, 1873-07-14
The Latest Personal Gossip About tho
pONCs

iOpGs
Rome tune 1e corrt;Hs''af,es ;fn e The Philadelphia
Yesterday WAS the twonty-seventh anniversary
OF tho pope'a oleclion-a1l the Roman papors
say the twenty-eighth anniversary Of hfs cleo
ton. This latter ii an error. His Holiness now
cutters The twenty-eIghth year. Plus TX waa
elected Popo the 10Th OF June, 1916, aud crowned
on tho .2las Of June. Thoro was avcry flno
service In honor Of the day at st. poters. In
tho afternoon tho To Denm was sung, and tic
grand church was quite full.
Cardinal Klario Sforza, Archbishop OF Naples,
9rriyed IN 10 Komo yesterday, ALSO several other
Bishops Tho receptions at tho Vatican hayo
beon numerous within tho past few days, and
there is gront doal Of llfo and movement around
and insidotho Papal palace. His Holiness health
is much better-so mucl 30 that ho IL abio to
resume hs old habits Of living. A friend Of
mino, Noble duardsman in service ut tho Vati-
can, has given mo m account Of the Pope's
daily life. It may be interesting to your realors.
His holiness arfBes at halt-past o'clock
makes his toilet, into Which enters groat doai
simple collation. OF coffoe with four crestini, or
bits of roasted bread. Aftor this ho holds an
ordinary .audioneo. During tho morning he
faro for the day. Then he ls carried into tho
garden. A new walk has boon arranged latoly'
for tho Popo's daily promenade. It Ia IN ave-
ground has boon graveled and sandol with great
caro- benches and seats have been placed its
full length. Before his illness tho Pope used to
walk as fur as the Fontana dolla pulcoIa, the
o1 Tbe i., t. enaasa Y the grsst wow Now
There has been placed in the Vatican gardens
the statue Of st. fotor tho bronze one that was
tho summit OF Mt. ,JIniculnm, iu comommora-
tion Of the first Vatican Gonmonical Council OF
1869.
At midday His Holiness holds an extraoraiua-
~ audience. At LAO o'clock comes tho tliunor.
This monl is as plainly servol as ita dishes arc
plain q meat soup Of rice and herbs, q bit of
1esso-that is tho beef or clickcn Of which tho
coup is made--the Italians aro worry fond Of it.
Thou follows nnanll dish Of .1Ildo oarrnsta.-
fry Or roast. The Jrto is another tayorito 1tal-
ian dish no Roman dinner iB complete without
iii it is mado Of brainB bits OF bread, and young
cucumbers and carrots Hliced into thin strips, all
fried crisply with rich, amber color, in lard.
think ono nluAt live in South Italy four or nyo
years, and DO vol shakon up with fever and
aguo boforo the tasto for national dishes, auch
Ms 5,'iNo and Roman maearont develops it has
During all this modest dinhor tho Pope takes
only half glass Of wine, and this is strictly for
his atomaeh's sake, according to Dlblo rule for
Plus * never was wine-Grnkor in Ills young
days. and now escl1ows all uicety about his vine.
somo years ago, when he first began to drink
| vino at dinner, according to medical orders, ha
observed that eyory day o fresh bottle was
! opened for his use. Then he ordered the wine
OF the country to be served to him, M It could
be bought OIL draught. Tire Cannello WIS select
cd, and as he cannot drink whole ,nczzo jogli-
edo "a goblet full, the smallest quantity sold,
olive oil poured on tho vino, wad Of cotton Tor
| cork thon it il fresh for 8 day or two.
! After dinner His Holiness roposos for tl,reo-
qnartors Of m hour IN po1trone or armchair.
which ho walks in tho garden, in tho gallery, or
| holds private conversations in the Bibliotheca.
! Avo Maria md prayers are followed by private
! audiences, nt which affairs OF the greatest mo-
mont are discussed. At halt-paat 10 o'clock ho
| takes coup. This Ia another oxcollont Ita!nn
! custom, A little before midnight His Holinesa
goes to sloep.