The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-26
PART TWO.
THE PRICE OF A RED HAT.
,,.-o,. Until 1t Lies Upon Its Owners
coffin Is This Expensive obJect
rsaa without Great Discomfort

,-omu Is This Expensive ObJect
- without Great Discomfort.
mo CARDINALS hat is oval, with dou-
HE purple frieze, having thirty tasseis
l,,1ine aver its back. This costly hat is
never used without discomfort until the
dow wben it lies upon its owners coffin.
when IN secret consistory the Pope re-
,o,,as 10 send the callotte and the red cap
- his future cardinal-priest or layman
noble. one of the guards, is chosen
nv him to carry the callotte in its silken
box to the elect. The cardinal to be, pays
INTO the hands of the messenger a gratifi-
cation of $1,000. A second messenger, call
81 the ALLOCATE Qegatis vice geranD, car
ries the beret, and is presented by the
newly appointed cardinal with the sum of
g go for himself and $500 for his secre-
tarv. who accompanies him. The third
and last messenger receives a gratuity ac-
cordng to the generosity of the cardinal
10 be.
There is another bill to pay, the parch-
nent on which the bull is written, and
the wax of the seal add the sum of Zap
proximately) 1923 Then comes the bill
IA the ieweler of the propaganda, the car
dinars ring. which calls for an expendi-
lures Of $500.
There is no end to the expenses at
tendant upon this ceremony. The hum
blest sweeper who sweeps in the neighbor-
hood of the pontifcal palace must re-
ceive his gift and the entire choir of the
chanters of the chapel receive 50, an an
tcipatory payment made by the cardinal
elect toward his own funeral expenses;
this he must pay at the browning mo-
ment Of his earthly success.
The cardinals tailor furnishes four cos
tunes or suits of clothes; the number Is
fixed by ecclesiastical regulations-the
dress worn on festivals or gala occasions
costs not less than $1,000. Then there
is the bill of the halter, who furnishes
four hats with four different titles the
halter is obliged to keep the hats in re-
pair-tnat is to say, it is his business to
see that the green and gold cords which
belong TO the hats are kept fresh and spot
less.
After the tips" are distributed and the
aims given and after the costumes and
hats paid for the cardinals palace must
be arranged. The arrangements are made
according TO a strict rule. There must
be just such a number of rooms and they
must be arranged in just such order. To
accompany the palace and keep the car
dinal in countenance are myriads of SER
wants and handsome equipage drawn by
two matched black horses. 1t is becom-
ing difficult and exceedingly expensive to
match such horses in the Roman stud.
They must be superb animals, perfect in
every way. They wear their costumes,
also a caparisOn of velvet blackness. At
me lowest estimate these expenses cover
not less than $4,000
The election of a cardinal takes place
without his influence, and in many in
stances without his knowledge. Not in
frequently he is chosen from among the
people; and in the midst of the grandeur
10 which he is bound hand and foot ne
must set the example of life which is en-
joined by the gospel.
Let death come and if there remain
among his belongings a few dollars which
ne mas managed to save from the constant
uelhahds upon his never filled purse, they
Deiong to the poor. A cardinals death is
.ne signal for a general stampede of the
~Bgars, VINO are his lawful heirs. When
'ne cardinal is known to be at the point
VI pedlh there is a general alertness
among the impecunious, and as soon as
Nno"h mat he is dead the process
Sioh begins to move. 1t is an even race
between them and the treasurer Of the
n9pdsahda, for whoever gets first to the
palace ne takes Possession of the dead car
tI'a property, and distributes il through
az eilanhels of the mission to the poor of
ue ehtife world Happily, the cardinal
mas no debts. If at his death il should
louhd that he has unpaid bills the
rope who is the earthly universal father
10y p"S' tnem. He is fond of his cardinals
sn lI INNS IN ms aged, but kindly eyes, they are