New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-26

! anne brewster is sending some sparkling
,etters from Rome to the Philadelphia BIZ.
! let1. In her last she furnishes the follow
ing information. which will be j1.eSestlDg
| to many readers:
Before closing I will give you tie resume
OF pleasant talk had the other morning
with friend upon Clothes But don't
PRICK up your ears too quickly, and think
am about to give YOU any precious news
from Mangas or Woerttl. No: the fashions
snail describe are nearly two thousand
years old-the costume of his holiness the
rope; Tor 1t Is supposed the papal roOes are
very IKE those worn by Roman Senator
| wneh 81; feter visited the Honorable Pu-
dens IN Rome, with the notifications that
would naturally take place in all these cen
suries. A Roman journal informed Us a
fortnight ago that his holiness must be bet.
ter IN health, as he had ordered his winter
clothes. Apropos to this, a ladv gave me
some interesting information upon the
rope wardrobe, which I think I NAV re-
poaC IN print, without being indisereet or
counted as failing in reverence and respect.
The Pope's constant daily dress ia long
Wnite so'ta'te made of special kind q
wh1te cloth, very soft and Cue, and without
insure l had one OF these in my hands
us texture to the touch resembles very fine.
oellcate pea" de Suede. The winter ones
are, OF course, heavier than those tor sum
soafanes are made with pelerin or small
m round cape, and they reach to the fec
Inc sleeves are loose, lined with silk. and
turned back as cuff at the wrist. Each
one costs about $780, His holmes. use, five
o1 them IN year, on account of their being
solieo by snuff, which he takes in large
Quantities for hygienic reasons. They are
WI Mniee, ana the snuff, of course, drops on
the fronts and soon spots them. The Pope
Is cleanliness itself; unlike most Italians,
cieanlness is next to goodness" with him,
anu ne Will not wear a soiled garment.
Desides these soutanes he wears a large
round crimson cloth mantle; this ia we're
a aica ana handsome article of dress and cost
v!oo; Inc Pope's tailor is Raffaele Gionn,
va va Cesarinl No. 62 His shoemaker lives in
va doverno Vecchio / forget bis name.
Each pair of shoes, or mules, as they are
cslled, costs from S25 to $50; they are also
OF red cloth ; are bordered with gold and
cross Is embroidered, en- basse, or high relief,
on the front in gold. His holiness uses six
pairs year. In summer and autumn the
rope wears very fine cotton stockings; IN
winter his stockings are of cotton and silk,
spun and woven together, and are worn
without the over-stocking; these mixed
stockings come from Flanders, and cost
from Us to IS pair, and they are made ex-
pressly for the use of his holiness
The friend who gave me. the above infor-
nation dons one OF the Popes csst.ot dress
ing gowns. 1t is of soft gray French har'
mel, the same shape and make as the soutajle'
It is almost fresh-only little so:led in tine
front. She has also pair of 'naslss. They
are only little furnished, and very pretty,
4 liter she had finished her account, and had
displayed the roba, she opened handsome
little gold box, which contained some of the
ropes hair-a short fake of soft, snowy
White hair This she shared with me, but
:, ungrateful creature that / am, felt al
'eart only half the gratitude and thanks {
vished to 60 halves with the clothing.