. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across terious recesses seemed to be quadrupled in num-ber and volume. The air was filled with flashes of light, and was every-where resonant with the words of the miners welcome. At the other end of the lake there was a considerable party waitingto receive us, and of course there was a liberal distribution of coin to ev-erybody. I ought to have said at the outset that we arranged to j^ay for FESTIVAL IN THE MINE. 37 the illumination of the lake a
. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across terious recesses seemed to be quadrupled in num-ber and volume. The air was filled with flashes of light, and was every-where resonant with the words of the miners welcome. At the other end of the lake there was a considerable party waitingto receive us, and of course there was a liberal distribution of coin to ev-erybody. I ought to have said at the outset that we arranged to j^ay for FESTIVAL IN THE MINE. 37 the illumination of the lake and also of certain specified halls, in additionto the compensation of the guides. The illuminations are entirely pro-portioned to the amount that the visitors are willing to give for them. Itis a good plan to unite with other visitors, and then the individual costwill hot be heavy. Twenty dollars will pay for a very good illumination,and fifty dollars will secure something worthy of a prince, though not afirst-class one. They showed ns next through more winding passages, and came atlength to the Grand Saloon of Entertainment; which is of immense ex-. FETE IN THE GRAND SALOON OF ENTERTAINMENT. tent, and has no less than six large chandeliers hanging from the roof. Itis lighted on the occasion of the visit of a king or emperor (of course he 88 THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE. has to paj the bill), and the effect is said to be wonderful. There is analcove at one end, with a throne of green and riibj-colored salt, whereonthe emperor is seated. A blaze of light all through the hall is reflected from the myriad crystals of saltwhich form the roof and sides; thefloor is strewn with sparkling salt;the columns are decorated with ev-ergreens; festoons of flags aboundthrough the place; and a band ofmusic plays the airs appropriate tothe hall and the guest. The workmen and their fam-ilies assemble in their holiday dress,and when the music begins thewhole party indulges in the Poli
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