The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
SOME ITALIAN FUNERALS.


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secisnls entherissn e ne Feund Tbere-Art ~
Frncticed By the Preprietor's Hrether-in-
Law In Ria Leisure Msu~nsntsTFnnera Cus-
tsu,s Of Ht~aiians-puriais OF the Vers Peor.
MULBERRY street undertaker's shop ls surely
an odd place. The ordinary undertaker's shop
in an ordinary locality inspires tho desire to
cross 10 the other side Of the way and be rid OF
untownrd Impressions as soon as possible. The
undertaken Of the Italian quarter puts a differ.
emit face on the matter. His place Of business 10
made q resort Of transcondent interest in the
neighborhood-the headquarters, In. fact, for 80.
o,.h,,,,v ma an a,rin1 NJ in,srssts .j,mcr,s and
Sisollty anu N a,rins VI in.efeS.S, "iimenIs anu
desires. Ncithcr paint nor varnish nor artistic
endoavor is spared in making things bright and
ss,ssIiVo, u " ~, o m.s W = lui'
with burning Goals adds not a little to the gen.
SPEAK OF q eons,snmen. as .n-res.s solemniy
willingly only a few feet away. and, on q cold or
mupev aftornoon. this mitient.s tho gloom and
sends a glow of comfort to the hearts and limbs
Of the noighbors gathered about, Even tho rel
with a stress on the "la"-obliGod to look ruoful
even unto the third and fourth stage Of cousin
snip sAo . i'''io i"'oio'' :" un
dane Affairs.
There are friends and neishbors about the
sutts ,h ~ ho on0 ,u uas p'e eU ! ram,nsars sFo ~ anu J aadiu
state sprinkled freely about. the occasion is not
ono of entire oonstraint or doloful musings.
Somehmes the ghost OF a laugh struggles out
when the warmth from the Hre penetretess SUN.
GENTLY and somebody saws someth,ne cheerful.
Oh. those shrincd saints and images on the
walls of the undertaker's shopi The like Of
them docs not oSist OUTSIDE OF maloerfy etreet,
ana the pen that would give any tdea OF them at
AMAZING in the use Of #.
tn no., intar.stinr eorro IN ~. ,,o,. ,s. ~.
vh hns %us, ,msI ,ohoror' n respon IN sns f %,sI ,s y, om ano
raI decorations that nov obtain and commis.
49, - ia 80. ~ AZ. a.u,sas ~ W. :
n,ovs his to,onts xsr,ous,v' A w.,L aro he was
putting the fniShins touches to a new creation
on the ceiling. REPRESENTING a lost soul in pursa.
Wy " ~, u. Iaat
Are the undertakers shops In Italy lifted up
IN this hne fashion sns y you QUA ask SIX. as the waves Of a
~ Ter sooas n,sanan.s 80 ~ ~ s aaa
on with broad. vigorous strokes OF the brush.
aeas ~ 70. Sno ps an lay. me uoVernnnenI
York. maybe, there is no undertaken who takes
does. He paints up regular whenever the place
se'o enauos' u WI IL peopie I'LL W
much OF him and ike to come here
sneats She "a cashier and generol os,;st.n, -
epe"n ~ ~ assistant "
the firm and has a oozy office, woll'caged in
from the populous passageway by q plated
wire railing that reacbes nm NEARLY tn tho coil.
ing. She IL a young woman. plump and comely.
and in no sense cast down by the peculiar ma
! turc of ber cbarpe-
'u.so ne' A"
The place amt lookin' as 1t ought to now"
| she goes on, but we've been SO busy that there
| Amt been time tn dust nm anv Tbero,s corr.
on ueo y uuse w any inere . some
new altar cloths waitin 70 bc hung up. and
when MI. brightbrush gets through with the
ceiling In here hes going to DO over the one
IN IN Inc heft room Wnere the people sly.
the sea In purgat9ry. The tall figure in the red