The Irish standard., 1909-01-16
An American Woman Tells Of Arrangements Be Made
For Gaining Admission to the Presence Of
s4S# The Holy Father.
AL VISITORS MUST HAVE PROPER CREDENTIALS
Private Audience is Not Easy Matter Obtain and
8ss8 is Granted Only to Persons Of Note in
Church or State. -

tity being men. No one speaks. An:
other five minutes and the attendant
motions to the two women whom
Visitor No. 8 has found in the room
to pass through door leading to an
ether apartment. No. 8 shifts to the
first vacant chair, and his example is
followed by the others.
Then No. is directed to the adjoin-
ing apartment, where, to his surprise,
he finds not only the two women who
had preceded him, but several men.
Every few minutes the number Of oc-
cupants of room No. 2 is increased by
the admission Of two or three from
| room No. 1, while an equal number
are sent from room No. Q to a third
apartment, which is reached by mount
ing a short stairway. This room is
fitted up in the style Of an office. with
several busy secretaries at fiat top
desks working over account books
ana aors4 lettsrs. Ssss jsss
4 last the Is
the na1or- dono. Wig she Ands in q
tgtateiy, richly furnished room com
municating with. the offlce. The walls
are hung with figured red silk, while
gilt framed chairs and sofas, uphols-
tered in the same material, are taste
fully disposed about the chamber. Be-
you'd this room is still another, with
similar appointments, which appears
to be Monsignor Bisleti's private
Office.
Very keen, alert and businesslike is
the ecclesiastic whose work 1t is to
supervise the innumerable details OF
the management Of the Pope's great
household. with its army Of attend
ants and servants and its priceless
treasures Of art. He. wears a priests
black cassoek Of fine soft material,
gathered at the waist with a red sash.
He is 6 small man, less than five feet
six in height, with clear cut features
and scintillating black eyes. His
dark hair is closely cut.
A quick glance at the visitor and
his hand is extended for the letter cf
application. He recognizes the name
Of the visitors, sponsor, former
member Of the faculty Of the Ameri-.
can college. He speaks English fair
ly well. g... 81
''Ah, Father Murphy! OF Philadel-
phia?" j
"No, Monsignor New York
"Ah yes! How is he? Very good.
When you leave Rome? Next Tues
day? Wait a minute q
He goes to his desk in the inner
room, hastily signs a blank form
and gives it to the visitor. u
Here, give to the man in the next
room. Tell him Monday. half past
eleven. Good evening"
In like manner are the others dis
posed Of, and soon the chief secre-
tary, who, like all his assistants, 10;
robed in priestly garbs; is actively at
work filling in the blanks. He speaks
italian, French, German, English, all
with equal fuency. "A moment more
and the visitor is ushered out Of the
door and down the short stairway,
where he meets again the young man
In evening dress who flrst greeted
him, is led into the room hes hrst en-
tered. receives his hat and overcoat.
fend. before he has recovered from his
fhewilderment. finds himself descend-
Eng the same broad and long stair;
way which leads from the entrance.
The 'permessi" (pernission) whic;,
has been obtained after 30 much ef-
fort Is In Italian partly printed, part
~ written. II states that His Holi-- I,
ness viii be pleased 20 receive in aud Z
|ience st such and such 9, day and hour
ksiEnor Blanc and four others. AZ ths
bottom & The page, are Instructions q
to the dress e, be worn: eientlernen
! arc 20 appearl II Sbyack pthins, With