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

| pdnntJs, HaRS ana oJner trimmings coyeres
| over their three rows OF balconies; also SOM
Circular panels, on which were Inscribed ..Hans
out your banners on the outer wallS-the CRY
is still they come; See, the conquering herr
comes, sound the trumpets, beat the drums
| HAIL COLUMBIA HAPPY LAND
Harvey's oyster saloon had some fine ever
green trappings streamers &C. The Theater
| Comique was gaily attired, and had lout som
| handsome banners. Walter B. Williams & Co.,
| auctioneers, corner 10th and streets; Slmp-
son. stove store; III. o. Towles. furniture store.
| Webb & Beverage. crockery store; A. Strauss,
| clothing dealer; VIM. Orme, grocer, and Mr..
| Francis d. MohIn. bookstore. all were neatly
| decked with gay bunting and curious devices
| In the way OF decorations The Office OF the
Daily Post was handsomely decorated from top
| to basement with flags, streamers, remnants,
! shields, &c. and with guy rope extending
| maze Of fluttering decorations The gas office.
| on 10th street, had out some flags. Louis Fa-
| ber's restaurant, on nth street, the headquar-
| was very handsomely decorated with flags and
| steamers, and a row OF Chinese lanterns across
| the awning In front for illumination purposes.
AROUND THE STAR CORNER.
TEE EVENING STAR office was decorated with
evergreen wreaths, intertwined with bright
colored bunting. Mr.. Dowling's handsomely
decorated seating balconies add to the effect
Mrs. GrupeS confectionery store, Mr. George
Sheriff s wood Office, and the corner house az
18th street. were all handsomely trimmed with
Mr.. c. B. Church In charge, tmprovised novel
stand for seating their friends consisting OF
strong and well arranged platform on wheels.
so that Ii could be moved when wanted.
THE AVENUE NEAR 18th STREET.
The Office of the Republic, corner 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue, was prettily draped
in cclors; Freeborn g. Smiths piano ware
rooms. 1103 Pennsylvania avenue, had cross
guy ropes fluttering With small flags attached
from cornice to curbstone; Cohen's loan Office
hnY
colors; nj. w. Gait, Jeweler, 1107 Pennsylvania
avenue, had his building handsomely adorned
from top to bottom. covering the entire front,
embracing flags, shields and many novel
devices; f. L. Burns shoe store, George F.
Schafers merchant tailor store, Harris d
Schafer's JeWelry store, were all handsomely
with small flags running from tops OF buildings
to curb lines; Cochran, tobacconist. Ills Penn
sylvania avenue, had some handsome large
flags hung out on his walls.
WEST OF TWELFTH STREET.
Entw!sles drug store, corner 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue had some fine adorn-
ments In the way OF flags and streamers Hag-
gerty's restaurant was we'll decked with col
ored trimmings, MOrcoe'S cigar store, Mo0reS
cigar store. w. E. Washingtons store, Thomas
all handsomely trimmed, the latter having
some large American banners and wreaths on
the front, Hollander Bros hat store, John T.
Paret's card engraving rooms, Buckingham's
confectionery, Barlows picture gallery and
Franklin, the Optician, were all in good order
with handsome trapptngs; Jacobs Bros, jew
elers, 1929, ana Ham;ltOn'3 candy store all had
handsome adorDments; W. S. Roose, tobacco
nist had his store and building hand
somely decorated with some gay col
Benz. Ii. stinemetz had their bislness
places nicely covered with Trimmings or bright
colois j. BaIer'S lager beer saloon, corner 12th
and d streets, and No. 2 fire engine house On D
street were elegantly decorated. The New
York restaurant, 1916 Pennsylvania avenue, had
giided eagle in the center, and evergreen
trimmings. IL. X. Fulton'5 loan shop was also
Baumgarten, was nicely rugged out. w. D.
Spau!dingS paint shop had on top Of cornce
the word IN large letters, "Welcome," with
large flags and banners draped. James F.
Crown, 1926 Pennsylvania avenue cigar store,
and j. II. DeAtley's oyster bay were approprl-
ately trimmed, the latter with a large star II
the center wrought with small flags. The Ma
tional Bronzlng company, 1922 Pennsylvania ay-
enue, ard Andrew uapcock's restaurant were
decorated.
WET OF THIRTEENTH STREET.
Joseph Thomas IL Son, building material, 1922
E street, had their place neatly decorated With
various devices in colors; August Detterer, lager
beer saloon 400 E street, had some large flags
stars, &c; the Electrical Supplies Establish
ment, 140S street, was well up to the mark In
ingenious devices; Hawkins Il Denney, lunch
ana dining rooms, had large display OF small
flags at their place, 1910 Pennsylvania avenue:
i. b. Chase. 14l2, umbrella factory and J. Lock
head, plumbers and gas fitter5, No. 14t4 Penn
Syivanta avenue, had some fine small H2es: the
National Republican office had a ine dis1lav OF
bunting and appropriate devices, Inott03 quite
striking aid attracting much attention; j. r
S4uier Co. brokers, 1+l6 PENNSYLVANIA ave
nue., han s0me Carried and Arthur flags anu
ether Gt5plal OF bunting In the shape OF marx
eTs, Streau.ers. &c q. G. Corn Te!t grocer, Wia9
| ard liquors. 14!S Pennsylvania ave. had some
ia'ge and small Bags appropriately ayran gad {.
| chas. HeuTiChS restaurant. 1924 PcnnSy lyani =
avenue, was deched with small tiags &C. Nine.
| Lahnfer. 1926 Pennsylvania avenue, dreS shaker
| mao one large lag DISPLAYED from he c0rniCc
| hanging pendant MilbuTn's drag store. 1929
| Pennsylvania avenue, had larEe nun 5er OF
| Siaau iia.ts. Lander Bros, 1921 Pennsylvania
| hegs PniIip y a!lach, 1ilt Pennsy iYania ave
! aue, a fac display. ID. Loughran, cigar anf
| too&cco store, a B. under the . zen House was
| d:aped with some large 1ag5. Ch&s. L3sekam s
| restaurant was handsomely decked Tne Amer
| lean Union Telegraph Office was mos bsautl-
fully trimmed In tasteful devices. The station
| arg store OF J. D. Free. l349, was neatly deckel
| Godfrey & l<andaiis restaurant had Portraits
| OF GARFIELD and Arthur, with other line devices.
| Driver q SchOnCld'5 restaurant had some neat
| devices OF shields-fags-large and small, and
| some gay bunting strung out to the wind.
| Stewart q Co., haiT-cutters, l34l E street, had
! many small flags and streamers. Cnas. q. BAH,
| 1881 street. furnaces aud cooking ranges. Ia
their business place neatly trimmed With coloFs.
| John Csher'S restaurant mad some neat Shields
with portraits OF CARRIED. streamers and iarga
banner banners; shoemaker aS q Herzog, wine mer-
TIE IMPERIAL HOTEL
| had small flag suspended from each window,
| with canopy Of large banners over portlcl
| The National Theater was quite conspicuou:
| among their neighbOr3 having series OF guys
| trimmed VITA pennantS and markers runutn
! from the hotel corlice TO the lamppoStS naly
| the curbst0ue.
| The BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS ON 18TH STREET
| Where the avenue breaks tngo 18Th street VI
| to Fl street there was a mass OF decorations
| The Treasury adOrnments have been described
! above. The Corcoran buildings upper stories
were bright With color. Boardman's bookstore
| made brave front. The French bazaar had It;
| windows adorned. Awning frames III front 0.
| the C0rcoran building were hidden under theli
| embellishments. OMeara'S sporting headqu1r-
tiers looked bright and were hung with all % IN
| ner OF bunting. McMahons saloon was In &C.
| c0rd with OMeara. Peter Weicker'S salool
! mont was brave in amount and variety OF dee.
| orattye material. Tue Citizens National Bank
ard tie National Metropolitan Bank were ~.
cred as TO their fronts with rich dr2oGry Ia nl-
t1onai colorS arranged with care AMI good tas-c.
O1er the door leading to tue inauguration com
mltteeS neadquarterSWaSt the word ''Welcome y
TIE building Itself, the metropolitan Bank
building, had green garlandS hanging over the
mont, and heavy hags Covering Lno spaces b3.
tween the windows. A life-SiZe picture Of
Washington was about bali way up. Ga the
right was the Goddess or Liberty, and on tsa
lett influential soldier. over tie entrance
10 the bank was a picture OF General Gardeld,
The Riggs House was deckad out on a grand
! scale. The roof was fiutter OF Hag5 From
| nearly every WinCtOW there Waya1 y II lr Tap