Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-29
CANptNAr GIBBONS.
Color OF His Robes and Customs of
Induction Iuto Of5cc.

The color of a Cardinals dress is rcd
unless he belongs to a religious order. in
which case ne retains that Of his habit,
but uses the same shape Of dress as the
others. The red nat and the berretta or
red cap are the most widely known dis
finctions Of the order. A good anecdOte
is told in connection with The rep cap.
Pope Gregory XVI. was great admirer
of a certain abbot in Rome, whose habit
was white. and rumor ran that he would
certainly be made a Cardinal Some
time before the next cOnsistOry the Pope,
with considerable retinue, went to visit
the monastery Of the learned monk.
When travs OF delicious pyramidal iced
creams were brought in as refreshments
the Pore deliberately took one of the
white ones and handed it to the Abbot
and then took a red one for himself. %
one of course. began eating until Gregory
had tasted FIRST, and while all eyes were on
him he took the top off his own iced cream
and put it on the AbhOts, saying with
smile, as he looked around him:
How well, gentlemen, the red caps the
whtel'
The Abbot was so elated at the subtle
suggestion that he bought n Cardinals
soutft al once. When the news OF the Abb
bots preoipitancy reached the Pope he
was SO dspleased that he scratched the
~ADDOGB name from the list.
One of the ornaments of a Cardinal Is a
gold ring set with a sapphire and en-
grsved on the metal surface OF the inside
with the arms of the Pope who bas ere
ated bin. The Pope himself places lt
upon the Cardinals finger. The actual
value of this ring is only SIS, put for
many centuries the newly-elected Cardi !
nal has been expected to give large sum
of money for some pious purpose. For a
To-. . Ina Nl., -
present, and was paid in gold, but in con-
federation Of the general distress IN the |
early part OF this century the amount /
was reduced to about $3.50. The last Car |
dinal who gave the full sum before the re-
ductiOn was Della SOmaglia, in 1875.
The Roman ceremonial shows the sim |
gular Importance of the cardinalate by |
the disposition ordered to be made OF its |
members even after death. 1t is pre- |
sGribed that when life has departed a veil !
shall be thrown over the face, and that !
the body, dressed in chasuhle, il Bishop or /.
priest, shall lie in state. The hat used in |
his creation must be deposited At his feet, |
end after his funeral be suspended over |
bic tomb. His body must be laid in !
cypress wood coffin, in the presence OF |
notary and his official family, member |
of which lays his feet little case con-
tanning scroll of parchment, on which |
has been written a brief account of the !
snOre important events Of his life. Then /
the first coffin IS lnclOsed in another of |
lead and the two together in u third one OF |
some kind of hard wOcd, each coffin hav- |
ing been sealed with the seals of The dead |
cardinal and the living notary. Before |
the occupation OF Rome by the Italian |
government the obsequies were very sol |
Fmn and impressive. The body was |
borne by night with funeral pOmp OF car.
EIages and torches and long array of |
chanting friars TO the church OF requiem,
where it remained until the day appoint
d tor the mass, al which Cardinals and |
the Pope were present, the latter giving !
she final ahsolutiOn.
Archbishop Gibbons will be one of the |
youngest Cardinals in the college. His |
rise in the church has been remarkable. |
Born in Baltimore in 1884, ordained a
priest in 1861, appointed Wear Apostolic |
~ North Carolina in 1858. Installed as /
Bishop OF Richmond in 1872, promoted as
EoacjutOr Archbishop o. Baltimore liz 1877
assuming the fun arch oishopric upon the /
death OF Archbishop Bay!ey, he is now
about to reap the GROWING honor of his
life, being tae second American who has
Reached the height OF the cardinalate.
AS the first Cardinal came from tbe North.
1tis peculiarly htling that the second
should be- the head of the province which
Includes so many Southern States.
Archbishop Gibbons prestly career /
began with the war, and lew men have
done more to aid the South in her onward
progress since the return OF peace. In
personal appearance the Archbishop Is
slender and rather delicate. His features
are clear cut, and bis kindly blue eyes
and gentle manners make staunch friends
for him everywhere. His ability is OF "A
high order as a writer, aud as a speaker
be IL always clear in argument and
Rimple in style, but it IS principally as an
administrator that he has won his !
hig hest reputation.