The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-21

members of his family collectively, hence the proclamation of death is practically the announcing of 9 fam fly as criminals; and in consequence all ordinary costume is set on one side in favor of garments made of straw co1oFed sack-c1oth.
 Preparing the Body.
 When at length in response to the announcements sent out the friends have gathered bringing their gifts and offering their sympathy and their con- idolences, they repair to where the dead man is lying and under direction of the master of the ceren onies, who is always a near relative, they wash the body. In preparing the body for burial, instead of tying the hair in the usual top-knot, it is loosely fastened up, after the combings, which during the passage of years have been care fully kept, have been worked in. Even the very finger and toe-nail par1ngs have been kept. They are now col- lected and tied up in little parcels to- gether with any teeth that may have been extracted, and placed in the pocket of the deliberately made suit of entirely new clothes in which the deceased is dressed.
 Beside the remains will be placed a few personal effects of the deceased, such as his milestone, pen, spectacIes,
 
 lastly, while the members of his i'm mediate family remain in another apartment wailing, the garments of the deceased are distribute to all his more needy neighbors.
 On the morning of the second day they carefully inspect the clothing in which the corpse has been dressed, then bind these garments closely to it in seven different places with cords made of twisted white paper Food is then arranged upon the sacrihcial ta ble while the members of the family, and assembled guests, vociferate their sorrows in another room.
 The Coffin
 is usually made of ordinary pine boards that have been planned and dove tailed together, with the bottom plank fastened on by means of ban- boo nails. The outside has been daubed over with black paint and re- ceives no 4 ornarn entation whatever. Everything is now prepared and the sons of the deceased bathe themselves, or at least wash their hands prepara- tory to going into the room where the coffin has already been placed beside the corpse. They then enter and ten derly place the body in the coffin.
 It may be mentioned that the in terior of the coffin has received some attentions First of all 8 quantity of flour made from the finest ground rice is placed in the coffin to form a soft bed, over which is spread a piece of white material of either silk or cot ton. After the body has been placed in position, the space around about it is filled up by some of the deceased g garments, or something else prepar- ed for the purpose is tucked around it. This is done to prevent the body from rolling about while being car ried to the grave. Last of ala just before the lid is fastened down a, white linen napkin is spread over the face
 Mourning Garb.
 On either the third or fourth day the mourning garb will be donned. The Korean word for putting on m noilrni.ng is tender and beautiful in it's meaning "to think lovingly of the finished Oife). .''5ss,i
 Full mourning is only worn by the wife, the sons, the unmarried daugh- ters and the daughtersefn-law; mourn ing in the second degree is worn by the sons-in-Iaw, the brothers and the nephews; and in the third degree is worn by the other male relatives.
 When visiting the home of the be- reaved, or attending the funeral, ev- eryone dszcaEefu1 today on one side any coIored article of clothing, fer eti- auette demands that he fbe dressed ex- c1usively in white.