The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21
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for them, soon palled, and it was not
long before one after the other took up
simple duties in a surreptitious way,
until in the end they kept the maid
only because Plus x. insists that it
shall be so.
Italians do their marketing every
morning, entrustfng 1t to the cook, but
the sisters Sarto delight in doing 1t
personally, and drive very good bar
gains with the tradespeople, who are
Difference itself. Each has her favor
lite dishes, SO they take turns In salts
Tying their tastes, each acting cook on
her own day, the others meanwhile ap-
plying themselves to homework, with
the diversion of scolding the maid.
This fills in the morning. The after
moons are devoted to driving or walk
ing. sometimes in the Vatican gar
dens, but more often about the crowd
ed streets, as having few friends, they
are pleased and interested in the move
ment and variety Of large city.
Would Not Live in Vatican.
The pontiff in the beginning desired
them to live In the paIdzetto Qittle
palace) in the Vatican gardens, used
by Leo. XIII as his summer quarters
and which was almost rebuilt by him,
but for once in, their lives they opposed
the will of their brother, and fatty re-
fused to do anything of the kind. 1--WE
might much better go into a convent"
they said, and you know none Of US
ever felt that she had the vocation.
We would die shut away from the
world like that, so quiet and melarl-
choly with nothing to look at but a
garden" Plus x. promptly gave way
and let them choose their own habita-
ton; which, is on one of the businest
streets of Rome.
In appearance the good ladies are
comedy, inclining to stoutness as be-
comes their years, but with nothing of
the handsome looks Of their brother.
There Is nothing to distinguish them
from hundreds of other women of their
class, but still they have shown a good
sense and sturdy pride which many
might envy. For instance, they have
never worn hats, and when the nuns
with whom they stayed when they first
came to Rome, presented them with
modest headgear, they promptly re-
fused, replying proudly that they had
always worn black lace and would
continue to do so.
Selecting Their Home.
Before they came to Rome some
amusement was occasioned by the
speculation as to what they would do
when they took their places among the
naughty Roman aristocracy, Certain
houses in the Eternal City which have
remained faithful to the holy see con-
slider the pontiff not only their spir-
itual head, but their earthly sovereign
ALSO. so that his relations must be
treated as royalty. Scoffers employed
their time in drawing imaginary pio-
lures Of the sisters embarrassment at
dining, for instance, with Princess
~ crf,,, (~vsra~ l.
the crowned heads Of Europe), and at
what they would say and do when
their hands were kissed by sovereigns,
and when they were required to wear
| decollette gowns and squeeze their
| hands into small gloves. These same
scoffers. however, forgot that they had
to deal with sturdy peasants, as proud
in their way as their so-called Diet
ters," sensitive, and with their eyes
open, who had no idea Of putting them
selves In position to be ridiculed, SO
the aristocracy called, had cards left