Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-26
A GRAVE OF FLOWERS.
Funeral of Mrs. Lucy L. Arnold-An J
terestinp CeremOny

Funeral of Mrs. Lucy L. Arnold-An In
teresting Ceremony.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucy L. Arnold,
whose death recently occurred at the home
of her sister, Mrs. General Williams, in
Washington, took place yesterday afternoon
from the residence of her brother, A. L.
Epson, at 1910 street. Only relatives
and few of the more intimate friends of
the deceased lady were present, the cere-
mony being private.
The funeral address was delivered by
Rev. w. G. Merrill, the officiating clergy
man, and was an eloquent and touching
tribute to the life and character of a noble
woman-one who was beloved from child
hood by all that knew her. Choice must
cal selections were rendered during the
services at the house and also at the ceme-
terry, by male quartet composed of w. H.
Kinross, n. w. Carroll, DR.. T. G. Milliken
and VIM. Cohn, with Mrs. Kinross as &C.
companist. The pail bearers were Colonel
Charles F. Croker, D. w. Earl and w. E.
Brown, of San Francisco, and J. B. Wright,
Charles McCreary, T. NJ. Lindley, L. Will
Jams and Frank Miller, of this city. Ed
gar Il. Carroll officiated on behalf of the
family.
The tasteful casket was draped with gar
lands of water-lilies and leaves, punches of
pink moss-rose buds. pansies, mignonette,
corn-fowers, sacred palm, maidenhair fern,
begonias, jasmine, pink sweet-peas, hello
| trope, and other choice flowers.
Other floral tributes were as follows: Mr.
and Mrs. P. H. Russell, basket of white
roses; Miss Susie Russell, bunch of corn.
| flowers; Mrs. Wilcox, maiden-hair fern:
Mrs. H. c. Kirk, basket of flowers; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Clark. sickle on standard of
white roses; Miss Wait, basket of flowers;
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer s. King, bunch of
| tuberoses; Mrs. Frances B. Edgerton,
gle Mcclure, ferns and pansies; Mrs. A. NJ .
Easton. white pond lilies; Mrs. Henry
Wetherbee, bouquet ofpink moss-rose buds;
Mrs. William Wood, star of white pinks
and maiden-hair fern; Mrs. Mcnamara,
basket of sweet-pea blossoms; T. NJ. Lind
ley, anchor formed of white iaponica; Miss
Minnie Clark, basket of la France roses;
Mrs. Henry Reed. bouquet of jasmine, be-
gonia and fern; Mrs. John Wright, bunch
of sweet-pea blossoms; Mrs. J. B. Wright,
bunch of heliotrope; Mrs. Alice Campbell,
heart composed of white blossoms; Mrs.
| Charles G. Hooker, basket of la France
roses.
The ceremony at the grave was of unus-
ual interest. and the appearance of the
grave itself was a revelation to nearly all
| present. Instead of the dark and forbid
| ding chasm with walls of cold. damp clay,
and pile of earth near by with which to
| fill the grave after the coffin is lowered,
which usually confront the distressed
mourners, only to add new heart-pangs to
those they had already suffered, there was
"a grave, it is true, but grave that had,
by the tender hand of woman, coupled
with the happy idea of gentleman of this
city, been robbed of its harsh, cold and
usually forbidding aspect. 1t was verita-
BILE bed of flowers into which the casket
was gently laid. A folding cover to the
grave had been so arranged that by open
ing in the center each half swung down
and hid one of the sides. This cover
though in two pieces, represented one large
floral design when raised and Joined in
the center) bearing the inscription, HE
Giveth His Beloved Sleep" worked in
flowers of various colors. There was nc
mound of earth by the side of this fora
receptacle to mar its beauty and cheerful
ness; and when the cssket was laid in
place the protector" rose gently to it.
place and obscured the grave with its bee
of flowers.
Then, instead of the customary bar,
wooden headboard, there was placed il
position a large floral piece to represent it
made of pure white flowers. with the nam,
Lucy" worked in violets. These piece
were contributed jointly by Mesdame
Charles McCreary, ]. T. Glover. G. L. Sim
mons, T. B. Rutherford, S. B. HUBBARD
Robertson and L. A. Epson.
All that witnessed the ceremony at tn
+ grave speak of it as q marked innovation
, upon the usual custom.