The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-23
FASHIONS IN FUNERALS.
Custom and Manners of Interment.


v ions of funeralsp" asked reporter G
= leading city undertaken.
u sob, there are always little touche
:, coming up, such as the festooning of tn
Il drapery on the sides of caskets. Their
Is great deal of ornamentation JUS
now-silk and satin mouldings, ricl
satin cord handles to the casket will
silver tips and mountings and new
folding lid for the face. Some adul
caskets are covered with Grape cloth.
"We have some lovely little boxes TO,
babies; they are of pure white velvet
with blue satin mouldings and corners.
The lid turns back like Jewel case and
remains standing, showing the whole
length, and you see here it is robed in
satin on the inside. Yes, we will fur
nish robes If the friends wish us to. 7
will show you some"
The undertaken went behind q por-
there that divided the seen from the un-
seen, and soon reappeared, bringing
with HIM the baby's trousses u in black
oordered box. There was one long
robe OF white cashmere, the tablier
front filled in with putting OF fine shir-
red satin edged with white frosted
guipure, which, like the tinsel OF the
coffin, might well be termed "the
'broidery of DEATH"
"Do many babies wear those fine
habilihents on their last iourneyp',
"No; mothers nearly ALWAYS prefer
TO use the little dresses they have made
themselves. Sometimes when a baby
dies IN poor family, ladies will order
robe and casket from me. l sent one
out not long ago, and the other chill
dren in that family seemed to think 1t
was the most beautiful thing they had
ever seen. l think they would have
died willingly to have worn such
dress.'
SIS there any new fashions in door
sashesP"
eyes, but nothing that l will adopt;
there is rosette with long ends of
black and white that is nailed on the
center panel of the door. 1t is not as
elegant as the old way of tying long
Grape sash on the bell, with loops and
ends OF black ribbon. For a young I'M
married person white ribbon is used
to tie the black sash; for an infant the
sash and ribbon are white. Some peo-
pie use black silk or white silk door
sash. 1t is richer than black or white |
Grape, but not so appropriate. 1t is an
art to give this part of our business an
touch"
GLOW is it about flowers at funerals p',
"They are either used in the greatest
proiusion or not at all. Some funeral
notices are now published with the sug-
gestion, mo flowers 1 attended a
church funeral lately where the flowers
we're left in the church over night, as
hey were to be photographed the next
lay. When opened the door in the
morning the air was suffocating with
'weetness. 1t is not best to leave any
lowers in the coffin, as they create in
ects and mould"
"The fashions in death do not change
Is frequently as the fashions in iife.''
'They are regulated by them. When
aides wore the neck rufus and surplice Z,
waists we made our robes IN that way.
VOW they have another style of lace :
nd trimming, and we follow that =.
lyle. Some things do not approve :
I. L never like to see corpse in =
loves. We never glove the hands =
ow, except for the colored people; 2
icy, always want white kids. Then I
on have often heard it said that :,
hrouds have no pockets, but we often Il
ury people who have pockets; and 4
tile keepsakes in them, too, such as a y
ring of gold beads, a New Testament 1
: a picture. FoolishP Not more so l,
ian many another iIea we carry out a
it'll the dead" Z
"There was queer incident hap ~
'ned here that 1 have never seen in .,
int. A lady who is intensely aristo- ~ ~
attic lost her father, and he was buried :,
it'll much state and style. There were o.
great many relatives, and the line ", W
as drawn very fine. The lady called r.
e undertaken to one side and said: y; y,
-" You will see that all the coilaterals - -
lie in coaches together Ga
GO 'CollateralsP a ~
&c Yes; collateral relatives, not blood 20 -.
atives, you know 70
'''Oh, certainly said the under n ne
ler. your husband must come out ~, VI
that carriage and take the fifth in e.
} rew-he is a collateral ~. ~
Now" said the undertaken, with a o o,o
Nal smile, "isn't that equal to the a..
1ertaker who said: sThe second LII LII
lsins of the corpse will please step t th'
5 wayP'" Inv INV