National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-22
MOURNFUL EMBLEMS.
THE CITY DRAPED IN BLACK.
The Government Departments, Business Houses, aud
Private Residences Wearing the badges
ofGrlef and sorrou--Dcscriptlon
ofSome or the Most Artistic.
Tho meaure decoration Of the White

0fSome OF the Most Artistic.
The meagre decoration of the White
House, which was described yesterday has
been remeded, under orders subsequently re-
ceivcd from Colonel Rockwell At present the
decorations cover the north and east fronts and
the north side of the west 'front.' facing the State,
War; and Navy Department buildings. The main
entrance door Is heavily and tastefully draped
Tho fanlight over the door Is filled with panel OF
GRAPE gathered in folds, while in the doorway the
upper part is filled by deep whence OF rich cloth,
from which hang on each side heavy folds Of tho
same material The windows. along the whole
OF the north and east fronts are filled in above
with valences of bunting, with pendants Of serge
below. From the bottom Of the line of windows on
each story broad bands Of serge or bunting arc
Topped, while above the railing Of the bnustrade
surmounting the edge OF the roof is wholly draped
In black, while just below heavy drnping hangs
In shOrtloops from the cornce. Much more drap-
ing has been added to the columns Of the portco,
while the pedment above the front of the porch
Is entirely filled in with panel of black cloth in
heavy folds The south side has no drapery what
ever. This work was done by Moses & Son, alid
required about twenty thousand yards of cloth,
bunting, serge, aud Grape. The east front Of the
STATE WAR, AND NAVY DEPARTMENT BUILDING
is very tnStofully drapcd, although the end occu-
pied by the State Department detrncts gres(ly from
| the general appearance. The entire front was
drapcd by Mr.. w. s. Mitchell, under the direction
OF Hon. II. 7. Crosby, chief clerk of the War De.
parment Heavy loops are pendant between the
windows on each story, and the sill OF each win.
dow is covered with the same sombre folds
heavy line OF black Is Topped along the dormer
windows which look out from the soping roof.
In the centre OF the front the lower group Of coll
| umns are banded In Iairs Mt the top and centre,
and the pairs are connected by broad folds which
| hang nearly to the floor beneath. The columns of
| the next story decorated with broad spiral
bands and those of the upper story are covered
from top to bottom In loose folds of black.
Chief Clerk Crosby Ind only the part
Of the building occupied by the War
and Navy Departments draped ut first, leav-
ing the east, north, and west fronts OF the unin-
called yesterday afternoon to the naked appear.
ancc of this wing, but he explained that he hnd
taken no action so far because that wing had not
| yet been turned over to him. Colonel Casey, he
learned is out ofthe city, and he finally concluded
to have the work done himself, and ut once Issued
| present, directing him to follow the same plan of
| drnping OH the north front as was used on the
east, only adopting on the east and west sides OF
| parlment wing, so that the work will appear uni
| form. The lower stories OF
| THE wfSDER DrILDING,
| which are occupied by the Ordnance and 'Ergi-
neer Corps aud the Judge Advocate General of
| the Army, are tnstefuy decorated; but the upper
one: occupied By the Second auditors ONCE, are
| perfectly plain. The numerous buildings along
| Seventeenth street occupied by the War Depart
mcnt are also neatly diupcd. The State Depart
ment shows cmblems OF the sorrow, but the amount
Of drnpery is less than one would expect In case of
S death Of caH ID minister i Many MAJ private U
better decorated than this Department.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS
The drapery the Treasury Department build
ing does not present striking appearance when
| cOntrnsted with the White House and War and
| Navy Departments. The huge granite columns
of the north, west and south fronts and the central
columns OF the east trout have broad bands Of
| the middle and upper bands being fastened with
| large rOsettcs, from which hang long strcnmers.
rims of black bordering the inside of The frame.
! The Departmental Justice Evcry tastefuly dec
Ine door STS PmSSd IN t Rsss SGs n
| lnrge roscttes. From the very roof hang broad
falls of black, which caught below on the line
| of the cornice overt the fist story. The windows
are also handsomely ornamented;
The Interior Department building Is very richly
p pn TO Inc War aud Navy pepnrtment ~ up
| The pOs-Oilice also wears heavy drnpery OF
black the columns and corniccs serving as resting
places for the mOurniul enblems,
THE copCoRAS ART GALLERY
| Is plainly decorated with fine black cloth The
residences ot Rcnf-Admirni Samuel Phillips Lee
and Hon. Montgomery Blair, next east of the Art
Gallery, are decorated alike with IL tastehly ar
ranged monogram Of black, hanging from the cor.
nice TO the first floor, forming the letters ~ A. G."
|
IN black from top to bottom. The huge white pile
rising symmet icGl!yo It's great height Is licked
tent Of willie s,nfcc brings out In striking con.
trnst the badges of mourning. The statue of the
Goddess OF Liberty, which surmounts tho whole, is
without adOrnnent. The columns just below
which surround The tholus are tied with black
bands, with rosetto OF black in the centre. The
balcony just below these columns Is
FEsTooSED FROM SECTION To SECTION.
At each larger rail thtro is rosctc. There is n
big jump downward before any more decorations
are seem The white space between the two rel iefs
of black stands out strongly The next place
where bnck appears is on the large baluslmde
around the bottom of the dome. The rim of the
rnscue where each section Of stone pillars join
gc,he?. 4 pendant Of black hangs from each
ro5etic The same system Of decoration Is OBJ
served around the bnlustrndes on the roofs of the
House aud Senate chambers and on the CORE
spending balustrade that surrounds at the, same
altitude the bnse of the dome. The big columns
below have bands around Them from which two
large strips of black are pendent. This form eN-
tends all around the building All entrances TO
the building are fcstooncd IN black. The entrances
10 the rOtundn are also heavily draped. The large
historical pictures are drnped with rosetIes aud
pcndcnts OF black cloth. onthe corniccs above are
similar dmpcrics. The baluStrade of the first In
side balcony Is covered with black, and the large
windows are heavily cnrIained' This makes
of the r;tnnda i6S ca!aiGiquc has been erected,
is a platform about inches high, covered
with black velvet; Upon this Is structure about
feet high, feet long, and feet vide II Is coy.
: at the head and foot. The coffin, covered with
black cloth and six long silver handles rests upon
this structure, The lid is thrown back, showing
the heavy lining Of white sill and the glass plate
over the ince, The caiaialqus Is the same upon
b,s re;ico Inc tc Wnnry ii.nn Uhnr,as sunni
her, aud Thaddeus stevens.
Mr. Balchcns house, 100 Second street northwest
was tasteiully draped md oyer the bay window
was displayed the Shakspcaran motto;
Ills life was gentle and tie elements
axe ~ ~ al HE The sM Hp'"TS s T Sn
A marked feature ofthe drupngs on the Avenue
was that of the Republic olic,. over the en-
trance door heavily ,dmped, + Il ing steel line en-
dow nearest Ninth street Is covered with canvas
heavily bordcred with black, Oh which is in
scribed the following quotations from Julius
GAMFIELD,
His life was gentle and the elements
IKE ~ IN "A hi Is .GS a Ia!HTs i! up
The one nearest Tenth street was similarly COW
cred, ind bears the inscriptions
GARFIELD,
OBJ Sep. ~. 1881.
Thou art the ruins OF the uohlest man
That ever lived In the tide o. time.
Tho GuRrd or N' mar.
The survivors of the Army of the Cum
berlnnd resident In Washington have been rs.
signed to duty In connection with the funeral o
their old comrGdc, the late President us "a guard
| OF honor" formal organization has been made
aud the membership divided Into four rellcG
having charge Of the rotunda, where the body Lies
In state The FIRST rellcftook charge as the
remains were put in place, aud the old soldiers vii
continue OH guard I'LL the funeral train moves ou
of the city. The detail for the first relief from
four to ten p. IN. yesterday WAS as follows: Colo
= mel Seeley Captain A. r. Lacey, Colonel Clarke
General starkweather Colonel Noah, Gen
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