New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-26
STILL DRAPING THE CITY IN MOURNING.
GREAT PROGRESS MADE YEsTERDAY-sOME NO

STILL DRAPING THE CITY IN MOURNING.
GREAT PROGRESS MADE YEsTERpAY-soME NO
TABLE DECORATIONS.
The work of draping the city was still in
progress yesterday. Hundreds Of buildings which on
Friday showed signs OF mourning were covered
yesterday with the marks Of sorrow. Among the people
there was still the same interest In everything which
pertaIned to the General which has been so manifest
since his death. Tho demand for portraits of him was
unabatad the bulletins read with eager interest,"
and every particle Of information contained In the
papers found attentive readers The whole city Is
gradually assuming funereal aspect On the princi-
pal thorougharcs few buildings without mourning
drapery. Probably Broadway from the City Hall
Madison Square the most profusey draped street
In the city. All through the dry goods district the
signs of mourning everywhere visible. Some OF the
drapery is particularly graceful and appropriate Inc
designs chosen are, however, extremely varied. In
many cases bands Of black and white are stretched
diagona,iy the facades Of the buildings with
largo mourning rosettes at tho point of intersection
Other owners content themselves with hanging few
fcstoons OF black from the windows the first moor
Others, again. concentrate all tho mourning drapery
around the entrances to their buildings completely MD
ing the pillars and the baustrade above them with the
sombre emblems of grief In some cases broad bands
Of black stretch parallel to one another
from the street to the roofs Of the buildings
Yet whatever the design be. there Is hardly Dusi
ness this part OF Broadway that does not dis
play some piece OF mourning
Perhaps the most elaborate drapery that which hides
the facade OF Van Ingen Co.'S warehouse. From the
ground nothing but heavy folds OF black can
be secn and OF the building the windows alone visi
BILE Hoentnal. Whitehead, Hcssman & Co., at Bondst
and Broadway have adopted extremely tasteful style
OF drapery. The bands dsgonay across tho TWO "a
cades OF their building OF which the architecture aids In
producing fine effect Arnold Constable Co. display
heavy folds Of drapery from the windows
Of their first and second floors. On
certainly hit upon most effective
form Of drapsry. the effect Of which Is height
ened by large aegorical picture IN black ana WHITE OF
the Nation mourning for the dead General In the square
itself the only signs Of mourning TO be seen are the nags
and banners al hafmast which are dsphyeo from INC
hag-staffs on the north side 49,,
The drapng the sub-Treasury will not be completed
before tomorrow workmen were engaged oil DAY YES
front of the building suffered greatly from the
heat and In the aSerISon wn sra c .ns ssa
practically stop work The decoration OF the Assay
Office front was flushed.
The work Of drspng the front OF the CITY Han Is
entrance covered with black cloth. Above the bal
cony. In heavily draped frame s portrait Of General
cloth ar,Iscay draped and caught up with rosettes
at Intervals. Tho Court Hoaoe and other
BUILDINGS in the park viii be aragsa
IL made by the BOARD Of Estimate and Apportionment
The Bureau OF Employment and Relief or the Grand
was drsped yesterday. portrait OF General
Grant shrsudcd in Grape. ,,
The work OF decorating the Post Ofice proceeded
slowly yesterday Around he columns st each or the
10 msir entrances, the Broadway, Park Row. Mal-st
and the southern entrance broad bands OF black coh
wound. Black streamers viii depend IRON the
reaching the ground Tho decorations, though sim
PIE are extremely effective