New-York tribune., 1876-07-04
NETWORK, TUESDAY, JULY a, 1876.

the balcony and several largelsandaids waved from
| the stats on the roof.
Max Stader's clothing establishment at the corner
| of Prince-st was hung with flags aud draped with
| bunting.
At the Metropolitan Hotel a few flags were dis
| played.
Tony Pastors Theatre, opposite the hotel, was gay
with flags and small portrait of Washington, sur
rounded with the national coiors, was conspicuous
above the entrance.
| In front of the store of George II. Kitchen & Co..
| No 591 Broadway were displayed several prlsInatic
! glass signs intended for purposes of illumination
| In the center a large star, ami on clther sue
sign bearing the figures 1776-1s78
The Olympic Theater was fluttering with flags and
bunting, which almost hid fIom view the front oil
| the building
The fremont House, opposite Bond-st., had few
flags over the entrance.
From tho balcony of the Grand Central Hotel large
American and English standards foatcd.
The Ncw-York Hotel had single standard above
the roof
The Sixpenny Savings Bank, on the corner OF
Astorplace had its doorposts draped with flags and
tri-colored cloth Small flags luttered from the
windows, and lanterns lined the second stcfy.
The St. Denis Hotel, on the corner OF Eleventh-st,
was embollished with flags and Chinese lanterns
which hung over the entrance.
Gibson's building, at Thirteenth-st. and Broad
way, was layishy hung with flags and festoons OF
tri-colored cloth.
AT Arnold. Constable & Co.'s uptown broadway
store the national banner foatcd from the houSetop
The front Of Lord ~ Taylor's store, at No 9Ol
Broadway, was decorated with great care. Fcstoons
of bunting were interlaced with flags and grace
fully draped shields bearing the national oo!oTs.
l,-ar La, nd
were other shields of attractive design.
j. & c. Johnston & Co.. at I'wonty-ss, Dad st. and
Broadway. displayed flags and bunting.
At the 81. Gcrmain Hotel on Twenty ty-second-st.,
a number of small flags and Chinese lanterns
adorned the front.
The 81. James Hotel. at Twcnty-sixih-st., dis
played few large Aars from the roof and over the
first story
Al the Critcndcn House strings of small flags de-
sccndcd from the roof 20 tie sidewalk.
Each Of the duriner windows oi the Coleman
House contained a haV aud the whole effect was
attractive. Woods Musc,,m, between Tmriicth and
Thir.y-irst-ste.. was decorated with small iiafs'
which hung from each window The door posts
were drapcd with bunting.
The Grand Hotel had the upper stories drapcd
with flags and three large standards dying from the
roof
AZ the Stnrtevant House AaFs ofcyory nation were
displayed from the front over the entrance was
piece Of canvas OF which were painted huge bear
and the words California PiOnoers.'
UNION AND MADISON SQUARES TRANSFORMED.
Al Union-s1uarc The great center Of the evening
celebration. the interest was naturally diverted
from the decoration t0 the illumination, bat never
thcess "A fine display of adomments was made. a
very few owners OF buildings were more active III
turning their premises INTO grand stands for spcetL-
tors than in adding 10 the attr'ctiVgncS' OF The
s1uarc but bcs lrc ai:htal even these had set ont
their flags and drpcry The strong wind, which
had free play in the open square, delayed thc ar
ranpemeut of flags and strcancrs and tore down
many that had been put mp before.
The building occupied by the Department Of Parks
was tastcfuly emLcll,shcd with large ensign lying
from the roof, and large flags OF foreign nations
hanging from all of the windows. The Union Placc
Hotel and the Union square Theater profusely
and uniformly decorated, large flag flying from the
stan Of the theatcr and hundreds of brightcolored
flags duttering from the windows. Tho Union
Souarc Hotel bore the hotel ensign displayed string
Of small facs on the cornicc and atfactvcly draped
flags over the main entrance. The Wost,nor'ldnd
bore the American ensign. and on the Fourth-a'c.
front paid the usual compliment 10 all foreign
nations. The Everett House was content 10 display
4 large American flag Oh the mann stan. The Doucs-
tic Building showed the American colori on ITS
lofty turret and hing small flags from the tnrret
loopholcs. The Singer Company binding displayed
an immense ensign from the stan, and handsome
fcstoons and shields above the front windows over
the portal Tho Howe Company showed another
immense Gag and the Weed Company decorated
each story oi ia tall building with small ilag- The
Wheeler & Wilson Company and Tiffany q TO.
showed immense flags on the main staiis oi their
irnuos,up bindings crcditablc display was made
by Johnson Brothers & Co with fcstoons, sireamefs.
shields and lines OF flags flying from the main stan
10 the balcony. Dixon's rooms, and the building
occupied by the ~. Johns Guild and Bgot were
nodcstly decorated. The SpnGlcf Hcrse showed
flags of al nations from the second and NTH storcs'
aud American flags from the third story. Oiher
decorators were John Duncn's Sons, the Dreper
Company, the Gorhan Company, Calenberg, VAN
poel AZ Co., the Albion Society Club, the Monument
House. Francis Koehler, the German Savings Bank,
Wanowitch, j. Gall, C. g. Gunther & Co., the
Stodlart piano-rooms, l.. Narcotic Il Co, and W.
H. Jackson q Go.
The Lincoln statue was not decorated, and looked
all the better for it, The Washington Monument
was tho most profusely decorated object in the
sauarc, and by general opinion Of the public was
thought to be the most hideous. The Centennial
Committee has already disclaimed any responsible
itv for the manner in which the statue has been
buried under rough posts crudoy painted with in
harmonious cOlors; and appealed to the Park Com
mssioncrs 10 have the distastefu decorations re-
moved. Before Decoration Day the members OF
Cameron Post No. 70 Of the Grand Army of the Re
public obtained permission 10 decorate the monu-
mcnt on that occasion and on the Fourth OF july.
They destroyed the effect by doing altogether too