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upon
a velvet cushion and upon another he places the globe or Empire-apple
as it is termed. Then he calls to himself the Czarina and crowns her
with his own imperial diadem. But the consort is not invested with any
imperial power, therefore she does not receive either the sceptre or
the globe. After having crowned his wife, the Czar again seats himself
upon his throne holding his Stick and his Apple in either hand. Cannons
roar, bells clang and multitudes shout " Long live the Father ! " while
all present bow low before the monarch in adoration. Then the new Czar
and Czarina receive the communÂion with more stately movings about from
place to place. Finally the Te Deum is sung, the crowned
Emperor, sceptre in hand, walks forth, and the intricate ceremonial is
thus brought to a close, having been in continuance some four or five
hours.
The
Regalia, which includes seven or eight crowns, is kept in the Kremlin
in an upper room "where," says a traveller, "they [the
