The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-01
FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD.
STERN ETIQUETTE RULES HERE
EVEy ASIN LIFE.
How Uonors Mast 30 Paid TO Friend
and to . Person of Prom'nsnce--
Unique Floral Pieces.

There Is no hNinS NithVu' '''H"
md no diving without Il. I'm the mids'
OF life VIC are in death" the minister
reads as he stands in the funeral chaih-
Der; and as he looks about nun; IrisV 90
add, I'm the midst OF death INC .Saro
life and rule, and decorum roI tne -
iS an etiquette I'm regard 10 oHernss VI
flowers for the dead. quite as rigorous &c
that OF flowers for the living oH mpu
never for instance; send smear ~ wouid
10 a young mans funeral; nor ""u WIZ
you send a small. delicate wreath 10 inc
funeral of the old. 49,
For the young child. the pride OF the
household suddenly snatched away, Hc ~
ing can be more appropriate tnan Nh9
vacant chair--small and hterally hedpeu
with flowers, with rungs ana arms en-
fwined. II the child is very young ~
cradle Is still better. stars, mace oi
fine white buds, are quite az "''"'s'
and less oetentauous' horo Of
broken strings suggest the music mH'Ol
has been taken from the house,loddd nv
the loving children with piece Klo"II
az the broken link. IL hangs between "
rich profusion OF flowers, ana theIe ar
as many links as there are menlpefrs AZ
The FAMILY Each of the links IL oil OH
ferent color. and the one that mas p pad
broken is always of pure white, touCheu'
sometimes, with a small spray oil IoI-
get-me-nots.
IMPOSING OFFERINGS.
III the head or prominent hleIhpei
of a society DIES his sympatheuc asso-
ciates send him roll OF holot. sho
Jther handsome family piece Is inc
GATES Ajar," with pair OF white u9Nes
that bear the departed soul 10 paTduIse.
nhe Heavenly Arch is announcer vel ~,
elaborate piece suitable Only Iol iu .riond
should never be more than "reath'
The higher esteem, the larger the pro
portions of the wreath. The broken
wreath. mouHted on a den6ate ,t mo' az al
fitting The column. without a Wredtn
never makes a good Offering unless II
be very tall and thickly clustered; ana
this makes 1t SO expensive that
not often in good taste. -,
Pillows are always proper, but nave
grown so commonplace that many aNolu
them for this reasoo. The smear OF
wheat beautifully expresses the lie that
has ripened fully and yielded an abund-
ant harvest of good deeds, while the an
Choir suggests the soul that has found us
resting place at last. ,.
A fond lover, deprived OF his betroth-
ed by a fatal fever. honors her mem
DRY with beautiful emblem OF L3ve,
entitled THE Lovers Knot; A Whlte
floral stand is decorated with the small
knots. upon which rests pillar OF bios,
SONS, inscribed with the word Love
An honored chaplain has been remefn-
bered with Faith. Hope and Charity
with his little resting at the foot - the
cross.
A pretty notion is that OF covering the
entire casket lid with loose rosebuds.
and small sprays may be pinned an
about the sides. where the covering rs
silk or broadcloth. Cut flowers, loosely
scattered. are coming TO be more ana
more used in this connection. 1t is the
custom for the family 10 arrange the
is too sacred TO be relegated TO less rev
erent hands. Palms make an effective
decoration, and are seen both in the
home and in the church funeral
Some unique offerings appear. even
upon these sad occasions, that tend to
tighten the gloom of the funeral sur
roundings. Az the funeral OF we'll
known jockey the ardent admirers had
contributed floral horse, made TO rep
resent, as nearly as possible. the horse
upon which he won his greatest triumph.
The proprietor of hotel at Coney ISL
and had number of friends VINO con-
cluded that nothing would suit the de-
parted better. were he in life, than
sight OF his handsome hotel Therefore,
they had IL reproduced in flowers and
sent II TO grace his funeral A silk glove
manufacturer was presented with large
glove Of white flowers, with the name
of his brand inscribed In colored bios
SONS. A very beautiful piece represents a
candelabrum, the light in the candles
having been snuffed out
on the death of a man who had been
an ardent fisherman, his friends were
very dHNlOuS 10 supply MIN WIN the
implements for pursuing the sport after
death. Some Of them desired a boat.
but after some discussion they compro-
missed on pillow of flowers In which
was placed a reel and a small anchor. A
loved fireman was presented by his COM
pany with a reproduction of himself,
which stod near the bier, full of action
with ore arm outstretched. Another tri-
column, on which was placed his fire
mans hat, all Of flowers. hook and
ladder encircled with flowers. leaned
against the column.
The captain of a ship was buried with
his vessel, that he might ride the celes-
tial waves. A maiden who had taken
cold playing tennis--cold which had re-
suited I'm her death, had the fact brought
home by a floral piece on which reposed
a broken racket. holding a ball The
scale or Life was designed for man
whose broad charity had endeared him
TO many hearts. On one side the flowers
mat were heaped upon the scales rep
resentino his good deeds weighed heavily
down; on the other a few loose flowers
typifyng the bad ones were of little or
no weight and the celestial dove perched
Aiother graceful tribute showed a clock
stopped little after midnight, and en-
titled THE Hour is Come"
THE CUSTOM GROWING.
In spite OF the efforts that are made
TO dispense with floral offerings from
friends outside of the family circle the
custom is growing every day. The fact
that on such occasions il is impossible
TO offer any acceptable sympathy. makes
the delicate offering of flowers a grace
full token. The amount of money that
Is daily spent on flowers for this pur-
pose. is fairly stupendous. At the fun
eral of the late NJ. Carnot IL is eftimated
that hve millions francs were spent
on the floral offerings. Wreaths were
IN such demand thar the price of large
ones went up TO a thousand francs each
ana II rs said that twenty-five hundred
or such wreaths were ordered
The favorite flowers are white rose
tube roses, and ily-of!the-valley. Mar
guerites are occasionally used for young
girls.
The cost OF these offerings runs all the
way from s. TO 500 You can get small
box OF cut flowers or wreath, for the
hrst named sum, at almost any season
or the year. a broken wreath on a
column, Will cost $40. The roll of
Honor is made up for $50; and the large
columns and fancy pieces rarely cost less
than slOO. The harps are. a little less,
while crosses, pillows. and the like are
made up TO suit any nurse .-PhiiadeI