Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-16
THE DECORATIONS.

Intervals OF about forty minutes, ana eacn
was met by as large crowd as the first.
THE DECORATIONS.
Three Magnificent Arches-The Cit
izems, Work of AdOrnment.
With true California enthusiasm and
liberality the citizens OF Los Angeles
have grandly decorated public buildings,
business houses and private residences
in honor of our good visitors. Wander
where one may, from Pico Heights to
East Los Angeles, from Boyle Heights to
Mob Hill, and the line of buildings are
gay with appropriate and pleasing
adornments converging in splendor to
Odd Fellows Hall This Temple of the
great Order to whom homage is so I'M
iversally given, is handsomely decorated
with bunting, shields and fraternal en-
blems. Swung from the Hall to the
opposite side of the street is an i'm.
mense banner of the Rebekahs, thirty
feet in length by seven and one-half in
width. 1t is most artistic work and on
it appears the Dove, the Beehive and the
Mystic Links.
From Odd Fellows Hall in either di-
rection as far as the eye may dwell,
ISpring street presents an unbroken dis
play of flags, streamers, banners, shields,
gonfalcons, orifammes, golden devices
and wealth of bunting harmoniously
arranged in the National colors.s
From Temple street moving toward
the Spring-street Arch, the stores and
offices of the London Clothing House,
The Turf Club, Guilleton's, The Elm
tracht, Abstract Title and Insurance
Company, Ponet & Orr, The Peoples
Store, Santa Fe, F. Lombard, P. Beau
dry, H. Lombard, II. levine, The Bruins
wick, Schumacher Block, H. j. Woolla-
colt, The Fountain, Larronde Block,
Montgomery Bros, Edw. Barr, Gard.
ners, W. F. Ball and Wilson Block, are
resplendent with notices of welcome
parti- colored banners and in red, white
and blue bunting and the royal purple o.
the Patriarchs. The Arch on Spring
erect spans the street in front of the
Nadeau and is nearly forty ;eet in height
Lie the other two arches on Main street
it has the appearance of strength, yet {
, graceful in outlines and pror ortions
The design is tasteful and simple anc
) pleasing to the eye and presents hal
, monious intermingling of gorgeous
coloring. studded with millions of stars
upon ground OF red, whito and blro
Appropriate emblems of the U4-
der, and bases of eve
green's complete the st-uc.1i3
4ce Nadeau is tastefully decorated
ar d above the street in front of it wav; J
an American flg bearing the words
Welcome to Odd Fellows.
From the arch northwards the c,cu-
pants of the buildings on Spring stree.
that are handsomely decorated are Kan
Kco, E. Adam, Steinike & Bruning, San
Gabriel Land Company, DR.. Max Wass.
man, Abernethy & Talt, Brown d Foster,
Mosgrove, Louis Schroeder Block, City
.aJ oon, Miller & Hetz, tonsorial artists
= Hollenbeck Ed. Germain, Turn Hall,
Walton q Watched, Guenther & Friese,
the Carleton, Ebinger's Bakery and
Mathew Bros. & Bartning.
Prominent among the magnifcently
decorated buildings mentioned above is
the store of j. T. Steward, the front of
which is mass of gaily colored banners,
streamers and bunting. The People g
Store and Jevne's store are deserving of
rocial mention. Steinike & Bruning
display an immense banner with we'll
executed coat of arms of Califo1 lila
Across the street from Brown & Foster s
is banner with the inscription, Visit
the Sick, and the emblematic Bible and
Hour-glass. The centerpiece of the
iurn Hall is an oblong shield with gold
I'd azure ground, with the Three Links
c'7played, from which radiate black and
white streamers. Ed. Germain displays
a life-size picture of Patriarch Militant
in uniform and the centerpiece of the
Hollenbeck is the typical Tent of the En-
campment. The residences further out
are in many cases appropriately and ele.
gantly adorned.
On Main street decorations in the
shape of flags, streamers and devices
and designs of various sorts are to be
seen along the line of the stores and
public buildings. Below the junction OF
Spring and Main the principal efforts at
decorations are made by the Los Angeles
Furniture and Bedding Company, whose
4 windows are tastefully adorned. The
st. Elmo, from which many streamers
are flying adds to the grand arch opposite
the headquarters of the Executive Com.
mittee, between Arcadia and CONNER.
cial streets. The Grand Central Hotel
and the Farmers and Mechanics Bank
have appropriately observed the festival.
j At the corner of Main and Spring ia
cobb Brothers, the clothiers, have filled
their windows with color and above them
the Reception is tastefully fitted out.
Nicoll the Tailors' place is trimmed with
rosettes and over M. L. Wicks' offices
across the street many long streamers
futter. Shriver & Quinn, the paint
people, display number of flags, as
do also Harper & Reynolds, the hardware
merchants. Over Jerry Illich's restaurant
a very successful designs is worked out in
an encampment tent. Farther down
the street there is visible evidence that
Joe Bayer, Pitcher and Ivey, Howard,
Lothian d Co. and the Germania Hail
wish the occasion to be properly OBJ
served. Across the Dime Museum there
are broad streamers and the Arion Hall
is covered with greenery.
On the corner of Main and First streets
the cigar store of F. Largereau is covered
with flags and emblems. In front of the
Opera House Parlors there are tasteful
decorations. The Southern Pacific
Transfer Company has swung their well
come in banner across the streets.
The decorations in Lions Carpet Store
display an unusual degree of care and
taste, as do also those in the CRYSTAL
Palace. The gorgeous front Of the Ham
nam Bath House is adorned with flags
tlt. s