The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-07


'iaes The whole e decorated with thick mating Of
-lfcoe branches
90 the of the arch near the market, the
words Welcome 10 Nova Scotia" are ms ribbed u
letters neatly Done in green leaves, and immediately
VI ceipesih the motto OF hs Royal Highness, "lA
o'en, appears in letters u wire, which viii oe hung with
vsrsgat.d amps.
On the ar b on the Parade the word "welcome" cut
IL the weed,
TIE arch by the docyard gate is supported BY large
and stately columns, which 70 be gsrlAn iea with
~ers over the ground OF the nvariable spruce, while
The arch itself is 10 DO embellished with appropr
devices.
one Of the arches near the Cunard wharf In Water
street Is much admired On the OF the central arch
may be read IN large letters the inscription "Adoe ves
tl'o iof~tur al srca above which Ii the figure
Of AaIse steamship On the reverse side Of the arch 10
the word "Ubiqueo
The volun Ger artillery company have erected arch
al their expense, which consists Of large central
san surou, ted by gun and carriage and supported oy
small graceful towers, each displaying ON the Top the
lrboe u Wales plumes, tasteuiiy formed OF spruce
bouRhs.
On one Of the ROLLS street arches the inscription
giloers letters Set in foliage, "NelCome the Prince,
Grand Steward Of Scotland"
The Masonic arch, fronting the Masonic Hail. has evil
Gently been eons ucted with great care aud The Ncrp-
,tn the transparent foreground is appropriate aud
Characteristic Of the order II runs thus Welcome,
noble Prince, grandson Of our ilusrious Brother,
The late uukt of Kent who laid tie stone OF the
Mason HAM, IN due and ancient form On the eighth june
A l. $780,"
The same words also occupy the reverse side, the
sunni OF the arch placed four han some celestial and
eiresra globes, done IN transparency and covered with
variety ~ enbieus On one corner is placed banner
Of the Royal Arch Chapter other the banner Of
the tncampn.ent OF Knights remplar. Various banners
OF the provincial lodges AFRO decorate the whole arch
On two Columns figure the words "Fath" "Hope,'
''(hMiy," "friendsbip" Glove" "Trulb" Those,
alike with Everything else about the arch are DUPLEX
there doubt that when illuminated it will have
very happy aud brilliant effect Gu the arch the
residence OF the Archbishop, the dark evergreen which
ersbrpucs it, IN common with The rest is varegat d with
itch he lf
III Seed Mile fsihe,' meaning "a thousand welcomes,
appears in the centre, While banner floats nom the dag
staf erected ia the middle mental The arch
harrington street. fronting the entrance 10 the jover
met, Ho use, gIsced with Welcome TO Nova Scotia
in gilt letters
The arch at ,ho Horticultural GARDENS, opposite the
Convent Of the Sacred Heart displays the simple mscp
ton, Overcome To the Land OF the May flower 1t seems
10 no that "Wecometo the Iaad Of the ace
would bave been appropriate, Judging by tie aoan
dance Of the the scarcity OF the former
All the arches viii be more or less decorated With flow
ers, natural artificial at mn early hour on Monday
morning and the contrast between their Gay colors and
the sober green Of the spruce will be very pleasing
TIKI HUrEIs
II would be well for Halifax n events such the pre-
Of frequent occurrence and the sudden
desire tor cleaning the streets and houses aud removing
vi sghty rubbish, which every body manifests,
OF ore permsnsnt char acter What makes Halifax the
mass rabie town IN North America ior tue vsiter is
its II decent hotel At present The Nova scoaa
capital ny no means equal To tine emergency In pro
viurg suitable accommodation fof her guests, who are
arriving by hundreds Yesterday Saturday, after the
arr al 81 tne WlnOsor DhU UAlu, ~" carr "dns OF
baggage ing OF u the few wretchet hotels
that here abound, aud which personal experience con-
vinces me rot Possessed Of si9ele good quaiisy
This baggage belonged 10 persons wbc had applied Tor
aonssi to the house, but who could not be accOmmo
dated owing the being already wled, and
yet, during all this time. tbere is large hotel nesy
built, In the city, which be found enter
prisrg enough to fu,nis auo opeu. gad 10 say
that have SECURED u small bedroom for myself anu
therefore ha, shall not be driven To the necessity Of
sleeping ON billiard table, as was on my first night In
Australia seven years ago.
dsrp Of he In hay puoder
gone q strange change since the time wheH them In
April last They now look like avenues so much are the
~aks lined it'll green spruce boughs stuck into the
unpsved groundfur paving here has been entirely ig
ncred Festoons aud garlanos meet the eye st every
glance; houses have been turned INTO gas srbors by the
tasteful hands 81 women and the shops 10 particular
have very festive appearance.
PLATFORMS
On the grand parade, directly opposite George street,
large stage bas been erected after tie style II grand
FtaLd course the tiers of seating rising
,besrNay 10 the he gut about Nv, uty oae feet
the grcuAd, while ow cse Of spruce encircles
tbs base a tire whole
his liz ,nt~nad fer the accommodation OF the 3 500
chilcreL xbo belong 10 the united schools Of Halifax aod
who are 10 greet he Roy al Hghness With anthem
he makes his appearance the spot Directly 10 the
tower, which decorated th hass, ansparences and
few devices Near the north size Ut the parade f'uu
tau bar been put up aud the ia arranged to
be coorcd by the iumnatiOns which 10 place
Stages snLds similar 10. but IN smaller SCALE than
III. eescribsd have been ercc ed 10 front ~ st Aa
ard St hsbews chuiChes, and tue old Strangers burial
around tripc gallery has been the
the Masonic Hal N order 10 afford the lady relatives OF
the Graf. al oil portuny of witnessing the procession
The Province Building Is handsomely decorated, and
two temporary wings have been added 10 II, u which
90 be used az the supper room and the other rs the
ball room, on Tuesday night, when the grand AFFAIR 10 70
of The wings alluded a. seventy feet square
tlt tive fet high ana being of plata sawed boards
the exterior presents an unsely appearance, but the
decorations wbin cdngly tasteful The southern
IL the ball room AID the chiatz hanfnes Of this
brracy striped pink and wbte and gathered in at the
centre Of the ceiling giving 10 the apartment tent like
A has been provided Tor the OrChe8
The II, ht cbastc OF the hol. will
10 great advantage when lighted up with gas
merous Illuminated notices which de-
signed u shed lustre over the scene on the auspi
cous cccasiou Of his Royal Highness grscins the
with bis presence The opposite or north wing has
sIfea-sn ts light ana airy pail Of gloom hangs
by sy but will doubtless look cheerful enough
when iRl-o up at night The wall haDgiugs striped
I'd, white and bue and the canopy is formed by beau
tul onpay Of the fags u all nations There are here
Also thirteen banners each bearing the pane Of some dis
lie side windows Of the council chamber command q
vie~ OF the hall and from those Of the assembly
room the Careful observer may be able TO see the multi
tude at super.
The hall of the building profusey decorated
with greenhouse plants aud SWORDS and bayonets inge
uiosy massed together The lowrr hail. connecting the
wings. oarpeed and the walls hung With ORA
perry the large recess leading Ia the back entrance,
nov co@d, has been converted into an arbor and con-
servaiory the ceiling beng festoon.d with evorgrecns
In the centre IL placed fountain, wherein there
rsngcment Of water Jets lights aud owers, calculated
a. produce very pretty eii,c
The Supreme Court room has been resigned by the
Juogee In favor Of tbs lsdes, who to 10
ing room, and the Assembly has been given
ny by the polite 10 he used q refreshment
II II avshy Jecked with festoons Of cvetgreens and
flowers, the galleries have been prougx
oeait with In that respect being covered With floral EN-
beishneDt
The Council Chamber is to be the grand reception
II ~ss always a handsome and well
funphed besides CONTAINING some life sze paintings OF
Kings u England and judges aud politicians u Nova
Scotia 80 that little required to be done fitting II FOR
the reception OF the Prince That little, however has
carefully attended to- an although II lacks the
sho siness Of the temporary apartments by tar the
most stately OF th,m all
| I may mention that Thursday evening last
ball w~ given by Rear Admiral Sir Alexander
Milne and the officers Of her Macsty's ship Niie on
board that Gag snip
The company present. which included the Earl AMI oun-
css Of Mugrave, numbered nearly three hundred. The
ship hay at the wharf IN the dockysd that the
guests stepped from their carriages Immediately on
board, where the OF highly festive character
The oecm sors very tasteful and brilliant, su the
and stripes hung side by SIDE With the tag OF
Albion On pleasant feature Of the whole that vf the
men, IN thti neat clean trim, ranged round
the buwalks and In their usually quaint inter-
changing tdvaa VII ch sh We'd that they enjoyi