CARMELITES

are begging friars of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. They probably took up their abode first in the 4th century upon that Syrian mount, but it was not till 1130 that the order was established. In 1247 they were driven to Europe by the Saracens,'and there adopted a milder rule of life. They are still to be seen in Roman Catholic countries, wearing a dark brown costume, with a white cloak over it out of doors, and a hood for the head.