Show portraits on tombstones local marble dealers are taking a keen interest in an enterprise which had its origin in denmark for cepro the pictures of dead persons on their tombstones says the philadel phia inquirer they say that it is very probable that the movement will spread to america in a short time the picture on the tombstone craze started among the danes as a result of the use of artificial marble A danish master builder succeeded in p producing cing a stone of such delicate tints that it was impossible to distin aguish it from the natural product the imitation of the more expensive cies cles was found to cost far less than the natural and is made in any form desired columns plain or fluted and capitals as readily as flat slabs the durability is said to bp as great as that of the genuine marble it was also found that it was possible to reproduce by carving a picture of the deceased person in the imitation mar ble much easier and far cheaper than the work could be done with the ine article |