New-York tribune., 1907-09-01
PRIESTS IN PARTY.

Father Kennedy attached young priests 10
our PARTY both of chem in Rome for the first time
though one had been studying in Europe for three
years and was homesck for Minnesota re had
said his first mass the dav before, probably the
crownng point Of his education nice. frank
young fellow. he appeared. one who might be aoIe
to play fOOtbaIl-in a different garb TIE otner
clergyman had just been two DAYS in Rome and
tho,Irbt himself fortunate in so soon obtaining an
audience though he felt himself TO be hardly pre-
pared-a saying which made US somewhat ashamed
of ourselves. for our preparation had been ma
t,-Ia only This priest had pasteboard box. a
foot and a half square. filed with rosaries which
he was taking to be blessed for his parishioners
FL Illinois. We added few to his quota though
blessing would have descended just the same
had they remained upon Protestant wrIStS
Anything that is in the Pope's presence -
blessed thereby. but we thought that our Cathohe
friends at home. upon whom we mean 20 bcsto~
our rosaries. would appreciate the blessing n7-e
highly II IL attained through the medium
OF a priest Of the Church.
So we drove Gathering and chatterng through
the streets OF Rome between 20 and II in the fore
noon, and were agreed that the heat was as nauSht
compared to that OF New York or Chicago Il al
ways coos off at night here. and whatever dir :
stirring is cool. the breath Of furnace. The
newly arrived priest had already noticed the great
difference in temperature between sun and shade.
tu- had Yet made up his mind whether to keep
buy green goggles ana umbrella AMI ~tri<a
boldly out into the sunshine We thought OF ire
viSed him to stay indoors from O'Clock t.ii .. the
hottest part of the day
Probably his reverence determined that nothing
could be warmer than the antech Der Of the
Vatican. which rad a. two hours wait Tor
our audience. We reached II 5y climbing one iiSHt
OF stairs after another. passing one entry ate
another till ~ last turned over to certain
gorgeous men. ali in red-knee hr@eches. sJockios,s
ant Il fapping wing at one ShOUlGer-Wno 7C-k
charge of pdraSOls and then looked Us over
= If would do. one OF rs had worn long
white gloves. intending 20 take them oH. 3S Ve
understood it is into bare hend that the PopH'S
rlust be- taken but apparently he does not ap-
prove of bare
''Eetter keep the gloves on said The censor III
crimson broCade. VINO spoke the sort OF FrGlcl
7ye use ourseives-faT easier 10 underst nd than
the Partisan variety. He well posted IN tE"
nature of women's gloves. Tor he suggested th9t
delinquent slip her hand out OF the opening q
the wrist and thus leave her covered. bCt-
"H@as," fl was a glove without buttons ~ 'ni-
porte,'' she could keep them on His holiness was
d stickler for etiGuettS-not Ike the last Pope
After all end pains To nave our costumes
exactly right. tins naddeainS. Sooner IMAM
greet the Holy Fot&Cr with gloved hand. this
member Of the p1-t- persuaded COe of the younger
in red to fetch her pair Of SCt@Sors-a l1Ts"
shiny pair-ari with these She S:eUnlv cut OF the
hand Of her right glove at the wrist. TGen We
stepped softly the marble floor OF the inner
room and tm,dly took our seats at one sce