Connecticut western news., 1885-08-05
THE MOURNING GOWNS.

Yrs. Gen. Grants costume is made of the finest Henrietta cloth and heaviest crape. The skirt Is of crape, perfectly plain. The over skirt is draped very long on the left side, with R heavy crape revers, raised to the right side Postiion waist, with crape fchu from the throat to the waist, finished at both ends with 6 crape bow. Collar and cuffs of crape. The bonnet is poke shape, with long crape veil that reaches to the bottom of the dress. Mrs. F. D. Grants dress is heavily trimmed with crape. The skirt is made with deep kilt plating with three bands of crape. Long drapery on right side, raised very high on the left, and faced with broad bands of craPe, with heavy crape folds running down the left side. Pretty draped back, raised very high in the centre, forming two graceful points. The waist has broad fchu of crApe gathered m at the waist, with 8 belt coming from beneath two revers of crape. The collar and cuffs are also trimmed with crape. A close-htting bonn net, with long crape vail
 Mrs. Sartoris's dress is made Henrietta skir1, with two plaitings, with band of crape on each. Overskirt raised very high on both sides, falling very low in the front which has two bands of crape down the centre. TWO jabots lined with crape form the back dTapery of overskirt. The waist has very full hchu of crape with two revers lined with crape. The will wear & close-htting bonnet and crape veil.
 Mrs. Jesse Grants dress Is kilted skirt with bands:of Henrietta and crape running length. D. crape forming pocket pieces on each side. The drapery, falling low on the lleft side, is raised high on the right, combining into grace ful folds in the back. Waist is 8 plain postil- ion, with jabot from the neck to the waist. Collar and cuffs of crape. She also wears Q c.ose-ftting bonnet with crape veil
 THE FALL BEARERS.
 Inc President having been requested b. Mrs. Grant to name the pail bearers for Gen. Grants funeral, he has appointed the follow ing:
 Lieut.-Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, United
 Admiral David D. Porter, United States Navy.
 States Navy.
 Gen. Simon B. Buckner, of Kentucky.
 Hamilton Fish, of New York.
 George s. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts.
 George W. Childs, of Pennsylvania.
 John A. Logan, of Illinois.
 George Jones, of New York.
 Oliver Hoyt, of New York.
 It was decided that the President and all the members of his Cabinet would attend the funeral ceremonies in New York. The party will leave Washington in 6 special car on Fri day, Aug. 2.
 AN IMPOSING FUNERAL CAR
 .Ae funeral car for the coffin of General Grant is what is known as a platform car, the wheels of which are entirely concealed by drapery of heavy black cloth, fringe and tas. sels. Upon this platform car will be placed the catafalque, which in it's turn will receive the casket. The catafalque will be draped with black broadcloth and trimmed with heavy fringes. It is three feet high. Above the catafalque and over the casket is black canopy, supported by four dark mahogany DOS ts, elaborately carved and carefully fin ished. The canopy is composed of broad cloth, paneled with satin and is lined with ilk.
 The whole structure is twenty feet high and the most imposing thing of the kind ever seen in this country. Thirty black horses draw the car.