The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-30
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Splendid Ceremony ii the Chapel
Of Peterhof Palace.
CzAR'S FAy0RS TO HIS PEOPLE


Future EmperOr Of All the Russias Is
Christened Amid Much Pomp ana Ger
ernony While Cannon Boom the News
TO the outer World description Of
the Ceremonies.
ST Petersburg, Russia A wave of
rejoicing and festivity swept over Rus
STA with the rising of the sun on the
christening day of the heir to the
throne, eliminating when the TIE
Deum, softly chanted in the beautiful
little chapel of Peterhof Palace, an
nounced that the ceremony was accom-
plished, and the news was heralded to
the world without by the crash Of
cannons and the Ginning Of innumer-
able church bells. echoing from the
Baltic to the Black Sea and from the
frontiers of Poland to the confines Of
the Furthest East.
While some of the festivities usual
on such occasions, for instance, the
state banquet. were omitted on account
Of the grave struggle in which the
country is engaged, nothing was dis
cernable at Peterhof to put the slight
est damper ON the christening day.
From every angie and corner OF the
palace flags waved The historic Wall
Fountains. stretching in magnificent
vista below the palace terrace, broke
into snowy foam and rainbow spray In
the clear sunlight. The soldiers of the
Guards, brilliant in the imperial uni
forms, moved in a continual swirl Of
color around the doorways of the pal
ace.
Over perfect roads. beneath stately
oyerhanging trees, the procession
moved through the royal park, beau
tifully composed, slowly changing pic
ture. perfect to its smallest detail 1t
WAS headed by the Master Of the Impe--
rial Household, his uniform a blaze OF
gold and decorations He was sur
rounded by retinue Of officials only
little less brilliant
The centre OF interest, Of course, was
the golden state carriage, drawn BY
eight miIk-white horses, with outriders
and walking grooms, in which sat the
Princess Galatzin, Mistress Of the EN-
press Household, with the imperial
heir.
The procession passed through the
palace to the church. The royal sa-
Ions were filed with a most brilliant
assemblage. The Emperor, his face
wreathed in smiles and with the Dow
agar Empress OH his arm, led the pro-
cession. followed by the other members
of the imperial family, the baby bring
ing up the rear.
Inside the chapel were assembled M.
P0biedon0stzeff, Procurator General of
the Holy Synod, and the members Of
the Holy Synod, the Diplomatic Corps,
and imperial guests from every court
In Europe.
The christening party gathered at
the jewel-incrusted font. The baby
was carried by Princess Galatzin, and
the cushions on which the child was
horne was supported by General
Reichter and Prince DoIgoroulSi. Aides
de Camp to the Emperor The spon-
sors represented an Emperor and an
Empress, two Kings, one Princess and
four Grand Duchesses.
The Gear issued lengthy manifesto
On the occasion of the christening Of
the heir to the throne 1t is intro
duced BY the following message to the
people:
BY The will Of God we, the Gar
and Autocrat Of all the Russias, Gear
OF Poland, Grand Duke Of Finland.
etc. announce to our faithful subjects
that on this, the day of the christening
Of our son and heir, the Grand Duke
Alexis Nicholaevitch, following the
promptings of our heart, we turn to
our great family Of the empire, and
with the deepest and most heartfelt
pleasure, even amid these times of ma
tional struggle and difficulty, bestow
upon them some gifts of our royal ia
yor for their greater enjoyments in
their daily lives
The various benefits bestowed on
many classes are then enumerated at
length.