The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-08

going to the feet of the Pope and kiss
ing TIE ring. After the professed car
dinaIs come the newly elect They en-
ter the cousistoriaI hall in procession
and kiss the hands and feet of the
Pope. after which they give the eccIe-
siasucaI embrace. beginning with the
dean of the Sacred College The new
cardinals then return to the pontifical
throne. where the Pope places the red
hat on the head OF each
The same hat serves for the browning
Of all the cardinals. The individual hat
Is sent afterward 10 each cardinal. bat
It Is never worn.
The principal insignia Of a Cardinal
are the red skull cap or zuchetto, the
red biretta, the famous red hat, and the
ring
The skull cap fits closely upon the
back Of the head and is worn at all
times except when the cardinal sleeps
Il is raised from the head only at the
elevation of the Host at mass.
THE RED BRETTA.
The red b5retta. which Is shaped like
the birettas usually worn by priests. is
the ordinary head-covering Of a cardi-
nal being placed over the zucEetto-
The red hat. which is made Of cardinal
beaver. is round. with a low crown and
wide, stiff rim, from the inside Of which
on either side hang fifteen tassels at
tached in triangular form from one to
five The red hat is never worn, but
IS placed upon the catafaIque when the
cardinal dies and afterward hung up
in his tituIar church at Rome or in the
cathedral of his diocese
The cardinal also receives from the
Pope a gold ring set with a sapphire
and engraved on the metal surface on
the inside with the arms Of the Pope
The distinctive vestments Of a cardinal
are the scarIet cap, cassock, and bret
ia with the c2ppa magma and rochet
The cassccl1 is the cIose-ftting gar
ment reaching 10 the heels which is the
feature of all Catholic clerical habits
The cappa magma is . long flowing
vestment, with hood lined with silk
or with fur, according to the season at
which it is worn. The rochet is of lace,
length and cIoseness Of the sleeves dis
t:nguish 1t from the surpIice In the
case of Cardinal AartinelH he will not
wear a scarlet cassock, as he is a mem
Der Of the AUgustinian order, the habit
of which is black. He viii therefore
wear e black cassock, which, however,
viii be trimmed with scarlet and upon
which there will be scarlet buttons
Each member Of the Sacred College
/ of Cardinals Is given a title by the Pope
VIXEN the red hat is conferred and is
assigned to a church in Rome. Cardi-
nal Gibbons church and title Is Santa
Maria. in Trastevere- Cardinal SatoIIi,
who was formerly Apostolic Delegate
at Washington. was assigned To the
church and given the title Of santa Ma
ria. in AracoeH-
The musical programme at today's
ceremony in Baltimore was an eIaDor-
ate one and splendidIy rendered.
Rev. William \. Fletcher, the rector
Of the Cathedral, assisted by the resi-
dent priests and priests and students Of
St. Mary's Seminary, was in charge Of
the ceremonies.
Archbishop P. J. Ryan, OF PhiIadeI-
phia, whose reputation as a pulpit ora
tor is of the highest order, preached the
/ sermon
The comforting of the red biretta on
I Cardinal Marunelli was the third cere-
mony of the kind to take place within
/ the old Cathedral Cardinal Gibbons re
/ ceived this insignia of a Prince Of the
/ Church within its venerable walls in
June, 1886, and Cardinal SatoHI receIv-
ed the biretta in January, 1896.
The gathering at the church was n
distinguished one. Among those pres
eEt from Washington were: The Ger
man Ambassador. all the members Of
the French Embassy, the Spanish Min
/ lister. the Swiss Minister. several mem
/ bers Of the Mexican Embassy, and 9th
ers OF the Diplomatic Corps; Father
Burns, President Of Holy Cross; Father
SchilIing, President of the Franciscan
Seminary: Father Elliott, President of
! St Thomas; Father Brescreux, Of The
Marist Seminary; Sister Sebastian. Of
Georgetown Convent, and the entire Sc
Nor class accompanied by the senior
class Of Trinity College