The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-31
An interview with Plus IX-APpsa~nnee
OF Ihe Holy Father-IRtsresGiag bet ais.

correspondent of the Evenement Ilustre,
who was admitted some days since 10 an audience
OF the pope, gives in letter from Rome to that
journal some interesting details about the Holy
Father. He says:
1.-THE pope is pretty tall and stout, without being
obese. The furniture of his private room is a
square table, with two chairs and an armchair for
himself. The room is very small, with low cell
ing no curtains, and the walls covered with pa
per of the cheapest sort Those OF the grand Of
1icia saloons are covered with SILK. HIS bedroom,
has yellow curtains, no carpet, and brick hoor,
with little bedstead OF iron without curtains.
= He is very neat in his person; his hands, which
are half covered with white mittens. are partcu-
larly attended to. He rises at O'Clock,
shsyes himself, and says his mass In
a little private chapel; and then hears
another. At s o'clock he takes small cup Of
chocolate, and at $50 he receives his minister's.
Cardinal Antonelli comes every day to the Vati-
can, and when prevented from doing so the under
secretary of state, Monsignor Marini, takes his
place. The other days OF the week the other
functionaries in their turn transact business with
him. at 1880 the ministers withdraw. The
audiences then begin and are not over till i. At
2 o'clock the pope dimes in his private apartment.
His repast is of the most modest kind, and il al.
WAYS ends with a sweetmeat, OF which all Italians
are fond. From ESQ to he takes his siesta, at 8
he reads his Breviary, and at 5:30 goes out for a
drive in a carriage with four horses, accompanied
only by two young priests. IL the weather per-
mits he alights and walks In the mostre parts
of the city; nevertheless, he Is followed oy up
words Of two thousand persons, who walk after
him in silence. When II rains his holiness pro-
ceeds to the galleries OF the Vatican when the
visitors have retired. he is a great lover Of
antiques, as proved by the researches and res
toraiions he Is continually making. On his re-
turn home, at O'Clock. the audiences re-
commence and last till 10 at night, when
he retires TO sup. He goes 10 bed at
IL, and the next day goes through the same rou-
tine Though advanced in years, he sings very
we'll and what is quite unknown even to many
Romans plays well on the violoncello. When |
was received with my companion, the chamber
lain plucked me by the sleeve to make me kneel
The pope, perceiving the movement, spared US
the gennfexlon, and made Us approach the table
at which he was sitting. So, them his holiness
said, you are two journalists, friends. going TO-
gether to Naples?' He spoke about Naples, snc
asked us how we liked Rome, adding that people
found themselves very free during their stay. ID
then took two Photographic hkenesses of him
self one for each Of rs, and, with sly smile
said, am going to write something for the jour
nalists,i and, in firm hand, traced these words
'Daigas uerifafeu, JiiaH Deli
after which he held out his hand to us. His ala
bility is extreme. He speaks French with as mucl
accent as Rossni and the impression he pro
duced on me was that of pleasant and Tranquil
old man, who appears to be but little occupied
with external matters"