The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-27

et600tsar ELS tnH ~ 6 ~ EDgfsn c0af-01s
Iarf1s. On the same side, and just
laFoHnd the 81 area, appeared 10 large
letters stonewniI Jackson. above this
tue coat-of.aims Of yirginia, with aags ~
VirgiBis aud EDglaBd on either side. Two
Igr0und with red cross :.the other with red
cided effect ID any OF the decorations was
produced by the placing Or kwo Confederate
| soldiers, dressed IN their genuine, old. tat
tered Confederate garments, upon two PEE
desfals Just ID front DC each tower. They
leaned upon reversed n,uskets, aud were as
lmDoYabIe as statues; indeed, many persons
could not believe that they were living tndi-
vidsials. r. aessl 5ssffi. S. - fsitss
AT the head of Franklin street was an
arehway composed sof two poles with fes.
/ t9ons Of evergreen, banners, fags, and other
4 decorations. iss 80
The speakers stand, erected on the west
side Of the statue, was thirty i've BY twenty
| feet, aud I've feet high. There were Roman
spears at the four corners leaning ut so angle
| of forfy.five degrees and garlsnded with
evesgreens. These sustained q conieal-
shaped canopy with centre-pele thirty feet
! high, which bore a pennans six feet long
With the letter q upon it. The stand
was beautifully decorated with garIands.
Across the avenue to the Executive man.
| sion was suspended huge Royal British
standard, the dimensions being twenty by
thirty feet.
The Washington monument was also very
p.ettily festooned with eyergreens.
| The decoration and arch at the Grace
street gate Of the Square was intended to be
commemorative OF Jsckso0's whole military
career, commencing III Mexico In 1448, and
ending at bis last battle (Cbanc elIorsYiIiel
Ia 1863. Inscriptions to this effect were
upon the escutcheons right and left of the
gate, respectively, facing up Grace street.
On The reverse Of the escutcheons were
the Inscriptions Nrtus and For!itudo en-
bodyipg, In the purely military sense, the
perfection of the soldiers character. The
crest of the arch was decorated with bay.
onets; the face of the Keystone With
crossed sabres and the letter j the summit
with trophy of arms helmet, corselet,
mantle draped from sword-points, which
extend from the arm.holes OF the corseler,
aud ]egionary staodard with the inscrip.
lion "Gloria," as the culmination Of the
military career. This. which may be called
the military arch, was intended to be sym.
bolical of the profession Of arms, pure and
simple, as associated with Jackson's mortal
career. The decoration on Grace and Ninth
streets Is fuller In Its Significance, as 1t alludes
to his Christian virtues as well as bis military
fine. The decoration at Main and Fifth
streets Is more particularlya recognition OF
the homage paid to our hero by the citizens
of Great Britain.
It is hard for the public to realize the
amount of labor which had to be expended
on these decorations. Almost everything
was manufactured here. In large cities
every appliance Of decorative art Is at hand
or can be procured. Here We have the dis
advantage of the lack of such appliances as
we'll as insufficient funds. But it has been
= labor Of love, and every ragged urchin who
may have handed an evergreen or held lad
der will live to be proud Of bis mite Of belp.,
The artists who were engaged ID this work
desire US to tend their grateful acknowledg.
ments 10 the ladies, the iDdefatigable X. X.
pairing for the pageant, for their enthusiastic
cooperation.
Other Decorations.
MAIN STREET. ~s.Sg
Frank M. Sherry . front was neatly dressed
In cedar, with the Licensees of jackson and
Lee.
One of the hapdsomest decorated build.
logs ia the city was the dry-goods establish.
me at of Levy Brothers. The lower front of
TIE building was elegantly festooned with
evergreens. At either aide of the grind en-.
trance TO the store were escutcbe)ns respect.
lively of Great Britain and Virginia. Ever.
green Wfeaths capped each of the front co.
lnmns. immediately over the entrance was
the following motto in an evergreen sur.
rounding: "Death makes no conquest Of
this coDqueror, for now be lives in fame
though not in life" About i've yards higher
were the letters "sToNEwALL JACKSON"
beautifully wrought In evergreen. Various
English flags husg from different Windows,
while, to crown the Whcle, two huge stream
ers of red, white, and red dropped from the
e,g'e on the top Of the house to each side Of
the lower story.
John Fl. Tyler g. Sons large show-win.
dows had In them the fig Of the Confederate
steamer Shenandoah and Julio's celebrated
painting of the last interview Of Lee and
jackson.
The armory Of the. Walker Light Guard
was appropriately festooned around Jackson
as the ceptre.piece and General Bees chris.
tening speech -" There is Jackson standing
| like stone wall"
c. Wendinger's store was draped with
eyergreens, &c.
"Lee" Gallery was draped with southern
moss; centre window, an arch decorated with
moss and flowers within the arch two chill
dren (boys) representing rifemeD. dressed in
Confederate uniforms; centre figure, a lit
tie girl with one foot resting on cannon,
dress red white aud red, holding the CoDfed-
crate flag. This group was called by the pro.
prielor of the Lee gallery The next cam.
paign." Bs s.
Wyatt's Musical Emporium was dressed
in cedar. Es3}3 =.
William Euker's front was ornsmented
with various flags and streamerS.
Anderson's Gallery had flgs Of different
kinds flying from each window. atg
The Kemper Kampaigu Klub Headquar-
ters was deliberately decorated with cedar
festoons and flo vers and tho like.
nesses of Queen Victoria. Lee and Jackson,
the English, American, Virginia, end many
other flags and streamers, with u line oi
penuants and banners extending acsOas the
street.
The patriotism and energy OF the Old Do
minion Club, 30 frequently displayed 10
party service, was exhibited yesterday In
lhonoring Stonewall Jackson. The club.
rooms were handsomely decorated. Across
the street. suspended on rope which was
rwined with cedar, was The word !" Jackson
i worked out in evergreen letters four feet
high. The. figs Of Great Britain and the
I United States were fling to the breeze, and
on the front of the Foems were two festoons
OF .eyergreens tied UP with rosettes Of red
and black. and in one window large stee
engraving OF Jackson. Last night they had
three lines OF lanterns running across Main
1 street to the house opposite, and the windows
! Of the rooms were brilliantly Illuminated.