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KNIGHT OF THE ROSE CEOIX. 277
The walls of the Chapter are strewed with black gar-
lands. The coffin is placed in the centre, and upon it
the regalia of the deceased, whose feet shall be turned
toward the west. The candlesticks, three in number,
are black, surrounded with black crape, and bearing
eleven lights each.
Between the coffin and the West there must be a
triangular pyramid. On the first side is the All-seeing
eye of Providence, within the circle formed by a serpent
biting its tail; on the second, a death's head, over
which is a butterfly ; and on the third, a Genius, holding
in the right hand a torch leversed and extinguished,
and in the left, a torch erect, burning.
Before the Altar is an antique tripod surrounded with
black crape, on which is a vessel containing perfumed
alcohol ; on each side, a basket of flowers on a trun-
cated column ; on the opposite side, the banner of the
Chapter, with a knot of black crape. Above the coffin
is a sepulchral lamp ; and near the tripod, pans of incense
and perfumes. There should be an organ in the West
a vessel filled with water, another filled with wine, and
a third one filled with milk, are located respectively in
the east, west, and south of the coffin ;
a vessel for ab-
lutions in the north ; and in the hands of the Master of
Ceremonies, a torch for the Most Wise.
At the East end of tlje Chapter there should be
a kind of representation of the Elysian Fields, with
abundance of flowers, verdure, and light, all of which
are concealed by a thick black curtain, which is drawn
aside at the moment of departure for the last resting-
place.
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