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Show FASHIONS IN FALL COFFINS : Close of Convenlion of Undertakers. Machine to Disinfect Rooms and Kill Ail the Microbes. Mi-crobes. Caskets That Convinco - User That He -Will Try No Other Afterward.- CHICAGO, Oct. 23 Moro than 2c0 undertakers un-dertakers have come to Chicago. from a radius of 600 miles to attend tho first annual an-nual convention and fall opening of their association. The convention and fall opening open-ing Is a departure, but It seems that It will bo a success. "Tho women who model hats and tho women who 'build' gowns havo their conventions con-ventions and their fall openings, and they claim to have received much benefit, "Why shouldn't we fare as well?" quorled one. It revealed the source of tho inspiration. The headquarters are at VA Wabash avenue, ave-nue, and It Is thoro that everything that is new in tho undertaker's lino Is displayed. dis-played. Pike for Merry Undertakers, They have their "Pike" nnd tho "barkers" "bark-ers" are there to explain and to sell. "Right this way!" greets the undertakers undertak-ers aa they enter tho front door. "The greatest Invention of the ago and no undertaker should be without one," 13 the cry of tho "barker." "A life saver for certain," and ho points to an Invention that looks llko an electric fan. "You touch It there to place it in operation." opera-tion." lie touches a button and the fan begins to revolve. A moment more and tho breeze is playing' in your fnco. "You placo a disinfectant In this silt," he continues. You seo him pour a green liquid In tho slit. "Very pleasant to the nose." he goes on. And it Is. The disinfectant haa been perfumed. per-fumed. "It Is thrown Into every part of the room. Not a crevice, not a thing within the room, Is missed. It will savo thousands of lives. You didn't know that thousands of people formerly died becauso thoy had continued to llvo In a room occupied by the victim of some contagious disease, You didn't know that, did you?" Advantages of Disinfection. Tho "barker" Is always surrounded by a crowd. "Well, it's the truth, But with this disinfectant dis-infectant in the room contagious diseases are no longer dangerous. The room in clean of all microbes a few mlnutc3 after the body Is removed." On down tho aisle and you moot another "barker." He Is standing by the side of a caskot that represents hundreds of dollars. dol-lars. "A davenport!" he shouts, if you but hesitate. "Opens like this," ho continues, and ono sldo of the casket drops until it almost rcachcB the floor. "Or It closcn like thin." and It flies back. "Air tight. Lined with silk and aatln and good enough for anybody any-body to be burled in. Try our coffins and you w"Ul never uso any other," "Just as If it made any difference," Is always the comment of those who aro not undertakers. On down the aisle and there aro caskets mado of ail tho line woods, Mahogany and walnut and ovon ebony arc represented represent-ed In the caakols that All the space between be-tween the nisley. Beauty of ITew Coffins. "Tho best made You can get no liner," la the comment of the man who has charge of this display. Of course the rural undertakers aro taken by surprise. They never dreamed that there were caskets so beautifully finished. A bit farther down tho aisle and the lecture-room is reached. It 1b hero that Prof. Eckel3 of Philadelphia talks to the undertakers under-takers every mornins and every afternoon. "Demonstrations at every lecture," Is the cry of the man who stands at the door. Prof: Eckels has brought four bodies from Philadelphia. Ho teaches tho undertakers tho finer nrta In the care of the body. There nre dozens of exhibits at tho opening. open-ing. There are all kinds of Instruments on display and there are hundreds of shroud. Saturday " the last day of tho convention. |