Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-02
a Great Day i'm Rome.

s Great Day i'm Rome.
! Saturday was great day in Rome. From
far anG near ceme the faithful devotees of
the Roraen Catholic Church to celebrate the
golden jubilee of the Sovereign Pootiff. The
great ceebration began at midnight, with
the ushering in OF the New Year. Midnight
masses were celebrated in st. Peters, as
well as 10 every other Catholic church in the
! city. While the Pontif slumeered tbOus
ands knet IL the churches, and united in
! prayer for the continued health aud gold
Welfare Of His Holiness. The church cbime-
raug me;rS saiutations TO inc approaching
Gawu of the day of Jubilee, aud the streets
were crowded With people from midnight
/ on uDtii tbe prIncipai services began IN );
P-;cr's
Du.iI3 Saturday there wore thousands CT
/ uelsona IRON Vasiuus parts OF the Conineu!
/ Trying 10 vain TO secure tickets 10 the Rraud
celeh,aLun Sixty Thousand tickets had
been Issued, but sorae days ago, (" beu ths
uutuu.i,ivs oil The Vatican discovered thai
/ cuuuielfeit tickes were being sold bJ eh-
.e,plis,ng swiadiers all over tie city, the,
hostll, had Lew tl,kets printed aud Issued.
Mau, ho!d.rs Of the original tickets, " ho
I ola W hiO" vi tb0 'O0u eiShSNci oitbouSb
| notices Ci warning were published ia all The
pape,s, ind given cut Ia other ways, were
! uuAb.a to obJain admission Saturday morn
! icg, aud went away sadly disappointed.
5, six O'Clock 10 tbs norning great
erowa- hmd begus 20 gather in the streets
~ s.. PoJer's Squage Au hour later the
.rvund- sbouo the cafnedra were packed
! with peog.e rhe crowds were very Ell
hus,as;ic. aud frequent shouts went up OF
"Lopg live the Popen Nine O'Clock was
the hour appointed for the opening OF the
/ solemn services. Before $50 The cathedral
,!c"rs were closed, end at that time every
| aVaiiaos portion OF the vast eoi6ce was
! den-riy packed with people. The foreign
! am bassadors from he various European ma
tiuis occupied q. prominent positicn near
th. sanctuary. Thousands or lights lllum
! ined tic altar aud sanctuary. There were
NO foreign princes prssent-Ihe nations who
Sent 9 fits to tie Pope being represented on
" by the bearers of the tokens. The Papal
Guards, in their brilliant uniforms, Present
ed q st,iking appearance, and during the
service formed iine Gar :he cbaDc-i.
f! A;S:30 o'ciock the gfaaG p0nitical pr9ces.
sion Z, d the Cathedral. The Pope was at.
r.,ed in m gulficep, heieweled ves,ments
That " ere among his Jubi ee gfs. he was
borne, sitti"e in his sedia gestdtoric, escort
81 sur: ouudeG by the ciguitaries of the
| Para offlc bis secIu; ohamberlains and
| the servants carrying ihe flAbeli (ostrich
fra her FANS The Int;ap cardinals and 'he
a.t, ates ttoD other Countries We're also in
! ;ne uioce rior, including Archbis hop RyaD,
I oi Phiiadelphis, and Bisaop Ryan. oil Buffalo.
! Following the ureiates came tho NuDe
| Guards and the Swiss Guards ermed with
;deir long swords aDG he!berds, aud dressed
| IN ihe picturesque ancient costume, said to
have s.aea designed by Michael Angelo. A
detaonmeut of the Guardia Palaiina
closed the curtege. A grand processiousi air
was pieyeG as the procession moved slowly
into the sanctuary of The altar of the confess
sioE, III which u part of tho bodies OF the
| prices of the apusties are preserved. The
alter, which is situated Immediately under
the done, was decorated by Pope Paul V
from drawings by Maderno, aud hes in front
| OF il a vacuum surrounded 10y baustrade
adorned with eighty-seven lamps. y hich are
always burning. In the centre OF the baus
| trade is tho entrance to the staircase leading
| down 10 the copfessiO, and in the open
space below is statue of Plus vi, by Con
uva The confeesio is adorned with the
statues of st. Peter and ST. Paul in gilt
! bronze, and besides four superb columns OF
a,anssser, it also contains mosalcs of inesti
maoe value. A score of scolytes, swing
inp ceusers of incense, enveloped the
brilliant %scene in light clouds cf per-
fumed smoke, through which shone the
my riads Of tights and the dazzling geld de-
coralion- Of he priestly robes. The counte'
uauc.. IF Lso wore a happy smile as the vast
aud.uence unable TO contain itself, 6roSe
forth IL mighty huzzas and shouts OF Long
i've Tue Pop.!" The venerable man wac
.v,deptv making great effort, and Rad
snm moDed up all of his lest falling sirepg' b
for this The greatest event in his pfiest y
cnrarr. Waite lac assembled the pootiicol
throne with frm tread, be evinced signs #
f.. e,;,ees IA. ethar says He stopped con
sd-rabiy, aud IL this respect, partcu srly,
showed ,ne ffect of his advancing years.
The ncpiical moss Wa ce'eb' ated wi h
ali the pouc and grandeur OF the church
ritual rhe aus was Crane, several ofthe
paris being eon posed esp cie!y for he oc-
casion Whsu the masa Was about copclud-
ed az eeven o'clock, me Pope rrse. and.
moyng his hands, -ebly olessed the great
throns He then left the Cathedral, by be
Vatican staircase leading 10 the palace. he
cnnvr.pa ion expressing wild manifestations
of en-, n,hu,issn, such as capDins hands ard
waving ha and haudkerchef4. After the
services greet crowds surrounded the Yatl-
can hui dinss, cheering Justify.
Among the American citizens who Wit
pessed the Jubilee ceremonies were 'Mr.
james G. Blaine and family.
"A Lovely Complexion
itWhat q lovely complexion ~ we often