Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-02

aavock street---from the opposil
row of columns running along the CALLER
10 It's angle from the wall are suspende
the following banners: "Connecticut,"
bright silver lettsrs, running DIAGONAL
from its upper LEFT corner TO the opposii
side, bordered with gold bars on deep re
field three perpendicular bars, betwee
which are two double silver stars, exteni
from the staff to the diagonal bar, 9th
same design Is below bordering Of silver
Nebraska" is In gold letters bordered b,
pointed bars Of alternate gold and silver
ON rich purple field, with three large goIc
stars under the lower bar and two above
bordering of gold. GDakota" Is Ike "Ver
mont, /" except the letters are all silver on
green field, gold bars forming cross, will
silver and gold stars in each corner of thC
banner, the border of which is gold.
New Hampshire Is IN silver letters des
cribing section OF an arch on pink field
with four double stars Of gold two above
and two beneath; silver star is also in the
lower section OF the field, the bordering ID
Of gold; on the corner column is the banner
oft-VTginia" in gold letters running disgo-
Rally from the upper left corner, a silver
pointed bar runs above and below the
name; there are two gold stars above and
two below on blue Geld bordering of geld.
"Utah" is in dark blue letters on silver
bed surrounded by a lue pointed wreath
from a peal field, bearing one deep blue
var and q number Of silver figures. "Ken-
lucky" is in silver letters on the horizontal
beam o. green cross, made by gold edging
with gold rays-the Geld is rich green and
has two SILVER stars Ia its lower part.
Missouri" on q brilliant gold field
is in large gold lettGrs, running, with silver
bars, diagonally from the left corner to the
opposite lower part of the field. There are
perpendicular golden bars Of fancy design
on the field, which has four silver Maltese
crosses, two being seolloped, above and be-
low the inscription. The bordering Is plain
gold. Georgia Is in silver letters, run
hing diagonally, like that of Mississippi, but
from the upper right to the lower left
corner, with q gold bar above and below,
a perpendicular bar Of gold running from
each to the top and base. It Is on a pink
field, and has four Maltese crosses, two of
which are scaIloped. This is the last post
of the new building where it joins the
building Of III.
THE BAND STAND
is under the arch of the old building, In
front Of the gallery stairway of fifteen
steps, twenty feet wide, st the foot Of which
is the entrance to the
DINIEa-HALL
which opens at right angles to the rear of
the music stand, and runs back fifty feet
with a depth of thirty feet to McGavock
street, and on a parallel with Powers Hall.
"THE CRY IS STILL THEY COME"
The first banner west Of the stairway
bears the name of Nevada in deep blue
letters on a white field enclosed By gold
bars forming a square, whose angles aIe
acutefy placed toward the corners, line Of
twelve blue ,ars run parallel with the sides
of the square, the bordering to the field is
of silver fringe. On the opposite side of
The building aud above the left gallery stair
way, at the foot Of which is the soda fount
with an arctic scene for the background, of
Currey aud Talley, are two banners; one
"Louisians,' in gold letters, on the hori-
zOntal beam Of purple cross, the outlines
of which are formed by silver bars on a
purple field, in each corner of which Is q
gold star, the bordering is Of gold; the other
is ''OhiO," in gold letter on fancy wrought
maltese cross Of blue bordering and gold
edging-at the end Of each beam is a silver
while there is a gold star in
each corner of the field, which is pink and
without bordering.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE.
In the west arch Of the
building fronting on Spruce street,
Is an oval window of colored glass
-hree feet in diameter, on the right and left
are three bars of red, blue and red, above
and below are three bars of red, white aud
blue, The soft CLEAN given the light is
beautiful beyond description; its mellow
rays falling gently as that which spreads
over the sacred floor Of some
BID cathedral. In this arch there
are three banners: ons Is that
IF Florida green cross with silver letters
IN cross of gold bars; silver star orna-
nents each corner, while the border is of
,old. Next TO this is Texas In red letters
IN large white star resting on q green
ield, with bordering Of red. The third is
New York in gold letters running horizon
ally from the left top 10 the bottom corner,
between TWO gold scailoped bars; the field
s of deep blue, silver star in each corner
md border of gold fringe:
DOME OF NEW BUILDING.
Entering from Vine Street The visitor Is
iasz g by the spl=iidor Of the decorations
which meet the eye as it glsnces along the
OfAy, grained arch of the new building
through that Of Power Hall, q distance of
)ver three hundred feet. Along the capt.
ais of the columns hang the banners, des-
,riOed above, of every hue blending harmoni-
,usly their eontrasted loveliness, and OPEN
ng scene of enchanting beauty, which
'een once will long be retained as memo
lad of the taste which gave birth to its
plendidelegance.
ARNoRIAL DESIGNS.
Along the capitals Of the columns sup
PORTING the gallery, which is 20 feet wide
Ind over 500 feet long, are suspended armo
ial designs, bearing the names Of the cities
lud towns IN this State which have con-
ributed most largely to the Exposition.
These banners are three feet long and two
Get wide. The inscriptions and bordering
If each are Of gold, while the field has three
t&fs, or else two stars End a ball, the
irapery being edged in black. The name
If each runs diagonslly across and rests on
gold bar.
THE TOWNS REPRESENTED.
Commencing near the head of the stair
y4y Of the right hand gallery looking from
he Broad street entrance the banners come
n the following order. Fayetteville, red
md white field, bearing three stars green,
blue and red-drapery blue. Edgefeld,
purple field, stars, one red and two green.
springfield, light, purple and pink field
,reen, white and blue stars-white drapery
With blue edge. Normandy white and red
ield-stars, blue, white and green-drapery
,lue with black edge. McEweDs, green
md white held--stars white, purple and
,reen-drapery red with black edgiug.
Farlrace, between white bars, on green
two white and one red-drspery
White with black edging. Dickson,
White and red field, stars, red, white and
blue. Jasper, purple
md pink field, stars, red, white and
,reen-drapery red. Humboldt, dark
,reen field, stars purple, red and light green,
lrapery white. Jackson, white and red
ield, purple, light aud dark green stars,
lrspery white Franklin, light purple and
White field, white and purple stars, red dra-
'ery. Decherd, pink and white field, pur-
he, green and red stars, drapery white.
Paris, white aud deep green Geld, stars
,lue, white and red, drapery blue. Knox
lille, white and deep green field, stars pur-
lie, red and white, drapery red. Bolivar,
ed and purple field, green, red and white
t&rs, drapery white. Columbia, entire
al pink field, two deep blue st2rsi anC a
reen uall, drapery blue. Sparta, deep
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