Show T the he coronation Coronati ont platform all die a or of moscow in jr what Is called by 7 p tors r n 1 th the e old fort or kremlin ta the I 1 arem kremlin lin la is nn an enclosed hill right in the fr center of mo cow many gates leall lead 11 ll through tho the walls of the kremlin and ai in the middle of the inclosure stands elands f tile church when the czar Is crowned lie ho must i jurney journey fr from fra or imperial 1 palace to the kremlin a parade of 1 three miles this procession ant and the I 1 grandeur attending it and the parade back again after the coronation make the ceremony memorable to all who ore are rt 1 within Mos cows confines I 1 saw N ta tile the e ocram fid owning ning of the czar father of f alch h olaa else thirteen years yeara ago and neer nel er will III lil 1 I forget it FROM DAYBRE ILIC at al d daybreak on the morning of the lw coronation tion tho the czar Is wakened and Is given a very light breakfast for f dij I 1 11 three days he bo has been tasting fasting in the I 1 palace and a al has seen no one cattle not even ei if the empress i after breakfast the crowds begin to al 01 fl rather gather around the palace and by 9 11 0 c lock the hour of 0 setting forth there ir many antillo millions ns of people in the sart streets ets all along alone tile the curb stones stand bland soldiers shoulder to shoulder with pointed guns and back of them stand three double rows of armed serfs berts 1 to reinforce the tha soldiers in case of an I 1 1 attack upon the czar along the line 1 I this guard ot of soldiers la in six miles ai jj 1 long ong and extends down all the side eldo 0 1 11 directs its as far as can be seen it if there 1 I 1 hould tm be the tha slightest hostile demon 1 oratio 1 I the offender would be torn to 11 I pieces in a second to remove all fears 1 l the students of oc moscow at are e given ii 1 transi transportation or tation to their homes top for tear fear of pranks 1 I soon at the head of the famous red 1 tal rease ot of the palace there appears t thi Dowager empress dagmar widow i ot of the he late czar sho she la laller royal lit robes and wears her crown H slowly sh eho descends the st steps eliff followed 14 ii by her no nobles eblem court dignitaries and ru 1 ladles ladies end and men in waiting 1 behind her comes it a beautiful elrado t A ii I vt of fifty pages and behind them fifty y p q knights beautifully dres dressed self tile the 4 crowd jj watches the Dow dowager tiger empress sent seat JR h ir in great caa carriage arlage of sute state and fi then turns its U atte alteration ration to tho the noble W i personage pers just comine ming in view f it Is the csar behind him his I 1 kuaras and courtiers behind them II 11 come the representatives of all the ii powers irk in the world all wearing their late robes and cam ins ing their national 1 colors I 1 i 1 following this cortege there Is a dele of merchants another of doe doc etora torn of lawyers the presidents ot of all 1 the ithe clubs cluba and associations in moscow and nd after them all the members bembe rs of 0 the royal family this includes the prince of wales carl of denmark the german emperor tho the III kleb arid and queen of hoem ifa mat Aou manla a and all the english couglas tt now so close closely IY allied to the russian ajl throne THE procession ia all the aliese are seated upon platforms t or in carri and borne along I 1 in ra the I 1 procession A salute of 0 guns is fired and arrild amid the greatest pandemonium ot of cheering the czar on his big way to the Us P benski sober thion ough ith three miles of streets he parades marsala s aji hile e there Is a continuous pealing from li alio to czar kolokol the crack king of bells a r when the gates of the I 1 kremlin have I 1 b been een passed then comes the most brilliant A it ant of all scones scenes upon raised tribunes leading to the church sit NIL the members mean of tho the countries paying tribute to the czar many of these like the tar I 1 tars cannot remove their hats and consequently coni 11 they cannot enter the church ato to we see the czar crowned they are given s seats eats ot of hon honor r on the tribunes there are it the L e IN kalvans bl valls bakh Bokhar arans ans lars tartars Tar tars mongols Mon Mora gols tu Tung nories rles barlots burials Bar Bu lats rials and Ts chees sll ji in 1 their bright goinns go ns straight through the door of the hurch church tho the czars azars party eda eals on i entering they divide the czar the czarina ond the relatives of the family i til mount upon a platform which ahl h I 1 an ds in the middle of 0 the church it y Is a round platform raised high and it I 1 Is intended for the coronation ceremony biot 1 of emperors it li Is big cemough for or the j of moscow and tall all tile the clergy officiating upon the platform altre aze tho the two throne chairs ot of the czar and czarina it the bells ot of moscow are pealing now iti jid and tho the choirs chairs ore arc filling the church an fn with music upon 0 platform at ono ona y tide of the chunoo chin chii sit bit representatives ot at M all 1 the th foreign powers here minister will nh flit with his brother I 1 m from every country in the ir w world orld and ll 11 hung chiang along with ahm on another ot er p platform a rm late fite tuv 11 delegates dele gatts irom from th the 0 gumlau ijane and the heads ot of the russian cities and son ibon another ra raised 1904 place are ii the at att of 0 the czars azars court th this 1 1111 lulls the church full for the little I 1 Is it goo enter it on the flex hoor re is a few invited guests and it hub us st artan an artiste arom the thre of ee elinar the church sag M until ta coins out again there here la is a ceremony six OIK hours lonis lo 10 g anil and na as ni no on one oan can bit it in a P hesslan s sian church the th of ih the ladles will be severely s taxed but a coronation occurs only once in it ry nix G the actual putting on the crown 1 Is 14 4 it a long one orr eTlie the E emperor Is seated end and tho the musio in the lie churell chorch L is hushed tho the to him holds out n D crown crom n und and cays if any of 0 you here bore present pic sent know now kny any impediment wily niclolas not do be a era and autocrat at 0 all golvin jaja of kleff ot of tho a Rurel aB a tt moscow 0 cear 0 of kazan of nin ot or pol andlor ot liberia of 0 rida of krousl Goso udar ullar of askoff I 1 grand duke of of lithuania ot of lelna of 0 and ot of finland prince of of livonia nia of courland of 0 beynin lift of tho of of corello of Samoy edes beatka of ner of angor or of perm ot of ot of other countries 11 ter bulgaria Bul garla antt and pecked here lor for tho the cere morat A 4 great ani holn n of wonder extents round them the gold they have and tho the tales of their rod aud richness mako make them or almost its aj much interest to the populace as aa the czar himself olT on the morning of the of may the czar a dounn man ot at only 23 his birthday li iq may kill can look into ills hill mirror and rec pee a monarch nion arch whose domains mat T 3 extend from the baltic to the P pacific itle through siberia and from 1 tho c black son aca and cenal ai asia to the pole P 1 e MICHAEL edl 7 4 F t IR r 10 al Y I 1 k Q I 1 I 1 ili 1 lk I 1 D N 11 1 r Z 11 A 1 11 I 1 i r 1 raf a I 1 I 1 ii on f 1 it 11 I 1 1 I I 1 I 1 I 1 f 1 t M r i I 1 41 if if ea ft P 1 ii 11 t I 1 0 app the czar and czarina roll foil owed by the archbishop and grand duke of tho the lower countries in Novo gorod of sk ot of botorf Ito stoB of of of 0 Jaros lafr of 0 of Cau dork of oc Ob dorsk of KOUdI bk ot of Vite lask ot of III of alt all tho the countries of 0 the north norl h waster absolute ot of ot of of 0 and ot of the territory ot of armenla armenia sovereign of mountain MOUnt aLln princes ot of master of turkestan Turk estan heir presumptive ot of norway and duke ot of holstean of Stor sir marne of Ditha and a 0 oldenburg let him now point it out the crown Is placed on the Empe LIm iori hebi ila he takes it off and touches the brow brov of the empress w 1 ith it IL he then puts it book back on his own head the crown Is of oc gold cold studded with C e ems ins a ponderous aifala the tha empress now advances and kneels before tho the emperor lie he places upon her licad head a crown cromal of ivory set with diamonds the archbishop now holds a great ermine mantle towards the czir and av s nicholas cover arid and protect thy MY peo P plo le as this robe covers and protects I 1 thee e 1 I will I 1 a ill I 1 will gold helping replies tho the emperor and the robe la Is clasped around his rcck neck in tho the czars azars right hand the archbishop places a scepter and in III his left lc tt a globe while doing this he be repeats ra prayer after which he takes taken P a gold leather feather and dipping it in sacred oil touches the mouth ot of the emperor his forehead ills his rao nostrils his eyes and ears so no that all he says saily lt does petars beani thinks or sees snail shall be holy lie to in crowned kins jung and lord of the empire the choirs chairs burst forth into music and the emperor rising kisses his wife ile he then turns to his mother and kisses her around falln come crowding all the relatives Of offering congratulations and kessei they rhey shak 0 handi hand heartily and the acene Is so I 1 impressive in that all e yes eyes are wet within th the e church com ing down tile tho steps the emperor walks sli ahead eLd collova followed cd by hij als empress th the 0 others hero tall in and those upon the platform join tile the pr procession bec Is 4 ion THE RUSSIAN HYMN all the bells in moscow aro are pealing now and when tile the czar comes in sight there here Is a but buret et ot of the ru russian national hymn from botn tho the multitudes multitude that line hue the tree treet god save our ring and lord gorl god savo the czar ciar shout r forth with loud acclaim god ORVO tile tho czar kichty in war and peace long may his joys increase In crons god save god cod savo tho the czar this national anthem wa was A written by the famous russian poet Sch and was set to music musi by it a lieutenant of tile the royal guards guard S about fifty years care ago aeo the procession proceeds nh aby rough the cheering populace poi ulace to the cathedral cathe eath dial edira ot of st michael where and alla car czarina bow in prayer before the tombs ot of I 1 ihor heir ance ancestors worn from tile the cathedral they wend their triumphant way back to the palace in tho the evening evera inK there will ba s P banquet the first course of w served nerved by the nobles of the e ourt court As each toast least Is in given out guns are fire flotd 4 ou rutilde talde tilde and the banquet lais until the twenty four hours of the coronation are br ended then comes a week ct cf feasts and built balls at the coronation on may day 1 mr an and mrs M mackay kay occupied uple tho entire j firs farst flood floor of the hotel let 1 I altho dumaux faux and gave tile the ein eiolf lf dinner of the week the AnKi A an j leao can ambassador w who bo haa blia taken a villa j ila upon the suburbs suburb e of f moscow as 11 1 1 for the la wak k gives a oln dinner lier and ball I 1 1 also 1 s and d th the vie with each cit other in extruding to I 1 the no aar and his hl guests I 1 am told that many americans are a 1 1 I 1 1 01 1 1111 11 1 1 MR laj ljj III IL P E a 0 A ex eo t I 1 ip er G ih 00 t j ile 4 r b 10 cn 4 N choristers Cho stinging singing russian national hymns |