The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-06

WRTTTUS FOR HI SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Rome. Aug. 2-The papal purveyors IN
various parts Of the world have completed
the yestments. official ana private. for
the holy father and the great wardrobe
rooms OF the Vatican are oacs more filed
with beautiful stufs and seWeled robes.
The wardrobe Of Plus x fills three i'm
mense chambers tn the Logic Of Raphael.
adjoining the apartments of the Maggior-
domo. and It's long rows Of carved clothes
presses would even make his German
Aa5esty's innumerable uniform cases look
small II placed side by SIDE.
A q matter Of fact the holy fathers
wearing apparel IL more variegated and
gorgeous than that OF any monarch on
the face Of the earth, for. though per
soraily the least ostentatious and sim
piest OF men. etiquette compels Plus to
be dressed in new garments from head to
foot every a in the year, while his cos
fumes for outdoor. audiences, mass and
the great ceremonies, are all exceedingly
elaborate.
Those intended for the public eye. or
for state occasions. being aotsbIe exam
PIES Of sumptuousness and splendor.
That the Pope II always dressed in
white Is traditional with Catholics the
world over. but as a matter of fact only
his "habfs" 81 Of that color
IN the colder seasons he wears a SOU
Q OF pure wool. manufactured BY hand
In the French city of Lille.
The privilege Of supplying the Roman
Ponttfs with dress material. has been
vested In tre same family for many hum
dred years. in=fsct since I5ss. when Plus
V. a Dominican fHsr. vas elected to the
Holy See.
The new Pope decided TO continue to
wear the simple habit of his order and
appointed a friend Of his. a weaver in
Lille, purreycr 10 the Vatican.
. The descendants of Plus VS. weaver
friend are exceedingly rich people nova
days, but the head OF the family spends
several hours daily at his loom, assisted
BY his wife and children.
In All the 81 years these people never
employed outside help at the task of
manufacturing the Pope's dress material,
ettner have they ever tried to extend
tne.r business. or TO make commercial
capital out OF Il.
Tney work for the person OF the Pope
only. and no amount OF money could buy
. ssng1e yard OF the dress material in
tended for the successor Of ST. Peter.
tn wool IL furnished By a herd of
FLOODED sheep kept on a farm near Lille.
The herd numbers fifty head and Is
kept at that strength year in year out.
Tbs habit has mother Of pearl buttons
In front. and the b~uttonholes are sewed
with red silk
At present and throughout the heated
term. Plus wears a soutane OF white MORE
eilk. and IL IL the hereditary privilege of
a Roman viewers family to provide this
material used In different degrees Of
thickness. according 20 the weather.
ARTICLES THAT RETAIN
COLOR OF ORIGINAL DRESS.
The shoulder cap hat. stole and shoes
stiIi retain the color Of the Pope-s original
dress. a bright and impressive red. con-
yeyinE an ar Of richness and magnih-
Genoa.
At present. though. Pope Pius's cape Is
Of the hghtest possible make. and he has
not yet had occasion to don the soft. red
ho0d. siso Of velvet.
The lAts Leo wore tne hood regularly
on his journeys through ths corridors OF
the palaces wnen he went 20 the museums.
or Inspected the workshops OF the mosaic
artists.
The skull cap Ia an integral part OF the
pApa4 eress' II is made OF white silk OF
various degrees OF thickness. according 70
the season. n the Pope remove n only
at the most sacred portions Of holy mass,
n when he dons dis hat.
Wnsn GIVING or walking in the Vatican |
gardens. Pfus wears q large red hat with
Q golc eosd, resembling the hat of Cardt- |
mails: around his shoulders he wears on |
cold sveninGr q great mantle OF red cloth. 1
adorned with gold lace.
On fhess outings he also changes his |
rsd velvet sliE1ers for morocco leather
boots.
His ordinary shoes for indoor wear are
embroidered across the toes with the coat |
Of arms be adopted when he was made |
Cardinal.
On ali public occasions and audiences |
the RICH slipper q embroidered with a
geld sFcss which those. who visit him.
kiss oa taking leave. while the left exhfb- !
- fss ercst % the Rcrsen Church.