New-York tribune., 1876-07-04

American flag. Strings of flags of all nations were
attached to the top of the staff and to the cornce
The balconies the Madison-square side were taste
fully decorated with festooned flags and bunting
and stands Of flags grouped to form n shield. The
front entrance was richly decorated.
The NewYork Club House made good display Of
the national coors, great ensign flying from the
roof and large flag hanging out Of every window
three sides of the building 1t also had the novel
feature of painting, by Lavastere, decorative
painter of the Paris Grand Opera of the proposed
French monument of Liberty to be placed in New
York Harbor, in dimensions Do by SO feet This
was placed over the entrance, between the balcony
and the comice, and fronting the Worth Monument,
and il was illuminated by strong reflected light,
during the passage of the torch-ght procession.
Kmtz, the photographer, decorated his building
with handsome transparency painted by himself
and with two large American and German flags fly
ing from the roof. The Brunswick Hotel displayed
large flag from the staff and the cnsgns of foreign
nations along the corncc The Eric building was
richly decorated The residence Of Col Hawkins
Chairman of the Centennial Committee, at No. l6
West Twenty -thrd-st was decorated wtha large flag
hanging over the entrance and smaller flags hing
from the upper story windows GilmOrc's Garden
bore flags on the turre and from the cornices, and
numerous private citizens living on Madison-Square
showed the national colors from their residences.
FLAGS AND BUNTING Oh FIFTH-AVE.
The special feature of the decorations on Fifth
ave. was the better quality of the flags displayed.
On account of the absence of families from town,
many houses were dark, every outward sign uldl-
eating that they were unlnhahited. Delmonlcos,
at Fourconth-st and Fifth-aye., was ornamented
in a simple manner q large banner flying from pole
on the roof of the building, and shield of American
cooIs, with lae5 of all nations divcrging from II,
being placed over the cafe door. Brcwstcfs ear
riagr store opposite had large banner hoatng from
flagstaff Oh its roof. No. s6 Fith-aye. had nag
of zach nation in it, windows No. So decorated
with n large banner from its balcony and strips ct
bunting on the front Of the building held b. star
in the center, futtcring with little nags. No. 80
had large DAG over the front of the house, with
smaller one On the staff above il.
The Manhattan Club-housc bore largo dag flying
from It's root from which two fcstoons of SO flags
each swuug. The clubhouse banner was also
hoi,;cd. NO display made between Fifteenth
and Ssyeltcy uth-sts. but the Gibbons Art Galery'
which WAS adorned with five iiars man-oi-war
tlag with anchor of Hope, large banner bound IN
The center. and a strip Of bunting of stars and
's..ipcs drapcd tire door sill.
Tie Travellers Club had ilag flying from IT. roof
and small banl crs Ia its windows. Cmckcrlng Hell
was not decorated.
The Union Ciub-house was not decorated, bd,
preparations for illumination and display at night
were made IN che shape Of an arch over the central
window on Fith-lve.. and frame over the copings
% the cutir, building.
The Gicuham Hotel was not decorated. j. {.
.Iohn,tons store. At Tweuty-sccoud-st. and Fifth
ave, displayed a Aac in each window. and bunting
,yas stretched over it's entrance. There were 20
hags in all on this store.
The Nrv-York C!uJ-Aou5e had a banner dying
from the Ga gsiah on its roof.
The stevens Apartment House had only single
flag a small cheap one, iyIug iI"m an upper WIN
dow. Residence, were no. decorated between that
building aud tho kuiokcrbockcr Clubhouse, which
was the most attractive bgild.ag on the avenue.
-Four shields were mounted on .ts facade one On
each story, from which sis dag. dNergcd. The bal
cony was drapod wth large banner, at each erd OF
which were shields with flags 81 ID nations. An
immense silk lag was stretched from the side of the
house to tie building opposite Twcuty-cighth-st.
IL +, said this IL the largest banner Ia Ncwlork and
Is ,hc property Of Col JAY.
No. 2GO tii,h-ayc. had four flags from upper win
dow3. No. 29l had n large flag spi,ad over the
front Of the house from the sccol story window.
No. 2g2 hoatcd a small flag from its sccond-story
window. No. 800 showed 4 small ilag from an up
per window with l77G-lS76 inscribed on IT. No.
S2S showed one snail tag from thrd-story VIII
dow. No. $40 displayed Gag nom the thr.hsiory
window. No. $40 showed three small flags. No.
35l had one small liag. No 353 WAS ornunen,od
with n large banner two small dars, and bird cage
dressed profnsrly with ttle tlags
Mrs At Stewards house, at Thirty-lo I'l-st.,
had largo flag floating from lhe roof On thc Thirty
fourh-st. side.
No 3J7 showed one large dag from a third story
window. III. A. SlclIcChts floral establishment lad
n bright banner on flagstaff over It, AZ No. III
tag was iyiug from the flagstaff ol the top oI the
house. No. ~ displayed large aud % smalliP
from It's fourth story windows. NO. 4lo had tNo
flags floating from its bow window. No. AZ dis
PLAYED largo flag from its Second story window.
At No. 49, Large silk lag appeared IN the drawing
room window, and small ones IA windows above.
Dickers at Thrty-rinth-si., Aoatcd large ban
ncr from a pole on ts roof. The CrotOn Reservoir
was ornamcnt,d with q single large flag.
No. 47I had large flag over the portico one from
its second-story window, aud also one tom third
story window. No. I03 showed flag No. 100
had small flags of all nations from each window.
No 800 displayed large banner over its door, and
small DAG, in each window. No 507 showed a large
flag streaming from third-story window aud Il
small one over its portico. No. 500 displayed a
large flag from the second-s,Jry window, and two
small ones at each side The floral establishment OF
Wyatt was decorated with one flag.
No. 527 was decorated with three small i'ags
NO. 520 displayed two small flags. No. 81 dis
played a large flag from third-story window.
No. % showed a banner, and No. 5lo had TWO
large flags floating from upper windows anu ~ small
flags arranged m IFS 'front.' u shield was in the cen
ter and srip of bunting over the cotnlce. No ool
showed "A dag IN the sccond-siory window ana NO.
57G displayed large banner from stan III the