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Foreign News
April 7, 1875
Public Ledger
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
A letter to the Paris Figaro describes the Pope's annual wardrobe, including six white-silk capuchins costing $80 each, red embroidered slippers at $25-30 per pair (six pairs yearly), silk stockings at $5 per pair, and a $100 red mantle; cast-off garments are burned.
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The wardrobe of the Pope is thus described in a letter to the Paris Figaro: "The Pope wears out, during the year, six white-silk capuchins, which are chiefly spoiled by taking snuff; these cost his Holiness $80 apiece. His slippers, made of red cloth, embroidered in gold, cost from $25 to $30 a pair, and half a dozen pairs are used during the year, while the Pope in winter wears white silk stockings over cotton ones, and in summer a mixture of silk and thread, for both of which he pays $5 a pair. His Holiness' red mantle also is worth $100. His cast-off garments are always burned, no other use being thought sufficiently honorable for the clothes which have been worn by the Vicar of Christ."
What sub-type of article is it?
Religious Affairs
Court News
What keywords are associated?
Pope Wardrobe
Papal Clothing
Vatican Attire
Religious Garments
What entities or persons were involved?
Pope
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Key Persons
Pope
Event Details
Description of the Pope's wardrobe: wears out six white-silk capuchins yearly at $80 each, spoiled by snuff; red cloth slippers embroidered in gold cost $25-30 per pair, uses half a dozen pairs annually; winter white silk over cotton stockings and summer silk-thread mix at $5 per pair; red mantle worth $100; cast-off garments burned.