Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-04
BURIAL OF kyICEERBOCKERs.
FUNERAL CUSTOMS ANONG THE
DUTCH RESIDENTS or OLD NEW
YORK.

Funerals in the eariy days ~ere
never held in the church, says
HaTpcr's Barr. The attendance
was usually 50 large that the morn
ing OF the funeral chairs were car
ried in from the houses OF families
living mar. Moaning wa gen
orally worn by the wonen Of the
family, and the men wore a Grape
band encircling the hat from the
crown " the brian, long piece b.
ing allowed 10 hang almost 10 the
shoulder. A. time passed on this
was shortened by Iiuuisg into a
rJII 1T the hack, which fold stood
out AZ a right angles to tine hat, aud
finally cutting OF all the super
iiuOGs length l. apDcsrei - the
hand worn az the present dag.
The blinds uf the house wcTr
kept at first tightly clos,d, and
then We're gr1iually bowed tiil
the days Of mourning were over.
The Dutch could hardly b. called
a suIer-iitiUus Eouple, ami vt they
had many queer Customs. iuc
looking-glasses ia "A house II MOURN
ing were usualiy dullg-i in black.
AM tls coffin Wa never f..Lc..- ;scar
oue. II tie family oguei many
bechivcs it w.ls always customary 10
announce the death u each hive.
else, IL y a. said. the bees wOuid All
leave The funeral was always held
the third day after eeatr, and iu
summer on the second day, - no
means were known Tor preserving
the body. Ga sirs were placed rOund
tine coffin, those at the head being
occupied by the members OF the
family, and thOsc a; Tie foot by the
near relatives. Ouch ladies were
famous for tLeir Attendance on such
occasions, though no woman attend
ed the body - the grave, but alter
the CORES was borne cat remained
10 cat cake and drink vine. IL the
deceased was q h-ir EEK burnt vi <
WAS served them ia silver .iukaris.
These tankaEIs, even ia those days,
We're often worth 80, ami some
dimes more. Burnt or mullei wine
was served only in tsinier, a sort Of
saugaree being substituted in sum
mer. Burnt wine was Aia1eiTa
slightly sw-etenei with burned loaf
sugar, which gave il n peculiar
flavor. The women always retired
before the men returned, who then
resumed the feast.
When the coffin was removed
from the house Il VS. placed upon 4
bier at the door and c0vers-l with a
pail Of black cloth. The church US
ually owned two pals, which were
always used on these occasions.
The bier was then borne upon the
shoulders Of the bearers 10 the grave,
followed only by the Invited guests
ami mOurner-. AZ IL was hot con-
venicnt 10 carry the deai great dis
tances, those who had lands were
generally buriel near their homes.
Rich persons who We're willing 10
Jay literally were allowed 10 bury
under their seats in the church, the
seats, or pews, always being a part
q thetfAmily property, and a. such
WilIt-j. Those who coveted the
honor Of a grave In church had To
pay about twenty iimes the price Of
a common grave Private buying
grounds within the village or town
we're rare, 30 those without lands
were usually inferred IN the church
burying ground. No hes!stones
are found at tins graves Of the earli-
est settlers; the gnver's art did not
then exist among them, aud the
marble and granite hal not yct beeu
quarried.
After the interment the mOurnens
AMI guests returned % ths dOOi-
feast dead feast, on which the
goedt-yrOuw's skill had been span.
10 the utmost 70 load hrr table with
tho choicest dclicacies-coi and
hot joints, and all dain.ies dear u
the dutch hesrt. ia addition t. piss.
cakes and cieess-, the moi p1omin-
ent between one % dsot-s0cks.
These were thick disks ni-out four
inches IN diameter, AMI similar In.
ingredients 10 New Years c-ik.s
They were kept FOR yeans rs nemen-
toes OF the departed, often being
handed down A. heirlooms. These