The sun., 1890-01-05

A Bride Buriea In Her wedalne Drsss
1,E0o Yenrn Acc
NON lAs Nor4h american Revt,,,

mausoleum, Orders had been given ior the
Ss Gaoo Gl 69sn wSsEs sSTeoPhhse h the city
the brass clamps which fastened their lids. and
OF eyamininG and describing their contents
however, was not found practicable. because
both oofhns happened 10 be filled with water
dGop by drop, through the intersticos Of the
| los Under such circumstances 1t was found
impossible I'm! TO remove the collins to the CAPITOL
in weight produced BY the water. hut also be-.
Saus,e Ssu,i,, the violent shaking q the liquid mas.
had been buried within. FASTENED 10 the
wh @I sSS IN RFqGs re soSfse Of
AZ "a dspth q i!Tsnty.nvo tset below the level
above the level Of the Tber which , runs Hs' close lose
by-the two marble, cofiins were lying side by
on the left-hand side was Inscribed with the
simple name
CREPERErA TRSPHkEFA
and decorated with a bah h.relief representing
iyinSon the funeral bed With the % head r 6enIns 1
gently on the left shoulder. Aveiled lady, ait
en at dynr thS S ed Ss m sns 9
near the pillow. is q male standing figure, ab-
s9TEPed Tb In n In intense ems. grief.
IUc1ol cREPERE1o EvHoDo
appeared to be perfectly plain and simple.
interest but the skeleton OF a man about 60
years OF age. The contents Of the frat coffin
were were tar % more precious, and almost unique OF
:, No sooner haa the seals been broken and the
1o put aslde than my assistants and myself.
ana. IN iact the whole crowd OF workmen
which had congregRted around on the first an
nontncement OF the find were almost Mortified
through the veil OF the pure water, we saw
me, me skull nI covered. as it were with dense
ionR masses OF brown hair foatinR In the
mn ~
the simple and excited crowd by which we we're
surrounded were almost rs interesting as the
diRious hair spread like wildfre among the
commeres OF the district; and SO the exhuma-
with unexpected solemnity. and its remem-
brance will last for many years to come In the
popular t. aditions OF the new quarter OF tho
easily EXPLAINED TogetRer e1erS With d the sprps naF Is
water, germs or bulbs OF an aquatic plant had
surface OF the skull. and developed into long
glossy threads OF dark shade.
me skull was bending gently toward the left
relief. On the same shoulder was lying an
exquisite little doll carved in oak. On each
drops Of pearls. Mingled in W heap H % With T the
vertebrR OF the neck and OF the back bone there
thirty-seven pendants Of green jasper. and q
large brooch with an intaglio in amethyst. of
the Sht Of
been lying we found four rings OF solid gold.
Gne Tsd y rng With
together. The second has the name
pH1LETvs.
engraved on the, stone; The third, and the
fourth rings are plain gold bands and need no
special account
the coffin, We discovered next to the right hip
bone box containing toilet articles. The box
With lines. squares. circles triangies. and dia.
monGs OF bone ivory. and wood OF different
and am afraid it will be very difficult to re-
construct It. Among its contents we noticed a
tion. with the teeth larger on me side than on
the other; small disk OF polished steel. very
Likely ~ mlEr0r and small silver box for COS
oblone piece q soft leather. and te% frar1 a.
SO often found in the -cistae ut Palestrina,
the ancient Praeneste. The most impressive
diseoysry was made alter the removal q the
found then that the woman had boen buried in
a shroud Of fine white linen largo pieces nf
the bottom Of the coffin. and that she had cen
laid down with a wreath OF myrtle fastened on
tion Of the leaves is really emark able, and we
have been able to put together q considerable
portion OF the wreath.
expected appearance has created such sensa-
tion among us When did she live? AZ what
life2 Did she have q happy existence. loving
and and loved; Was she hapds9@me? @ Why, was
Of the sr ob as above
enables us to answer satisfactorily all these
ques ions-with certainty in some cases. with
, Crepereia Tryphaena must have lived at the |
beginning Of the third century after Christ. |
as SHOWN BY the iorm Of ehefes eteps
aud by the style Of the has-relief engraved on !
the tn ssaarGophSaSus az She was not noble woman
proves that she belonged to a family |
Of freedmen. that is TO say. of former
was we'll proportioned, tail. and erect. Prof
Ceccarei, the distinguished sur
geon who at our request has kindly examined
II or lS. We know nothing about her features.
but we can at least state that she had a strong
There is no doubt that she was betrothed to
the Young man Philetus, whose name is en-
changed the oath OF faith and mutual devotion
Tor liie as represented by the symbol OF the
The story Of her sad death. and of the sud-
den grief which overlook her family on the
he G IN her sen Is t9d So
myrtle wreath
=, BeginninG from this last emblem, there Is no
ue nuptidhs. the myrtle being the VIGOROUSLY
sacred plant OF Venus. | believe; ~, iact that
and then covered with the white shroud. 10.
zether with the pieces, OF this latter, other
OF stuff have been iound which have
not yet been tested by micr ,'scopical or chemi-
,a analysis. 1t will be very interesting to ascer-
ain whether or not they correspond TO the
luaity and nature Of the various articles con-
:ume comprised white tunic., called tinica
'ectd or '.e0la. the specially OF which consisted
n being woven on teia. the stamen OF which
was not drawn horizontally. but vertically. and
woven. besides. upward from below" The
. Hercules knot. It comprised also a bridal
The shoes, called socci. were probably OF the
ame color In the antique fresco known by
he name OF Nozze Aldobrandine. the bride
wears yellow shoes; the same detail has been
ulaneum ana PompeL The dressing of the
lair is described by Festus: there were three
ocks or curls on each side OF the forehead-a
arrangement shown by many
'ortrait statues and busts.
Let us now turn to the beautiful doll.
Human nature. Notwithstanding tho changes
which the difference Of time, OF manners
md OF education have brought about.
as always been the same since the beginning
4 the world. The same passions have never
eased 10 stir and to govern mankind. with tho