Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-04


Most of them were ornamented under gen
eral contract. The work was done very neatl!
and with good taste. The buildings which wert
not under the general contract were the NOR;
Handsomely dressed, the employees located IL
| them having a pride In seeing how well they
I could make their oGicial habitations appear.
/ NOVEL AND BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS OF THE PIN
| SION OFFICE.
The Pension Office building on the corner OF
! Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street, are en-
/ titled to the cake. The immense avenue front
and 18th street side Of that building was decor
( ated most deliberately and displayed an ortgi-
nality that was very pleasing. The decorations
were rugged b. sailors from the navy yard
From the flag staff on the roof there f1oated n
immense banner. From it in four directions
there depended streams of banners to the roof
They were not small and cheap loaters by any
m me- The best OF bunting and the richest
eye, This was also true OF the details below
the roofs. The many windows were draped In
tags and smaller banners blew from the win.
street side OF the building was a net
work OF red white and blue cable
Grains. The cables were exactly OF the
size used for anchoring purposes by men-of-
war. and were made OF compact though light
material. They were strung across each other
ard appeared TO be one continuous cable.
There was not too much put on. The spaces
between the net work were OF such size that
the building was brought out very effectively,
and st emed TO decorate the decorations Where
there were crossings In the cable the pictures
OF celebrated men in the cOuntrT'5 history
locked out. On the Avenue front Was a large
picture. It represented one-legged soldier
seated. ON the right was woman With
Child IN her arms. over the two stool Co.
iumb1a in an attitude deDoting protection,
while from cornucopIa in her right hand sne
Iained coin. The cot OF arms Of the union
found place IN the decorations. The coats O:
different states were also neatly interla!1 hare
and there With good effect. over the tower at
the corner was gilt sunburSt. which fifty
city.
TIB CENSUS OFFICE
building was not decorated very ella BORA 'el Y
The red stone in its structure helped the work
OF adornment. From It's Flagstaff on the roof
floated big flag, with smaller ones on loops
reaching TO The ROOF Oh either SIDE The Win
uoWS looked as II curtains OF fags half drawn
had been put on the outside instead OF the in
side. Between tue windows were crossed en-
signs. The door on the ground floor were
0verhung with parted tlags. From the win
dows On the second noor large banners hung
down. The eiitCt Of the whole was very good
THE QUARTERMAsTER GENERALS OFFICE,
on the corner Of the Avenue and 18th street,
was decorated by q hand which knew It's blsl-
ness. The gray walls toned well In their holiday
dress. The flag on the roof was rich and cost.
~. From the EDGES OF the roof were hung long
and short flags at intervals. None OF them,
however, were directly over window below.
crossed flags. A nunoer OF the flags used were
sign alling banners, and the numbers on them
did much TO relieve the eye tired with contem-
plating banners OF Uniform color and sizes, seen
everywhere. GOnfal0Ds hung from the WIN
doWs. They were rich and beautiful. 90 the
ground floor the doors were very beautifully
aIrayed. They looked like go mauy entrances
10 the tents VI military commanders as depicted
On the theatrical stage.
TIE soNBER EAST FRONT OF THE TREASURY EN-
ID,
The gray and somewhat merchandising east
front of the Treasury department building
looked very pretty. From the poles on the
roofs tioated flags. StTeamer5 OF small ensigns
OF all kinds were thrown rom It's TOD co the root
Ia angles OF well-chOsen degrees. The sturdy
old pillars were swGthed about ten fee. from
their base with wide agS. From the band thus
made there projected mediGm- sized banners on
stats. The space on the portlco between the
pillars was closed 10 height OF about three
feet with an apron Of flags. From the roof on
the south end OF the building there fell long
ropes to either side OF the building fcolf
which blew flags, eDsign5 and banners
OF all kinds. The entrance on either
end was handsomely draped. The 15ch-street
entrance was the pretties5 part OF the building.
Three lines OF streamers and banners fell from
the roof algularly below. The entrance-door
where gray beard Baker holds the fort was
arched over With rolled bunting. Big hlg5
hung down either SIDE and all was pleasant TO
look az. The crop OF the lines OF ropes OF
decorations from the roof was yery graceful
The north entrance 70 the building was adorned
as the south. The long sweep Of the 18th street
side or the Treasury made II a most satisfac-
tory view. There was something ab0uG the
Ola pillars that gave grander effect to the
picture. On the p0rticOe5 or this side, rs In
trent Of the north side, stands were erected.
They did not harmonic with the general effect
very well. but the inc0rgru!ty OF their appear
ance was somewhat relieved Dy their being
decorated so as 10 partially conceal the rough
lumber.
THE STATE ARCHES
which spanned eaCn street as 1t interSeetei the
avenue were handsome. The drapery hung a
little heavy, but was not out OF place. The
arches were an iron framework, garlands of
eVeTgTeeES wound around the span OF each
arch and hung below in graceful loops. Flags
were also wound over the arch ana were grace,
luly draped below. On either side OF each arch
WaS shield. In the center OF each arch On the
side facing the avenue was the shield OF state
with the cafe OF her admission into the Union.
At each corner OF the Iron framework were
put fi6gs. Around the state coat of.arms there
arose above all other portions OF the arch Tags
crossed and banked. The whole made very
pretty pile.
The BIG ARCH on FIFTEENTH STREET
looked well. 1t was not dwarfed as much a.
was expected by either the Treasury or the
Corcoran building. The color OF the arch-a
neutral bronze tfnt-was a pleasant contrast
10 its gay surroundings. The arch is 20 feet
vide and about the same height. On the east
side of 1t Is a tower which, In the absence OF q
similar erection On the other side, seemed to
some eyes TO throw the whole out of SYM
metry. There were windows In different parts
OF the arch, In which were placed the coats OF
arms OF each state and territory. On the top
of the tower there were flags and flags. They
were artiStically b0uched. Flags went off fgon
all across the arch. Flags hung from the space
10 little below the portcullis. DTaperl65 were
put on the upright columns and green garldnd5
placed here and there. The big arch was a
dig success.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUILDING
was very pretty indeed Flags pushed them
selves out OF the windows in way that would
/ have looked saucy but for the heavier sur
/ roundings In the drapery OF the window case
/ mentS- FestoonS hung from window TO win
| DOW. The heavy blocks that form the sill OF
! widows could not be seen for their covering
/ or national c0lors. \ stand had been thrown
OUT from the second story winiOw. 1t was Gov
| cred with drapery, and added to rather than
/ CttTacted 1Ioin The appearance OF the paiIilng
TIE WHITE HOUSE
| was not decorated very deliberately. TIE Old
| pile Will not stand much decoration. The pillar;
/ IN front were wound, about six feet UP. Will
| broad flags. An evergreen hung hero and there
! over the door was a winding or coIorS. Tht
windows we're cuftained outside With flags
/ The iron railing that forms the outer barrier o.
! The poFt6coehere was concealed By 1lgS and
/ evergreenS The drive from the eastern to Tx
/ western entrance TO the grounds was Spauned
! Gt short Intervals overhead, from tree to tree
/ By fCStOons Of small eDSjgnS and D2nnCr2t5.
/ THE NEW STATE, VAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENT.
building stood cut IN its magnifcence With no