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SCARLET HATS ARE
BESTOWEObY POPE
oEVENTEEN NEW CARDINALS
coNsEcRATED At
ROME.
THREE OF THEM AMERICANS
Arehbishops Farley o'connelI ana
Faleonio Among Those Pro.
NOTED In the Public Con-
sistory In the Vatican.

Rome. Nov. 27.-With all the pomp
and ceremony prescribed by tradition
az eminent ecclesiastics were MADE
princes Of the Roman Catholic church
today. Among them were three
Observation-Disclosures John Farley
of New York. Archbishop William
O'Connell Of Boston and Archbishop
Diomede Falconio, the apostolic dele
gate in tho United States and a natu'
rallied citizen Of that country.
The public consistory at which the
scarlet hats were placed on the new
cardinals was held in the Sala Regia.
one of the most magnificent apart
ments in the Vatican. The prelimi'
narv secret consistory was held yester'
day, at which time the pope formally
submitted to the sacred college the
names Of those whom he had selected
"a new members OF the college.
At the appointed hour today the
pontiff made his entry in the sala
Regia seated in the gestatorial chair.
which was borne on the shoulders or
four attendants. He " re cope that
was q mass of gold embroidery and
upon his head, instead of the triple
crown, was q mitre of white satin
richly adorned with gold. the bifurca'
ton Of which was lined with crimson
damask. As he alighted from the
chair and took his seat on the throne.
which was placed upon dais OF three
steps and beneath an immense balda.
ouin. tho famous sistine chapel
choir, which was in q latticed gallery.
burst into song. The cardinals pres
emit then arose in turn from their
seats on the sides Of the hall and
made their obeisance before the
throne, and after them the consistorist
advocate filled in time by reading
petition for tho beatification or canon
ization of several candidates for the
honor of sainthood. As soon as the
pope was notified that tho new card1'
mails were ready, he stopped tho advo-
cate by referring the petition to the
congregation Of rites.
The II new princes Of the church
now entered from an adjoining apart
ment. each walking between two
cardinals Of older creation. They
were clad in scarlet NANTES with
hoods and long trains that were borne
BY "caudatorii." Each one, as he ap-
preached tho throne, bowed three
times, assembled the three steps. knelt
and kissed the cross embroidered on
the slipper of the pope's extended
foot, and after that kissed his hand.
A prelate who stood beside the pope
then raised the hood of the new
cardinals mantle and drew it over his
head, and the pontif, repeating the
Latin formula Of conservation. placed
on the hood the cardinals scarlet hat.
The same hat, which had low. loose
crown and two bows at the brim.
served for all the II. AS it was re-
moved the new cardinal was embraced
BY the pope. and then by each mem
Dor Of the Sacred college.
The holy father then bestowed his
benediction upon the assembly, seated
himself again in the gestatorial chair.
and was borne from the hail. The
ceremony was witnessed not only by
the ecclesiastical and lay dignitariesI
Of the papal court, but also by mum;
Der Of invited guests. some Of them
relatives Of the new cardinals and
others members Of royal families.
These we're in stand erected at tho
right of the throne. I!
For an hour after this ceremony the
new cardinals knelt in prayer at the.
altar of the Sistine Chapel. Then tho
Sacred College was assembled again,
In secret session and the pope went
through the ancient ceremony Of shut
ting and opening the mouths Of the
new members of the college. The
closed mouth probation means that,
the new cardinal is not to talk about,
church matters until he has been in1
Ltiated into the policy of the Sacred,
College, and In olden times it lasted
as long as six months. But now his
mouth is closed only until he has been,
invested with the ring OF office.
The red hat which the pope actually
gave to each new cardinal is much too
large to be worn, and after the cardi1
aal's death will be suspended for all
time from the vaulted ceiling Of his
cathedral church.