St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-29

New YORK. April 2S.-The Sabbath
was sadly broken on Fifth avenue to-
day. There was the sound of hammers
all along the line of march of the great
centennial paradeS, for the heavy rain
of the past two days had put stop to
all work of preparation and decoration,
and when the clouds began to break
away to-day the work was resumed
without a moments loss of time. In
the afternoon Fifth avenue was full of
SightSeers. There was something of
disappointment in the sensation first eX-
perienced, for the decorations were few
and far between, but yet, taken as a
whole, the scene, as the sun came out
from time to time, was very pretty.
The chief interest seemed to CEN
ter on the Washington square
end of the avenue, where the
first great arch stretches from
curb to curb between the Rhinelander
residence and that of eX-Mayor Cooper.
The arch is built. entirely of wood, and
is ornamented with frieze of garlands
and laurel wreaths in paper mache. 1t
is painted ivory white, and is sur
Washington, ten feet high. T lis is the
statue that is said to have been first
erected on the battery in 1892. At the
foot of the statue is large trophy of
NATIONAL FLAGS,
and from the four corners of the arch
streamers are extended to the cornices
of the neighboring residences. Four
l1POn Of 4loo
and upon either keystone is perched
a fine. specimen of the American
eagle. The arch has also been
fitted with colored electric lights.
and at night will present a
most beautiful appearance. This arch
has been erected by the private enter
prise of the residents In the immediate
neIghborhoOd, and that, in measure,
may account for the fact that there are
very few decorations noticeable on the
buildings within few blocks of the
arch. There are stands in front of al
most every house, however, as far up as
Clinton place. The Brevoort house has
standards in nearly every window and
bunting along the cOrnice. The hand
some double front of c. De Rahm's
house. No. 80 Fifth avenue, has been
prettilY draped. Over the doorways the
effect is particularly pretty. Nearly
opposite, at No. 81, P. a. Morgan has
eVlnced his patriotism by pretty inter-
1or and exterior decoration that has with
stood the inclement weather very sat
iSfactorily. The First PRESBYTERIAN
church yard, between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets, has been utilized for
one immense stand and the Preby teri an
building, on the other side of the way
presents brilliant front.
SHIELDS AND TROPHIES
are made use of to catch up streamers
of red, white and blue bunting. and
flags are placed in divers shapes in the
windows. A little furtherup the street
the Edison company, at No. 65, has ex-
hibited good taste III decoration and
good Judgment in choosing material, for
1t all looked as well to-day as if there
had been no such thing as rain. Up at
the corner of Fourteenth street, the old
grand armOryfirst attractsattention, with
trophy Of flags over each window and
flag draped ON every sill.
The large Hanover department
house, on the corner of Fifteenth street
is handsomely decorated an both fronts
the windows being outlined with bunt-
ing and large StreamerS following from
one ledge to the next. NJ. T. Nelson's
residence, No. 100, next catches the eve
with wealth of bunting and silk in.
terror Ornamentation. The new Judge
building has been made good use of for
the erection of stands, but there has not
been enough bunting put about it to
spoil the general effect of its splendid
architecture. Just over the way is the
residence of f. Matthews, where no dec.
Orations are apparent, but great pre-
cautions have been taken to prevent the
intrusion of the public. The steps and
porch have been strongly barricaded
the baluStrades are surmounted by
sharpened pickets and
SIGNS OF DANGER"
greet the eye as you go either up o.
down the avenue. The piano people il
the neighborhood of Chickering hal
have put up some very pretty decora
tions. This is notably the case at Horace
Waters and at Hardman hall, while
Martinelli, just between them, com
pletes the decoration of the block. Al
the corner of Twenty-frst street the
South Reformed church yard is filleC
with stands. The Union club is beauti
fully decorated. The window ledge.
are covered with hanging flags, the cor
nices are bright with bunting and lone
streamerS extend from the top of thu
building down to the balconies where
the stands are. The Lotos club over
the way had not yet decorated, nor had
the Fifth avenue hotel at p. m. Moth
ing was done to-day toward the com
pletion of the decoration of the arch al
Twenty-third street. but it is said thai
four hours will suffice to transform il
from its present heavy rain-soaked ap
Dearance into veritable picture Of
hghtnesS and life. Looking through the
arch. one first sees the
FOUR GOLDEN EAGLES
n the midst of trophies of flags tha
surmOunt each window on the corner Of
the Albemarle hotel. The same ides
has been carried out in the ornamental
ton of the Broadway and Twen.
ty-fourth street sides OF the hotel, ant
the effect is very pretty. The Hoffman