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Show Mr. Kickiut on Fun Bit at. Ricfohm. Right Hon. John Bright, M. P., has addressed the following letter to nno of his constituents in Birmingham Birming-ham on lunnral reform: Riciiimi.ic, Oct. 20, 1875. Dear Sir: J I' your friends or any sensible portplo wish to reform tho funeral exhibitions and funeral ex-tenses, ex-tenses, let them observo and copy tho practice of tho seel to which I bo-lorn:, bo-lorn:, that of tho "Society of I'ienda;" nothing can bo more simple and nothing can be better. They would bo wiso also to follow them in rejecting reject-ing tho fanhion of wearing mourning, which is always cosily, and us worn by many women hideous. lam sorry losay, however, that the wearing of I mourning has of lain been rather increasing in-creasing with "Friends," among whom are ninny who apparently cannot can-not comprehend and do not value tho principles on which the practice ol their forefathers was based. 1 nm, itc., Juiin Bkioiit. |