New-York tribune., 1880-10-12
DECORATIONS AND ILLUMINATI0Ns.

| PPIvATR HOUSES ALONG The LINE OF MARCH
BRIGHTLY LIGHTED AND pRAPFD WITH FLAGS
PREPARATIONS FOR RECEIVING TIE PROCESSION
| As IT PASSED.
Fifth-ave. from Washington square to Iwenfy-
th,rd-st bore its usual aspect last evening unlll
! about o'clock. But at that hour large erowus
suddenly arrived from the SIDE streets and quickly
covered its sidewalks and dOOrsteps. lllile disor
der was caused by the arrival Of re-engine. whch
drew up before a honse in Sixteenth-st near the
avenue. The flames being quickly extInguished gem
eral attention more directed to the parade
The proprietors of the fine houses in the avenue
showed tendency to encourage the public use OF
| their stoops while the crowds waited quietly ana
| patiently for the longed-for sight Not uptil
O'CLOCK were the illuminalons of the houses begun.
Chinese lanterns of manifold shapes sizes and hues
were first strung up under and along balconies ana
| over the entrances. Then colored buntings were
drawn from one extremity Of the houses to the
other, and in some transparencies inscribed
with praises of the Republican candidates ana OF
General Grant were set up.
The house of Benjamin Fitch. at No 81 Fifth
ave-. was especially handsomely decorated. large
transparency bore the words. Welcome to Grant"
and also several phrases in praise Of hm. Al MT.
Fitchs servants busy early in the evening pre-
pairing shells rockets and coored fire to be set on
as The procession passed George A. Leavlt's horse
| nj No 78 Fiftb-ave and the Leuox House, were
also tastefully decorated with Chinese lanterns.
| They attracted much notice.
| IN MADISON-SQUARE
| The decorations of buildings around Madison
square were numerous and tasieiuiiy arranged.
On the south side, the house of William A. Odell,
No. 10 East Twenty-third-st., was particularly
noticeable. Small flags foated from the windows.
and the house was brilliantly Illuminated. In
Madlson-ave. the house of Robert Campbell
attracted attention. as did also that OF
| Edwin Parsons the next door above The
door of the former ornamented with
a handsome flag. and festooned flags covered
| the door and balcony of the latter No. 10 Mad'-
| son-aye owned by William Laimbcer, was
especially prepared for the OCCASION Three large
flags hung from the upper windows, while the BAL
c~ny and TOP story were brilliantly lighted with rows
of gas ie:s Flags were untured from several win
dows Of No. SO, the house of K. c. X. Kerney.
The Union League Club House presented one oil
| the finest slgnts on the entire line OF march, Rows
of colored japanese lanterns adorned each floor, be-
| inc swung over the balconies. Fireworks III abun-
dance presented a dazzling scene upon the root A
handsome iag. huug rom wlncow 10 WINDOW OF me
second story of Cornelius McCoon's dwelling No
| II East Twenty y-siXth-st, was the most attracUve
decoration on the north side of the square. From
all the windows of No. 20s Fith-ave. small flags
were displayed:
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel was completely covered
streames ended 10 the roof. Nearly all the houses
| about the square were Illuminated.
IN MADISON-AVE.
The preparations made by the residents in Madi-
son-ave for reception OF the procession were ID
many cases elaborate but in the majority of houses
| the windows only were thrown open, letting the
qasight stream into the street. Some others
were decorated with flags and Chinese lanterns.
The handsome houses OF &. n. Bliss N Phelps, j.
u Tavlor. W. l.. Taylor, Richard q. Mccormick,
John ID. Slater Ferdinand /. Earle, William Fitch
and others were brilliantly Illuminated The house of
| AZ of EnrtV-eiOht gracefully
draped with flags, and above the large bow window
was a transparency bearing the names OF Garfield
- Arthur with the motto Peace
ana prosprrlty" In addition to flags
and lanterns. Mr.. Bliss displayed brilliant calcium
light from OF hls windows, winch Illuminated
lie crowded street for severtl blocks. The entire
front of the block between F0rty-ninth and FIT
lieth-sts. was thickly hung with Cnnese ianterns
and presented brilliant te1ectt,,, e1ect, Another dale
tion was that of Ferdinand ]. Earle, at flity-
Jhird-st The large windows OF The conservatory
were closely set with lighted tapers, while the front
of the mansion was Ornamented VITA q large SIX
Aag bearing the names of the Republican candl-
oates, winch Mr.. Earle SAYS he ln'enHs snail Ie-
nam there during the rest of the campaign.
IN NFIFTY-SIXTH-STREET
In Fifty-sixtn-st., between Madison and Fifth
aves the house Of Sruyyesant Fish, at No. %, was
illuminated and decorated with small tags. Sew
eral other houses displayed bright lights IN the win
dOws.
? Tn Fast Fifty-seventh-st. there were many pa
triotic housenolders who decorated their houses,
although they were much disappointed tnat the line
Of march was changed to Fifty-sixth-st. Mrs. NJ NJ.
Jones displaved large flag draped above the en-
trance of her marble house. at No. East Fifty
seventh-st
! Tbehouse OF Henry D. Sayre No 14,was brilliant
: with gashght and profusion of flags. Adoiph
Sebeftel at No. Is. displayed national colors. Two
i large Aa % hung from the bay windows at No. %
= the house of II. S. Leech, and me windows were
illuminated. b. l.. Harse at No; "a hau every
| lumIned and large flag was draped on the Mad
son-ave side. In MadisOn-ave. between tiity-sXtl
/ and Ffty-seventh-sts, the houses OF \. r. Palme
y and N NJ Iittauer Nos. 576 and 57S, were brightly
. Illuminated and decorated with the stars ano
i | stripes. -
FIFTH-AyENUE BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINATED
a Most of the houses in Ffth-ave. were decorated
with small flags in all the windows. At FIlty-slxth
I ST and F1fth-aye the two lower corners Of thu
;, street were decorated each with "A large flag.
: Henry c. Ullman's, at the corner OF flity-fourst.
a large display Of llags and lanterns was made A
i fine osborne House. between FIftysecond ana fhty
/ tbrd-sts the upper portion OF the building was en-
= t;reiv coyercd with large and small flags th'
!. windows all open, ana glare oil lisht shoh
g across the street number OI Chlnese lahleIns "
u novel design added to the effect. lhe l0ily hous
l. of A. NJ de Labalette between f"rty-sXth an'
IS Forty-sevent-sts entirely hidden by flags ano
e lanes Soligmans house, near Forty-seyeth-s .
- is one of the highest buildings IN that ne ghborho"d
" Ii was decorated from top To bottom VIVA ailefhd'
rows OF IL igs and Chlhese lahJeIDs' Inc n'sS MSI'
Is 90 arr,ngad that every large HaIked bl
J, two smaller ones. The large boardlDg-housc of
d browning between FOrtyfilth and fory-Slx h-sts
Va cnvrIed with a cloud of bunting in the shape q
70 stTeamer, and large and small 1ags. Half doze.
20 rows of large Chinese lanterns served to brighter
Re the eject In front of the stores AT he corner
- Forlv-ifh-st was large stand, ten feet high. dec
s Grated with festoons of bunting and with flags II
a great profession. Upon a line rnnning across III
d sstrest WAS suspended a large flag bearing the IN
II scrIption "Wclcome to frienus Garfield
II A,thur and Morton" The addition of The lat mann
~ was a compliment to Congressman Lew L. Nor
4, ton who was TenOmnated SATURDAY. night
ID Al Torfy-fourth-st another large st nd wa
y erected winch was covered WIN hags ana iestoon