautiful
little church Of the Peterhof palace an
nounced that the ceremony was ac-
complished, and the news was heralded
to the world without by the clash of
cannon and the Ginning Of innumera-
bic church bells echoing from the Bal
tic to the Black sea and from the
frontiers of Poland to the confines OF
the farthest east Notwithstanding
the momentous events passing at the
front the whole population turned glad
~ for the time being from more seri-
Gus considerations 70 participating III
the day Of glittering ceremonial aud
pageantry at peterhof, where the tiny
successor of tile great white car re-
ceived at the hands Of tie church the
name Of Alexis NichoIaevitch.
Joy Everywhere.
While some Of the Festivities usual
on such occaslons-fOr instance. the
state banquet We're omitted. simple
breakfast being substituted ID defer
ence TO the grave struggle in which the
country Is engaged. nothing was dis
cernable ia the bright morning at Pc
ferhof to put the slightest damper on
the. christening day. From every an
gle and corner Of the palace flags way
ed in the crisp, cool wind driving in
across the clear blue water Of the Fin
nish gulf The soldiers Of the guards.
brilliant III the imperial uniforms, NOV.
ga In continual swirl OF color around
tile doorways of tile palace.
st. Petersburg itself awoke to the
futter Of flags from every house front.
Even the street ears dew pennonS like
those Of battleships under way and the
droskys were nearly all decorated with
flags, The garrisons Of the foFtresses 4
were more alert than usual There
was bright panorama " guard
mounts and dress parades aud the
gunners were early ut their stations.
ready 70 fire national salute in honor
Of the baby heir.
Within the royal park Of the Peter
hof palace. from the moment tie
cortege ssaed from the gates Of the
Alexandra villa 10 tile instant the
glasses were elinked around the I'M
perial table IN the great palace tie
scene was one 81 magnifeenee and
brilliancy almost touching the barbaric
and possible nowhere else in the world.
over perfect roads. beneath stately
oyerhanging trees. the procession NOV
"a through tile royal park j beaufi
fully composed, slowly changing pic
ture. perfect to It's smallest detail fl
was headed by the master Of the i'm
perial household, his uniform 4 blaze
OF gold aud decoration He was sur
rounded By retlnne Of officials only a |
little less brilliant.
Baby n Golden Carriage.
The center of interest 81 course was
the golden state carriage. drawn By 7
eight milk white horses. with outFiders I
and walking grooms, ID which sat the
Princess esalatzin. mistress Of the en-
press household. with the imperial |
heir. At the door Of the coach OH one
side rode the grand egnefry Of the
court, Lieutenant General ne Grun
wald, ana Oh the other side tile com
mander Of tie household troops. Lieu
tenant General Hesse, both superbIy
mounted and uniformed like glitfefinu
equestrian statues. Following tire
coach came IN armed escort. with
poised lances, Of the famous Blue Cos.
sacks q the Don, of which the baby
heir Is now ataman BIZ commander in
chief.
The procession passed through the
palace 70 tie church. There was an
other picture in the waiting rooms.
The royal salons were filed with
most brilliant assemblage, tie ladies' Of
the court all In sparkling jewels. tie
officers Respondent III the gorgeous
uniforms of he empire. Mingling with
the modern throng were many persons
IN quaint and curious national COS
tunes. some Of them antedating the
founding Of the northern capital on
the banks Of the Neva
Emperor All Smiles.
The emperor. lis face wreathed In
smiles and with the dowager empress
Oh Ills arm, led the procession, followed
by tie other members OF the imperial
family tile grand dukes and grand
duchesses, in the order OF their rank.
the baby bringing up the rear. His
majesty was met at the door Of the
church BY the metropolitan OF st. Pet
ersburg with raised cross. But here
the emperor retired, as the rules Of the
orthodox church give him no place Id
the ceremony. IN which the baby was
presented by his spiritual parents to
the heavenly father.
Inside the chapel were assembled II |
Pobedonostseff, procurator general of
the holy synod. and the members OF
the holy synod, the diplomatic corps,