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Etiquette of Funerals and Mourning

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The great sorrow brought upon a family by the death of a loved one
renders the immediate members of the family incapable of attending to
the necessary arrangements for the funeral. The services of an
intimate friend, or a relative, should, therefore, be sought. He
should receive general instructions from the family, after which he
should take entire charge of the arrangements, and relieve them from
all care on the subject. If such a person cannot be had, the
arrangements may be placed in the hands of the sexton of the church
the deceased attended in life, or of some responsible undertaker.

The expenses of the funeral should be in accordance with the means of
the family. No false pride should permit the relatives to incur undue
expense in order to make a showy funeral. At the same time, affection
will dictate that all the marks of respect which you can provide
should be paid to the memory of your beloved dead.

Funeral Invitations.

In some parts of the country it is customary to send notes of
invitation to the funeral to the friends of the deceased and of the
family. These invitations should be printed, neatly and simply, on
mourning paper, with envelopes to match, and should be delivered by a
private messenger. The following is a correct form, the names and
dates to be changed to suit the occasion:

"Yourself and family are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral of DAVID B. JONES, on Tuesday, March 18, 189-, at 11
o'clock A.M., from his late residence, 1926 Amber Street, to
proceed to Laurel Hill Cemetery."

Where the funeral is from a church, the invitation should read:

"Yourself and family are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral of DAVID B. JONES, from the Church of the Holy
Trinity, on Tuesday, March 18, 189-, at 11 o'clock A.M., to
proceed to Laurel Hill Cemetery."

Where such invitations are sent, a list of persons so invited must be
given to the person in charge of the funeral, in order that he may
provide a sufficient number of carriages. No one to whom an invitation
has not been sent should attend such a funeral, nor should those
invited permit anything but an important duty to prevent their
attendance.

When the funeral is at the house, some near relative or intimate
friend should act as usher, and show the company to their seats.

Showing Respect for the Dead.