, 1880-08-15
STREET DECORATIONS.

STREET DECORATIONS
There is no person who can ut present give an
adequate description Of the decorating which
will DO done in honor Of the TrieunIa1 Conclnye.
by Tuesday morning Chicago will hnve put on
her full and complete holiday garb. 1t will be
OF such character Us to exec! anything hereto
fore seen in any city on the American Continent.
In richness End originality Of design the dccora-
tons canuot be exccled. and are worthy Of
Chicago and its enterprise. Wabash avenue
will probably present tho richest and finest up
pearnnce. because or tho many arches put up on
the route Of the procession.
Lake street already begins to show what 1t
will do The fremont House will commence to
throw out its decorations to-day. Nos. = and n
Lake street show festoons Of white aud bluck
cloths and shields. Nc. u is en,blazoncd with
shields and sat ott with hags. Marklcy, Alltng
s. Co. will display fifty large shields On the front
OF their building, and tlugs almost lnnumernble.
No. is shows festoons Of evergreeus, hanging
baskets. and tlaHs-
Tho st. Charles Hotel, On Glark street, north
Of Lake, Is cayly festooned with flags, shields,
ETC. The Olympic Theatre has q number OF
lags.
The Sherman House will be uniquely decor
ated. AT present only the little Hugs which float
from every window are in piuce, but over
the entrances will be brilliant Transparent
of NIL the Communicates which make this house
their headquarters. There will be Maltese
crosses, beauseants, etc The trRnsphrcnctc*s
and coats Of arms will by brilliantly illuminated
ut night McChesney Bros, southeast cnrncr
OF Clark and Randolph streets, have profusion
Of shields, cross. ctc. In their window, and from
tho central windows overlooking Randolph and
Clark streets they have a large skull and cross
bones, over figure eight. Tie Washington Ice
Company. Ut 10 Clark street, have II tine show OF
Shields and eyerEracns i'll fe3tOons. The Golden
Eagle Clothing House. II and I4s Clark street,
No. l63, is profuscly set of with small Te1npar
flags. No. 164 also shows q number Of small
tiags.
Monrsr streets, has orna,nented bis place very
hastily with fcstuons of red. white, and black
cloth, shields. 1iags. and beausea1ts-
Ohapin i Gore have elaborutely decorated
their building front. the centre piece being q
mammoth picture of George Washington, over
whose head threatentngly hangs square and
eo1npAss, in tho centre OF which is the letter 6.
There are shiclds. ua.s, beauseants, etc, taste-
fully arTansed with festoons Of eyergreeus.
Q. r. Keith S Co., corner Of Wabash avenue
.91 and Monroe streets, haye not yet completed
sion cross In red. hortlcrcd with white, In the
centre of tho front on Wabash avenue, with
festoons of red, white. and black cloth, grace
fully looped up with shields. -.
Tn Monroe street there are small dags floating
from every window Ely, the Ailor, will show
handsome decorations, and Brown l. Prior have
number OF pretty shields, oordered with ever
Ine Chicago Carpet Company and ]. Coz s.
Go: have Joined III II handsome decoration of tho
buildings Nos. LEG. l5s, 1dO. aud l62 Wabash ave-
some thirty feet in hight Under which il huge
blnck banner. with skull and cross bones. There
are 1enuseants ptnccd between each window In
red aud black and black aud white.
r I. Crocker. $50 aud l8, and T. J. Shay &
20. ~ and - Nabash avenue, have draped
the pillars Of thelr stores in handsome festoons