Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-14

THE GRAND DIsrLAx EAsr nlan9,


Last night washingson was assazs with
glory. The very heavns seemed % have eems
Gown, and The stars twinsied In sert of
faded way, So il the solar syHm was on. OF
order, and earth had become the great lami.
nary. Everybody illuninaEed Eyery fiag
was flung out, windows wefe gsy with manJ
devices, ana gorgeous fanpsE Z dant,d CT tnaif
ropes along the walls In o fantastic way, a. K
the ralries were holding holiday inside. The
streets began to All up NJ an early hour, lenG
~sIa. he avenue, iDcSsssIns "a strenets, an-
al Ct dark the latter was sea OF life and aai.
NATION, swallowing up re endless streams
hsnstpoured In from adjacent streets, and max.
ing ouser eddiee at the corners, in which, st
tines, knot OF distracted pedestrians oald
Wnirl rs II lost altogether. There seemed to
applying the match as snitee eim best Some
ssp; their blinds cfoseS until the last moment,
sro tlea sarcvins therl oEsn suddenly. re-
:, saied scsus OF 1exxlins brilliancy. BY
Gslock, soweveg, The lights were all blazing,
'Y4rd the Avenue and iih street Gro wded as
&ssney neyST wsfs Be iore ec any occasion.
Pos The sas,st Jasas fAcsa. asseript:oE. Far as
3 sse yistsr sxtesS,ed were brilliant lights, the
gSsws 81 ii.sp iiaated windows % = distance
tAss of'Sane. rnm s1isssIy Surrounding it
4 ss 2tG ssnss vsxe daz<ilns <sth rsny colored
siagkss. Is stees 1.o,,,ssssa and lRaiana ave-
: eleaa11as " .adPws, s1oae whlce sas eye crept
a zfx wary 4 as s.Sse, va lie high above all
sssyss. q the gapss. slowise.s aen fire and
A. = as a .ess sss ! sp1s SEA Away
ssfss Elza - isas Aasg essz D. rssafk, rockets
ntsssa Msans k'aas aslg ssass, ana the ban
{ xas.s 4. sssss saa sassrs ssssss s. IN a dense
voicne fSean tie cstTs azd With -ss Incense OF
lie gard coEaasrat1os dris6-s sway to the
) Across tie fclsnss tsse ASi,p ston House
q sessasd aiEs q siAr sarcasa sas dark tree tops,
5ff..nd ssy ny cs tss hsaxss aeyend the Navy
J ,sssseasa- ovsssoossss -. his fairy scene, @
ne rosa Of p.sssshsi.is 9 seemed ont OF
.ngs vfsss isssss.affsd ssith rare Skill, and by
tei ? eEaasssa drer5F} u loFded C relief TO the
p 1ss vs.a ss sfncipai sfreetsiSh,ed atsI I e up,
-. ssaT oas - toe subsrbs, in lonely streets
az j siocmF s;igs .aeserty wrung from Its
es Il sSsss 'rr luminaion % ux aio joined ne Ias as
esertIy ss xay r ths sreat rejoicing.
3 Tao CstS EEss eas q centre OF light from
assss =" sry l Wv W.saow " was s sheet eef Of fiame,
I & ssea. ehsss .eIgss ths front, devices in gas
fmm sssts:y i n ff.ss OF 4 the @ centre Column the
wore "Bntoa" IN ssrge characters, formed or
xsa 5jsts, was ssoss az fmmense blazing star.
Acres the front ct the west wing "Grant''
yssT displayed sE ssssaliy large Characters, and
.sSsexn.n slssG ron sna front OF the east
wiSg. On ths ssll fsgstaf 4. brilliant lantern
Hany vssadows svdea light poured out upon
me fzssk. No. II RAN two thousand lights
wsfs&srployea In the illumination Of the build
fss:s q sssss aayiar IL in charge
= ne R3stD Once was finely Illuminated. near
n ala tAe winspws being filled with candles.
Fisxs Hsre displayed rom the south front, and
over tae sasrsaes was placed handsome
transparency, the work OF Mr.. NJ. T. Parker,)
sspY.zsnxiaR q courier with the u. s. Mail,
sacnsisx, e.Ree6;& bring ysu good udings OF
furlOuS speed
psS -SfcnS. inscribed on one side 232 MI les TO
Hsy afk, ard on the other, miles TO Dixie
xs rskS be gratifying to the curious 20 know
DIST me Pos, Once building had lsj windows
& Hiss lasted, which, Wi an average Of fifteen
asSss in eacn window, required over $500
Tns Pstent Office presented grand spectacle,
hayssg SO less than 230 windows Illuminated,
8 xitS a lights in each, making in all nearly
s. Csc hkhts. Across the south front the word
ssTnioEs was formed of gas Jets, beneath a
q hssili8ns arch, Illuminating the surroundings
e. erfIlantly. The fine band OF HARDWOOD
aoSpi,al was stationed on the portico at early
hosr, and attracted by its music an immense
thrvng, which remained listening TO the nation
al airs and other spirited pieces until the illu-
4 Hination was well nigh over.
The Metropolitan Hotel displayed over three
4 handred lanterns, and the National, Clarendon,
4 Central, United States and American Hotels,
and the Avenue and Sea.on Houses, were all
Z brilliantly lighted up.
ON THE AVENUE,
The stores and dwellings presented scene OF
brIllIaEcy never before witnessed IN this city,
but ecially along the central portions, whore
ne opportunities for display were greatest,
Re cI,iZens We'd with each other III making
he most brilliant and imposing display, the
Illumination OF the hotels ler ding much 20 the
q n8gnlfcenee OF the scene. Over the main en-.
4 rance OF Willard's was semi. circle of gas
Il s;s forming the word =" Union in letters OF
Light. The splendid stores OF Hudson Tay lor,
n1iIp s. solomon, Wall 4 Stephens, Boteler
-, NJ. william, and their immediate neigh
H.s, who had spared neither pains or expense
ots-y ff,n
! most costly dwellings. The display between
7 IIth and 18th streets vas very beautiful, in
\ Guiding the stores from S o. FOrd's drug store
] TO the Kirkwood House, and the dwellings over
them The kiTkwood House made a very
/ handsome appearance. with entlre avenue and
| 18th street fronts brilliantly illuminated
4 From 18th to 18th streets was another mag.
1 nIfcent display, and especially OF the store
i rooms, where hundreds were admiring the
| decorations OF Gautier, Stinemetz, Hughes and
: their leIehbors, W hose stores were illuminated
and decorated within and without.
From the avenue Growers Theatre maae 8
most splendid appearance. The Manager mad
taken cor siderable pains 10 secure ornamental
4 nags suitable TO the occasion, which were DIS
played with trans sparencIes bearing me appro-
prIA,ive inscription Victory Peace! Union,
\ ami blaze OF light. The restaurants east Of
TIE Theatre were brilliantly Illuminated, and
also :ae ofice OF the Constitutional Cnton where
we thought we saw an arrangementof candles
ioImIng the badge OF the gallant 6tn army corps,
The Union building west OF the Theatre and
-he buildings to ith street were generally IL
l9minated. Beyond Wizards Hotel was also
I tesutitul display Of lights and banners from
the Owens building, with the stores and once
rooms adIoi Ing Hammacks restaurant oullo-
ing were splendidly illuminated anS much
| admired.
1 The clothing store OF E. l.. Seldner, corner OF
\ PeLrsylyania avenue and 1th street. was very
/ briIllan / and attracted great attention by its
} query IN gas Jets, "How are you, Lee" The
hmaRIifcent Jewelry establishment Of Gait 4
4Bro, was grandly illuminated, as were also
4 ne stores Of Noah Walker, VIM. Crosse, Nor
Lon, II. Burns, Wiesenfield Il Co., L. IL.
lever, the Congressional Globe office, Bells
photograph gallery, Mrs. hough's and Mrs.
XFItzgerald's houses, and other places. Adams
IExpress office was brilliantly lighted mp, and
the employees further celebrated by building q
huge bonfire in the street.
The display on the south side Of the Avenue
visd with that on the north in brilliancy. We
. can Only enumerate in part the places making
Y a brilliant display. Messrs. J. w. Thompson
I 81 Co. on Pennsylvania avenue, near 11tn
/ s:ree. had the npper part OF their establish. :.