New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-09
FUNERAL OF MRS. STEVENS.
CALVARY CHURCH FILLED WITH
FRIENDS.
SOCIETY TURNS OUT IN FORCE TO HONOR THE
MEMORY OF ONE or ITS LEADERSHIP
rIICITY MARKS THE SERVICE ANo
ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS.

ALI. THE ARRANGEMENTS.
TIE rain poured down steadily and YEARLY ana d
dark cloud OF foS hung the entire city yef'er
d,y morning. when the funeral procession IN honor
Of NJ. Paran stevens drew up in front 81 Caviar!
Protestant Episcopal Church. Fourth-ave a"1
Twcnty-ir Ia; neither the rain nor the 1903
prevented hundreds Of tie frcrlS AM a'quaih'-
anccS Of Mrs stevens from gathering q hear the
comforting words of the Protestan; E2iscona! ser
vice for The dead ana to pay Their last honors 20
the respected and beloved dead
The soinbre interior Of Calvary Church presented
al the appointed hour rather gloomy aspect, e%-
ccpt in the chlncc wlccr' every gas jet w2s alEni
and a rich and yellow gov was cast over the altar
and the surroundings. There WAS no elaborate dis
play Of flowers in the chancel. but tasty arrange
mont Of palm trees and rubber plants. and num-
Der of floral wrcaths and clusters Of roses. voletS
and bright coorei spring flowers. bestowed by men,
bers % the family and intimate friends one OF the
most conspicuous pieces in the chanceI was cross
fully FIVE feet hiSh composed entirely OF white
roses and lilies This piece was ordered by Mrs.
Arthur Paget. the only daughter Of Mrs. Stevens.
The pew In the nOrtA side a.so occupied by
Mrs Stevens for some years vas decked with
huge bunch Of pink. rel and white roses There
was no ostentaton. and the silence broken only by
the falling ranjrops on the glass over the chancel'
was not oppressive. 5ut it made the services the
more impressive whcn they began
THE CROWD ARRIVING AT TIE CHURCH.
Even before % a. m. long lines Of carriages. the
coacsnen and their horses in rubber housings, drip
ping with the ptiless moisture. began 10 arrive at
the portals OF the church the auditorium OF which
was gradually filing up. outside IN me stTee' IA
force of police officers kept the carriages from
Knocking the way. There were hundreds of them,
AL many Of them had followed the procession
from the home of Mrs. stevens, AZ lifth-ave ana
Fiftv-seventl.-st. NearT every pew was filled be-
fore the hour appointed for the beginning OF the
services The congregation was ore OF friends. and
,1~ Nn
Stevens as a society woman. At TO funeral IN sew
eral wears in this City has 50 distinguished gath
erinC been seen. Nearly all the OLD iamiiies were
represented. and many Others whose importance
dates from the modern prominence OF Few OF their
members There occupied seats in every part OF the
church merchants Judges. lawyers, m.ionai-es.
nerals cersymen. authors. rairters. singers Jour-
nallsts orators publishers AID men ana women
prominent in the most exclusive circles OF society
7, lacked 4 few minutes OF haf-past 10 O'Clock
when the hearse. plain one. drawn 10y par OF
dark horses. arrived at the church. Mcan~hii, The
,,,llbearers had assembled in the Sur2ay-schco-
room and as the coffin carried into the vest
bule they formed in line on ore SIDE Of the h"liii p
Promptly at the same time the organist Clement
Rowland Gale. began the music Of the PROFESSIONAL
The sweet familiar hymn. 80 Paradise. Para
disc" by Barnby rolled out from the orshn recess
sj;,porting the clear voices Of the supplied choir
who had formed in the vestry-room beyond the
view Of the congregation. As the tones began 20
swell in fun volume the sexton. Victor Larsen in
his official robes emerged into the church. the
singers about forty in number. following After
them came the clergymen, the rector. the Rev. Or.
Henry Yates Sateree and his assistant the KeV.
Lewis Cameron. walking together. Inc chors'elS
continued TO sing the pOetcal words OF the hymn as
they met the fiower-adcn coffin In the Yesuoule.
After moment Of silence the procession moved
slowly up the centre aisle. DR.. Sauerce beginning
the service with the words. u am the Resurrection
and the Life
THE PALLBEAREHs.
Following the clergyn.,: were the singers. then
the pallboarers-Chauncey II. Depew, James \.
Parker, Peter Marie Richard Irwin, james OTIS
Richard Peters. William =. Douglas, W Watts
Sherman Thomas F. Gushing and Colonel William
JAY Behind these came the coffin: then James NJ.
Rankin who for over fifteen years has been Mrs
Steyens's lawyer and confidential agent. walking
alone then Alnerlic Page;. brother Of Colonel
Arthur Paget. accompanied by the Rev Waldo Bur
nett. Of Boston VINO was classmate OF Harry
Stevens the dead womans only son; following them
were Mrs. Herbert jefferson and George KicharI-
son. niece and nephew OF Mrs stevens, MIS-. mar,
rlett W Sanborn. Mrs Richard h, E"arI MI, any 40
friends of Mrs. stevens. who. owing 10 MIS- fdseI
absence expressed themselves DESTROYS OF showing
This mark OF respect These ladies. who occupied
pews directly behind the monrntrS wers MIS-; hich-
hoist cutting. Mrs. John !. Davis: Mrs; George l..
Rives Mrs. George X. DE Forest; Mrs. b; G. Porter,
P Rss f Cooper fieWi Mrs Henry cIeTs Mrs
Townsend huraen NJ AnGh "a anna .or iTs
Mrs William JAY Mrs. Reginald DE Koven. Mrs.
Luther Kountze and Mrs; James = Kern9chan Be
hind these ladies walked =. y. Tailor. RchaId J.
Wilson, Peter =. Collier John G. Furman. Henry
Clews q. Creighton Webb. Edward Cooper, Abrarn
S Hewitt. }. Wadsworth Rltche' ex-ci0vernor
Foadly and James j.. Leary. These men hl!eI tie
pews behind the palibearers
THE COFFIN SIMPLE. But COSTLY.
The mahogany coffin. covered with black SIX
velvet was placed the foot OF the chance steps.
ard directly in front Of the handsome ordered
by Mrs. Paget. II simp.e and unostentaiious.
but quite a rich and beautiful as art could make
Il. The solid silver side handles were only slightly
The inscription Upon the silver plate
read:
MARIETTA REED STEVENS.