Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-06
WHEELING REGISTER, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1896.


toned elsewhere. IS in the case of Car
dinal Satolli. It is usually the custom TO
send notice of his appointment by
member Of the Noble Guard, who in
most instances is accompanied by an
ablegate, usually a member OF
THE POPE'S HOUSEHOLD.
The member of the Noble Guard bears
with him a letter from the Pope nou-
flying the new Cardinal Of his appoint
ment, and the zuchetta and berretta,
which is TO form part Of the Cardinals
wardrobe. They are expected to pro-
coed on their mission with all possible
haste, and as soon as practicable after
the appointments, the appOintee IS in
vested with the zuchetto and presented
with the notice Of his elevation. 1t then
becomes the duty of the ALLOCATE to
publicly crown him with the berretta,
n accordance with the ritual of the Ro-
man Catholic Church. In the case OF
Mgr. Sat0lli,, the Noble Guard, the Mar
quis Sacr!panti. is not accompanied by
any ablegate as the Pope commissioned
Cardinal Gibbons to confer the berretta.
Mgr. Cesare Roucetti was the Ablegate
and Count MarGfeschi, the member OF
the Papal Guard, who came to this coun-
try az the elevation of the late Cardinal
McCl0skey. The berretta was imposed
by Archbishop Bayley, the Archbishop
Of Baltimore. The ceremony was per-
formed in old ST. Patrick's Cathedral,
New York, on April p, 1875, being pre-
coded by solemn ponUfcal mass, cele-
brated by Bishop Loughlin, Of Brooklyn.
Although Cardinal McCloskay was
made a member Of
THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS
by Pope Plus *, he received the red
nat from Leo XIII. He was summoned
to Rome at the death of Plus k, but
did not reach there until after the cleo
tom Of Leo, from whom he received his
hat and his title Of Santa Maria SOpra
Minerva.
In the case Of Cardinal Gibbons, Mgr.
Stan.ero and Count Mucciola were the
messengers from Rome. Archbishop
Peter R. Kenr:ck, Of ST. Louis, No, m
posed the beretta IN the Cathedral here
on June 80, 1886, after q mass celebrat-
ed by Archbishop Williams. of Boston.
and was vested with The Red Hat and
the title Of Santa Maria in Trastavere.
Within s.X months after his investure
with the zuchetto and beretta. Cardin-
al Sa,olli win, in compliance with his
official oath, go to Rome to visit the
tombs Of the apostles, and the cere-
mony, which makes him a full member
of the Sacred College, entitled to vote
for Leo's successor, then takes pace.
This IS the mos, important and inter-
es-ing Of all the ceremonies.
A CARDINALS WARDROBE
is a most complicated affair. He wears
three cClJrs-Cardinal, violet and old
rose, and he must have a complete out
fit in each of these cOlors. The differ
ent colCrs are prescribed for different
seasons Of the ecclesiastical year. The
red is worn Throughout. the year, except
during the penitental season Of Lent
and Advent, when the violet is worn,
except the third Sunday of Advent and
the fourth Sunday Of Lent, when the
old rose IS substituted.
The violet is selected because Of its
association with mourning, and on the
particular Sundays in which the old
rose is used an occasion of rejoicing for
a day br:ghtens the gloom of the peni
tent,al season. The red IS chosen as
the distinguishing color of a Cardinal,
because his loyalty to the faith IS as
sumad to include his willingness TO
shed his blood for II.
The Red Hat is 2 peculiar feature of
the wardrobe of a Cardinal. It IS odd
ly shaped. the brim being six feet
across The material is cardinal bea-
yer. L is round and in striking con-
trast to the immense fat brim IS a
small. con.cal-shaped crown, quite too
small, apparently, to fit anybody's head.
But that s another queer feature Of the
Red Hat. Il is no. intended to fit any
body's head The sole use to which it
IS put other than symbollzing the dis
tinction of It's recipient at the time it
Is bestowed. is to be hung in the Car
dina's church after his death. Car
d.nal McCloskey's Red Hat IS conspic-
uously suspended near the high altar in
St. Parick's Cathedral, New York.