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50 THE HOLY MOUNTAIN OP
Yet the colours. they say, are like no earthly
colours, for all is so brilliant, and yet one
thing is described as far more brilliant than
another. Thus, the pearls which covered the
robe were very brilliant. The sleeves were
deep, and covered the hands, and were crossed
over beneath the breast, so as partly to cover
the crucifix. The cross was "yellow but
bright ;" the figure of our Lord upon it was also
'' yellow, but far more bright." Lately when
the Superior of the Mission of La Snlette was
preparing a statue representing the Apparition
for the church, he went, as he told
me, and asked Nuxiruin apart, if the figure of
our Lord had a crown of thorns. Maxiniin
looked fur a moment, and said, L'No." IIe
then went and asked Melanie. After an
insbnt she answered, "No." The pincers
and hammer were plnced on the arms of the
cross beyond the nailed hands. When told ,
there was no such thing as blue roses, Melanie 1
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answered at once, but " there sere blue roses,
and roses of all colours." Yet they declare
that they were not roses, they were so bright.
There were none round the lower part of the
dress, as sometimes pictured, but only mund
the feet. The apron descended newly, but
not quite. down to the length of the robe.
Melanie speaks of spangles covering this apron,
but when spangles were produced, she said,
" they are not like these, these are not bril-
. liant, these are poor." The greatest difEcnlty
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h~s been to'obtain a correct description of the
head-dress. They use the word cap, and even
point to caps as worn by pilgrims from one of
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