Show ii POPE lEO HOLDS PROBABLY HIS lAST CONSISTORY Cardinals Receive Red Hats From Pontiff CEREMONY A SHORT ONE n I Extreme Weakness of His Holiness Holi-ness Apparent to All r3 1 Ho Looked More WaxLike a Littlo More Bowed His Voice Weaker 1 and the End Appears Near r Rome June 5The public consistory consis-tory postponed from June 18th was held today with much pomp and added Interest Inter-est and reverence for In spite of the reassuilng noW > concerrIng the Popes health many believed that this would be the last consistory under Leo XIII The assemblage gazed at the venerable Pontiff 1 Pon-tiff with Intense curiosity and there was redoubled enthusiasm In tho cries of Long live Leo He looked a little 7 more waxlike a little more bowed his t voice was somewhat thinner and It was j evident that his attendants were anxious anx-ious iousThe Pontiff was borne In the sedla gestatoria by eight bearers clad In red 0 brocade They were flanked by thee the-e bearers of the famous flabclli or feathered tei feath-ered fans in m EXTREME WEAKNESS SEEN The Pope smile while he blessed then the-n 1 crowds as he passed In fact at times L he tried to rise IO as to better Impart his benediction and It was only when he 1 descended from the sedla gestatorla 2 that his extreme weakness was nppa ui lent I I Following the Pontiff came a gorgeous gorge-ous line of scarlet clad cardinals friars r In various habits priests and members n of l1e t papal court wearing velvet knee F breeches and white ruffles The church i dignitaries were escorted by the noble l Swiss and Palatine guards which with ml the Sistine choir chanting solemnly i formed nn emotional picture r = The ceremony was made as short os S possible In order to lessen the Pontiffs re fatigue The Pope sat on the throne I facing the broadcovered benches In them the-m form of a square on which the ccrdl 5 1 nals were sealed > I I CARDINALS TAKE OATH i Tl new cardinals present who were J to receive the red hat from the Pontiff 1 according to custom first took the oath 1 In the SIstine chapel and were then ushered 5 ush-ered In to the Sala Regla where they 1D were greeted by the master of the ceremonies cere-monies On approaching the Pontiff the three cardinals knelt and kissed hit foot If 11 and his hand and the Pope then gave i j them the double embrace The new cardinals i car-dinals after embraced the other cardinals r cardi-nals Returning to the Pontiff each of g the new cardinals then received from Silf his hand a cardinals hat which ended H1 the ceremony The Pope thereupon rose bestowed fiSi1 1 the apostolic benediction and preceded il ti by the pontifical cross and surrounded by the cardinals and attendants retired FJ Subsequently the Pope rejoined the car 1sl I nldals In the Sistine chapel and the Pontiff i Pon-tiff announced the new episcopal appointments ap-pointments These appointments have Err1 all been previously announced from time I to time I |