The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-11
At the Winter Palace.


A little more than two hours later vast
hosts of military and civil dignitaries be-
gan arriving at the Winter palace to lis
ten to the emperOrs ge to the rep
resentatives of the people,
The palace is an immense, strange mys-
FERROUS looking yeilow-red structure on the
LETT bank of the Neva. The queer styIe
of the architecture is accumulated by the
ungalnly statues on the roof line. To
the south is large, open space, called
the palace square, in the center of which
rises a granite column. that of Alexander
y is Thanked oy buildings of the
general staff ministry of finance and
the foreign office. An immense quadriga
crowns the archway of the main entrance
from the grand MOrskaya. The scene on
the square today was in vivid contrast 10
that of less than fifteen months ago
when the troops met with voIIevS fhe
people coming to ask the little father
for less than they have now been granted
Instead of grim soldiers shooting into a
mon, pTanclng cavalry with shining &C
lcoutrements guarded the approaches while
the square Itself was filled with rank of
the chevaHer guards. cuirassiers. hussars.
lahcers ana other guard regiments, each
in picturesque uniforms of red, blue and
yellow Their helmets and cuirasses shone
in the sun, while the polished lance heads
formed thicket of flashing lines over
head
Battery of Machine Guns.
The emperor's picked Circassion Cos
sacks, in long, flowing crimson kaftaOs-
the highest note Of color to the scene.
Behind the iron grill leading to the court
yard, were massed squadron of heavy
Dragons and battery of machine guns.
Through this brilliant mass of troops.
passed splendid equippages. many of the
coachmen wearing the red imperial livery
and bearing invited guests swiftly to the
various entrances.
Although the bars of what had hither-
to been the most exclusive court in Eu-
rope were lowered for the first time TO
admit to the emperor's presence men who
had come not by virtue of his invitation
but because they held a mandate from
the people, the rules and traditions of
caste and rank were not otherwise re-
taxed BY different entrances and uD
different stairways, into different salons.
strictly according to rank the cOncoIIrse
of court dignitaries. mobiles foreign rem
resentatiVes clergy and military and civil
officials, all in full uniform, gathered to
await the summons from the throne in the
door the members OF the lower house of
parliament mounted the Carrera marble
stairway to the spacious Nicholas hall.
overlooking the Neva, where the great
court balls are held, while members of
the council of the empire, or upper house
passed through the regular entrance. That
body assembled I'm the hermitage pavilion
The ambassadors and other chiefs OF mis-
sionS mounted the ambassadors stairs
skirting the dining room where Alexander
II narrowly escaped death as the result
Of an explosion in 1880, and passed the
hall Of Peter the great. whose red velvet
walls are studded with golden Russian
eagles.
Brilliant AssembIage.
In the gold decorated music room. the
/ field marshals. the Pompeiian gallery the
/ nall of columns. etc. gathered suites of
/ the various grand dukes and grand OUCH
esSeS, the pracuratOr general of the holy
synod. the members of the holy synod. the
generals OF high rank and the minister's
aide de camps, etc, while the immediate
suites of the emperor and the empress re-
NAMED in the RomanOff gallery off the
/ throne room, magnificent apartment or
namented with ribanded jasper and beau
/ tlfuI mosaics representing the TEMPLES OF
/ Paestum The ladies and maids of honor
| arrived in ancient costumes Of deeD pllr-
pie bordered with pearls and wearing
! sugar-loaf head dresses similarly adorned
presenting charming appearance
/ IN the concert room a force Of vetera n
| grenadiers mounted guard before the in
sigma OF the emperor, the imperial crown
sceptre- globe, sword. standard and seal
/ OF the empire representing the most val
labie co!lectlon OF jewels in the world
I The precious stones blazed like live Goals
scepter Valued at 100000.
The sceptre alone is valued ar e 9oo
/ COO 1t is surmounted by the ceIebrate,I
/ OrlOff diamond Of 1S5 carats a nafe ~
! the kohinOor. which together formed +be
/ eyes of the golden lion before the tenn
/ pie of the Grand Mogul at Delhi The
/ romantic, bloody history of these tp-o
/ jewels, stolen by Sepoys, is well InoU,n
/ The crown is surmounted nv n Crna-,
/ kings ransom. set upon a priceless r1Ib,-
the whole resting on a golden circle
/ studded with pearls. giving it the an
/ pearance Of a mitre, and thus making II
| emblematic, not only Of sovereignty. but
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