The Evening critic., 1885-02-27
A FINE DISPLAY.
decorations Upon the Pension
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DhiAOAnks
The decorations upon the building wero
designed by Mr.. Ilanston, the chairman of
the Executive Committee The painting
ofsthe shields, figure work aud others special
pieces was done by Armor & Co. of this
city. The construction of the decorative
features formed Of bunting flags, &c. arc
by w. i. Moses & Son, who also are the con
tractors for placing everything in position
upon the building in accordance with the
plans of the committee. The entire cost of
these decorations have been met by sub
scriptions from the officers and clerks of
the bureau, supplemented by "a check for
$2j from Mr. Lisner Of the Palais Royal.
The irregular faces of the building aud
the projecting 1re.escapes making it inn
possible to carry out the design by attach
ing the decorations directly to the building,
an external iron framework was so erected
that all parts Of the decorations being
secured thereto. those upon each face Of the
building would be common plane and
outside of the lire-escape. In preparing
the design dh effort was made to have
something moro than mere display of
coloIs, however barmoniously arranged. IL
was believed that, together with specially
panied pieces, the drapory could be made
10 represent an idea that, viewed as u
whole, they would form = descriptive pic
ture.
The title chosen to be thus represented is
"The Government of the United States aud
its Presidents" Shields, each bearing the
name of State, represent tho members of
the Union, and tho chain binding one to
another their inseparable connection. They
are further united by the national feeling
which finds expression in tho network Of
national colors, interlacing all the States
and leading up to the American eagles.
Again upon the left the Legislative"
branch of the National Government has It's
appropriate emblem in the outline picture
of the Capitol suspended in the meshes of
the network of red, white and bluo which
springs from all the States, and the figure
of "Justice" is similarly situated upon the
right.
The angular space subdividing the pic.
turo is the location of the emblcms OF tho
Executive" brauch of the Government,
and at its highest elevation is placed the
American eagle and in its talons arc
streamcrs radiating to all the subdivisions
of the decorations. Next beneath is ban
ner representing tho laws which it is the
| duty of the Executive to enforce, aud be-
low tho figure of the Goddess of Liberty
typifying tho benefcent purpose aud effect
| of those laws. Still lower and brought into
greater prominence than tho other States
is tho shield representing the State of New
York, the homo of the President whose in
auguration is being celebrated.
These features, together with the figures
Of the angels proclaiming welcome to the
oppressed of all nations, ETC., represents the
Government Of the United States. ats
Presidents arc represented by banners
composed of tho national colors and each
bearing the name of President, aud, in
its order, directly beneath the shield 6f tho
State Of New York. an oil portrait of Prosi-
dent Cleveland fnds an appropriate place.
The decorations were in charge of the fol-
lowing executive committee: Tolbert
Lapston, chairman; II. G. Sharp, secretary;
Hon. o. T.. G. Clarke, commissioner; A..
W. Fisher, chief clerk; Fred Mack,
j. w. Howell, f. Moore, O. G. s..
Eckstein, +. Hodges and DIR. j. c. Carpen-