The Washington herald., 1922-02-12
new POPE TAKES
CROWN TODAY AT
IMPRESSIVE RITES
100, 900 Requests for Ad.
mission to st. Peters
Refused.

ROME, Feb. 1.-THE last and
most magnificent of all the cere-
monies attending the death of Pope
Benedict XIV and the election OF his
successor takes place tomorrow in.
the coronation Of Pope Plus XI at
ST. Peters.
The new Pope will make what
probably will be his last appearance
outside the Vatican when he is car
ried in his papal chair to the coro-
nation room of the cathedral in a
gorgeous procession. After the
triple crown has been placed on his
head. he will be escorted back to
the Papal apartments within the
Vatican to spend the rest of his
life.
Pope Plus today received cardi-
nal Doughtery of Philadelphia In
audience and blessed him and ex-
pressed his keen regret thai the
American Cardinal had arrived too
late to participate in the voting.
Nearly 100000 requests for tickets
for admission to st. Peters tomor-
row had to be refused today
Ceremony Entirely Indoors.
Reports that the Pope following
his coronation would give a public
blessing from the external loggia of
st. Peters were halted by the Os-
servatore Romano tonight. 1t was
officially stated that the entire cor
onation ceremony proper, including
the final benediction. would take
place within the Basillica Of St.
Peters.
The actual ceremonies incident to
the coronation begin at $50 o'clock.
Gorgeous Scene Prepared.
Watchers. many of whom were
making preparations to spend the
night close to the Vatican, will see
the great bronze doors swing open
to emit a. colorful procession such
as few alive have ever seen.
At its head will walk the master
or ceremonies, accompanied by the
procurators of the various colleges
ana two Swiss guards, the latter in
the picturesque uniform designed
for them by Michael Angelo.
The procession will be gorgeous
in scarlet and violet uniforms and
cloaks. with priests. cardinals and
members of secret orders carrying
the insignia Of their offices.
Pope Plus NJ himself. in a white
robe. reclining upon the sedia ges-
tatoria. will be surrounded by Sc
cret chamberlains of the cape and
sword. masters of the papal stables
ana armories. and the 'palafren-
ieri who carry the chair.
VIII Be Dressed I'm White.
Two secret chamberlains in red
capes trimmed with ermine will
carry the "flambelli' that accom-
pany the papal chair; while eight
members of the segantura tribu-
nal will carry the supporting rods
Of the "baldachino." or canopy that
VIII shade the Pope as he reclines
In the sedia gestatoria.
Pope Plus XI will be dressed in a
white robe trimmed with gold and
will wear a mitre studded with
precious stones.
Following the sedia gestatoria
will come still other members of
the various Vatican tribunals, vari-
Gus masters of ceremonies. the dea-
con of the rota tribunal who will
take the Pope's mitre as he removes
II, various train bearers, the papal
maggiordomo and finally the gem
erals of. the religious orders who.
with two more Swiss guards, will
bring the cortege to close.
VIII Remain I'm Vatican.
When the cortege arrives before
the altar where the coronation is to
take place Pope Plus will descend
from the papal chair and, with vari-
Gus cardinals and dignitaries. pro-
coed to the actual ceremony of the
coronation.
After the coronation, the papal
cortege will reform and escort Pope
Plus back to the Vatican, from
which he probably will never again
emerge.