The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-15

various pOlnbS. ACIOSS tne lIoHt, OH NHlD
muslin, appears in large letters the names
of Singer, Springer and Thomas, and the
legend: Commerce, the Handmade of the
Arts" Flags are displayed almost in
Vulnerable. The portraits of the various
celebrities are also given place on the
building.
A canopy of red, white and blue hangs
over the entrance of D. Kinseys jewelry
shop, next door, and is fine Offset to the
decorations of the Chamber of Commerce,
and shows fine taste.
Duhme & Co. immense building is hung
from top to the foundation stone with
streamers of red, white and blue. The
windows show the portraits of Mozart,
Beethoven, Handel, &c. 1t is one OF the
finest sights on the streets.
Thousands of flags float from Pixies Opera
house building, the entrance to which is
decked with evergreen and pictures OF
Mme Eugene Pappenheim, Miss Anna
Louise Cary and the musical composers
The Adams Express Company's office
makes magnificent display. Besides the
bunting, the names Of Springer, 1873, and
Probasco, 1871, worked in white flowers on
ground of moss, are tittingly shown, and
recall to memory the giver of our magniti-
cent fountain.
Wilde Il Co. also make a fine display.
On the other side of the street, however,
the greatest efforts at decoration have been
made. The Gazette Office is one mass OF
flags, pictures Of the composers and festoons
of green.
The same is the case with W. H. An
drews' place, which ves with the others fol
beauty and taste. An immense Tag is in
addition stretched across the street in front
of their building.
Mr. John A. Mohlenhoff, on Fifth street
near Walnut, has made fine display
Streamers of red, white and blue are pen,
dant from the roof to the outer edge Of the
awning below. Four long lines of small
floor to the top of the building. The avn
ing is tastefully decorated with evergreen
A Tyre is displayed in each of the large
show windows, and each corner of the build
Ing has medallion ofsome of the composers
The building makes handsome show.
Mabley, the clothier ON Fountain Square
has decorated his premises in princely style
In the windows on the first floor are to bt
seen the Symbol of Hope" in evergreen
Under the window-sills of the second flool
are bands of evergreen, Mr. Springcr'spor
trait medallions five Tyres with evergreen
border, and three rows of flags. In the
niche, on the second story, is displayed 6
large Tyre, surmounted by still larger one
On this floor there are more medallions
pictures and wrcaths. In the windows O
the third foor, flags of different colors are
floating to the breeze. The fourth
story is dressed in similar manner
From the roof the National colors arr
flying and from the corners of the buildin,
large streamers of red, white and blue arr
floating. The whole is topped by a larg
wreath of evergreen.
Mack, the clothier, at the corner of Fiftl
and Vine has also made a fine display
Every window on the Fifth-street side
, decorated with flags Of different nation
and portraits of composers. A larg
Tyre is prominently displayed, and an i'm
mense flag stretched across the street. TIL
| Vine-street side of the building is one Sc
: Of flags.
Rivet & Partridge, of West Fourth street
have every window of their building decke,
, with flags and a liberal amount of stream
ers of the National colors displayed
t F. w. Helmck & Co., the music dealers
| have their place fixed up in fine style. TIL
front is covered with flags, evergreens an,
pictures. A good showing is made by
number of shields in the National colors
the names of Cary, Di .Murska, Dexter
Nilsson and Patti being on their faces.
The store of Thomas Livingston & Co., OF
, Fourth street, is covered with evergreen
, and flags, the whole making an elegan
display. -.
| In the windows of J. LIE Boutillier 4
Bros, No. LOG West Fourth street, two hand
: some Tyres, bordered with evergreen ar
prominently displayed The main entrance
is decked with streamers of red, white ant
blue, which are handsomely set off by
large number of large colored flags anC
: pictures.
\ a. The store of Taylor, Leslie & Co., opposit
slShillito's store, is beautifully decorated
Along the awning is the name of Syringe
in large letters of evergreen Flags il
, abundance are floating from the windows
and over the entrance to the store is larg
and handsome Tyre bordered with ever
green and surmounted by a portrait of MI
Reuben r. Springer
John Chufch's massive building is almos
hid from view by. the abundance of flags
festoons and portraits. The names O
Gluck, Handel and Bach are displayed il
, the third story windows on gilt back
ground, and in the second the names o
Mozart, Wagner and Liszt. A legend, "Joy
bright star from Heaven appearing daugh
ter from Elysium," is stretched across tn,
building Flags of various nations and O
all the colors of the rainbow float from tht
building to the opposite side of the street
1t is undoubtedly one of the finest display
in the city.
Mr.. George D. Newhall next door, ha
made neat showing. The busts of si1
musical composers, with background O.
various colors, being one of the features
They also have out handsome banner with
the following well-turned sentiment traced
on the rich background: "Honor to the
noble patron of music and the liberal arts