The herald., 1897-10-24

like the beauties of some rare bird Of
plumage.
To view the pope at a distance, which
the majority of the spectators en- such
an occasion are forced to do. it seems
almost like a mummery, for the pontiff
appears to the eye as but child swathed
in robes of state. About him is wrapped
a embroidered white robe. From
his shoulders falls a cloak of scarlet
satin, lined, with ermine, while upon the
, head of the pontiff rests the mitre that
was presented to him by Emperor Will
liam of Germany. And the jewels that
decorate him! A rare treat indeed
would a simple survey of them be con-
sidered by the noblest conncisseur of
them all. First of all, shining upon the
outside of the white -gloved right hand,
lis the pontifical ring, which for twenty
six genera tons has been worn by the
popcs of Rome. A cross Of superb dia-
mords hangs upon the pope's breast.
and the scepter which signifies his au-
thority is marvel of the jewelers. art
All this upon a form shrunken to child
like proportions, the form Of an old-a
very Oldham, who ms to be all in
readiness to trust himself to the skill
of Charon a. any moment.
This is the ceremonial side of the life
of Leo XIII. 1t is by no means repre-
sentative of that which he leads from
day to day. Simplicity is his watchword,
and well does he observe it. He rises at
6 o'clock each morning, and attends mass
in his. private chapel. Sometimes he
hears second mass. and occasionally
one of his chaplains celebrates a mass
of thanksgiving. When the hour of
arrives his simple breakfast is served
him. This consists of milk, coffee and
cold bread.
This meal at an end, the pope imme.
diately devotea himself to the consid'-
GRAFTON Of such correspondence as his
secretary may have placed before him.
He is system itself in method and move
mant and in this way manages to ac-
complish far more than many people
who are blessed with comparatively
good health, and at no time does he
lseem, or is he hurried. He is firm be-
lever in the maxim that haste makes
waste, and we'll does he live up to that
belief The consideratio ion, of busin esq
over, or rather such as has been sub
mitted to him for settlement, the pope
rests for a time.
AS the clock strikes 10 each morning
the secretary of state appears, and fol-
flowing him come such further attaches
of the vatican as the pope may consid@..
it advisable to see. All these matters
occupy the remainder of the morning,
for whether those who wish to see him
be many or few. the pontiff will only
admit a certain number during a given
lperiod of time. Those whose business is
least important must wait. Nothing Is
permitted to interfere with this pro-
gram.
AT dinner the pope's almost ascetic
method of satisfying the physical man is
again apparent Always soup, because
that is so nourishing; there is besides
macaroni, which his Italian birth and
surroundings have made indispensable;
roast beef or mutton, we'll done, and a
vegetable. Then comes fruit for the
pope Is a firm believer in the advisa bill
ity OF all persons, young and old, supply
ing themselves freely with edibles of
this nature.
Ihe pontiH is by no means a teeto-
taller, although his consumption of stim-
ulants is confined to a light red wine
that comes to him from the south of
France, where it is prepared by the nuns
in convent. Its flavor is delicious, and
yet its effects are never deleterious, nor
does it stimulate to a degree that in the
slightest unpleasantly affects the nerv-
GUS system. 1t is during this hour, that
Of dinner, that the pope listens to the
reading Of the newspapers by one of his
secretaries.
I, Is one of the rules governing the life
of the pope of Rome that he must
always dine alone. He can, if he closes,
have some one in the same room to con-
verse with, but never to C,-ne. Even his