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
CiSeida and It's Fragrance Will Soothe
the hapSburgs.

before him. fillcd tho Rose with a price.
less halHnm, composed of the richest
altar Of rose. over this was placed
cover Or cap In such u way that the
balHam remained IN the Rose.
A COSTLY CEREMONY.
The pnnai delegates then travel with
much state. and with great care lest
the plant be- injured, 10 the home VI
the recipient. and, then. with great
deal " ceremony, they presented Il NJ
the altar Hicpa The expense Of trans
porting and presenting the Rose with
the mass which attended Il was morc
than 10000.
IL was such a very great reward
10 receive the Rose that Kings and
queens tried hard 10 get IL. ana. whom
ever they had done n good deed. thoy
would not hesitate to notify His Holt
ness ~ that no would judge them ac-
cofdlngly.
VITA their matchleaa opportunities
FOR doing good, Il ~ not strange that
Va many crowned heads have rccci, cd
H. Henry VII. won II three years In
nuccession. although tho cnurchmen Of
to-day shake their heads nt such be-
Htowal Mary. Queen of Scots. got II
one year ana Marin Teresa. the great
est Queen Austria ever know. also fe-
cclyed II. NAPOLEON got the Rose for
single mrritorlous action. and Isn-
bella H., Queen OF Spain. got u for. Il
IN said. her success In keeping certain
princlpnlitlcH IN the church. Queen
Louise. ~ Belgium. who was dnugh-
ter NJ King Louis PHILIPPE. OF France.
holds the Golden Rose ana Keeps II IN
glass case. Which, o. In turn. oucaaod
In great nrc proof vault. II D. brought
out only on rare occasions,
Everything connected with the Col
den Rose has remarkable uuperatiti0ns
attached to H. one OF which ls that q
drop uf tho altar ~ rose falling upon
the gown az presentation win scent Il
permanently. ana that. as long aa she
lives. thr owner NJ tho robe can be
traced by the scent Of tho Rose which
travels with her when fho wcarH the
Holy garment which rho donned ON
that day.
n ls customary Tor the receiver Of
the Rose o. dress Tor thr occasion lH q
bride prepares COR the altar Pure
white 10 tho color used and from skin
TO the gloves, evcrything 10 new.
IT'S SUPERSTITION.
A. one time. those who were op-
posed 60 tho ceremony OF tho giving
or the Rose dtNtlullNn tu establish inc
superstition that be would bring M
luck TO its owner, IN proof OF which
thgy cited the ease 0f Johanna OF aicl-
ly, who was atrnuglod by her nephew
and the Empress Josephine, who was n
holder Ut the Rose, ana whose lie
ended 90 sadly away from Napoleon,
queen Isabella, OF Spain, the Queen
of Naples and Queen laahella, or Brazil.
the daughter OF Don Pedro. mot with
sorrow 90 one Kind or another. soon
after receiving the Rose; but good peo-
pie tell you that tho Rose itself h "a
balm FOR all ms, and one sight OF Il
win drive care from tho mlnd-so there
is compensation.
The Church u Rome. while as rich
to-day 40 Il was In the thirteenth cen-
ury, has other channels for les money,
and the wiser popea " the wiser times
have decided that II were best 10 cut
down the expenses attached TO Il. and
SO tho ROse-as u viii be bestowed
this yeaT-whilo Il II q beautiful thing.
Is not to be compared with the Roses
VI other days,
IL W. now small plant OF pure
gold, there are several roses upon the
plant with buds and great many
leaves, hut the leaves have no din.
monds upon thom and there Is no ruby
In the Rose OF Roses II IN Just rose.
bush Of pure gold. 1t stands in vase