Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-15

which those persons who are ndmittad
to private audiences of his holipees nre
received. To quote from AN excellent
description written TO us bv an English
lady FREUD who has recently becn pre-
scented 60 his holiness Zone ha4 10 climb
many stairs and 10 70 tbrongh niles ~
grand halls and past Swiss guards. until
one reaches a very large and lofty han
where some OF the pOpe's own household
are ia attendance These are most dir-
niid pcrsonages, wearing a loose cont.
called In heraldlc parlauce a tabarl. of
richly hrocaded silk of the hue Of a ripe
rod g0oseberry. with knee brcpches 10
match nhd sllk stockings aud velvet
shoes OF he Same shadp " the person
20 be presented is a lady and has an outer
shawl or cloak. one of the servants takes
u from her and lays 10 down ON one Of
The many carved benches ranged around
the hall. The card of admission borne
by the aspirant TO the AUDIENCES exam
incd ana In a low whisper aud by eost-
urcs one Is moved forwards into an apart
ment which may b. called n salon rhis
Is richly carpeted and has chairs covered
with silk OF the same color and Qunlity
rs the men servants coats. The walls
are trcscOcd with pictures representing
sacred subjects There is no mirror In
the room, and ON the one solitary marble
topped, gllt-legged table, between the
two big windows, stands very large
and beautifully executed crucfx In
ebony and ivory More of the crimson
coated serving men meet one here. take
another glance az ones ticket and mo-
lions one 70 a seat. Last come last
served.
II Is, Of course. probable that IN the
case Of the Populations of pilgrims there
h. some arrangement among themselves.
upon which their order of precedence
depends. On ordinary occasions those
favored with audiences wait for q
length Of time, measured by the period
accorded 10 those who have preceded
them. into the presence of the holy
inther. We cannot do better than re-
sumo the account written of her expert
encc5 by the lady we mentioned before
We she proceeds. "WhO were 10 he
favored with an audience waited I'm the
before named salon. for n considerable
time. Every now aud then servants
glided mysteriOusly across the salon from
the greater outer hall into. some room
| beyond, or an ecclesiastic. some humble
priest I'm u sOutaua or u great prelute In
a purple robe passed to and fro. The
audience hour waA - at noon. but il
was twenty minutes past that time when
| two men servants and very benign
faced old gentle man In the ordinary
evening dress Of the Nineteenth century,
but wearing many orders aud medals.
came to the inucr door and beckoned
half n dozen who snt nearest and these.
going before, led the way. After about
| five or six minutes these came out. most
| ly one by one, aud disappeared into the
| great outer hall As fast as the groups
| Of people left the room 10 he presented
| those left behind kept moving upward
ON the seats, until M last the last four
| persons Of the whole party Of sixty moved
into the inner room. | was one OF these
four. The bcnignant whto-hoired gentle
| man mOiioned me into what IN. | be-
| lieve. a small narrow room, comparative,
| ly small, / mean. but not really. But
! l cannot tell you what the room Is like
! thought only Of having reached the goa
and of him who sat. BENDING forward, IN
Il low chair, canopied, | think, and
gilded On either side of him stood
Mgr Nolpi ths maestro III casa) and
| another domestic prelate. As ! said
thought only of the thin, shadowy, bend
| ing figure, white from head to foot. Save
the purple gold-embroidercd slipper. witt
long Thin face. carved rs il were o.
ivory, and lighted by the most piercni
| and brilliant, yet, at the same tima, ia,
most tender black eyes | have ever seen
! had a good look az him because tw,
dear old Breton peasants and an elcgnn
evidently higl-bOrn EngNshmen, were
! presented before me ! saw his kindly
looks and heard his low, tender, soothiul
torres speaking exquisite French. Tn,
young Nnglishman seemed to be- urdnl
some petition, perhaps. the answer wa'
whispered In very low tones. Then my