The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-28
THE CITY'S MOURNING GARB.

A General Disposition to Decorate All Build
ings on Public Thoroughfares.
The County Commissioners yesterday gave an
order to Eastman, Schleicher & Lee to decorate
the courthouse, and prepare the catafalque.
Within that building has lain in state the re-
mains of Senator Norton Gen. jeff. G. Davis
and Gov James D. Williams. II is the purpose
to elaborately drape the entrance doors and pill
lars, and festoon with white and black the inte-
rior. The lower corridor will have drapings
along the entire length. with festoons hanging
from the ratings of the rotunda
wall The catafalque will have a base two
and half or three feet high, surmounted by a
canopy. with pumes at the top of each of it's four
pillars and tower rising from the center. Fine
twill Grape will be used in the coverings, with in
appropriate positions, rosettes of black and white
silk. and streamers of the same material.
Throughout the city great deal of decoration
has been done, many Washington-stre stores
showing admirable taste, and some neatness and
novelty of design One of the most elaborate
will be that of A. L. Wright & Co. The front
of their building is to be covered entirely with
black muslin, leaving windows in diamond shape.
In the center, from the cornice, will be
suspended a mammoth star, reaching to the top
of the first story having in its center large
lithograph of Mr.. Hendricks, bordered with
black and white. The windows will be
decorated with black and white Sibley tents
leaving at the bottom semi-circular opening
in which are to be displayed Autographs like
that In she star. Festoons of two will be sus-
pended from the cornice and at the bottom of
the building festoons of three On the Meridian
street side are to be stretched, under the win
dows of each story, wide black streamers the
entire length Of the building, nterspersed with
festoons of white and black Albert Calls
windows are diamond with fan-shaped hangings
caught III the center by black rosettes Across
the width of the front is the American flag, in
festoon caught up by rosettes of black and white.
The decorations of Eastman, Schleicher & Lee
are to be elaborate, as a beautiful pyramid of
black twill Grape, with long festoons of white
bunting, dropping on the sides, and
surmounted by a portrait of the sta tes-
man, indicates The mammoth parapet
sign of L. s. Ayres & Co. is completely covered
with black, and at each side of the building
hang from the roof to the ground heavy stream
ers of white. At the State-house the design is
finely carried out in festoons of black.
set off with white rosettes, hanging
from the middle of the cornice of the southeast
end Along the side to the northeast corner are
displayed the fan design, with black center and
white streamers The front is the same, while
each corner of the building is heavily covered in
black. The postofice is richly hung in black.
These are only few instances of the manv
whose decorations are lavish and costly In the
resident portions suitable designs are exhibited,
and the decorators have orders for many more.
1t is noticeable that in many an humble home
sign OF sorrow, no matter how simple or
cheap, can be seen.
The following has been issued from the COM
mittee on decorations:
Our citizens requested to decorate their build
ings on Saturday, and not to delay until Monday.
w. r. HOLLOWAY,
Chairman Committee on Decorations.