A CORRESPONDENT asks for information in regard to the Catholic Monsignors, which is here given. As the number of Monsignors and their grades in the United States is increasing, it may be of interest to give their different degrees. First there are the "Participants," and these always reside in Rome; next, the "Prothonotaries" and the "Domestic Prelates." All of these have the title of Right Reverend, and retain their title and dignity for life. By custom the Vicar-Generals of Cardinal Bishops are made Monsignors. There are also the "Camerieri Segreti," or Secret Chamberlains, who retain the title only during the lifetime of the Pope who creates them. These are classed as Very Reverend. There are minor grades of no importance, they being simply attaches of the Papal Court of Supernumeraries, and all advance as circumstances may require. The habit of the Chamberlains is a kind of purple vestment, which goes to the feet, with a sash and purple buttons. The habit of the higher degrees of the Prelates, the Monsignors, and other members of the Papal household is a purple merino cassock, seamed with red silk and having a long train, which is called a Smyrna, a lace rocket, a purple mantellette, and other insignia of the office, including the hectoral cross, a plain cross of heavy gold, and the ring, the setting of which is an amethyst in the shape of a besica piscis, or fish bladder, one of the early symbols of the Christian faith.—New York Times.