Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-03
THE SCENT OF THE GOLDEN ROSE
This Year 1t Will Lie Upon the Heart of
Ciselda and Its Fragrance Will Soothe
the Hapsburgs.

before HIN. nlied tho Rose with a price.
less balHam. composed of the richest
altar ~ rose. over this was placed
cover or cap In such way that the
balaam remained In the Rose.
A COSTLY CEREMONY.
The papnl delegates then travel with
much state, and with great care lest
the plan, bee injured. 20 tho nome oi
the recipient, and, then, with great
deal NJ ceremony, they presented IL at
the altar steps. The expense OF trans.
porting and presenting the Rose with
the mass which attended Il was more
than $4,000.
II was such n very great reward
20 receive the Rose that Kings and
queens tried hard 20 get II. and. whom
ever they had done good deed. they
would not hesitate 10 notify His Holt
ness ~ that he would Judge them &C.
cotdlnEly.
with their matches opportunities
for dolng good, Il N not strange that
"a many crowned heads have received
H. Henry VIM. won Il three years In
succession, although the churchmcn OF
to-day shake their heads az such he.
Htowal Mary, Queen Of Scots, got II
one year. ana Maria Teresa. the great
VT hfMfNN NANANNM NN'N NANNhf MANN lNH
cclvcd Il. Napoleon got the Rose for
single meriiorlous action. aud In-
bella H.. queen Of Spain. got II FOR. II
Is said. her success IN keeping certain
princlpaliiiea In the church, Queen
Louise. ~ liclFium, who was daugh.
ter NJ King Louis PHILIPPE, OF France.
holds tho Golden Rose ana keeps II IN
glass case. which n In turn. ,ncased
In great hre proof vault II Is brought
out only ON rare occasions.
Everything connected with the Col
den Rose has remarkable Huperntitiona
attached Ia Il. one Of which IN that a
drop ~ the altar 81 rose falling upon
the gown at presentation viii scent IL
permanently. and that, ua long aH she
lives. the owner OF the robe can be
traced by the scent NJ the Rose which
travels with her when Fhe woau the
Holy garment which rha donnod ON
that day,
Il ls customary Tor the receiver of
the Rose 90 dress for Tho occasion Ua "a
bride prepares Tor the utur Pure
white 10 the color used and from skin
To the gloves. everything Ia new,
ITS suPERSTlTtON.
Al one time. those who were OPP
posed 20 the ceremony or tho giving
NN WV NNNNNH MNhAANNNHNhA ~ N"ANNNNNM WV
superstition that IL would bring ~
luck to ita owner, IN proof Of which
they cited the ease NJ Johanna Of Sicl.
ly. who was atrnngled by her nephew
ana tho Empress Josephine, who was q
holder OF the Rose. ana whose ITO
ended 90 sadly away from Napoleon,
queen Isabella. OF Spain. tho Queen
81 Naples and queen Isabella. OF Brazil,
the daughter OF Don Pedro, met with
sorrow OF one kind or another soon
after receiving the RoSe' but good poo.
pie tell you that the Rose ltaolf 10 n
balm Tor all Ills and one sight OF n
win drive care from the mind-ao there
iB compensation.
Tho Church 81 Rome, while as rich
to-day as II was IN the thirteenth cen-
Jury, has other channels for ita money.
and the wiser popes Of the wiser times
have decided that u were best 10 cut
down the expenses attached TO Il. and
80 tho I,ose--as II viii be bestowed
this year--while Il IL a beautiful thing.
ia not to be compared with the Roses
% other days,
II IL now q small plant Of pure
gold, there are SEVERAL roses upon the
plant with buds and great many
leaves, but the leaves have no din.
monds upon them ana there is no ruby
In the Rose Of Roses. II IN Just a rose.
bush OF pure gold. II stands in vase