The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02


ed an envelope addressed thus would in
cur the penalty Of accommodation.
Such communications are handed to the
pope, who opens them and passes them
on unread to Cardinal Rampolla-
The pope is keen judge of many
things, and has a pretty wit. He is re-
ported to have said that Mr. Hall Gaines
Italians" in spite of their names, are
all Anglo-Saxons. When it was suggest
ed that the works Of Signor dAnnunzio
ought to be condemned the pope replied:
Let him alone. He is about the only
man who knows how to write good
Italian"
The daily menu Of the pontiff consists
of a cup of coffee with milk, a roll and
no butter for his breakfast. At dinner
there is soup, plain meat, fried Vege-
tables and chicken croquettes fried in
butter as only the Romans know how
pastry and one glass of Burgundy. AT
6 o'clock a cup of bouilIon, and at sup
per little cold meat. Fruit is always on
the table, especially pears; a small cup
of coffee with a little sugar is taken
during the day, now and then. The dish
best liked by his holiness is pasta. made
specially for the Vatican table by the
nuns Of Santa Maria. This is made
from new laid eggs and flour of the
finest quality.
The pope has a preconceived idea of
how he desires to have his portrait APP
pear, says an artist who has twice paint
ed his holiness. Squaring himself in his
seat, his hand appraised, with two fin,
gers extended as in the act of benedic-
ton, conventional smile drawing back
his colorless lips, he would sit notion
less for moment, stiffening every mus
Gle as we all do in Photographic eXpec-
fancy; then abandoning it, VOLTA, Mon
Enfant!" he would eXclaim, with an air
of triumph He is always much inter-
ested in his portrait and the artist and
renders every assistance necessary eX-
cept that of remaining still, which seems
to be out of his power A portrait paint
ed about twenty years ago, distressed
him that he looked so aged, and he
demonstrated gently, Mon enfant les
Papes m ont pas age
The pope is fond of the sea 'and once
mounting to a high point of the Vatican
garden where he could see the Mediter-
ranean, and turning to his companion
With a sigh, ue used for the first time
since his imprisonment a phrase which
might have been construed as Impotence
at his captivity"
All" he said, "how I wish I could go
to sea again. 1t would really renew my
youth. I wildly remember, although it
is fifty-five years since / was near the
sea, how cool the water was, how invig-
OIdLlHS, anu WHAT pleasure look IN
swimming"
The peaceful precincts of the Vatican
one would imagine, would be the last
place in which a strike would be or
ganized and carried out, nevertheless
not long ago two strikes were only
averted by the tact of the pope. In
the first instance, the bearers of the
POntiffs sedan chair, having conveyed
his holiness some distance in his own
nj Tod la
basely deserted him, leaving, however,
their leader to explain that the usual
Christmas bounty of G25 had not been
forthcoming, in the year in question,
and their action-they had not gone far
and were still within call--had been taken
in order to emphasize the depth of their
grief. In the second instance the Pala-
tine guard struck for more pay better
barracks, the right of salute and an
easier fitting uniform Their barracks
were so unhygienic that the guard were
all getting rheumatism and toothache
A large number are employed at the
| Vatican for the sole purpose of keep
| ing the Popes wardrobe in perfect con-
| dition. No spot or stain may disfigure
the garments worn Joy his Holiness,
| and as he always appears in white, 9
| few hours wear deprives the robes Of
| their freshness. 1t is considered that no
mans hand is dainty enough for their
care, so in this one respect, women are
| permitted to serve the Pontiff Only
most delicate materials are used. MORE
! silk being the summer fabric and q spe-
| cially woven fine cloth in the winter
| one.
During the Holy Year, 1900, the Pope
officiated at seventy functions in ST
Peters; he received two hundred anc
twenty-five pilgrimages; he spoke to ovcr
| four thousand personages, to whom he
| gave audience; he issued eight ency-
| clicals, he wrote twenty apostolic letters
! and composed several poems. "a prayer
| to Christ was the prayer written for
the beginning of the new century Dur
| ing the pontificate of Leo XIII, one hun
| dred and thirty-four cardinals have died
only four are still alive who We're his
fellow cardinals under Plus TX
One of the most elaborate of Roman
! ceremonies, is that of opening Porta San
| ia or Holy Door. This is the door lead
| ing from the porch into the Cathedral of
! ST. Peter. The ceremony was performed
| by the Pope in person, on Christmas Eve
1899, and closed on Christmas Eve. 1896
During the Holy or Jubilee Year, when
! 1T was open, all pilgrims, who desired to
profit by the plenary indulgence of the
! Pope, passed through the door. The cere-
! mony had its origin in the ceremonial
opening of the Golden Gate of the CITY
of Jerusalem. on Palm Sunday, which