Word: fantails
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Although many cardinals inherit robes from their predecessors, the new official change will mean a saving of $1,000 for a prelate who has to outfit himself from scratch. Specifically, the Pope has ordered : 1) that the fantail on both purple and red cassocks be eliminated, 2) that purple robes, which are used in time of mourning and during Lent and Advent, be made of wool instead of silk (the scarlet formal dress will continue to be made of silk), 3) that the six-yard train on the cappa magna, the long ceremonial cape which cardinals wear, be shortened...
...voyage to war began with all the festivity of a luxury liner's departure for a 30-day pleasure cruise of the Mediterranean. When the convoy weighed anchor in Japan, wives & children waved goodbye from the shore and a brass band cheerily blared Anchors' Aweigh. On the fantail of the fleet's flagship, an impromptu clay pigeon shoot was organized...
...Mansfield put out to sea, we could see a southbound train headed for the tunnel. From the fantail of the destroyer scores of eyes watched with powerful glasses as the train disappeared inside. We could not hear or see the explosion...