"The Cassock is a long coat, close-fitting, reaching to the feet, and buttoned down the front. It is generally of black, except in cathedral churches and for Bishops and cathedral dignitaries, when the episcopal purple may appropriately be used. A cincture, or broad sash, sometimes confines the cassock at the waist.
"The Surplice is of linen, generally with no opening in front, but with sufficient aperture in the neck to allow it to be easily passed over the head. It should fall somewhat below the knees. The sleeves are flowing and of considerable width at the wrist."
The surplice
"The Stole is a strip of silk about three inches wide and eight and a half feet long, with ends ornamented by embroidery and fringed. The Priest wears it around his neck, the ends hanging down over the front of the surplice. Deacons wear the stole suspended over the left shoulder, except at the Holy Communion, when it may be brought across the back and breast and be fastened at the right side."
The vestments for the celebrant at the Holy Communion are as follows:
The Alb, which may be described as a long linen garment somewhat like a surplice, with close-fitting sleeves, reaching nearly to the ground. It is frequently embroidered at the foot before and behind and at the end of the sleeves. These pieces of embroidery are called "apparels." The alb is confined at the waist by a white cord called the girdle.
