The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

sweetmeats, but as there are three doc
| tors provided and shut up with them,
they are requested not to introduce any
medicines, as a perfectly well organized
pharmacy is a their service. Every morn
ing their eminences have a cup of coffee
or chocolate and small loaf of bread
brought into their study or bedroom by a
servant, accompanied by another attend
ant, who is expected to report to the
Cardinal Chamberlain if any conversa-
ton or any accident such as sickness,
| has occurred.
with the servants unless obliged TO do So
At noon their enhances breakfast, and At
Z O'Clock they have their supper. These.
meals are substantial. but frugal, and
consists of soup, fish, meat, poultry and
dessert, but no sweet dishes are served.
on the day of entertaining the conclave
| the Cardinals are permitted to sup to.
gether in small parties in one anOthers
rooms for the last time. AT midnight the
bell rings, and such persons as have no
business to remain in the conclave, and
who are there only as visitors or gossips.
! have TO take their leave and depart. At
2 o'clock in the morning the bell tolls
again, and at il rings for the third and
| lost time, and the gates are finally closed
until the new Pope is elected.
Coronation of Pope.
The corona ton of a Pope occurs at the
high altar OF St Peter. after "a nigh mass
solemnized with al the pomp and majes-
| ty of which the Church is capable. His
Holiness receives the triple tiara from the
heads of the Cardinal dean on the steps OF
the altar standing not kneeling, as in
He case of Emperors and Kings the Car
dinal being on the steps nearest the altar.
| This takes place in the presence of the
entire pontifcal court, the ambassadors
and arts locracy, as we'll as Of a multi
tude which fills not only the vast basilica,
but also the enormous piazza without,
where people have been stationed from a
very early hour in order TO receive tho
ponHhcal blessing from tle principal bal
conY. The enthronization follows, during
which the Te Deum is sung, and the
whole stupcndous function used to con.
clude with q solemn procession, either on
muleback or else in the magnificent pom
! ufical state carriages to the Lateran Ba-
silica. Nhich being the Cathedral of the
Eternal City, the new pontiff took formal
possession of as Bishop of Rome.
a splendid Procession.
What pen can describe the splendor of
this procession, in the good old times when
The Pope, robed in cloth of gold, and wear
ing his tiara, and riding his gayly capari-
soned mule under canopy upheld by the
six principle princes of Rome and followed
by the whole Sacred College on muleback,
each cardinal wearing his scarlet silk capa
magma and nat, and escorted by the most
brilliant cortege conceivable, passed
through the gayly decorated streets Of
Rome, wound by by the Coliseum to the
wonderful old basiica which Leo Kill
has chosen for his place of sepulchre?
Triumphal arches spanned the streets az
intervals, and every palace and every
house was draped with costly tapestry
rich silks and flowers.
At the Lateran the archbishop of that
basilica presents the pope with the keys OF
ST. Peter on a golden salver. one golden
and the other silver. The new Pope now
receives the homage of the cardinals
archbishops, bishops, abbots and clergy,
and. after giving the papal benedctiou
from the balcony over the church door, he
returns in the same state to the Vatican,
where a state banquet is given, which is
attended by the foreign Ambassadors the
Pope, however dining by himself under
canopy of state.