In the Victorian Age it was a tradition that funeral mutes, as they were called, were used to stand in black and look mournful. These mourners were often used for funerals of people who had only a few people to truly mourn them; so, by using the mourners, the family could feel that the deceased was given the respect due the dead. In the Victorian Age it was a tradition that funeral mutes,
as they were called, were used to stand in black and look mournful. These mourners were often used for funerals of people who had only a few people to truly mourn them;
so, by using the mourners, the family could feel that the deceased was given the respect due the dead.In the Victorian Age it was a tradition that funeral mutes, as they were called,
were used to stand in black and look mournful. These mourners were often used for funerals of people who had only a few people to truly mourn them; so, by using the mourners, the family could feel that the deceased was given the respect due the dead