A most painful scene has been witnessed at Here-Lachaise during the cremation of a young lady artist, Mdlle. Lapointe, whose professional prospects were very promising. She died suddenly, having caught a severe chill during the recent trying temperature. Before her death she expressed a wish that her body should be cremated, and this was done accordingly. While the coffin was being placed in the furnace her parents and friends were unable to control their emotion, and when they saw the flames their grief was most poignant. The subsequent arrangements connected with the withdrawal of the'ashes and their deposit in the ‘urn ’ were also witnessed by the friends of the deceased, and caused further scenes of a character which will not tend to the popularity of cremation in Paris. >
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 464, 19 April 1890, Page 5
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128Untitled Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 464, 19 April 1890, Page 5
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