Territorial Enquirer | 1881-05-18 | Page 4 | A Funeral Procession in Athens

I 1 A funeral procession aaion in athens athena the Theil farat rat funeral procession aion which we va met in athens athena she chaired well the peculiarities of 0 the tha greek at their best belt on an open bier resting on the about dera of six young men lay the body bod ol of it A beautiful girl of cl sixteen dressed in in light blue flud and white whit 0 her face and ami arms nipo eed her held head garlanded with flowers and flowers filling her hands and lylon in knots anil and clu clestern stern on her bar breast so rio tha she win was borne through the clear sweet morning sunshine that flo odoll life streets of her native city to her grave bevo bevona lil its limits under the adadow of mount ex prime minister in the quickly rp icily succeeding changos of greak initta government several times at the head of 0 the cabinet sail aad us ui ottea aftem the leader loade the opposition d led clu ring our atay at athens staunch integrity and democrat io love of simplicity had ball endeared eude ared him to the peo pie no ile was waa butted buried on the lay day after his fits death the rule at athena donao crowds of men bull aud boja I 1 gad tho the streets near his bia house from which tile the procession was waa to start there were no at his home but acquaintances in to view low the remains ra maina bud and to offer sympathy sampat to tile the family who as B a rule do not accompany the procession to tho the c church ar oh or the grave every nan man who entered the house put on a white laoo lace scarf over the tight right shoulder and ami under nailer the left arm rabe the badge of mourning many bearded bc ardeil priests of 0 tho the grook greek church mingled with the tha crowd their luxuriant liuia bair la is never out but is twisted into a roll and knotted on tile tho back ol of tho the heal like a wom commas womans wo mans mas they wear 0 tall cylindrical bit bat bilm less below but bat with a flit flat brown which projects s laterally an inch or two tho the dignitaries act ia of the tha church ware dent in gold robot robes of white purple still and scarlet the ocilla was of una blue satin batin tho the boily body drouet iu in plain black UK as in life tho the low tied with white ribbon wai brought out and placed on the open bier As ii tho the custom at Athens the upper tipper ball ot of the iho coffin tor for its entire lennith length hail been removed rem oveil with the lid elji and wan curried in ia alvan ot tho ilia bior bier on it was VM worked in ia white a crobo and it a crown A glass cover wua was placed laced over the iho body flowers in prolusion fujon JAY y about the form fona of the dead statesman two red bann firs oue one with a formal astred painting in this tha byzantine style of 0 tho the annunciation and ot of mary and the child the other representing in archaic figures ires the crucifixion and the Ro were borno before the fl offin theu then followed oll owed the clergy and prominent citizens while tile tho brass bapa band played n alow moving dirgo dirge leaving the crowded deil streets I 1 went by a shorter way to in the cathedral here the mention of MY LIT nationality passed me through tho the clorea doors and secured mean excellent there were none save bava for bishops bishop find and king first enter the sacred vannore ban nuts nore mud and tho the meu men with the lid ild ot of the contla then priests with lanterns censors co cHurs tapers nod and banners ba i then the coffaa is in carried in anil and placed on oa a black catafalque in ia the choir the tha king with a fow few attendants ten tend dauts ants has taken his hia place just to the lett left ol of the patriarchs throne which is on the south bouth ol of the theo hoir choir king george is ia rather tall or erect e et well formed f fair air haired with a 4 blonde blonda mustache boa anil pleasantly regular features oa tures lie wears tile the dark blue bine uniform of a major and a light bine short cloak with crimson lining while al a wide vile light blue board crosses his bis breast from the tight right shoulder young men braes forward to the coffin with garlands of ito llewera ll owera th they are delegates from the university and the schools the patriarch hakea his seat two bishops on either hand veil van white bearded men tho tha loud shrill chant ot of the tha me mens a voices singing in unison begins begin the tha service two singers who are not prietta ariesta its torso most of the service the priests and bishops over against them akem austeri aus weri antiphonally the music has that tant weird shaking of vic tho voice within a range of lour four or live five noted which recalls Ara blast music indeed Inde oi the greeks of cf today to day in ia their church khints and in their street ball ballads have no music which does not seem beem to have been borrowed iram asia nothing you yon see ee or hear tit at athene athena la is more n a anil and Ameri than tile the singing the service fluis hod the iha king goes out farst after him the priests and the conin the procession 0 a resumes its ita slow blow saarah through ilia iha principal streets two hours houra la inter us I 1 stood nn na the acropolis I 1 could ben bee tho ilia crowd still icilin ettling ling about the tha open gravo grave amour ud a cy cypre presses moa beyond the ilia onn nocing to panegyrics delivered i by four foar ox ex arite minis tora lra the rivals and friends of the dead statesman per for several days the cows papers of athens athena were wera filled with oa loKie of deligeorges I 1 many of them were very eloquent I 1 had tho the curiosity to count in one of those articles the words which I 1 coal I 1 not readily trace tf to IL a root used in oli taio greek there ore era but eleven such words in au an arti art ole clu of two columns so BO tr truly a 1 y 13 ia th the greek ot of today to day greek and not slav 3 if merrill merril I 1 edwards edwardi oites cates in clarl magazine