New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-17
CHTRCH I nBRELLAS.
THE EARLY USE OF RAIN-PRoTEcroRs AT
FUNERALS.


From The Flrcsldc
II IS fact not generally known that before the
umbrella came INTO general use IN this country 4
Of prote lion a.inst rain in Wet woatHer Ii"utan
arf-c Oloucl Wolfe. aitcfWard General Wolfe In l152
wrote ~ letter from Paris IN which he said THE
people here use umbrellas I'm hot weather to defend
Thorn from a." sun and something OF the same
kind 90 save them from the snow and rain. won
England" About the period the future conqucror
OF quebec wi"i" ih.s ctte- NJ umbrella had been
brought 10 London. Jonas Ilanway, a celebrated
,raN Her and phianthropisL returned IN 1850 70
Enennd from Persia In IN. IN Il work entitled
REM ri,blc Occurrences ln the Life OF Jonas
Ianway," by John rugh. II was stated that Han
way was the hrst man who ycntured TO walk the
streets ~ London with an umbrella over his head.
Aiier carryln ono for nearly ahirty Years he saw
illusions In old books. that women long before
tn followins aanounccmcnt' copied from The
Femalo Tater' Of December Y. 100 that this use
irato for the use OF man. The young gentleman
borro wing the umbrella belonging TO Willss Coffee
Used. that TO DE dry from head TO foot the Ike
occasion he shall be welcome to tho maids pat
umbrella In the huils OF larger houses for In
rainy weather for shelter In proceeding from the
ono alluded to in The advertisement above quoted
The eafi,.t entries relating to an umbrella for
the use or a clergyman We haze found In any
churchwardens ACCOUNTS occur in those OF 81
III Paid FOR m umbrella for tho churches
III. Paid Theodore Mcleurno Tor charges
about yc umbr' la......................f0 2s Cd
In the Life and Correspondence Of Samuel Illb-
bert Ware NJ H." Manchester. 1881. ind par
ucuars ~ tn prlC'. oi umbrellas for private use.
ard II is interesting 10 compare these with the
amounts paid for those used by the clergy OF tho
period. IL H. recorded. IN 1913. that James Watson
was paid for umbrella q 0s od. and later 6s for
a silk cover. and for making two umbrellas IL.
one of the earliest umbrellas seen ut Taunton
Wa the private property OF the clergyman, and
when he carried II to church on a Sunday he left Il
pari~hloncr3. II e. recorded that tho first woman
10 carry an umbrella in public in Wakefield walked
along the bacl. streets when carrying II 10 avoid
the gaze and ~emarks OF curious persons and to
oveitod To sec such novelty. The Introduction OF
the umbrella In some places has been regarded OF
sufficient INN or'auce 10 be included In the local
annals Abou; 1850 red ieghorn umbrella was in
PRODUCED into Bristol and IL created quite sensa-
tfon I'm tho city. II about the period that
am umbrella was first carried in the streets OF
Stamford Lin rolnshire. II was or chinese manu-
facturc and brought 70 Stanford from elias
cow. Mrs. Stockdale. I'm lIIO. Is recorded to have
brought from the island Of Granada, In the West
va hire In l719 Or Spens. popular physician,
carried an umbrella In the streets Of Edinburgh,
and he Is credited with Introducing 1t into the
Scottish capital. John Jameson Glasgow sur
gcou. visited Paris about llnl or l1s2. and brought
hack with him an umbrella which was tho first
seen I'm Glasgow. where IL attracted unusual atten-
tlnn William Symington was the fret person to
carry an umbrella IN Paisley. 1t IS related by Hor-
ace Walpole u his account or the punishment or
DR. Shebberero for libel. December D. 1908 that
him umbrella To keen of the rain. This has
been described a aristJcratlc style OF bearing
punishment. The Under-Sherin got into trouble
Cor permitting the indulgence