Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-28

The closely drawn blinds of the Blaine man
sion, the air Of quiet pervading its surround
ings, the Grape on the bell knob. and the
absence of the newspaper watchers who for
seven weeks have remained uninterrupsedly
duty day and night within sight of the house,
were the only visible signs today that the long
expected end had come
The funeral of the late ex-Secretary Of State
will take place on Monday. There are to be
services at the house and also at the Church Of
the Covenant.
At IL O'Clock Rev. DR.. Teunis s. Hamlin of
the Church of the Covenant will offer a prayer
over the body before it leaves the house on La
fayette Square for the last time Only the
members of the family and a very few of the
most intimate friends will be present. Here, as
well as at the church, the services will be of the
simplest character possible Mr.. Blaine had
great repugnance to any display of mourning,
and is said to have expressed the wish that his
own funeral might be private. In accordance
with this wish the closing scenes of his earthly
career are to be as transformations it is posi-
BILE to make them.
At the church. to which the cortege is to move
directly, the service will consist merely of the
reading of the Presbyterian burial ritual and
prayer by DR.. Hamlin. There will be no music
save that Of the organ, which will be played by
Mr.. Walter Damrosch, the dead mans son-in-
law. Seats in the church will be reserved for
the President, Vice President members of the
cabinet and their families. members Of the dip
lomatic corps, and the friends of the deceased
These reservations will nearly exhaust the seat
ing accommodations Of the building.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED TODAY
The arrangements for the funeral were TODAY
practically completed. At the desire Of the
family everything is to be as simple as possible.
The twelve gentlemen who are to serve
as honorary pallbearers have been selected and
notes Of invitation have been sent to them re-
questing them to oficiate. but Mrs. Blaine
today asked that their names be not made
public until replies from all of them had been
received
The decoration Of the Church of the Cove
nant, where the service is to be held at the
close OF the brief exercises at the house. has
been placed in the care of Col. Ernst, superin-
tendent eff public buildings and grounds
Flowers and palms will be used
These have been already offered in profusion
by the President from the White House con-
servatories, by the Agricultural Department
and by superintendent Smith of the botanical
gardens. The decorating will be done by Mr.
George e. Brown, the public gardner.
a, Inc designs are not vet complete, but at
request tney Will De per-
fectly simple. There will be banking of
flowers along the railing of tho gallery, palms
will be used around the pulpit and the
chandeliers will be hung with smlax. Every
thing 10 to be as cheerful it can be made and
white ribbons are to be used instead of black.
II ls Mrs Blaine's desire that the funeral in all
its details should be precisely like that of the
late Mr.. Walker Blaine.
THE ADMISSION TO THE CHURCH
The center Of the church is to be reserved
Tor the family. the pallbearers, the President
and the cabinet, the yice-President, visiting
delegations from Maine and personal friends
The members of the diplomatic CORDS will
be placed at the right of the pulpit,
Senators and members Of Congress will be
placed at the left.
No one will be admitted to the church unless
they belong 10 one or other of these bodies.
except those who have been specially invited
by Mrs. Blaine. There will be no
room for the general public, as there are
needed. Friends of the family who know what
persons are entitled to admission will stand at
the various doors Of the church to pass in those
who have been invited. There will be no
cards, but admission will be by Identification.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
Baron Fava, the dean Of the diplomatic
corps. has written a note to the Secretary
of State asking what arrangements would
OO AuduO LUZ tue ulpiOmotlC COrp6, and.
at the request of Mrs. Blaine, Mr. Foster re-
piled that the funeral would be private but
that seats would be reserved for such as de-
sired to attend. A similar notice has been sent
to the Vice President and to the Speaker of the
House.
The church is to be roped of and guarded by
the police. Maj. Moore has directed the lieu
tenant OF the precinct to detail q force of men
to be on hand tokeep off the crowd.
THE UsAERs.
Mr.. William E. Curtis has been asked BY the
Blaine family to take charge Of the funeral
details The following gentlemen have
been asked to serve as ushers at the
church: Capt Alexander Rodgers, U. s. A.:
Lieut. b: II. buckingham. U.S.N.; DR.. Francis B.
Chiffon. Mr.. d. W. Stevens Of Japanese leea-
ton, Capt A Q. Tyler, Mr.. Clifford Richard
son, Mr.. Ward Thoron, Mr.. Archibald Hopkins.
Mr.. Frank c. Partridge, Mr.. Sydney smith.
Lieut: I. s. Rodgers, o. 8. n, Mr.. Horace
William Haywood.
The details of the funeral arrangements we're
communicated last night to the Preadent and
to Baron Rava. the dean of the diplomatic
CORDS.
DESIRED THE FUNERAL TO BE SIMPLE.
Yesterday afternoon in addition to her re-
quests that the funeral be simple one, Mrs
Blaine asked that no Official notice be taken of
tno oea'9 oi MI. baalne. This request was
communicated to the Secretary Of State in a
note from Miss Hattie Blaine conveying the
information Of the sad event. The Secretary
In conversation with Miss Blaine told her that
the custom OF announcing the death Of ex -mem-
Ders OF the cabinet would require official
PRONUNCIATION OF the fact, but Al Mrs. Blaine's
earnest soncifation 1t was eventually arranged
that no emblem Of mourning additional to that
displayed at the State Department consequent
upon the death OF ex-President Hayes should
be placed ON the State Department buildine.
and that those mourning signs should be 70
moved at tho expiration Of the thirty days
during which they will be displayed according
70 the Presidents proclamation because Of tine
death Of Mr.. Hayes
THE PLACE OF BURIAL
MI. Biaine's body viii be inferred in Oak
Hiu cemetery. Only one Of the meuiben Of
ths family has been burisd in Maine and the
prominsnt petition oe the dad man makes Il