Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10

THE RED HAT.
Coveted Badge OF the Cardinal
Is Never Worn More Than
Once.

From Pearson's Weekly.

From Pearson's Weekly.
TO a woman the d of paying sew
eral hundred dollars for a hat and
then never wearing 1t. must seem the
o shocking waste OF money.
Yet the famous red hat which is tho
badge OF the cardinals. the great dignf-
taries of the Roman Catholic church.
is not used as headgear-eXcept, in
deed. for a minute or two at the cere-
mony OF the creation of the new car
dinal.
1t is afterward hung in the church OF
the cardinals title, and remains his
most cherished possession. When he
dies it is aiken down. laid upon his
coffin and buried with him.
The recent deaths of two very we'll
Rampolla, nave left vacancies in the
College of Cardinals which the pope
will shortly fill.
The full number of the college is 20,
but thew are not all of equal rank.
There are six cardinal bishops. SO car
dlnal priests and IA cardinal deacons.
AT present the number is only 5S.
there being no fewer than IL vacan-
cies.
So it is almost certain that the pope
Will take the occasion to select more
than two new members.
According to the law the nomination
of new cardinals rests with the pope,
WV AS INV i1tS Obh3NAt SdI
dinals. but also considers suggestions
offered by the governments OF Roman
Catholic countries, such AS France and
Austria.
When the nominations nave been de-
cided upon, Il secret consistory is called
and all the cardinals or as many as
are able to be present. assemble in the
vatican. AT n end OF the room is a
magnificent throne draped in crimson
on which Is seated the pope.
Before the proceedings open. the
room IL cleared of all except the car
dtnals. No n else may remain, with
the one exception of a ruling monarch.
The ope then delivers an address.
and after this Ia over reads the names
of he new cardinals. At that all the
cardinals present rise and remove tho
red silk caps they are wearing as a
token Of respect.
But Ibis is not by any means the
end OF the business. The new cardinal
has many formalities to go through
and large sums to pay out before no
is properly invested.
First. he receives a messenger, usu-
ally, we believe. one of noble birth and
belonging to the pope's own body
guard. who formally gives him notice
of the honor conferred upon him.
IN past times it Was the custom to
pay this messenger a fee amounting
to 9400. This has been decreased, but
is still heavy.
Then comes mother messenger
called the "ablegate" who carries the
"beret." He has to he rewarded with
G25O.
The new cardinal must also pay for
the bull" or his Commission as it
may be called. This means an outlay
of about G85, while his cardinals ring
will cost him not less than G120.
To d to all this. comes an enor-
nous tailor's bill. BY ecclesiastical
regulation a cardinal must possess tour
costumes. These vary in cost from
6 200 down 20 about e100. The halter
too. comes in for his share, for he has
to supply our different hats bound
with green and gold cords, and a scar
let silk cap. The new cardinals in
s%tallation is a magnificent ceremony
which takes place in the Royal hall Of
the vatican. Many great ~personages
are invited. The new cardinal is ush-
cred in between two existing cardinals,
and led up to the papal throne, which
has a canopy OF violet silk hung with
gold. He there does his obeisance,
kisses the hand OF the pope and is en-
braced by him.
The famous hat itself. is of scarlet
cloth and scarlet silk. and has 80 scar
let tassels which are arranged in two
triangles of IL each.
1t is the college of cardinals who
elect a new pope at the death OF the
holder of the title.