Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1883 — THE CZAR. [ARTICLE]

THE CZAR.

Magnificent Preparations for the Coronation Ceremonies. The cornatlon of the Czar, Alexander HL, will, it is thought, be the grandest and most magnificent ceremony of this kind of the present century. Beside the festivities in the Kremlin, the great fetes for the people will be one of the most interesting j.aits of the coronation programme. The enormous Chodynski plains are now the t cene of the most busy propargtiona Booths tents, barracks, and all other components of a gri at Rusfcian fair are being erected, with itands for the spectators, and an imperial pavilion opposite to the I’eti off sky Paia e, from which the Czar and the court can survey the entire field and the j opulace ut their amusementa At least 4 Ojlunsno s will be present. Drink ai d food for the people will be distribu el from l-Odecoratud lailwiy baggage cats, tiunsfoimed into temporary bars and drawn up in one long row. Every guest will receive an earthenware jug, stamped w th the imperial eag.e and the date of the coronation, with which he can call for his beer and mead. The Masslennikoff factory at Mos ow has furnished 600,000 of tne«e jugs in dir erent sizes and co ora Furthermore, every person will receive two meat pies, candles, dried fruits and cakea