Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-04
A GALA DECORATED CITY.
Houses Covered with Flags and Stream


Pennsylvania avenue was never so gaily deco
rated as 1t was to-day. There was no general
scheme of decoration, but every merchant and
householder followed his own ideas The result
was profusion of bunting and futtering flags
md variety of design which made most pic
turesque background for the splendid spectacle
of the procession. Many business houses and
dwellings, in other parts of the city were also
saily decorated
The large front of the Corcoran building at the
corner of 18th street and the avenue was only
partially decorated, only a few of the occupants
# the various floors on the avenue front hang.
ing out flags and bunting. The offices In the
basement occupied by Peter Campbell had a
gaily decorated stand rented In front. The Mil
burn building, next door, was gay with shields
and bunting. Across the street the building oc-
cupied by the quartermaster's offices presented
brilliant appearance, large American flags
being suspended from top to bottom OF the tall
building, and each window was festoOned with
bunting and flags. There was a stand erected
at the corner and one at the south gate of the
Treasury building Farther down on the ave-
nue. the Owen house, Sofaris and Wizards was
profusey drared. especially the latter, its broad
front being almost a mass of gay cOlors. On the
opposite side of the street the front of the Cap
itdt building was extensively draped in cOlOrs
and had two stands erected in front. The large
double store of GIG. COrnwell & Son. grocers, had
stands erected, which were handsomely de-
eorated. The establishments of +. q. Miller, l..
Gachet and karash Perreard, on 18th street,
near the corner was profusely decorated. JOyce's
carriage factory on 18th street, which is the
headquarters of the Crescent club of Baltimore,
was decorated by MessrS. Sherman and Sieman
OF Albaugh'S Opera House and presented very
handsome appearance. Drivers restaurant,
on E street and James Godden's restaurant,
the Harris house, Brooches and the Greason
house. JohnsOn's and G0dfrey's on 18th street
were all gay with colors The Pension build
ing at the corner of 10Th street was fine spec
tacle, with generous bands of bunting running
across and up and down its broad surface. A
large picture OF Washington and pictures of
cleveland and Hendricks adorned the front.
This elaborate decoration was done at the eX-
pense OF the clerks. The Pennsylvania Railroad
ticket Office, at the corner of 18th street, was
very handsomely decorated. In addition to
the bunting and flags, which were worked in
attractive designs. there were baskets of flowers
suspended at different points. This entire
colors, with numerous balconies. The stores of
StienmetZ & Son, Jacob Bros. Jas. S. Topham,
Entwisle. buckingham, Wilmington, Wilmarth
d EdmOnston, Franklin, Hagerty, were ing
these. The places on the opposite side of the
Avenue were not so protusely decorated, but
each and every one showed some bunting.
The front of the paymaster generals office,
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street,
was quite gay with flags and streamers. The
paftment building was decorated with flags
and bunting.
The executive stand in front of the white
house was literally covered with immense
United States flags.
The Department of Justice was not decorated,
but the office flag ioated from the top of the
The National Savings bank building, corner
New York avenue and 18th street, had large
flags draped about its front
Ihompson's drug store and HenderSOn's CT
gar store, on 10Th street, had bunting stream
ing from the windows.
The Riggs house was very gaily decorated.
Large nagS draped the entrance. Between the
windows were white banners with the state
devices enclosed in Shields Flags of every ma
and blue bunting stretched from window to
window on three ofthe stories. From the flag
staff on top of the building floated an American
flag, while to each corner of the front extended
lines of various colored streamers.
The large stand in front of the Citizens Ma
ti0nal bank was draped with immense flags,
with red bunting. Flags and streamers 1oated
from every window.
From the, top of the National Metropolitan
bank tioated large flag, and from it extended
lines of streamers TO either corner of the front
Directly beneath the Flagstaff was an eagle
thanked with flags. and directly under it was a
portrait of President Cleveland. Large sheets
of red, white and blue bunting draped the en-
tire front of the building. Over the door and
between Te a the windows were American flags
the Treasury was literally covered with large
American flags, while bunting in large Strips
extended from pillar to pillar. StreaIners ex-
tended below the roof OF the building The front
of the quarterrnaster generals office and the
doors and windows were draped with flags. Two
immense American flags extended down the
front of the building, and from every window
floated flags of all cO1ors. From the flag-stad on
top of the building extended lines of streamers
TO the corners, while row of U. S. flags hung
from the cOrnice.
The decorations on the avenue between 18th
and 18th streets, including the Pension office,
& Schafer's, II. D. Bars, NJ. w. Gait l. Co.'S,
Whitaker's, F. @. Smiths and THE EVENING
STAR office Were especially notable. The deco
rations of NJ. ". Calf & Co.'S were very elabo-
rate. On the south side Baier's restaurant, the
Independent Ice company's office, G.L.Sheriff's,
the French cafe, the Dime Museum and Thos.
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colors. Between 10th and 18th, Brentanos,
VIM; orme Sons, sickels', N. W: Beveridges,
roy's. waiter 3. Williams. oI Harive W'r, &
Holden's, Barber & Ross, Schneider's and
Il. Ofenheimers were profusely decorated.
building, corner OF 18th street and Pennsylva-
mia avenue, attracted much attention. The
decoration was done under the supervision
OF an executive committee, representing the
employees of the office and composed of TOlbert
Ianston, chairman; f. e. Sharp, secretary;
f G clerk eS oo FREQ sGdmMm aet " HdMe
F. Moore, o. C. Eckstein, F. Hodges, DR.. J. c.
Carpenter.
The decorations were designed by Mr.. Lam
ston, the chairman of the executive committee
The painting Of the shields, figure work and
other special pieces was done by ArInor & Co.,
of this city. The construction of the decorative
features formed OF bunting, flags, etc, are by w.
b. Moses & Son, who also are the contractors for
placing everything in position upon the build
ing in accordance with the plans of the commit
tee. The entire cost of the decorations have
been met by subscriptions from the office and
clerks OF the bureau supplemented by a check
for S25 from Mr.. Lisner of the Palais Royal. 1t
was believed that together with specially paint
ed pieces the drapery could be made to repre-.
sent an idea-that viewed whole they
would form descriptive picture.
The title chosen TO be thus represented is "the
government of the United States and its Presi-
dents" Shields each bearing the name of a
state represent the members of the Union, and
the chain binding one to the another their in
sporadic connection. They are further united
by the national feeling which finds expression
In the net work of national colOrs, interlacing
eagles.
Again upon the left the Legislative" branch
of the national government has its appropriate
emblem in the outline picture of the Capitol
suspended in the meshes of the net work Of red,
white and blue which springs from all the
states, and the figure Of "Justice" is similarly
situated upon the right
The angular space subdividing the picture is
the location of the emblem OF the executive
branch OF the government, and at its highest
elevation Is placed the American eagle, and in
Its taons are steamers radiating to all the sub
divisions or the decorations. Next beneath is a
banner representing the laws which it is the
duty of the Executive to enforce, and below the
inquire OF the Goddess of Liberty, typifying the
beneficent purpose and effect of those laws
Still lower, and brought into greater prominence
than the other states, is the shield representing
the state OF New York, the home Of the Presi-
dent whose inauguration is being celebrated.
These features, together with the figures Of the
angels proclaiming welcome to the oppressed
of all nations, &c, represent the s.poyernment
OF the United States"
Its Presidents are represented by banners
composed OF the national colors and each bear.
ing the name Of u President, and in its order.
Directly beneath the shield of the state of New
York an Oil portrait of President Cleveland
finds an appropriate place.
Walter Ii. Williams Il Co. had very elabo
building, representing the ladder by which
Cleveland had climbed to the presidency. The