Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-22

who can afford II, the fashion prevails
OF holding a kind OF funeral recep-
ton during the entire week following
the burial. Formal invitations are is
sued, as II for ball. or wedding The
guests gather at the appointed hour.
eat, drink, gossip and have a good time
generally, discuss the virtues OF the
dead, his frallties being forgotten, as
Is, happily, the case in all countries.
speculate concerning the amount Of
property the deceased has left, and II
he were married man. upon the prob
ability OF the widow marrying again.
Meanwhile the dead mans family sit
In a room by themselves, ranged in
straight rows against the farther wall
OF the room in the order Of their near
ness OF relationship to the dead, and all
the guests come In one by one, to con
dole with them. At the conclusion OF
this entertainment, every picture In the
house is turned with It's face to the
wall. the plano Is locked, harp, guitar
or mandolin swaddled In black cloth,
all jewelry Is laid aside. not even nat
ural flowers are permitted in the rooms
or on any member Of the family as dec
orations; the house is shut against all
visitors for six or eight weeks and dur
ing that time none Of the relatives are
expected 10 be seen at all, at church or
elsewhere. However. al the end of this
prescribed period, mourning Is supposed
10 be carried quite far enough. The
family energies at once from It's retire.
ment and usually make up lost time by
an extra amount of gaiety. their return
20 society being celebrated by a grand
ball given by themselves and a round
Of outside entertainments.
BORROWED COFFINs.
As In other parts OF spanlsh-Amerlca.
the lower classes are carried to their
long rest In borrowed collins. from
which they are taken out and laid d.
rectly IN the dirt. In graves rented for
stated periods ranging between three
months and three years, what remains
being shoveled out and burned after
the time expires; while those who can
auOrd so much luxury are securely
housed IN narrow inches In the walls
surrounding the cemetery. The little
square door OF each niche, besides be.
ing we'll cemented IN, is further pro-
tected by an iron grating and a pad
lock, TO prevent thieves from stealing
the coffin 20 sell again and stripping
the cadayer Of Its clothes and yau-
ables. That sort OF robbery became So
common awhile ago, that now the FASH
ion prevails Of dressing the corpse In
all the jewelry ana finery the family
can command or borrow while % re-
bains on show In the house. hut taking
OF every ornament and wrapping 40 I'M
plainest garments Just before burial
HOSTS GO WITH SERVANTS.
n You We're living in Ecuador and
wished TO hire a servant. YOU could
hardly get one by himself. on herself.
but would be compelled 10 take up with
a drove Of them. probably far out.
your own family For ex-
ample, with a cook you would have 10
receive her husband and children. and
perhaps also her father and mother to-
TO your house TO bed and board. and
each would bring along an his or her
portable property consisting mainly IN
domestic pets, such as pigs chickens
rabbits dogs and other "lIve stock
The husband may have some trade
which he follows during the day. but
at meal times and when night comes Dc
returns 20 The bosom Of his family and
yours. 10 would be considered down
right lnhumanity TO refuse them food
and shelter. and not servant I'm Ecua.
Dor would work for So mean a master.
Dr. mistress. The children Of your cook
may be utilized for light services.
such as running Of errands. weed.
NIX the garden and tending the baby.
but the numerous brood Is apt 10 be-
light fingered" and certain to De
ousy dirty and probably diseased.
There Is 10 help for It. however be.
cause 'el custombro" has decrced that
Tor every servant you hire. you must
Expect no least dozen extra mouths
10 feed
Nor Is this the worst Of IT, Occa-
'ionally cooks relatives from another
Village come To pay her a visit. OF n
fortnight or two-lasting as long as YOU
Niil tolerate it-men. women and chill
iren, bringing more dogs. pigs, chick
ms, etc, 10 be housed and fed Fs-,..