The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-02
A MOURNFUL HOLIDAY.
new ALL SAINTS DAY WAS CEsLE-
DRAFTED In OUR CEMETERIES.
An Immense ConcOuFse of People Flock
Ing TO EpD H0nOr to he dead and
Pay u Tribnte of Flowers.

1ng TO RRD m0nDf 10 me DenG ANA
Pay Tribnte of Flowers.
ALI Saints Day is festival In honor of tn
angels nnd saints. It was established by Pop
Boniface " in the seventh century On the occa
sion of the dedication of pagan temple to TIN
worship OF the Blessed Virgin and the saints
The feast was observed throughout tho Worlt
I'm the ninth century and has since boon adopt
ed by the Professionals. To-day. ALI Souls Day
is specially consecrated to the memory o.
the dead but custom has sanctioned
its observance on All Saints Day
Ever since the holy ceremonial has been In.
augurated 1t has been celebrated yearly among
us with all the pomp and sentiment which
mournful memories can suggest Each sue.
eeedipg year upon the first Of November, low
ing relatives have gathered around the graves
OF the departed, streWn flowers on the sod and
decorated with appropriate mementoes the
truausoleums containing the remains Of lost
ones deplored. The present year above all
others has afforded mournful reason
for greater Influx Of visitors TO the
cemeteries. sorrowful ones walking up to
the graves Of their lost ones to pay last tribute
of fragant flowers believed with prayerful
tears. The moisture from the eyelids, those
drippings OF heart. sores. combined with the
perfume OF those living, poetic, priceless gems
sarly make al incense such as Is not known
even upon the most sacred altars that will
ascend to heaven and bring the kisses of love,
the endearments Of friendship the devotional
aspirations Of moherly affection. up to the
spirits of the DEPARTED, and bring additional
Joy to the roaming souls as they fit lightly on
sivery pinions in the high Empyrean.
For those who, during the last epidemic have
Lost wife, husband, child or dear relative. every
day has been one Of sorrow and Of tears but
yesterday, lot us be permitted to use the OK
preston was o holiday. The black plumes
chat cover the funeral hearse were not to be
seen- they were dir earded as belonging to days
gone by. in thBT piuot iEht int ffrrt rttf1tt
Howers. graceful garlands and emblems full of
love and poetry were crowded into the grave
yards. borne by uniorgetful and loving hands
Halloyed tears Of sentimental grief, full of
Faith and Hope, gave life to those flowers and
the ghostly dead In their crumbling wind
ing sheets must, If the soul Is immor-
tai. have been awakened from their deep
slumbers by tho mournful music of the
sobs. tho light from the pearly tear drops,
must have pene' rated through their walled
graves and the eWr OF perfume Of tho q VERY
offerings permeating the pores Of the brick and
ones, rs the faint sweet smell Of memories long
gone by that carry back to tho soul all that was
yore. 1hus. upon day held sncred by religious
custom. do the dead and living hold holy com
m1union together a d Kindred spirits on earth
and in heaven blend in mutual peace harmony
and love
Before entering upon. the description of the
decorations mt the various cemeteries. we feel
impelled TO pay 1t tribute Of coud leuce to the
many borrowed ones. whose hands have yester-
day CARR fl,wrrs TO bed'qk newly closed
5ombs 10 futhe f, mothers, husbands, wives |
3oSd r S inc our % %st " VIE h In qRoet @
3h on s1 d ba9 9G 3h@ W. 9e5 our her
Providence is inscrutabe IN its designs, but in
finite in it's mercv:. That, in the words Of Jeeus
Christ he who suffers will be conferred, and if |
the wheel of tate brushes tbs fondest hopes In |
its blind, onward march, the bright angels of |
Faith. Hope and Chart, hat holy white winged |
Trinit, J. tUilOW in the reH pointing out the de-
lights Of heaven 10 the crushed ones, pouring |
She palm OF lope nn inc Hounded hearts OF ths
fnrca " nn,varsDj love- OH "'Ai '"o hAoSi''1o'o
Enr ~ IN he mnruino largo oroda tuordod
+b4.ir v.v r. ,ha ff,r.nt "' sv.r,rds Nv n,an
~ The vnrious car lines ali rn,rvig ~ bo rumds
ond othar "frernns TO he d.nnafs on ths
the DpmonRAT was '''''o' ~ 'A0 t0DO''01 u
sr wa" or,,s ,,r,,,,r,,,,,, ,,o
Our Creole population have ever evnced de-
sidedI preferences for natural flowers over arti-
Louis Cemetery No. /. the first established he'd in in
fhif city. and situated on Basjn street. bs5ween
e. Louis oas and Cent mafestsd again yesterday
With very few exceptions all the tonbs aud |
vaults had been freshly whitewashed or paint
cd. and there were foW, indepd upon which
some floral ofreri"g had not been bestowed NO
extravagnnt display, as in former years could
be noticed. hen bouquets costing from twenty
five cents to if dours apiece were not iDfre-
quent. The splendid Italian mausOleum, locked
with the Italian standard. in mourning and
those Of the Orleans Artillery the Frencr
Union, the Portuguese Association, also de-
coraied with the cotors Of their respective
natjonnlities, blended with those Of tht ir
adopted country. reared their lofty heads above
she surrounding, in all the majesty, Of their
aunpreal Mtonltteture nnu were tike me
sihlrhhce gates' ,ne centres OF Tue shrines or
quarry Whette we orpnans were grouped to
astcniNe me 1hIlhEs ~ We multltuGes ina
noWtu ~ anu sut, ,"titsc'eu .h'Ihtr eiuef ny Q
.aete sense OF CURIOSITY or 10 nreath sacred
Nra{er huu uinp ~ tehI anu u mower upon the
1ohp VI sopae oe"t uepaftfu ono
ST. LOUIS NO. 2.
The group of cemeteries on Claiborne street
known .s The st. Louis C4mete v No > wns os
usual a g, eat centre OF attraction. for ike 81
TTnis No / if ia there thai are huriad tha daoI
Of the better class of past eeneratiops. Here
aiso yyns ,hserved the aheenca ~ natnntotton
+cn,ho 1uarn ha,ovn - ots'e,.t'