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Chapter 7 - Rituals
There are also prescriptions concerning the officers' regalia (cf. p. 38): the
Royal Matron wears, from the left shoulder to the right, a sash or scarf of scarlet
silk velvet, edged with gold silk braid and trimmed with gold silk fringe. It is
embroidered with vine work in gold silk. On the shoulder, it displays a fivepointed
silk Star in the five colors, and at the crossing a golden rosette, from
which are suspended two gold tassels. The jewel of office is pinned on the sash
over her left breast. The four virtues wear blue (Truth), yellow (Faith), white
(Wisdom), and green (Charity) silk moire ribbon sashes, with a gold rosette and
two tassels at the crossing. The other officers wear red silk moire ribbon sashes.
The badge of the Rite is circular, and presents in its center a fasces, above
which there is a lighted antique lamp, within a wreath of Amaranth, which is
bound with a white ribbon displaying the motto "Dolce nella Memoria" (sweet in
memory). The wreath is supported by two female figures, Plenty at the left and
Charity at the right. On the outer circle are written the letters AMARANTUS,
interwoven through the Eastern Star emblem.