Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
GIFT OF RED HAT.
Coveted Badge Of Cardinal Never
Worn More Than Once.
After Ceremony OF Creation Of New
Cardinal Il Is Hung in His Church
When He Dies It Is
Buried With Him.

Buried Win Him.
To woman the idea Of paying sew !
oral hundred pounds for hat and
then never wearing il must seem '"'
most shocking waste OF money
Yet the famous red hat which IS
the badge of the cardinals, the great
dicnitaries of the Roman CathoHc
church, is not used rs headsear-
EXCEPT. indeed. for a minute or Two at
the ceremony o. the creation OF Ine
new cardinal
II is afterward hung in the church
of the cardinals title and remains MS
most cherished possession. Nheh ne
dies it is taken down. laid upon MS .
coffin and buried with him.
The recent deaths Of two very well .
known cardinals Mgrs. Oreglia and
RampoIla-have left vacancies in tho
college of cardinals which the pope
will shortly fill, Pearsons Weekly
states.
The full number of the college IS
20. but they are not all OF equa Ta"N'
There are six cardinal bishops, 90 car
dinaI priests and II cardinal deaconS.
Al present the number is only 49,
there being no fewer than y vacah-
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 nomina-
ton of new cardinals rests with the
pope. but he not only consults eXls'ihe
cardinals. but also considers SuSSeS-
: lions offered By the government OIL
Roman Catholic countries such as
: Spain and Austria.
When the nominations nave Deeh
= decided upon secret conslStoTy 10
: called and all the cardinals. or as
= MANY as are able to be present as
seubIe in the vatican. At one end
Of the room is magnificent Iiirone
draped in crimson, on which is sedteu
n the pope.
Before the proceedings open the
room is cleared OF all except the car
- dinals. No one else may remain VIII
~ the one exception of ruling monarch
% The pope then delivers an address
:, and after this is over reads out th'
names of the new cardinals. AT tina
90 all the cardinals present rise and re
no move the red silk caps which they ar
- wearing as a token Of assent.
- But this is not by any means tn
= end of the business. The new caro-
- nal has many formalities to &
as through and large sums of money I
III pay out before he is properly invested
- First. he receives a messenge
On usually, we believe, one of noble brit
,ro and belonging to the pope's own bod
ON guard. who formally gives him nou'
Of of the honor conferred upon MIN.
of In the past times it was the custo
ON. TO pay this messenger fee amountlr
nm 10 G4OO. This has been decrease
on but is still heavy.
-, Then comes another messeng
orn called the "ablegate,' who carries u
ion "beret." He has to be rewarded WI
litv $3.50.
'st;. The new cardinal must also pay I
lin the bull" or his commission as
ane NAV be called This means an outI
tho Of about GS5. while his cardina
ring will cost him rot less than 4 L
To add to all this comes an en-
mons tailor's bill. BY ecclesiasu'
repulation a cardinal must posse
four costumes These vary IN @
from 600 down to about &lOO. l
I'm halter. too, comes in for his sha
~ for he has to supply four diner
"a hats bound with green and gold cor
a. and a scarlet silk cap.
,.ad The new cardinals installation i
e. magnificent ceremony which Ia
o. Mace in the royal hall of the vatic
uant Many great personages are lnvi'
80 The new cardinal is ushered IN
- tween two existing cardinals. and
orIa ND to the papal throne, which ha
as - canopy of violet silk hung with g
He there does his obeisance, ks
the hand of the pope and is embra
oIio, by him.
aiian The famous hat itself is OF sea
'l cloth and scarlet silk, and has 80
anu let tassels which are arranged IN
triangles of IS each.
hpei' It is the College of Cardinals w
liable -. 80, mono at the death of
holder of the title.