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Show IMI OF JOAN of mmm Solemn Ceremonies in Beatili-cation Beatili-cation Are Carried Out at St. Peters. I FAIRV-IjIKE APPEARANCE PRESENTED BY BASILICA Thirty Thousand French Pilgrims Pil-grims Take Part in the Services. ROME, April IS. In the presence of 00.000 French pilgrims, practically all the bishops of r'rnneo, many cardinals and family descendants of the new paint, ho solemn ceremonies iu the beatification of Joan. of Arc were carried car-ried out in St. Peters today. The pope does not attend beatifications in person, per-son, but, as a mark of special devotion, devo-tion, he assisted at. a solemn service, when lie replaced the ceremony of veneration ven-eration of relics, none -existing in this case. At 0:0 o'clock myriads of electric elec-tric lights burst out in St. Peters and the organ thundered. Tho long procession pro-cession of cardinals then marched in. The basilica, presented a fairy-like appearance. It was hung with red velvet vel-vet draperies and even-where strings of electric lights were artistically ar- ! ranged. Hugo pictures, ropresciuiug tho I miracles of Joan of Arc, and her statue were placed over tho high altar, but they were veiled. The ceremony began by tho reading of tho brief, at the last word of which the veils fell. Tho statue appeared framed with electric bulbs; the bells pealed forth, and tho i massed choirs intoned tho "To Dcum," i which was ta'lern up by tho vast throng. Main- of the pilgrims, overcome, burst into frantic cheers, which wore immediately imme-diately suppressed. I The afternoon . ceremonial was no less impressive. Tho popo passed through tho ranks of the Knecliug pilgrims, pil-grims, followed by his court and picturesque pic-turesque guards, to tho altar. After the siuging of the liturgical hymn the advocates for tho beatification presented pre-sented to the pope the traditional gifts of a basket of llowers and the lifo of Joan of Arc, magnificently bound. |