The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-30
KINGS VISIT TO THE POPE.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE AT THE
 VATICAN.

the British Empire and the Spiritual Head of tAo Roman Catholic Church converse-warm Welcome for the King Drives to Vatican fin Private Carriage.
 Rome. April 29.-Edward VII, king of England, and Leo XIII, spiritual head of the Roman Catholic church, met at the vatican to-day and for twenty min- utes conversed alone. The king, who had in the morning reviewed 25,000 of the troops of King Victor Emmanuel, after lunching at the Quirinal, drove from the British embassy to the Vatican accompanied by Colonel Lamb, the British military attaehe. Behind him followed the members of his suite. The king rode in private carriage, as no equippage os the king of Italy would enter the precincts of the Apostolic pal- ace. -r
 The king, who wore a. field marshal s uniform, had no escort, except some po- licemen in plain clothes, and no troops lined the streets as when Emperor Will liam visited the pope. People gathered on the street and looked on with curiosi- ty, but they abstained from any dem onstration. .... .'
 The Vatican is no doubt one of tho most picturesque courts of Europe, and all costumes worn there are of medieval times. '..7
 At King Edwards carriage, at twenty minutes past 4 entered the court of San Damaso. surrounded by the loggie of Raphael, and which has been trodden by the feet of every sovereign who visit ed Rome, with the exception of the present Shah of Persia, the English rul- CT was saluted by a battalion of the Palatine Guards in full uniform. Tattoo was given on the drumheads; there was no music as there are no papal bands. It is declared that since the grotesque of the German royal anthem by bugle on the occasion of the visit of the em- peror of Germany, the experiment of having music has not been repeated. When the royal party reached the grand staircase leading to the papal apartment. King Edward was greeted by the Marquis Sacchetti, who acted for Prince Ruspoli, the introducer of sover- eigns, who is i'll; Monsignor Merry del Val and Prince Antici- Mattel. At the upper landing there was grouped in irn- posing array a number of other eccle- siastics who formed characteristic and magnificent assembly. Among them were Monsignor de Azevedo, the papal major dorno; Monsignor Pifferi, the pa- pal sacristan; Mohsignor Constantini, the great almoner;' Monsignor Grabin- ski, secretary of the congregation of ceremonial; Prince Respiglio, command CT of the Noble Guards; Count General Pecci. nephew of the pope, commandant of the palatin guards; Marquis Serlupi, master of the horse, and Major Taglia- ferri, commandant of gendarmes. Be- hind this group. attired in brilliant uni- forms were the Knights of the Cape and chamberlains in black velvet brooches, blouses with stiff white ruffs and gorgeously jewelled chains about their necks, giving a touch of brilliant color to the scene.
 'nIiS LIuWaAu uiCGGCu d IGW WUIuS of kindly thanks in return for the hearty greetings offered him. The royal party then proceeded between ranks of the Swiss Guards, whose halberds gleamed in the sunlight that streamed through the wide windows. The hum of the busy city alone broke the deep silence that reigned within the Vatican.
 At the Clementine hall the party was met by the papal master of the cham Der, Monsignor Bisleti, who was attend ed by personages of the secret ante- chamber. Upon arriving before the pri- vate apartment of the pope the Noble Guard rendered military honors to the British sovereign. At the conclusion of this ceremony the door of the popes apartment was immediately opened and the aged pontiff was revealed standing at the threshold with his hand extended awaiting his guest He was dressed in robes of white and red velvet cape bordered with ernlir1e. Even King Ed ward paused a moment upon seeing the pontiff in his white garments. The pope's face was the color of ivory, but he moved without aid and with no ao- parent difficulty. From his entire per- son there seemed to emanate sentiments of benevoence and spirituality. The king and the head of the church clasp- ed hands and exchanging a few words in French, King Edward passed within the papal apartment, the door was clos ed and the pope and his guest were left alone
 King Edward remained with the pon- tiff for twenty minutes. A bell was then rung and the kings suite was ad- mitted and presented. This little cere- nony seemed to please the pope im- nensely. At it's conclusion King Ed ward took his leave, the pope crossing the room at his side and saying his last words at the door.
 From the Vatican King Edward pass ed through the piazza of St. Peter where he was warmly greeted in Eng fish by number of Scotch pilgrims now in Rome who shouted 'Hurrah for the king" Had King Edward looked up at that moment he would have seen a figure in window of the second story of the palace: it was Pope Leo. Con- trasted with the British sovereign, who stood below in the sunlight and the center of the animation of the immense plaza, tke solitary white figure in the palace window seemed to further the idea of the pope as a prisoner.
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