Travelogues; . THE IBERIAN CHAPEL 13 194 MOSCOW six horses, with driver and postiHon in brilHant Hvery, butbareheaded. Her progress through the streets is Hke that ofan empress. All traffic ceases, every head is bared andbowed, all hands wave the outline of the cross, all lips aremoved in prayer ; and when, upon arrival, the huge gildedframe is carried from the coach, we see scores of men,women, and children throw themselves upon their kneesand crawl frantically toward it, frequently doing one another 3-$iB S. WORSHIPERS bodily injury in the attempt to kiss the sides, the back, thecorners, or
Travelogues; . THE IBERIAN CHAPEL 13 194 MOSCOW six horses, with driver and postiHon in brilHant Hvery, butbareheaded. Her progress through the streets is Hke that ofan empress. All traffic ceases, every head is bared andbowed, all hands wave the outline of the cross, all lips aremoved in prayer ; and when, upon arrival, the huge gildedframe is carried from the coach, we see scores of men,women, and children throw themselves upon their kneesand crawl frantically toward it, frequently doing one another 3-$iB S. WORSHIPERS bodily injury in the attempt to kiss the sides, the back, thecorners, or any available surface of the bejeweled , by way of striking contrast, we saw the attendantssitting in the coach calmly counting over the days receiptsin a most businesslike and public fashion. Another famous icon is Our Lady of Vladimir, wtiosethrone is in the hoHest of the Kremlin churches, where theTsars are crowned. When she goes forth to spend the dayat chapels or churches in the city proper, she is accompanied MOSCOW 195
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