Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-09-26
ALONG wATER sTRErT
business Houses deliberately Drama ..
memory Of the bead Pre.,a.n,

."s'e' ana attract much attention. While :,
Is impossible to infinitely describe the doc
la'lon'' yet it may be proper to enumerate
Inc business houses which display symbols Of
sorrow. u
beginning with Granite Hall and nassino
northward we find on the west side Of w.,e,
street, the following places decorated i.
Partridge Bros. display a fine portrait o,
uarneid IN broad frame of Grape. Stream.
ers OF black and W hite run from around n. %,
OF the window to the picture. which forms a
FOCUS to the rays of mourning. On the soor
OF the window are Masonic designs, and
large cross and crown. Mrs. NJ. f. Andrew .
mas IN her north window a beautiful canonv
OF mourning, beneath which is a cross with
smiiax twined around it, with the word
''Faith" underneath In the sontb win
Vow STANDS monument. In Miss
II. f. Piper's window is portrait of Gar
neid, with flags crossed above the frame and
trimmings OF black and white, nicely arranged
=. r. Pierce has a draped picture of Gar
neid' mali hidden by profuse festoons of black
and white. An American flag is looped over
mead. +. +. Davis has draped likeness of
the President in the centre of the window .
with streamers of mourning. John Parsons
mas very striking window. Broad folds of
black and white converge from the outer edge
to the center, in which there is draped por-
trait OF Garfield. L. p. Hersey has his win
dow charmingly adorned. In the background
are festoons of black and white A fine por-
trait OF Garfield in gilt frame occupies the
front. Above this is vase of lilies and the
American flag. Mrs. C. o. Plumer's win
dow is occupied with effective arrangements
OF mourning goods. large flag is grace
fully looped over the top of the window, while
rich black velvet and Grape make back
aground for a picture of General Garfield.
The Fuller Drug Store has an excellent pic
fure of the Pre- sident, heavily draped, with
streamers of black and white. In the win
dow of Z. K. Pierce draped portraits of the
nations martyrs, Lincoln and Garfield, stand
side by side. Streamers of black and white
acrape, pendant from the ceiling, form the
background. Messrs. +. A, & C.. ii. Brick
make a profuse and tasty display. Their
south window is carpeted with red, white and
blue. In the centre is massive likeness of
Garfield, in heavy gilt frame, bordered with
black Grape trimmed with white rosettes
This is on an easel. An Amer
lean flag is gracefully Topped above
the adornments. The nort, window is
foored with the national colors. A draped
portrait, with flags crossed overhead, occu
pies the center. Leighton & Scruton have
both of their show windows elegantly adorned.
The south window is decorated with black
and white, with a picture of Garfield on a
pedestal. The north window is very beautiful.
In recess, the sides of which are made OF
broad streamers Of red white and blue, is a
picture of the President. +. Haskell has
"a fine picture heavily draped, and
makes tasteful display. +. w. kinsman
has fine display likeness of Garfield sur
rounded by streamers of mourning. Festoons
of black and white embellish the facade OF
xC. n. Hamlen's store, and the windows con-
tain appropriate designs. The general effect
is admirable. G.. r. and ii. U. Wells make
! defective displays of black and white and
pictures of Garfield and Lincoln.
Coming down the east side of Water street
we notice that one of the windows of Devine
& Gilman's drug store, is nicely decorated.
There is a heavily draped portrait of the late
President, from which radiate narrow
streamers of black aad white. c. Beale & Co.
have both windows decorated. and make
very pretty and chaste display. Blackwell
4 Doe have elegant and elaborate displays in
both windows. and have put as much loving
care into arranging their decorations as any
firm on the street. In the centre of the flags
and streamers in the north window is a
|portrait of the fallen chief, with vase OF love
" flowers before it. 1.-The Nation Mourns, Il
fine motto, is hung in the windows. The
south window is hung with ribbons OF black
and white Herrick & Avery have an elabor-
ate exhibition of emblems of sorrow, and a
I draped picture of the President. Matthews
& Upham exhibit portrait of Garfield
surrounded by emblems of mourning
l and flags In the window OF the
/, First National Bank Is oroheh shall
ON a pedestal of white. At the base Of
the column is portrait heavily draped
Above the shaft is suspended crown. Fow
Ter. Hamlen & Smith make, as would be ex
pected one of the grandest and most tasty
DISPLAYS in the entire city. In each OF the
|four windows is a portrait of Garfield Dor
dered in mourning. In the two south win
dows the designs are in black and white,
while the two north windows are embeliished
with the national colors and flags Mason
great windows are arranged with artistic
haste and rare skill. In the south windo"
is a pavilion of black and white streamers
Swi,b a floor in broad stripes of the same
(colors. A picture of the President, heavily
taraned. is in this window. and festoons o.
red. white and blue are suspended before
the apex of the tent. The north Windows
fare beautifully decorated in sombre oi"c'
Ind white, and in red, white and blue. Ii
,ba cen,re of a recess with sides formed O.
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