Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
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sew York jewelers. Keep Them I'm
STOCK Ia various designs.

Jew York jewelers. Keep Them In
STOCK In various Designs.
II will come as u surprise to most
lersonS to know thnt niahS jewellers in
tifth aTcuuc. firms whose naincS are
. .vlIoll words. keep constantly on
i.tNl n considerable stock OF mortuary
urHs and are prepared Ia supply Gus
toners nn the shortest possible notice
Needless Ia say. these articles are not
exhibited in the showcases In one
case II well known firm keeps on hand
Sketches of various designs. which are
cherrfully submitted Oh application.
And there is considerable competition
il this new dep trtncnt Such wares
are advertised IN the circulars or books
issued hy These houses. and great care
* taken that the designs shall not he
stolen aud adopted by rivals
TIE love of display Is evident in this
trade. as in most others The price paid
for the more elaborate design Of NOR
luary tl1l j. surprising. The most ex
pen Il - of these uruS are made from
exclusive designs OF good decorators
aud the finest materials are used In
their constructions The designs vary
considerably in size and form One
fas.iionable jcweler. for example who
carries few exclusive designs keeps
in - pck urns varying from $500 to
$50 The cheapest of these designs,
q simple black onyx urn measuring six
inches in height. is quoted at the lower
figure The most costly one IL eight
inches In height. but is made of pure
rock crystal Some of the urns are
made of bronze and are decorated with
symbolic figures and other designs
which are S..ned by we'll known sculp
tors, These urns may bc had decorated
with carved ivory or with rich designs
worked ont IN silver or gold Another
pp,hIar form is To have a vase which
exactly rcproduccs some famous vase
OF antiquity Several of the famous
vases in the Vatican museum have been
carefully rrpr pduccd In bronze of late
for the New York trade These special
designs are. of course. likely To be
very expensive. ana Instances of as
much ~ $3Ctn being paid for single
mortua,3 urn arr known 20 the trade
For customers who cannot afford
thcsc rNpcnsiv" forms there Is Il great
var'eiH II comparatively simple and
inexpensive designs The great pro
portion OF the vases In actual use are
supplied hy the mortuary companies
A few years age most of the urns used
Ia New York We're Of home manufac.
tu"c hut recently iy one of the odd
frcni- common 10 all trades the de-
ina has changed 10 Imported urns.
Onc 80 HE most popular forms IL the
woirl may indeed he used In this con
ncctipn j. that imported from japan.
These are oi stone ana excellent ma
tcria and of course, very durable The
dc i2nS have been made familiar by
photographs from Japan. since they
follow the forms ~ the lanterns com
mon t. the ancient temples These are
rs n rule cylindrical IN form or square.
rnNf"i aver with the quaint roof acute
arg'rs n Japanese architecture The
W. IN of the covers or lids keeps them
clu ~
SSH other urns are imported from
Germany Many of the designs work
ed ont IN bronze, and even steel. have
Il ready sale Tile urns are sometimes
made III the form Of miniature Greek
temples, with columns carefully pro-
portiomed. with doors opening and lock-
ing to protect the ashes The posi-
biltps Of these designs are of course,
endless, Even famous tombs have
been reproduced IN this way.
\ visit 10 a crematory. and there are
several now IN operation throughout
the country Will illustrate how far
this curious industry Of supplying Gin
cry ur@s has progressed After the
urnS have been filed with ashes it is
customary To place them in inches in
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