New-York tribune., 1876-07-04
THE CITY IN GALA DRESS.
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or the Bowerv. From every roof window, door,
and awning flutter flags and streamers nnuInerable
of every size and texture 1t is true that the guam
tity of decoration has received apparently more
consideration than the quality and that Tor the most
part little more has been attempted than to hang
from every available point flag or something that
looks like flag, but still, taken as a whole and
looked at only in prOfuseness OF ornamentatloh'
there is not more brilliant quarter of the city
than the long stretch from Twenty-Sixth-st. to
Chatham-sduare. The character of the buildings
has visible influence upon the effect OF the decora-
tons There is nothing stately about these streets;
there arc a few ediiices in them which rise above
lnediocrty.and consequently it is almost impossible
that any individual displays shOuld be especially I'M
pressive but building cannot be so small but that
at least dozen flags futter from it, and some OF
the little one-and-a-haf story shops In the Bowery
are adorned with lavishness that is almost anus
ing Above Twenty -sixth-Str Ihird-ave. has not
much to boast of. Every store and house has some
indication of the day. but the general effect is COM
naratively uninteresting Below Twenty-siXth-st.
the decorations become more and more prominent,
and the cross streets begin to join in the display
George Kelly of No. 243 Third-ave. has on his
store-front multitude of flags and streamerS which
all lead up to and encircle large portrait OF Our
next President, Samuel j. Tilden"
McKenna & Duffy and William Dtmar of Nos,
900 and DO have attempted nothing enblematic,
but their innumerable banners are taste1uiiy az
ranged
Germania Hail. No 200 Third-ave., has in all its
front windows portraits which become transpa-
rencies when lights placed behind them They
represent Washington, Lincoln, Lafayette, Dehalb,
Steuben and the Goddess of Liberty. Theportraits
are far better painted than most of those which are
used in this way and their appearance, wTeathed IN
all the flags of the world is striking.
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and inside with colors while green branches before
the door and around the walls give coOl anu III
yiting look to the place.
As one approaches the lower part of Third
ave- he is disappointed to find that the Cooper Insi
tute occupying admirable position and well
adapted from its style and proportions for an
elaborate display, is bare of all decorations, and eX-
cent that flag floats above the roof bears 10 signs
of an unusual OCCASION
But below the Cooper Union stretches what was
yesterday the gayest street in the city, Toa person
looking down the Bowery the myriad disconnected
flags are foreshOrtened into ono extended hutterng
hne of color Many of the streets crossing the
Bowery a1e almost as profuSely adorned, especially
Fifth-st Great Jones. Houston, and GTand-Sts.
The hall at No. 351 Bowery is literally hidden by
the $50 little flags which before il, and 1t Is
hard to find either windows or entrance.
The beautiful building of the Dry Dock Savings
Bank has a large and handsome flag in every window,
making it one of the most attractive structures on
the street.
The New-York Turn Verein on Great Jones-st' dis
plays in brilliant contrast the flags of every nation.
The furniture establishment of L. Krutina on
Houston-st, is covered with colOrs from roof to
pavement.
If there is one block in the Bowery moro bewider-
ingy gay than another, it is that between Houston
and Stanton-sts. in which are the stores OF w. X.
Peyton Boesing and COppel, Bennett Bros, eros
chez d Rich, l.. Cohn, GOtteb d Noss, William
De Graf Louis Weiss Cunningham & Lyons, and
the Gessuer Building, occu pied by the Free Trinity
, Chapel Society across the front OF which extends
the motto, " In God we Trust"
Upon the front of the Germania Association rooms
surrounded by flags and streamors is large paint
ing which represents the Goddess Of Liberty in the
act of crowuing bust Of Washington with laurel
wreath. while the nations of the earth look on with
the most earnest interest. An eagle is descending
with q scroll bearing the motto, II Pluribus
Unum."
At Broome-st. the long side of the Occidental Ho-
tel appears with flags in every window and number
less stTeamcrs.
Opposite the front of the hotel, on the Bowery, is
the establishment of Nicoll, which is hidden from
view by a thousand flags and many yards OF
bunting.
tons on the BOwery.
The eastern half of Cana-st. is more brilliant than
the western half, The Sheridan House has 100 or
more ags Ayng and the st. Nicholas Building lust
below on the same sidc has found room for at least
400
The handsome furniture establishment of Edward
". Baxter is more than usually conspicuous behind
the red, white and blue, and Palmer ~ Embury and
Wagner & Schneider on the opposite side, little
further down. display yaTIety of Shapes and c0loIS
Earles Hotel at Canal and Centre-ss., is one Of the
most conspicuous buildings on the street. Large
Gags OF different nations along the front, and
Others suspended from wires float over the street.
mar. EASY OF THE BOwLRY.
PrObaOry no quarter Of the city can show more
generous display of bunting and decorations than
the east side below Fourteent-st. From every house
and from almost every window in this district,
which is occupied chiefly by Germans, hutter evil
dences of the peoples patriotism Indeed the ap-
pearance of the whole district from East Broadway
TO Fourtaenth-st east of the B'wery indicates that
the people consider the occasion sort Of grand
carnival The streets yesterday were full OF men,
women and children wandering up and down and
noting the preparations made and making for
tho celebration to-day. Gayety and pleas
are appeared to abound. Old, dusty and
moth-eaten flags, long unused, have Dech
brought forth from their hiding places and unfured,
and contrast strangely with the bright aud fresh
colors which greet the eye on every side. HonSe-
holders who can boast the possession of portraits of
George Washington and Martha Washington nail
the pictures surrounded by flags their door
ways In some places the portraits OF Lincoln
Grant Hayes or Tilden, occupy prominent position
and are honOred with the same amount of surround
ing bunting Various devices, in the way OF decora
ton are empoyed 10 attract attention. At Eldrldgc