The entire town took sides, and even men who disliked me, and who I certainly dislike, like C.W.and R---- of the Paris Embassy, turned in and fought for my getting in like relations.
And the women--I had grand dukes and ambassadors and princes, whom I do not know by sight, moving every lever, and as Stanhope of The Herald, testified "every man, woman and child in the visiting and resident legation is crazy on the subject of getting Davis into the coronation." They made it a personal matter, and when I got my little blue badge, the women kissed me and each other, and cheered, and the men came to congratulate me, and acted exactly as though they had got it themselves.
It was a beautiful sight; the Czarina much more beautiful and more sad-looking than ever before.

But it was not solemn enough, and the priests groaned and wailed and chanted and sang, and every one stood still and listened.

All that the Czar and Czarina did was over ten minutes after they entered the chapel, and then for three hours the priests took the center of the stage and groaned.

I was there from seven until one.

Six solid hours standing and writing on my hat.