The town dignitaries in black robes, professors from the academy in full dress with all their decorations, officers of the Civil Guard, whose quaint uniform reminded one of that of the soldiers of the early part of the century.

Through the naves with affectedly skipping steps came the children, dressed as angels--angels _a la Pompadour_, with brocaded coat, red-heeled shoes, blonde lace frills, tin wings fastened to their shoulders, and mitres with plumes on their white wigs.

The Primacy got out for this festivity all its traditional vestments.

The gala uniform of all the church attendants belonged to the eighteenth century, the time of its greatest prosperity.

The two men who were to guide the car had powdered hair, black coats, and knee breeches, like the priests of the last century.