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Show IW POPE CROWI0 I SIST1E CHAPEL Ceremony Imposing in Its Solemnity, American Cardinals Present (Spc a Cab o by Arrangement if b London Dai y Te eg aph and In a natlona Newa Service ) ROME Sept 6 Pope Bened ct X was crowned w th the tr pie t ara in the S stine chapel of the A at can to day All the solemnity and pomp that the church proudly gives to an occas on so supreme attended the ceremony Yet to demonstrate the abhorrence h s holiness feels for the v. despread war the number of the audience at the coronat on was restr ted The pont f c al court meinbers of Roman ar stoc racy and the fam 1 of tie pope were present The ent re armed corps of the holj see saluted the process on wh ch was formed in the pope s apartments anj then proceeded to the Paul ne chape where the adorat on of the holy sacra ment was celebrated In the process on were h gh d gn taries of the papal church archb shops and or ental b shops From the Paul ne chapel the proces s On mo ed to the S st ne chapel where a mass was sa d All knelt as the pope seated n the Sed a Gestator a was carr ed n the splend d and roon y hapel II s a s tere face was solemn b t ben gn He vas robed n white and wore a heavy m tre of gold. Over h s head e ght especially fa. ored nobles held a can opy They carr ed the famous ostr ch feather fans w th peacock feather t ps vh ch lent an or ental tone to the cere mony The noble guard n new uni forn s and bear ng naked swords at tended h s hoi ness Sixty ard nals preceded the pope all magn f cently robed the r vivid silks contrast ng with the pont ff b gown Lead ng the process on was the pope s chapla n whose honor t was to bear the tr pie crown When the pont ff ascended the throne the ceremony of the coronat on began He was clad w th the garments symbol c of h s h gh of f ce Prayers for h b lono- 1 fe and the rel gious tr umpl of h b pont f cats were offered Then a card nal bear g the pontif cal pal um emerged from the crypt of St Peter s The pall um was placed around the pope s shoulders Ire bowed reverently and t was fastened w th three priceless -jeweled p ns Mass was celebrated then followed the rite of censing the pope the off e al card nal kiss ng h m upon the cheeks and ch n The popo returned to hi throne and rece ved the card nal s hon age in s gn of wh ch they k ssed h s hand and foot The climax of the ceremony was reached when the pope h s ascetic face fl shed by exert on surrounded bv the sacred college "chanted Balestnna s Carona Aranau while the famous S st ne chapel cho r broke into a song of tr umph Then the senior card nal deacon ad drese T h s ho! ness in Lat n Beceive the t ara ornamented w th three crowns Bemember that thon art father of pr nces and k ngs the rector of the world the v car on earth of Our Sa ior Jesus Chr st who is the honor and glory of all centur es The ceremony ended the and ence welcomed the pope w th loud aecla m II s pontif cate dates off c ally from to day n effect he was pope from the mon ent of h s elect on Later m the day Pope Bened ct re ce ved success vely m pr vate audien f tl e An erican card nals G bbons Parley and O Connell who presented the r' sn tes and Bome Amer can fr ends to the pont ff |